21260 I am looking at buying a mid 80's Hydrostream. Outstanding condition, less than 100 estimated original hours, that was apparently ordered with a custom Kevlar hull. I am well aware of Hydrostream's core issues. Does anyone know if the Kevlar was used in place of the balsa core or if the Kevla...

What year is the motor?

Good job Hip

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Lose the bimbo, get to work.

Pete, you sound like you have been down that road before. [ Post made via Android ] http://www.hydrostreamforums.com/images/mobile/Android.png I've been the luckiest Stream owner on the planet. I had the death crack in mine and for some totally unknown reason we never went over 30 mph that day. Boa...

but they advised to keep it, and just build upon it.. It appears to be in great shape. That is the only thing I have to decide before starting the build back. They had a good point, that the wood in the core is merely something to form the fiberglass around, RUN from those people as FAST as you can...

Taber13 wrote:I think the core is OK,

Everybody says that, and they are ALWAYS wrong. I've had this conversation 4,882 times. Now 4,883.

Get the hull well supported and take it all out, it's shot. All the black color gives it away. Be thankful you caught it in time.

would these bolts handle the horse power of modern motors?? has anyone used these recently to make a cleaner install?? Better off with bulkhead fittings. Those bolts are hard to find, cost 60 bucks, and can be a pain in the *** sometimes. Should be strong enough, they used them on the old 2.4 Formu...

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