Carribean/Tahiti jet boats

[85CARRIBEAN]

I heard that, a Tahiti hull is basically a carribean mold. So basically, a carribean and a Tahiti hull are basically the same. Is that true?? I just bought a Carribean and stoked on it so far. I know that there's a member on here with the same boat ans color as mine.
Does anyone have a Tahiti/Carribean that they want to share pic's of?? I'll post mine this weekend. I would love to see some rigs! Post up.:D

[old rigger]

When Tahiti was owned by Hardin, it's 3rd owner, that company produced Tahiti and Carribean boats at the same time out of the same shop. It was a huge company, lots of molds. :)

[Bow Tie Omega]

I heard that, a Tahiti hull is basically a carribean mold. So basically, a carribean and a Tahiti hull are basically the same. Is that true?? I just bought a Carribean and stoked on it so far. I know that there's a member on here with the same boat ans color as mine.
Does anyone have a Tahiti/Carribean that they want to share pic's of?? I'll post mine this weekend. I would love to see some rigs! Post up.:D
Here is the link to my in-laws. It is a nice boat and for sale
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151133&highlight=carribean

[85CARRIBEAN]

When Tahiti was owned by Hardin, it's 3rd owner, that company produced Tahiti and Carribean boats at the same time out of the same shop. It was a huge company, lots of molds. :)
I see....thanks for clearing that up. Anyone have pic's they want to share of their Carribean/Tahiti??;)

[85CARRIBEAN]

Here is the link to my in-laws. It is a nice boat and for sale
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151133&highlight=carribean
Very clean boat!! If I knew about the sale and this website, i'd consider buying that boat. Thanks for the pic's. I like seeing the same mold and different color boats.

[kcsteck]

here is my 76 tahiti
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/kcsteck/MVC-011F.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/kcsteck/3.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/kcsteck/4.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/kcsteck/1.jpg
also for sale 6800$ over 10K invested last couple years
Casey

[85CARRIBEAN]

$6800 Bucks!!! Dont tell me that....LOL. That's a VERY CLEAN boat for that price.

[Cheap Thrills]

1967 Tahiti 16' .040+ 350 Chebby .510/290 errison 650dp Holley. Through the logs. A imp @ 4600rpm 60 + / - Mph.
Bought it bare hull, built it up and played with it a couple years. Parked it and got busy doing other things and haven't touched it in 3 years. beat all to hell and ugly but here it is.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1127profile.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1127now_you_don_t.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1127C_T_1.jpg
T.

[R/C-PILOT]

Here's my 1988 "Tahiti-Carribean" 16ft Chevy 350 ci. 12JE
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/7749/dsc00596hj0.jpg http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7276/dsc00595dz4.jpg

[Outlaw]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/tahiti.jpghttp://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/medium/tahiti.jpg
Here is a 1972 Shuster Tahiti that I rebuilt in 92
changed the seating and added a engine cover.
Man I loved the boat. rode smooth as a Caddy
and 60MPH with a stock 454.
Maybe Old Rigger can tell me what Model it was.

[76 Bonneville]

I heard that, a Tahiti hull is basically a carribean mold. So basically, a carribean and a Tahiti hull are basically the same. Is that true?? I just bought a Carribean and stoked on it so far. I know that there's a member on here with the same boat ans color as mine.
Does anyone have a Tahiti/Carribean that they want to share pic's of?? I'll post mine this weekend. I would love to see some rigs! Post up.:D
Going back to 1975, we bought a Carribean from Escondido Boats. At the time of the order it was written up as a Californian, but we were told that it would probably come as a Carribean. I dont know if the name change was due to new owners or a marketing deal or maybe they were getting out of past debts. Just passing on a little trivia as I recall it , I was only 14 at the time. So actually your Carribean could be a Californian that evolved over the years???

[squirt'nmyload]

I know that there's a member on here with the same boat ans color as mine.
could it be????????? :D :D :D
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/squirtnmyload/DSCF2188.jpg

[old rigger]

Going back to 1975, we bought a Carribean from Escondido Boats. At the time of the order it was written up as a Californian, but we were told that it would probably come as a Carribean. I dont know if the name change was due to new owners or a marketing deal or maybe they were getting out of past debts. Just passing on a little trivia as I recall it , I was only 14 at the time. So actually your Carribean could be a Californian that evolved over the years???
That's interesting. In '75 Tahiti was owned by Bell so the Hardin/Tahiti/Carribean connection wouldn't come for a few more years. I'd never heard of a Carribean until they were being pumped out of the Hardin shop, didn't know they bought out another line. Makes sense. I remember the Californian name though, don't know why, but I have an old ad somewhere for them. :)

[taylormanss]

great looking boats,hope my tiger looks as good!

[Heatseeker]

could it be????????? :D :D :D
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/squirtnmyload/DSCF2188.jpg
That's too funny!
Here's a pic of my first jet, an '85 Caribbean:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc296/Heatseekerjet/heatseeker.jpg
Hot Boat mag ran a feature on a similar boat back in '99. And I once saw one on my way to Don Pedro a few years back. Evidently, that gel scheme was a popular one.

[GM KILLER 5.0]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/tahiti.jpghttp://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/medium/tahiti.jpg
Here is a 1972 Shuster Tahiti that I rebuilt in 92
changed the seating and added a engine cover.
Man I loved the boat. rode smooth as a Caddy
and 60MPH with a stock 454.
Maybe Old Rigger can tell me what Model it was.
Ever figure what model Tahiti that is?? Mine is almost just like that, only blue, with 6 seats, 2 right next to the engine cover!!

[old rigger]

Ever figure what model Tahiti that is?? Mine is almost just like that, only blue, with 6 seats, 2 right next to the engine cover!!
It's a Tahiti Tarino. Had a 16 footer and an 18.

[Outlaw]

Thats the way mine was 2 jump seat next to the fiberglass engine cover.
I just changed it to add the engine cover and a bench seat.
by the way I found my old boat. its been stripped down to just the hull and trailer. Man if they knew how much work I put into it.....

[holorinhal]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/tahiti.jpghttp://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/medium/tahiti.jpg
Here is a 1972 Shuster Tahiti that I rebuilt in 92
changed the seating and added a engine cover.
Man I loved the boat. rode smooth as a Caddy
and 60MPH with a stock 454.
Maybe Old Rigger can tell me what Model it was.
That Is a cool looking boat for a cruisin around the lake fun boat....Hal

[squirt'nmyload]

That's too funny!
Here's a pic of my first jet, an '85 Caribbean:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc296/Heatseekerjet/heatseeker.jpg
Hot Boat mag ran a feature on a similar boat back in '99. And I once saw one on my way to Don Pedro a few years back. Evidently, that gel scheme was a popular one.
nice!!.....i've seen the scheme alot also in a few different color combos...my boat made the pages of the rag last year in the buying a jetboat article...it had a chevy in it then :D

[GM KILLER 5.0]

It's a Tahiti Tarino. Had a 16 footer and an 18.
That's cool!!! Mine is an 18'. Any more info on these particular Tahiti's?
Thanks,
Ron

[BlueNun]

I have the same boat as the Brown/Tan one. Mine is white,blue and red. I can semd someone a photobucket pic if they can post it for me. One nice thing about the Caribbean/Tahiti line is that alot of them came with full stringers. Alot of the older Tahiti's I looked at were 1/4 stringers and stress cracked. My 84 is solid as a tank and I cant find a crack anywhere.

[biggraypig]

So where does this fit into the mix? Or does it?