1977 miller jet??

[brandyrob]

Anybody know anything about a 1977 miller jet boat.I just picked it up and have never heard anything about it. It has a 460.

[Back To Havasu]

As I recall, they were very well built and well thought of in the 70s. They weren't particularly known as race boats, but rather higher end family ski boats.;)

[MudPumper]

Maybe send Miller19J a PM. He may know more about Millers

[1Bahnerjet]

Miiler Ad From the 70's
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1millerbroc-med.JPG
This looks like Lopez Lake.

[TopCat]

the 1st answer you received was exactly right they were very well made boats and could could be made to run well with hp and a ride plate only draw back was they were a bit heavy about 600lbs if i remember right

[Frosty_pop]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/390Miller1-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/390Mvc-007f.jpg
1973 Miller. Had a 455, now has a 383 chevy.

[brandyrob]

but my boat is a 21' has anyone seen 1 like that? i wish i could ad a pic but can't seem to get it to load.

[FoMoCo]

My friend has a 21 FT Miller. Its a really good built boat. It has a mild built 454 with trough transon exhaust, anda droop with diverter. It runs about 70mph. It has a lot of room and rides like a Cadailac.

[Duane HTP]

Brian that works for me had one. We moved the pump back and put a stage II Hi-Tech Jet Boat Cam and an Edelbrock Performer intake on his otherwise stock 460 Ford and it ran right abound 80 MPH. It had a snoot and a diverter too. Good Boat!

[johnmiller]

If it has a day cabin on it and a jacuzzi pump, it is our 21' Day cruiser, probably one of the last ones we built. If it has a bubble deck, it is our 20' Mini cruiser which we designed in 1977. We fazed the 21' out around 1977 or 78'. We designed and started building the Miller 21' day cruiser in 1973.

[1Bahnerjet]

Hey John Miller.
Did you Guy's Shoot the Pics. for the Miller ads on Lopez Lake (see the Ad I posted above) My Girlfriend & I visit Pismo Beach 3-4 times a Year, I would love to Swing by, Take some Pics of your Boat Resto. & post the Pics Here (or V-Drives, Whatever)

[Kindsvater Flat]

Originally posted by 1Bahnerjet
Hey John Miller.
Did you Guy's Shoot the Pics. for the Miller ads on Lopez Lake (see the Ad I posted above) My Girlfriend & I visit Pismo Beach 3-4 times a Year, I would love to Swing by, Take some Pics of your Boat Resto. & post the Pics Here (or V-Drives, Whatever)
Got them right here Bahner. Just waiting for the next load of pics to come in.
http://www.schoutenranch.com/boat/miller/1966_miller_18.html

[1Bahnerjet]

Oh O.K. Saved me some Gas, I'll Check Your Site, Thanks.
Still Wouldn't mind seeing that Boat in real Life, Bet its COOL.

[Kindsvater Flat]

No doubt it would be cool. Thats why I started the page after HB deleted the original post. Other than the slamming in the original there was some good information.

[1Bahnerjet]

Remember that :rolleyes: , Hey is the Miller in Arroyo Grande The same Miller who advertizes in H.B. Mag. ? (or is this a TABOO subject?)

[Kindsvater Flat]

No. John Miller is in Arroyo
Jim Miller does the ad with HB

[johnmiller]

1Bahnerjet:
Yep, that's Lopez lake. And the guy sking was one of our employees. Pictures of both boats on that brochure we taken in December 1977, if I remember correctly. I believe my brother Jim is driving the 19' and I was driving the 20'.

[1Bahnerjet]

Yeah Pismo can be nice in Dec. (between Storm's anyway)
Looking Forward to the Resto Pics.

[Kindsvater Flat]

Originally posted by 1Bahnerjet
Yeah Pismo can be nice in Dec. (between Storm's anyway)
Looking Forward to the Resto Pics.
I just put up 4 more pics.

[Frosty_pop]

Hey John Miller,
Are you going to come out with some sort of Sticker or logo for Miller Boats?

