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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2006,11:03 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Due to terminal boredom (and the wife knows it keeps me off the streets), I'm buying another project. She thought we were out of room, but she was thinking CAR! She didn't suspect another boat. This one is ill handling and beats the crap out of you, but are relatively rare and (IMHO) very cool. It's a 1969 19' Stevens flatbottom jet. It has 2 things going for it.... cool bench seating, and a forward/reverse lever on the dash! Doesn't get more old school than this.  :D Ford 390, with a Berkeley pump, and TONS of original Edelbrock hardware to polish!

Edited by Roostwear on April 20 2006,11:04 am
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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2006,4:46 pm Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:good thats COOL :cool  Im not a Ford fan but I like it :beer

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Cool proj.. Looking forward to the progress pics   :good
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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2006,5:06 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2006,5:14 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Cool.... :good   I like and I am a Ford man :laugh

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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2006,9:37 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
If you need parts for it, let me know.  I have an old V-Drive that looks identical all the way down to the paint job, little gas tanks behind the front seats, all gauges, steering, etc.

The boat is sitting on a trailer (also old school) in a field and can be had for free....



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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2006,11:22 pm Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (BigBoyToys @ April 20 2006,9:37 pm)
If you need parts for it, let me know.  I have an old V-Drive that looks identical all the way down to the paint job, little gas tanks behind the front seats, all gauges, steering, etc.

The boat is sitting on a trailer (also old school) in a field and can be had for free....

Cool project :good  :good


did I hear free?  :rotflmao

pictures please

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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,7:10 am Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
very cool roost, if you want reliabilty you better pull that Ford and put in a Chevy... :D

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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,7:27 am Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (BarryMac @ April 21 2006,7:10 am)
very cool roost, if you want reliabilty you better pull that Ford and put in a Chevy... :D

...and GFR will help ya make it a V-Drive.... :D
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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,9:10 am Post # 10 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Well, I did a thorough inspection last night, and I found a few things. The glass has seperated from the stringers, but they don't appear to be rotted. More importantly, it has glass tanks, and they would HAVE to go. The really intriguing thing is the paint is chipped in places, and peeking thru is some BIG gold metalflake! I'm toying with the idea of using a mild paint stripper and trying to take the paint off and (hopefully) reveal the original gel.
The FE motor is more reliable than a Chevy, so I'm not concerned about that. The owner admitted he isn't mechanically inclined and the reason he parked it is because he replaced the starter and solenoid and when he hooked up the battery again, it sparked. I saw why last night.... he hooked a ground wire up to the + battery terminal. :stupid
I'll post up some pics in a few. Talk about old school......
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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,10:55 am Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Old school rules :good I think your idea on bringing back the original gel is the way to go.

Back in the day a buddy had a 16ft flat jet with a mean 454 in it and it was pretty much undrivable at WOT :eek

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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,11:24 am Post # 13 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Jet w/cav plates; gotta luv it..... :good  :beer
...and the rear seating.... :eek   got my share of burns over the years... :D
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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,11:46 am Post # 14 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
This is a 19, so maybe it'll be a bit more stable at speed. Last night was the first time my sons have seen true tiller steering.... they didn't know WHAT to make of it. I would be able to mount a diverter to it, I just don't know yet how much it would help.
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Looks like a fun project.... :good
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The guy with the 16 had a diverter, it worked good pushing the bow down, but in the up mode it would lift the boat so far out of the water it would unload the pump :eek Maybe with about a 6 inch stuffer hanging down it would have worked :laugh

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Post Icon Posted: April 21 2006,12:14 pm Post # 17 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I'm thinking that'll be the challenge with this boat..... airing it out just short of unloading the pump. Well, that and not swamping it... talk about freeboard challenged.....
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Does it have skags on the bottom? If not well even if it does you drive it like a sprint car, just skippin sideways full lock power slids :eek  :eek its just much worse with no fins. MAke sure its got a BIG bilge pump.

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Quote (AZKC @ April 21 2006,12:18 pm)
Does it have skags on the bottom? If not well even if it does you drive it like a sprint car, just skippin sideways full lock power slids :eek  :eek its just much worse with no fins. MAke sure its got a BIG bilge pump.

Sounds like it might require some OJT to execute a 180 on the river... :eek
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Fins on the intake and a steering fin in front of the pump. It'll still be just like taking a few laps on a slick track  :good
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