Rogers made a tunnel???

[HavasuDreamin']

I never knew they did. I ran across this in the classifieds at www.dragboats.com (http://www.dragboats.com) Cool Boat.
http://www.dragboats.com/images/classified/bartel_brent_jet.jpg
Roger's Tunnel Dragster. Former Adrinaline Rush # 020. Agressor pump, 9 vane bowl, Mirsch intake, lots of hardware. Excelent bracket or lake boat. Competitive 2 axle trailer. $4,800 less motor.
[ July 30, 2003, 11:38 AM: Message edited by: HavasuDreamin' ]

[cyclone]

that's not a tunnel. the dragstar is a flat bottom hull.

[sanger mike]

Im not sure if rogers built a tunnel, but more like a flat bottom. and I think they called it the dragstar. Rick just restored the old duel-in-the-sun boat. it's funny you posted about that hull. K-FLAT and I just talked about it last night. web page (http://www.do-it-yourself-dragboat.com) take a look at this :D
[ July 30, 2003, 07:15 PM: Message edited by: sanger mike ]

[BUSTI]

The very first Dragstar out of Rogers (he single handedly created the jet boat biz) mold was mine. Although not a tunnel in the sense that a Daytona is and or the Southwind at the time, it certainly was not either a flatbottom in the sense of what the flatties were like then with 5/8 or 1 inch runners, It was clearly a hybred between both. I never launced mine. Harold Bruce did the pump work and right before Roger and put the motor in it I sold it to Harold. He in turn sold it to some body in the midwest I think. My boat was all yellow with dark blue, victory ornage and mellow yellow sripes on the cap and the bubbledeck. I wonder if thats my old boat? I first sold it to Harold in either 1977 or 1978.

[1Bahnerjet]

Maybe Only a Few out there, Cool Boat. I don't know how they Turn Though. Here is Another Rogers Drag Star. :D
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/83my_boat_rear-med.jpg
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Thats BANNER with an H

[565edge]

1Bahnerjet:
Maybe Only a Few out there, Cool Boat. I don't know how they Turn Though. Here is Another Rogers Drag Star. :D
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/83my_boat_rear-med.jpg
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Thats BANNER with an H Looks like a sanger flatbottom jet?

[1Bahnerjet]

Why not, Roger Popped the Deck off a Sanger to make his Bubble Deck Jet. wink
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Thats BANNER with an H

[Bense468]

The bottom pic does look like a sanger I was thinking the same thing. It has the same ring transom adapter sanger was known for. It also looks like the hull from the back. More then likely a bubble deck.

[1Bahnerjet]

The Deck:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/83my_boat_deck_large-med.jpg
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Thats BANNER with an H

[1Bahnerjet]

Somehow the Nose of this Boat Doesn't look like a SANGER.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/83boat_in_water-med.jpg
Thats BANNER with an H

[Kindsvater Flat]

sanger mike:
Im not sure if rogers built a tunnel, but more like a flat bottom. and I think they called it the dragstar. Rick just restored the old dual-in-the-sun boat. it's funny you posted about that hull. K-FLAT and I just talked about it last night. web page (http://www.do-it-yourself-dragboat.com) take a look at this :D Hey I was just going to post the link. Rick's boat is way cool. Here is a little pic and history of the " Duel in the Sun" boat.
A fellow looking like a homeless person came in the MPD shop one evening and asked "if we installed engines in jet boats". I told him "yes" and he then asked "if we would install the engine in his jet boat". I said "sure", thinking to myself that it was all a joke. He then left.
Several weeks later the same fellow showed up driving a nice shiny pickup with an injected aluminum KB hemi sitting in the bed and a brand new red & white Rogers Drag Star hitched on behind. He said "this is the engine that I'd like you to install in that jet boat". I almost fell over!
We built the rails and engine mounts, and installed the engine. During that era we also built some of the cav plate hardware used on the Drag Stars, but that stuff was usually installed in Roger's shop. I don't remember for sure if we did any of the other rigging on that boat, but I'm thinking that we may have done the pedals/plate controls because I bothered to take a pic of those. After Wally's boat left MPD, I never saw it again, but heard thru the grapevine about him setting the CompJet record.
I am thrilled to see old race boats like this being preserved and, hopefully, kept in top condition.
Jack.
http://www.saber.net/~atthefarm/folder/pics/DragStar.jpg
http://www.saber.net/~atthefarm/folder/pics/43C.jpg

[sanger mike]

way cool K-flat :D

[cyclone]

that boat is bad! wish i had one like it.

[sanger mike]

cyclone:
that boat is bad! wish i had one like it. MIKE, I think you need to step up and buy the blue one. :p

[victorfb]

SAAAAAWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[MikeF]

sanger mike:
cyclone:
that boat is bad! wish i had one like it. MIKE, I think you need to step up and buy the blue one. :p You were looking for one for your Pop. Maybe that is the one idea .

[HavasuDreamin']

Bigger pictures of the boat.
http://www.dragboats.com/images/classified/large/bartel_brent_jet.jpg
Contact info.
Sellers Name: Brent Bartel
Location: Silver Springs, NV
Can be contacted at:
775-577-2356
775-720-1022

[cyclone]

i could be wrong here, but i dont think that boat is "turn key". Pops would not be happy in a race boat. I"m going to look at a 20'Rogers daycruiser next week that is looking like the boat for him. we'll see.
Mike where have you been???

[HavasuDreamin']

cyclone:
i could be wrong here, but i dont think that boat is "turn key". I can fix it. I have the ultimate set of tools. Just slap this motor in there and you have a nice lake cruiser. eek! :D
http://www.dragboats.com/images/classified/south_danny_engine.jpg

[cyclone]

nice!i'll take two please if you're given them away.

[bp]

cyclone:
nice!i'll take two please if you're given them away. hhmmm.. "adrenalin rush", boat 020, is currently a blue and yellow hydro owned and driven by clint blankenship. he runs the 8 second bracket at njba events. he said they ran a jet a long time ago before getting the hydro.. i'll have to ask him next race if this was his old boat..

[MikeF]

cyclone:
Mike where have you been??? I'm always around smile_sp . Was over @ Jack's w/ HB and Wrightnow (checkin the bottom out) lending a hand in flippin that hull over and happened to put some $'s down on a diverter wink . Should be ready to knock some birds out of the sky by the CBBB! :D
Had to make some modifications to keep up w/ you guys! We'll see what happens!

[cyclone]

and i suppose that other than the diverter, you wont be sharing any of those new "speed secrets" with us huh?. i'll be running the same old thing at CBBB so i guess you'll be putting us all on the beach.

[MikeF]

Well......no. Those modifications have not been assembled onto the boat yet, but I'm workin on it :D .
Dave is PUSHING me to be ready for the races in Sept :p . Looking forward to seeing you run! Says alot of peeps for the river racers class are to show up.

[Big Proppa]

Talked to wrightnow the other night, sounds like quit a few will be runnin the river racer class in september - It'll be nice to have a time ticket to frame. (or maybe not)!!