[garrett]

Miller Boats 1980
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/1321ad2.jpg

[garrett]

pg.39 Don Ziegler's Miller competition jet
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/518/723pg39.jpg

[garrett]

pg. 41 I'm having fun with this new scanner obviously. Hope I'm not boring anyone to much with this stuff. But here's another page from the mag.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/518/723pg42.jpg

[brandyrob]

I would be interested in a sticker or something too!! Right now i have the boat gutted and have all ready laid new marine carpet (looks bad ass).

[1Bahnerjet]

Did Millers come with the Metal Name Plate (you know the ones they put on with Pop Rivets) ?

[Frosty_pop]

Didn't have any kind of plate on my Miller..... if it had one, I would love to get another one to replace it.

[e8411a]

Do any of you know anything about the picture posted in the "image center" by an user named "ryan"? The picture was titled "green machine miller jet". I think that may have been my boat.

[johnmiller]

Ryan is my son Ryan Miller. He is in my lap in the picture posted, my dad is in the drivers seat. We built it in 1974 as a demo and kept it for a few years. Don't remember who bought it from us.

[rayb58]

Glad to find something on miller boats. We purchased a 1974 21 ft mini bubble deck with a jacuzzi pump and now has a small block. When we bought it we spent 3 weeks trying to figure out who built it. I was beginning to think i had the only one left and they are a realy slick piece

[garrett]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/518/1035ad1-med.jpg

[garrett]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/1035sprinter2.jpg

[garrett]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/1035ad3-med.jpg

[garrett]

rayb58
hope this helps. There's more pictures and ad's of millers in the image center.

[e8411a]

John, Is that the only ski-jet you built in those colors? If it is than that was my boat. I bought it from Mike McVicar of Jeffers Muffler in Lompoc. I believe he had David Miller recoat it sometime in the 80's. I also remember that it was built slightly different than other ski-jets (fewer bulkheads, lighter hull and such). With the motor out I could take the hull off the trailer myself.;)

[johnmiller]

Originally posted by e8411a
John, Is that the only ski-jet you built in those colors? If it is than that was my boat. I bought it from Mike McVicar of Jeffers Muffler in Lompoc. I believe he had David Miller recoat it sometime in the 80's. I also remember that it was built slightly different than other ski-jets (fewer bulkheads, lighter hull and such). With the motor out I could take the hull off the trailer myself.;)
It must be the same boat, I don't remember building another one the same color which was big bad green with dark green metalflake. Boat had a Jacuzzi pump with an LS7/454 tunnel ram with 2 fours. Yes, the boat was laid up lighter than normal. Serial number on transom should show it to be a 73 or 74. Because the boat was a demo, there were no CF numbers issued till we sold the boat, so your DMV registration for the boat would only go back to the year we sold it, however, it should display model year correctly.

[e8411a]

Yes that is the one, I believe it was registered as a 73. When I bought it the Jacuzzi was still there but it had a 455 olds with an Offenhauser tunnel ram and a single 850. I actually sold the boat to a high school buddy of mine in 99. He lives in Santa Ynez. He just sold it last winter to some engine shop guy down there. I saw it at Nacimiento three times this summer. I had it repainted but I stuck with lots of green. I will post some pics of it tommorow

[miller19j]

Originally posted by Frosty_pop
Didn't have any kind of plate on my Miller..... if it had one, I would love to get another one to replace it. I don’t know what they came with on your year but mine had a sticker just in front of the fuel fill. Jim Miller had some last time I checked. He gave me a couple for my boat last time I was up there. Give him a call

[miller19j]

Originally posted by e8411a
He lives in Santa Ynez. He just sold it last winter to some engine shop guy down there. I saw it at Nacimiento three times this summer. I had it repainted but I stuck with lots of green. I will post some pics of it tommorow Do you know the name of the guy that bought it?

[bigerich]

My dad bought a used 20' Miller in about '95, we used the boat for one season and loved it!! The only downside to the boat was that it held only 35(ish) gallons of gas, which proved to be troublesome at Lake Powell, as we like to do long boat rides. I hope to buy a boat for myself pretty soon and would love to find a clean 20' Miller, for the size, it rode very nicely and had extremely smooth lines, and seemed to be a pretty fast hull with moderate power...... Over all, a quality boat.