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picklefork1
06-24-2002, 06:42 AM
Well thanks to wrightnow and an all nighter a week ago and several long nights during the week she finally runs, and let me tell you this thing is a blast. By the way I have a jet boat for sale if anyone is interested.
This is a shot at big river on saturday morning about 8:30 A.M
[img]http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Reader_Rides/V-Drives/big_river41580224yDsLBB_ph.JPG
From Shore
[img]http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Reader_Rides/V-Drives/bigriveratshore41581061iwuapr_ph.JPG
Sorry ! forgot to shrink them down.
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Dans66Stevens
06-24-2002, 01:28 PM
Very nice looking ride!!!!!!
Backfire
06-24-2002, 05:10 PM
I saw this boat running around Bluewater Saturday afternoon. Lookin Good! Shouldn't the screen name be "Shovelnose" though?
Kurtis500
06-24-2002, 05:31 PM
YEEHHAAAAWWW!! Well, despite not knowing exactly what hull it is the boat appears to run quite well. How does it handle at all speeds? I'm curious..?? You will be at the v-drive regatta correct?
dannyUALsanger
06-25-2002, 09:40 AM
Picklefork, that is one fantastic looking ride http://free.***boat.net/ubb/smile.gif !
picklefork1
06-25-2002, 10:10 AM
Kurtis 500 - it handles surprisingly well, but I'm definately still getting used to the feel of it. I'm not used to this kind of excelleration, and to what the boat want's to do at high speed. Learning curve I guess!. Better safe than on the bottom.
Sangster 79
07-06-2002, 08:45 PM
PF1... Looks like you got it runnin alright..
What kind of hull is it? Looking at the pics of it in the readers rides section it looks like it was originally a jet boat hull...How does it handle as a v-drive?
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Costello
07-07-2002, 02:03 PM
Looks like it's really aired out!! I see that it has PGH painted on it. Did someone really run this deal as a PGH? If it ran solid as a Pro Gas boat, then you should feel pretty safe running it with the power you have in it now. Also, did you ever find out what kind of hull that is? I remember Joe Shelfo Jr. saying he thought it was a Glen L kit boat. Were you ever able to confirm that?
picklefork1
07-07-2002, 03:36 PM
Costello = the registration says powercraft , "ring any bells".
pgf127rt
07-07-2002, 03:57 PM
Originally posted by picklefork1:
Kurtis 500 - it handles surprisingly well, but I'm definately still getting used to the feel of it. I'm not used to this kind of excelleration, and to what the boat want's to do at high speed. Learning curve I guess!. Better safe than on the bottom.
PF1, the above is a very true statement made by you, a little advice, from one who has been there done that, any time you are running a boat at extreme speeds, especially trying to learn the little things that can go wrong, I would suggest investing in a very good life jacket, if for nothing else it makes you easier to find in case of an accident, and it just might save your life, this is just a friendly suggestion, no offense meant.
Sangster 79
07-07-2002, 04:42 PM
Yup... Nothin wrong with a good boat coat..SRP or Lifeline.....
Sangster 79
07-07-2002, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by Costello:
Looks like it's really aired out!! I see that it has PGH painted on it. Did someone really run this deal as a PGH? If it ran solid as a Pro Gas boat, then you should feel pretty safe running it with the power you have in it now. Also, did you ever find out what kind of hull that is? I remember Joe Shelfo Jr. saying he thought it was a Glen L kit boat. Were you ever able to confirm that?
If its a Glen-L Boat it would be a glass over wood hull.. But looking at the transom in one of the pics in the riders section, it looks like an early jet hull, the bottom is stepped and you can see where it has been glassed in where the jet was (at least it looks that way to me). Also, it has "Jet Boat Performancs" written on it.. I've never seen a V-drive w/ a stepped bottom...
WILDERTHANU54
07-07-2002, 05:41 PM
PICKLEFORK, I SAW YOU TOWING OUT WEDNESDAY RIGHT BEFORE PALM SPRINGS ON THE 10, WE WERE IN THAT HUGE WHITE FORD THAT PAST YOU! LOOKIN GOOD BROTHER!
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picklefork1
07-08-2002, 05:55 AM
Was the po po just checking the air in your 40's or did he give you a coupon to remember him by?. That truck is fresh bro -
WILDERTHANU54
07-08-2002, 09:07 AM
HE GAVE US A NICE TICKET!!! THEY ARE 44'S AND HE WAS NOT REAL HAPPY WITH US!!! GOD DAMN HIGHWAY PATROL!!!