Looking for new Jet Hull

[southwind racer]

IÂ’m having some bad luck this year. I just rebuilt my motor and dumped tons of money in it and the first trip out I got a leak in the hull. Ended up taking it to boat fiberglass guy and he says the hull is really bad and cracked all over, it would be around $3500 or more to fix the whole bottom and even than it wouldn't be 100%. He suggested a new hull. I've verified the damage...it isn't good.
I have a new 455 to pop in it. I thought of selling the 455, it has no hours on it sence the boat leaked when I put it in the water to break it in. Not sure if there would be any takers.
IÂ’m now looking for a hull. I have everything, the jet is blue printed and IÂ’ve redone everything in the boat. Do you know of anyone that is selling a boat that has a blown engine and jet drive? Or know someone that has a good hull for sale? I would consider going with 18-21 feet..I saw a bow rider at FC5 that looked really nice. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[HaulinAss]

A buddy of mine is selling a VERY Clean Howard Jet Boat.He is selling it without motor so it may be exactly what you are looking for.
Here is a link to the info about the boat:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125985&highlight=howard

[Moose]

Check out Jeanyus boat. It's very clean and it runs strong without having to put tuns of power in it.
Moose
http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126197

[HaulinAss]

Check out Jeanyus boat. It's very clean and it runs strong without having to put tuns of power in it.
Moose
http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126197
I do beleive that Rob is trying to sell his to get that one :hammer2:

[southwind racer]

A buddy of mine is selling a VERY Clean Howard Jet Boat.He is selling it without motor so it may be exactly what you are looking for.
Here is a link to the info about the boat:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125985&highlight=howard
Thanks. I checked that post out earlier. It looks very clean, but isn't exactly my colors. That boat is right what I'm looking for...just the rainbow colors don't float my boat ;)
Keep anything else coming though. I saw a 19' Eliminator jet boat with nice gel coat minus the engine for $5k, but its an old old post and I doubt the guy still has it.

[Moose]

Don't know who Rob is. I'm just trying to help out another NorCal boater. :cool:
Moose

[HaulinAss]

Don't know who Rob is. I'm just trying to help out another NorCal boater. :cool:
Moose
Same here :cool:

[slotracer]

where are you at how much you looking to spend?
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118975&highlight=slotracer
also have another one for sale.

[BRAWNY]

pm blownfresno, he's got a nice hull for sale.comes w/trailer also. :idea:
BRAWNY

[southwind racer]

where are you at how much you looking to spend?
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118975&highlight=slotracer
also have another one for sale.
I am in Chino.
Thats a nice hull. I'd be prepared to spend up to $5500 for a nice gel coated hull that was used. A little more for a new one.
About Mariah: How do they turn compared to 73 18' Southwinds? How about handling in rough water?
Oh, and how long is the boat? I'm assuming 18'...

[southwind racer]

pm blownfresno, he's got a nice hull for sale.comes w/trailer also. :idea:
BRAWNY
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[DUCKY]

Call Pat and Julie Beck at Wicked Performance. They have one or two brand new 19' gullwings in stock, and I think one of them could be had for a very good deal. (702) 204-5035

[Jeanyus]

Check out Jeanyus boat. It's very clean and it runs strong without having to put tuns of power in it.
Moose
http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126197
Thanks Moose, The Bahner is still for sale.

[old rigger]

southwindraacer,
too bad you don't like the rainbow colors of that Howard, of all the boats mentioned here, none of them were built the way that Howard was when it comes to the it's lamination. Those hulls are on the heavy side, but that's a good thing, besides runing an Olds like you're going to do, speed isn't priority one. Very stout, they ride great, turn on a dime and if you can pump enough ponies to them, they run pretty hard too, but for an everyday cruiser, family type jet, they can't be beat. (unless you have a Rogers) They're not a Howard original though, they were first tooled up at Schiada. :)

[holorinhal]

I'm with Ducky, You should consider a wicked gullwing.You could have a brand new hull to set up the way You want to.They will install Your intake so you can just put You'r pump and all tour rigging from the boat you have now into the Gullwing.I think Pat and Jullie still have the white one with the blue flames,and I think It is a lighter layup.Or They will build it to Your own specs.
They are fast hulls and the shutdown straight and turn well.
Here are a few pics of it.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2261.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2295100_2262.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2267.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2256.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2258.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2260.JPG
And here is Their personal boat "BITCHSLAPED".
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2514.JPG
Pat and Jullie are cool people and good Friend's and the wicked hulls are cool boat's
I was trying to scrape up the cash to buy the white one for Myself but I guess it just is'nt in the cards right now and will have to wait a while longer...Hal

