Just a bump for this boat. I'm about 95% sure, this coming spring, the outboard conversion will begin. Hopefully it goes smoothly and is a pretty quick. Just patching the transom where the pump came out the back and patch the bottom where the pump intake is. Thankfully no core or anything so just a thick fiberglass layup.

Until the Vamp gets done, this will be the family truckster for the rougher water and pulling tubers and stuff.

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Got a little bored and fired up photoshop and decided to see how it would look with an outboard on it. I am leaning that way still. :D

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Thats the only motor I could find straight on otherwise I would have put a Rude on the back of it but none the less, I kinda like it! Wonder how it would handle with an outboard on it? Put an old 115 tower of power on it maybe. Now that would look cool. :D

Boy, If I had some extra $$ right now I would just get the whole boat and put a motor in that thing. :)

Here ya go HIP
rebuilt pump with xtra parts to boot

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/boa/1640696470.html

Yeah, I am really leaning towards the OB idea. I have priced complete jet pumps and for less money I could replace the transom and bolt a 140 looper or something on it and have a wad of cash left over. Now that was just for the jet pump and and everything, not the motor I would need and im not putting my S-10 motor in it just to save a few bucks. LoL

And yes, That sundeck/motor cover thing will be the first to go. :mrgreen:

Priorities first though... :vking: :up:

The outboard would be the cheapest way to go, and what I thought about if I didn't have a shop full of projects. Whatever you do you need to loose the sun deck-engine cover.

So, as the snow slowly melts here I can't stop staring at this thing. Although what I can see of the transom it looks solid and dry but after pricing some full jet drive systems I starting to wonder if it would be cheaper to convert to outboard or maybe a direct drive system. Some reason I really want to put this on the water and always wanted a jet boat but man are jet parts spendy.

What to do... next year maybe it will be in the lake but not until the stream is done. :D

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[quote="ccrick"]blown alky may be? [/quote]
That would be cool!!!

It was nice to meet you too Kevin, we will have to get together this summer. I'm glad to see it go someware welcome.

I was amazed how nice the gell is after uncovering it. I bet it was there 6 years. The parts guy kind of remembers the guy dropping it off.

blown alky may be? :mrgreen: Which ones going to get done first? Cool project though. :up:

It shouldnt be to bad. Just need to find a jet drive to replace the one thats on there and take one of the motors I have sitting in my garage and drop it in. Not looking for anything overly crazy with this so no huge $40k dollar big block or nothing.

But like I said, the Vulture had major priority right now. And a few other projects that have yet to be finished. So many projects, so little time and money. :(