Newbie gets his boat

[y2k]

Time for jet boat 101,I'll have lots of questions for you experts.
Here's the ride,1976 19' Tahiti,460"BB Ford/Berkley with Jetavator.
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[centerhill condor]

nice machine! a few good ideas...1. wear the lifejacket while under way. 2. don't run it out of the water. 3. get good insurance. 4. boats booze and speed don't mix..5. enjoy!
I'm sure you'll get a lot of good advice..man I really like your boat!

[y2k]

nice machine! a few good ideas...1. wear the lifejacket while under way. 2. don't run it out of the water. 3. get good insurance. 4. boats booze and speed don't mix..5. enjoy!
I'm sure you'll get a lot of good advice..man I really like your boat!
All really good advice and thanks. :)

[MR HARLEY]

Nice boat! :cool:

[The Jerk]

wow, i like the dash layout alot on that and the lil hour meter too.
jiMMy

[Bradman]

Congrats on the new boat. Be safe and enjoy.

[jrork]

Yahoo! Congratulations. Sweet and clean looking boat. We'll have to hook you up with the Northwest gang for next year. Where in SW Washington are you?
John

[bergen]

very nice boat, butttttt the seats got 2 go, nice boat tho,

[Cas]

Really nice looking boat! I'm pretty sure you will also be happy with
your decision to purchase it. I had a 19' Tahiti, it's called
the Low Profile Cruiser, and really liked it. It had a very
smooth ride for a smaller boat and it got up and went pretty
darn good. I had a real tough time selling it but I was out voted in our household. Here's a pic of it with it's ugly colors and all :D
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/387066Berryessa9-03Cas-med.jpg

[jrork]

When did you have that one Steve? I don't think I've ever seen a pic of it.

[1978 Rogers]

Welcome to a great group of people and a wealth of knowledge.
Nice looking boat.

[Cas]

When did you have that one Steve? I don't think I've ever seen a pic of it.
We ran with that in 03 and 04. It was one of the boats with the Panther pump and the one that I did a bunch of testing with. It only had pretty much stock power and it was a really solid hull.

[jeffroe]

nice looking boat congrats :rollside: to bad it's such a mello color how will you ever find it in a crowd :cool: enjoy!!!

[Josh-TSG]

I've been looking to buy my first boat and that was one of the ones I've been 'eyein'!
Guess it's no longer available! :)
Have fun with it!

[abraman1326]

Really nice looking boat! I'm pretty sure you will also be happy with
your decision to purchase it. I had a 19' Tahiti, it's called
the Low Profile Cruiser, and really liked it. It had a very
smooth ride for a smaller boat and it got up and went pretty
darn good. I had a real tough time selling it but I was out voted in our household. Here's a pic of it with it's ugly colors and all :D
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/387066Berryessa9-03Cas-med.jpg
That pic looks like you were on Berryessa.
I've had 2 Tahiti's, and loved them both. Had a 19 footer, and a 21 footer. They were both really great boats. Hope you enjoy your new purchase. Now the neverending search for more power begins...
BRA

[LAFD]

clean lookin boat.looks like it will be a fun ride.

[SmokinLowriderSS]

Very nice ride y2k. :) :) :)

[y2k]

Thanks all, I'm bringing her home this Sunday and haven't been able to sleep in days thinking about it,that and getting it on the water for the first time. :)
Cas that was a good looking boat IMHO.
Sorry Josh....you snooze you lose :cry: :p :D

[y2k]

nice looking boat congrats :rollside: to bad it's such a mello color how will you ever find it in a crowd :cool: enjoy!!!
:D

[y2k]

Yahoo! Congratulations. Sweet and clean looking boat. We'll have to hook you up with the Northwest gang for next year. Where in SW Washington are you?
John
John I'm up in the sticks about 35 miles NE of Vancouver near the tiny old logging town of Yacolt.
I can be in Longview in about an hour from my house and about 45 minutes to Vancouver.
The closest place to get on the Columbia is at Woodland, launching near the mouth of the Lewis River and cruising into the Columbia from there.
That's about a half hour from home.
Lake Merwin and Yale Res. are both about 20 minutes from home but both have speed limits and Sheriff partols to be wary of.
I hear you can have fun up there though if you use common sense around others and do your hot dogging away from the crowds.
They're both pretty big lakes with lots of room.
Swift Res is about 45 minutes away and over 20 miles long with a lot less people on it.
Regards.........Dean
PS: I'll look foward to hooking up with some of you PNW guys next summer.
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Here's Mt.St.Helens from my back deck.
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[centerhill condor]

nice view...here in TN we have hills and hill billies...nothing like that!

[bergen]

is that snow or ash on that mountain, ain't she ready to blow her top again,
i hope not, have fun with the new boat. bergen

[y2k]

is that snow or ash on that mountain, ain't she ready to blow her top again,
i hope not, have fun with the new boat. bergen
Just snow.
She's been burping up a bit once in a while over the last year or so but nothing too serious. :)
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[Cheap Thrills]

Congrats on the new ride ! Looks Great !
nice view...here in TN we have hills and hill billies...nothing like that!
Yeah you do just travel a little farther east . none of them blow fire though :rollside:
C.T. :wink:
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[y2k]

Welp! I got 'er home. :cool:
Wish I could skip work tomorrow and put her in the water. :)
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[gsb_77_xl]

Damn Dean, it dosent look like the previous owner took very good care of it. LOL Just kiddin that is a BEAUTIFUL boat. Have you got it wet yet?