[BRAWNY]

BLOWN88FRESNO MINI
sorry SWR this should help. :crossx:

[Wicked Performance Boats]

http://http://www.***boat.com/image_center...295100_2702.JPG Here's a picture of #3 , 508lbs available for rigging WPB There's more pics under budlight in HB photo gallery.

[holorinhal]

Hey Pat is that Gunslinger's boat? Look's sweet. I like the red and white gell...Hal

[poncho-pwr]

I would recommend giving Duane a call at http://www.hi-techperformance.com/. Check out his website too. He is very knowledgeable and sells new Cheyennes as well as TX-19 gullwings that are the real deal and proven runners on the racetrack as well as the lake/river. I believe he is also a dealer for the Wicked Performance Boats which are a nice looking gullwing with a very cool deck design but he doesn't have a lot of information on them as it is Extremely hard to come by and actual hard numbers and info on the Wickeds is mystical and kept under lock and key. I personally think that the Wickeds are the best looking gullwings out there, I just wish it wasn't so hard to get particulars on them or ask questions without people getting pissed off. I myself am in the hunt for a new boat that I have decided we will bracket race as well as use at the lakes and rivers on the weekends. I am looking to build a boat that will run in the 10.00 second bracket for the first year or so but has the capability to safely run as quick as the 9.00sec bracket if I decide to step it up. For safeties sake I am leaning towards a tunnel(new Cheyenne) but I really like the ride and roomy interior in the 19ft gullwings (again, I don't know about interior space size of the Wicked 18 due to lack of info) even though I will only be putting two seats in whatever I build. I still like having the room for a cooler and a little elbow room between the two buckets up front as myself and most of my friends are all 6'-6'4" 190-240lbs. I would suggest trying to figure out exactly what you want to be able to do with the boat in the future as well as short term and then go from there, but if you are looking to run 100+ I would recommend going ahead and getting a tunnel of some kind because there is no way in hell a gullwing is as safe as a tunnel once you're up into the triple digits and nobody who is highly respected and experienced in the hotrod jetboat business will tell you otherwise. That has been my experience anyways. Hope that helps.

[holorinhal]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2699-med.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2700-med.JPGhttp://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2295100_2702-med.JPG

[slotracer]

send a e-mail to slotracer@aol.com and i will send some pictures of the mariah.

[Wicked Performance Boats]

Hey Pat is that Gunslinger's boat? Look's sweet. I like the red and white gell...Hal
Yes that was gunslingers boat. But he wasn't satisfied with it. We are going to layup a new one for him. Our motto is to build exactly what the customer wants. So this ones for sale. Thanks for posting the pics Hal

[BLOWN88FRESNO MINI]

I have a 1976 Fresno Daycuiser bare hull
call
559-352-1309
or email
tintius@comcast.net
and I'll sennd photos.

[Nucking futs]

I have a southwind tunnel dragster for sale.

[southwind racer]

I'm curious why the Gullwings have the different ridges on the end of the shollow V-hull. Is it for more stability at faster speeds? Its not like traditional older jet boats that have just a normal V. How do they turn in comparison?

[DUCKY]

A gullwing is supposed to trap air, similar to a tunnel. A tunnel uses the air to lift the hull while the gullwing just uses it to stabilize. The chines on the outer corners are there to hold some of that air in, under the boat. A properly setup gullwing will turn very hard, harder in fact that most normal v bottoms, but because of said chines, they tend to give no warning before you push them too far which is where is gets ugly. A v bottom will usually slide and spin out if you push it too hard, where a gullwing may swap chines on you and roll to the outside. Bottom line is that gullwings are very safe boats unless you drive like an A$$. And if you are going to drive that way, you shouldn't be driving a boat in the first place!
Ducky has now exited his soap box and is ready for the ensuing flame job.... :)

[Wicked Performance Boats]

