Cheyenne "splash"

[Dimarco Kid]

Mike or Fake...do either one of you guys have contact info for the manufacturer of the hulls you guys run?

[miketsouth]

http://www.custommarine.net/home.htm

[Dimarco Kid]

Thanks Mike....yours an 18?

[miketsouth]

its birth certificate says it is a 20.
I got some big junk indicated like you measure a cat's tail, from arshole to tip
sort of like this boat, I got a 20 if you measure it from the end of the pump to the sponson tips, otherwise it measures 18 or so

[fakethis]

We now are selling the 19ft Cheyenne from Erivin . The first 1 will be here soon and it will be at Anna this Spring. Are you looking to buy a tunnel ? I have the white one and it might be for sale...............................

[Dimarco Kid]

Pops and I are thinking about buying a bare hull and going from there. Can you PM me some info on the Chey you sell? Black, bare hull. Lake layup.
Reason is...we weighing options. Southwind needs work and gel/paint and you really have as much invested in it as a new hull and use my hardware, I THINK.

[PCE081]

This is the best boat on the market and from the best builder. http://tompappracing.com Pops and I are thinking about buying a bare hull and going from there. Can you PM me some info on the Chey you sell? Black, bare hull. Lake layup.
Reason is...we weighing options. Southwind needs work and gel/paint and you really have as much invested in it as a new hull and use my hardware, I THINK.

[Dimarco Kid]

We now are selling the 19ft Cheyenne from Erivin . The first 1 will be here soon and it will be at Anna this Spring. Are you looking to buy a tunnel ? I have the white one and it might be for sale...............................
Is that the "Phoenix" f/g boat? I've seen their site. NICE!!!!

[fakethis]

That's the site.
Best of the best of the best and better :rolleyes:

[Dimarco Kid]

Yeah...nice boats. want one. I didn't get a chance to call you but I will first of the week. I like the Chey's. I've talked to Papp...and seen his boats. VERY nice, no doubt. But talked to him briefly awhile back and he said to e-mail ALL the specs on what I wanted. I did, he never got back to me. So...you're much closer anyways and I dig the Chey look more anyways. I'll be in touch.

[miketsouth]

Here are some shots straight from Ervin
big pic 1 (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/katiejet/ervincapsjet1.jpg)
big pic 2 (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/katiejet/ervincappsjet2.jpg)

[Dimarco Kid]

Got your e-mail...thanks Mike, pics look great!!! I've got the Southwind up for sale already! Gonna have one, it'll be BIG BLOCK tho...even though I REALLY dig your song!!!! ****ah...drivah!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ken F]

I just have to jump in here! Normally don't cruz the "east" section, but saw your thread here.
I've got the first one out of the mold. It is such a great boat! You are going to love them.
Here are a bunch of pics of its "birth"
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/showgallery.php?cat=3085&ppuser=5520&papass=&thumb=1
Ken F

[Dimarco Kid]

Hey Ken....sweet ride. Is it together yet? I couldn't enlarge pics. I'm waiting for the guys to get me prices and info, havn't heard yet. But thanks for the pics to look at!!! Good luck with it!

[Ken F]

Kid, you bet it's together! lol By the way, they are NOT a splash!!!!!
They come out of the original Cheyenne mold.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5520Air1.jpg
Here's Ervin taking Yakee for his first tunnel ride & getting stopped by the lake nazi
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5520Erv_Ken3_s_.jpg
Here it is as it sits today
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/878december05_006.jpg
Ken F

[Dimarco Kid]

You running a Ford? What is it...and how's it run? Looks GREAT :cool:

[Ken F]

It's a 466 roller with Blue Thunder B heads & a 1050 Dominator @11.5/1
was able to hit 98.7 gps this last summer. Getting ready to put in a new cam, and take it back down to Ervin for a bigger bubble. Hopefully that will get me into tripple digits without decimal points! lol
Ken F

[fakethis]

Kid give us a call 1-301-582-4127

[redleader@Anna]

Careful "Kid" I see a bait and switch... they'll talk about the cheyene,.... then next thing you know its hey why don't ya look at dese here moomba's...ha ha... :rollside: :)

