Thanks everyone ... The little boat in the video was a ( 1964 17' Chetek ) it was purchased second hand by my grandfather in 1965 and passed on to my dad in the early 70's when Gramps passed on .
My Dad took that boat everywhere, it has been fishing 15 miles offshore off Atlantic City NJ...
I posted this on facebook and Sunsations forum and got a nice response so I thought I'd share it with you guys.
Here is a Video my sister made for our dad Captain BT Young for Fathers day . And his love of boating that has been passed on from His Dad to him then on to Me and my sister who...
:iagree:Thanks Ray , I saw the motor for the first time on Saturday and all I can say is WOW . You were right the picture didnt do it justice . What a nice job you did rigging everything . The little details are everywhere . I cant wait to hear it.
THX , Kevin
Some pics from Saturday with...
I clocked a little over 250 hrs with the Whipple without a hiccup. I dont think I would say it needing a rebuild but more of a preventive maintence thing . I would give Ray @ Raylar a shout about the exhausts and he reccomended the Dana's . I havent run the boat yet so I really cant give you...
Thanks MM ... I hope to Bling it up a bit soon , its just not in the budget yet .
I got the special guest appearance spot for the fun run , right next to Charlie & Tom in the Team Mahopac Sunsation. I've be put in charge of refeshments iced tea , cokes etc...
After having to be put on the back burner for a few weeks my motor project is back on track .The motor is now being shipped from California. Raylar did their SCR700 BIG POWER upgrade and the motor made around 700HP and 760ft lbs of torque @ 5400 RPM depending on which pulley I'm spinning. For...
Is anyone using these ??? or have any info on them ??? http://www.borla.com/products/product_detail.aspx?prod_sku=400262 They claim to deliver an agressive exhaust note while keep noise fairly close to legal or atleast making an effort at it . The only negitive I see is that they are not...
:iagree::iagree: I also raced stand-up in the late 80's and had a great time doing it . I also got my performance boat bug from attending a race in Seaside Hieghts NJ that hosted Jet skis and offshore powerboats in the same venue. I remember pulling into the event thinking how bad ass I was...
My perfect boat would be Sunsations new 36 Dominator open bow with side by side ilmor 710's for nice big cockpit ,A/C , refridge etc... The perfect blend of useability and performance