A gullwing is supposed to trap air, similar to a tunnel. A tunnel uses the air to lift the hull while the gullwing just uses it to stabilize. The chines on the outer corners are there to hold some of that air in, under the boat. A properly setup gullwing will turn very hard, harder in fact that most normal v bottoms, but because of said chines, they tend to give no warning before you push them too far which is where is gets ugly. A v bottom will usually slide and spin out if you push it too hard, where a gullwing may swap chines on you and roll to the outside. Bottom line is that gullwings are very safe boats unless you drive like an A$$. And if you are going to drive that way, you shouldn't be driving a boat in the first place!
Ducky has now exited his soap box and is ready for the ensuing flame job.... :)
Pretty good answer DUCKY, I've got a fire ext. BL

[Riverjet502]

That "Wicked" is a nice looking hull !!! Why is it so hard to get any details or info about them?

[FOURQ]

That "Wicked" is a nice looking hull !!! Why is it so hard to get any details or info about them?
what info do you want??? i haven't seen any posts by you asking for any info?
you want a price then you need to call each boat is different (colors layup options)so the price is different as well. there is nothing that secret about these hulls. they are a gullwing bottom just like scottens with the strakes in a different position and the arches are different as well. they run safe from what i have seen and from my driving experience in one. THEY ARE NOT better than any other boat on the market they are their own entity. just like cars each one has its points that are better and worse. if you want a safe lake boat they they are great. if you want a race boat then step up and rig one and take it to the track and see what it does. i have seen one of the WPB's run 110 out of the mold with no bottom mods and a little 468 blower motor. you want more send it to Bennett and have the bottom done. I'm sure with a Bennett bottom this hull would be allot faster.... Pat and Julie are good people that are trying to sell a few boats to keep the little boat enthusiasts going with more to chose from on the new market of today. They do this on the side they arnt going to get rich or make a name from doing this and they know this . they just wana have fun and party on the river.
Pepole that talk shit with no facts well go sit on the beach .............

[Riverjet502]

Dear Mr. FourQ,
If you would have taken the time to read the previous posts on this subject you would have realized that my question of “why” stemmed from reading post #20. Which by the way I didn’t write. I Just asked a simple question is all. I didn’t criticize nor flame a manufacture or a boat make. I just thought that a statement in a previous post might be explained better is all. I do feel that the comment you made to me was rather rude and uncalled for tho!

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

Hey pat, can you get one of these with full balsa floors??? I like that way the transom is set up. That keeps alot of the water from rolling over. My friend had an earl smith and it wasnt near as high as yours. I personally think that its a great addition to your hulls. I like that red one!!!!!

[FOURQ]

Dear Mr. FourQ,
If you would have taken the time to read the previous posts on this subject you would have realized that my question of “why” stemmed from reading post #20. Which by the way I didn’t write. I Just asked a simple question is all. I didn’t criticize nor flame a manufacture or a boat make. I just thought that a statement in a previous post might be explained better is all. I do feel that the comment you made to me was rather rude and uncalled for tho!
"if i took the time to read the other posts" trust me i read them all I am a part of WPB so my dear friend i read them all.
you read things how you want to perceive them. if you want it to be an attack on your comment then you read it that way. if you thought that was RUDE you try reading it in a different tone. I was just clearing up any misunderstanding there is about all the secrecy there is about these boats. if it is so secretive then why is it that anyone can come take a look at one when ever they want. no one ever shows up! all the talk about these boats not being proven how in the hell were all the proven boats proven ? someone grew a sack and ran one down the track. so who's going to be first? if i had the coin i know i would...

[Wicked Performance Boats]

Hey pat, can you get one of these with full balsa floors??? I like that way the transom is set up. That keeps alot of the water from rolling over. My friend had an earl smith and it wasnt near as high as yours. I personally think that its a great addition to your hulls. I like that red one!!!!!
Yes 396, You can get it with a full balsa floor. I'll build it however you like. Pat

[FOURQ]

Hey pat, can you get one of these with full balsa floors??? I like that way the transom is set up. That keeps alot of the water from rolling over. My friend had an earl smith and it wasnt near as high as yours. I personally think that its a great addition to your hulls. I like that red one!!!!!
the red one has a bolsa floor in it but yes you can get one with an all bolsa floor if you want to pony up the cash...... it can be yours make the call :rollside:
you guys going to Firebird next month?