[Dimarco Kid]

Careful "Kid" I see a bait and switch... they'll talk about the cheyene,.... then next thing you know its hey why don't ya look at dese here moomba's...ha ha... :rollside: :)
Haha....LOL That's nice...thanks for the inside info, I'll watch my ass! :rollside:

[cyclone]

It's a 466 roller with Blue Thunder B heads & a 1050 Dominator @11.5/1
was able to hit 98.7 gps this last summer. Getting ready to put in a new cam, and take it back down to Ervin for a bigger bubble. Hopefully that will get me into tripple digits without decimal points! lol
Ken F
my ultra and your cheyenne look like the bottoms are very similar. both have the reliefs along the side of the center pod. Looks like only the decks are different. how big of a bubble is yours going back to Ervin for and what prompted you to add it?

[Ken F]

Cyclone,
I'll find some later this evening....gotta run and check on a friend.
We had 5 tornados blow through here 2 nights ago, and I just found out that one passed VERY close to her house, if not on top of it.
Ken

[Dimarco Kid]

my ultra and your cheyenne look like the bottoms are very similar. both have the reliefs along the side of the center pod. Looks like only the decks are different. how big of a bubble is yours going back to Ervin for and what prompted you to add it?
Cyclone...I always thought that the Ultra was a Cheyenne? I heard that somewhere, didn't realize the tops were different.

[Ken F]

Ok, enough bottom for you? :) These were taken just after it was pulled. Pay close attention to the fact that there is not one little ripple or imperfection in the bottom of these!
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Picture_027s.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Picture_026s.jpg
Mr.Ervin Capps (Left) & Mr. Oblander (Right)
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Picture_035s.jpg
Rear after the pump was set
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Chey6-13rear.jpg
How many of you have had to opportunity to watch your boat be born???
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Picture_033s.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Picture_008s.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/3085/5520Picture_019s.jpg

[Ken F]

Cyclone,
Having never seen an Ultra, I really couldn't say. If you like I could call Erv and ask him...I'm sure he would know. I do know that he spent 6 mos straightening every little imperfection in the molds before he would even lay up my boat! Persnickity bastard. It was well worth the wait though.
It's all done with Bi-Axial cloth and Vinalpolyester resin. Really amazing stuff.
Erv took a 12"x6" piece of cloth and impregneted it with the resin and let it set for a couple of days. Next time I came down, he said see if you can break this. I made a complete circle out of it over and over, not even a cracking sound. Knowing how I use a boat, Erv made mine so I could "jump a 6' wake and still have a boat under me when I landed". It ended up weighing right under 450.
Ken F

[redleader@Anna]

That is a beautiful thing there Ken F. Maybe someday I'll be lucky enough to upgrade to one of those awesome rides, for now the beater will have to do!!

[Ken F]

Thanks Red,
It's been a dream of mine for a long time too....I ran a "patched up boat" for a long time. We are livng in 4 rooms of a "patched-up" 100 year old house while I finish the rest of it as we can. God love my little French bride. She said you have wanted one for so long, lets go for it...the house will wait.
I'm really thinkin she's a keeper at this point! LOL
Ken F

[redleader@Anna]

Amen!! :rollside:

[fakethis]

White boat maybe for sale......................less pump........ :cool:

[cyclone]

I talked to Ervin a while back about his hulls and my Ultra. he said the bottoms were very different but after looking at yours, they look identical to me. As far as I know, mine came from a cheyenne mold, either the 2nd or 3rd generation.
Looks like only the deck is different. Im surprised yours is as light as it is being an all glass boat. Mine doesn't have nearly as much wood in it (none in the transom or gunnels) as yours does and was layed up with similar materials and still weighs about 30 pounds more.
thanks for the photos! :)

[Ken F]

Cyclone,
You are very welcome for the pics. Glad to assist. It would be nearly impossible to tell the differences from photographs I would think unless it was some glaring difference. If Ervin says there is a difference, then you can take it to the bank! That guy is a two-legged encyclopedia when it comes to jetboats. Would be really interesting to have the two sitting side by side wouldn't it?
Have you got a better pic of your deck?
Ken