Chief
12-30-2003, 07:31 PM
Hi everyone
Well Im new here and to the world of Flat bottom V-Drives. I bought my boat a few months ago from a great guy in Middlefeild Ohio. I saw her sitting there in his yard after driving by it at least 6 times. (Its 45 minutes out of my way to drive by it). No engine but she was looking very fast just sitting there on a Mr Ed? Tandem axle Trailer. I knocked on the guys door and we started to talk. He offered her to me for $3000. She came with everything but the Engine. I got 2 sets of headers the mounts the V-drive (Casale) drive shafts etc, and many more parts and not to forget the trick skiis also! More than that the guy has offered to help me build an engine and do it right as he has the shop and tools and especially the knowledge. He has built many Engines as I could tell buy walking around his garage and witnessing his Blown 55 Chevy, 2 Blown T-buckets and hundreds of pictures of him in previous days building and racing his boats and cars. My boat is a 1971 18' Mandella. Im hoping to meet new freinds here and learn from you all the in and outs of building and flying this awsome boat. Im planning on building a 454 because thats what all of my parts that came with it are for. Im currently looking for a chromer to recrome my pipes and a rubber neovane impellor for my water pump. My water pump has Master Craft engraved on the case so If any one can tell me where I could start looking for this I would appreciate it. I am also trying to figure out where peopel with the same interest gather in my area or within a few hundred miles. Im located in Vienna Ohio near Sharon Pa.
Well Im new here and to the world of Flat bottom V-Drives. I bought my boat a few months ago from a great guy in Middlefeild Ohio. I saw her sitting there in his yard after driving by it at least 6 times. (Its 45 minutes out of my way to drive by it). No engine but she was looking very fast just sitting there on a Mr Ed? Tandem axle Trailer. I knocked on the guys door and we started to talk. He offered her to me for $3000. She came with everything but the Engine. I got 2 sets of headers the mounts the V-drive (Casale) drive shafts etc, and many more parts and not to forget the trick skiis also! More than that the guy has offered to help me build an engine and do it right as he has the shop and tools and especially the knowledge. He has built many Engines as I could tell buy walking around his garage and witnessing his Blown 55 Chevy, 2 Blown T-buckets and hundreds of pictures of him in previous days building and racing his boats and cars. My boat is a 1971 18' Mandella. Im hoping to meet new freinds here and learn from you all the in and outs of building and flying this awsome boat. Im planning on building a 454 because thats what all of my parts that came with it are for. Im currently looking for a chromer to recrome my pipes and a rubber neovane impellor for my water pump. My water pump has Master Craft engraved on the case so If any one can tell me where I could start looking for this I would appreciate it. I am also trying to figure out where peopel with the same interest gather in my area or within a few hundred miles. Im located in Vienna Ohio near Sharon Pa.