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Project "Wasted Income"

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Brian,

You sure helped me when I needed info for my resto. Not to say that you
were the only one, everyones help was greatly appreciated.

It makes life a lot easier when we can come to the forum with questions
and get the answers we need. That is what it is all about.


Even Ross was able to give me info about the Starflite that I needed.
 
Like I have said before, I'm always willing to lend a hand. I have the know how, just not the back to do it anymore. I have to say a lot of help was given in putting the boat together. Without friends coming over, I would say it would still be in pieces!
 
Did you ever finish the back cover? If yes how about some photos? After all that detail you can't leave us hanging!
 
It seems from your photos that you mostly use fiberglass mat (as opposed to cloth? Is that true, is you preference mat? if so why? I know it's easier to shape with, but I find cloth stronger in areas requiring strength.
 
I use both. All depends on what the application. The mat, or mesh as I call it is easy to form and work with. It was used on all the body parts. The cloth was used on all areas that need the extra strength. Core repair, floor, stringers, etc.
 
I got the upper outdrive back from SEI today. Looks as if I will be getting it fired up tomorrow maybe!!! Now I need to confirm MK Hammer got the lower and is working his magic on it. With any luck water next week!! I will be updating the body work and paint on the engine hatch this week as well!
 
check out my restoration post of my enchanter i have some extra parts you might
need i will give them to you pay the shipping...
 
Update:
Last year, at 76mph the hydrodynamics of the bullet caused it to blow out. It pulls very strong but every time, it would fall flat on its face. What I was not thinking about was if its blowing the water away from the prop, then the drive is sucking air. With that being said, it was not running hot but did spike 1 time. After that, it was running poor so I brought it in and on the trailer it went. The next week, I winterized it at that point, it blew the head gasket on the starboard side. I pulled it apart over the winter cleaning the antifreeze and mobil1 mixture from everything. From there, the cyl's got oiled down for a long cold winter.
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Flash forward to present.
Corey, Evan, and Steve have all helped get this thing back together. Tonight, I fired it for the first time. She fired right up and sounds great. Hopefully, I have no issues from now on..............
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The outdrive you ask??????

OK, it went to SEI for some work because of a seal leak and a junk impeller, imagine that!! From there, it went to MK Hammer and Mike put the nose cone on it for me
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Looking good man!! :thumb: Watched the video on facebook, it sounds nasty!

I gotta ask you about that SE106 drive, is it built to handle the out-put of that 383 stroker?? I ask becuase before i ever do and engine swap in mine i want to have a solid drive out out back first, i really don't trust the stock Alpha. I've looked at the SE drives, very reasonably priced, if it can handle the power that's the route i'd like to go.
 
Jason, the way I look at it is with the price and warranty....you can not beat it. I think how light weight our boats are helps a lot with durability. Plus I look at it this way, buy and run it for 3 years. At the end of the 3 sell it and get most of the money back out and buy a new one. Cost of ownership looks to be about a $100-150 per year the way I figure it.

Here is some info on the drive itself. I had to send it back due to a oil leak on the prop-shaft seals. With no questions the gave me a RO, got it, fixed it, and also put a new impeller in it. I am unsure if the impeller was chewed up or they did it as insurance. They were kind of peckers about sending the lower to a different address on the other side of the states but they did do it. What we found out putting the nose cone on is that the bullet is slightly more blunt than a alpha. Not much but I would say this is where they get away with copying merc products.

Overall I think this is a good option as a replacement for the alpha. With big power and 70+mph, you need a cone on it! :bigthumb:
 
After many months of bench racing on finishing the hatch, I got the first coat of primer on tonight. Still needs lots of work before its ready to paint but should have it done before the owners rally.........just not sure if it will be 2011 or the 2012 rally :o
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Dude ,Screw a hatch show whats up with the maddness. your motor is better looking then alot of boats, AND let Ross see whats whopping him:bigthumb:
 
Nah, straight sleeper! Sides, who would want to see this old rusty motor anyways ;) I guess the music from the high compression and 4" tips ruin that!
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