I finally got my new workshop outfitted..........time for me to finish the Viper! I'll do my best to keep you all entertained.

you did good to have lynn do the important stuff.....and they ALL have knicks and dings or they arent getting used!!!

prop rider needs to get on the ball so we can have a new boat in the hydrostream forum to gawk at!!!

Thanks guys for the additional welocmes. Having read most of the posts on this site, and a lot of the Hydrostream stuff on S and F, I'm familiar with most of your 'Streams. Some real beauties compared to mine. I do know mine is structurally sound after spending the entire summer being repaired. I just don't have the room and the expertise to re-core myself so Lynn (HST4ME) in East Tawas, MI was recruited for the job.

From a distance my Viper looks great, but it's got some dings and niks upon closer inspection (kinda like me, lol). I'm not going to set any speed records with the ol' inline but it's fast enough for me, for now.

I really enjoy the gorgeous old muscle boats, and love reading about them and checking pics. YDOC462 (aka Texas Vector) I love your rig and have for a while on S and F. Proprider, I've followed you restoration on this site, and would love to meet with you one day and check out your Viper. Alaska, followed some of your post on S and F and love your Viper. Hope you like your new boat even better.

Trace

welcome!!! great looking rig man

Hey Trace, welcome to the addiction! I recently relocated to southern Michigan and am in Deerfield, just east of Adrian. I too, have a Viper, but have yet to get it on the water. Mine was in need of a recore as well, along with a new transom. I chose to do the work myself. It was my first attempt at such an undertaking and has take me awhile. The recore is finished and the new transom is in. I now need to blueprint the bottom and finish the deck. I'm planning to run a V-6 Merc but don't have one ready to go yet. I have a lot of places near me to test it and run it.
This past fall I went over to Coldwater Mi. and met some fast boat guys there that were drag racing outboards. It was quite a casual meet on a sandbar and was a really good time. I hope to be able to hang on the sandbar this year with my Viper. That is a real nice rig you have there and would love to meet up with you sometime.

Welcome Trace.
This site is full of great info.
I recently rebuilt a Viper, enjoyed it, sold it, and now putting a Virage together.

Hippie459MN wrote:I think with how popular Facebook has become it's slowed down here a bit. Hopefully it will pick back up soon. Either way, I'm not letting the site go anywhere anytime soon.

Also, welcome to the site and if you need anything, please ask and I will do my best to help and if I can't, I'm sure someone else will.

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I need help.....where's my hydrostream decals.....................................

Thanks Hippie,

for founding the site and the welcome and offers to help. Hope I can be of help to someone here someday.

Maybe these pics will stir up some comments. After getting my 1500 powerhead rebuilt I painted it red. I think it looks really trick, but others may not. Comments are welcome, positive or negative.

Trace

I even gave up my AOL logal in my sig...............................