My Go Fast, Be Loud project

[Marlin455]

I finished removing the hook and speed coating the hull, fixed all the gouges on the keel, and painted the bottom- I will spray the deck this week, and start to rig it shortly- 18' Marlin- 455 Olds Big block, berkeley jet drive

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[Winger Ed.]

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Good looking project.<br /><br />I hope your Berkley jet is good & tight. Them mud suckers lose their tollerances & wear out pretty fast if the previous owner ran it on wet grass instead of clean water ya know.

 

[hylandrr]

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Originally posted by Marlin455:<br /> I finished removing the hook and speed coating the hull, fixed all the gouges on the keel, and painted the bottom- I will spray the deck this week, and start to rig it shortly- 18' Marlin- 455 Olds Big block, berkeley jet drive

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[hylandrr]

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this is less a message and more a ? <br />i have a berkeley jet drive in a wriedt montara<br />with a junk 455 in it and i would like to sell all or part of it but i cant find anyone to give me some idea of what it is all worth or even a used parts dealer to check prices with can you help?<br />thank you <br />and let me know if you need parts<br />hylandrr@peoplepc.com

 

[Realgun]

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Ok why is the boat red and the bottom black? Is it some kinda coating, and does it make it faster?

 

[f_inscreenname]

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http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/f_...e=http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos <br />If you look at my pictures you can see I can not say anything but “looks great!” I am starting to think there is a clone out there

 

[Marlin455]

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Originally posted by Marlin455:<br /> I finished removing the hook and speed coating the hull, fixed all the gouges on the keel, and painted the bottom- I will spray the deck this week, and start to rig it shortly- 18' Marlin- 455 Olds Big block, berkeley jet drive

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[Marlin455]

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Thanks, Guys- It's been a long road to get this to where it's at now- Hopefully I'll get her wet very soon- <br />Realgun- The coating on the bottom is a dry graphite film to (hopefully) free up a couple more mph. I removed the hook that averaged about 1/4" from the last 6 feet of the hull, and sharpened all of the lifting strakes and the transom edge to knife like edges. <br />hylanderr- can you post some pics, or e-mail them to me? I'd like to see that boat, and the pump. Are you in Washington state? Thanks, Stan

 

[Marlin455]

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Finally got her wet!!

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[Marlin455]

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Just an update- the 455 has run flawlessly for over 50 hrs in the past two seasons, but I decided to kick it up a notch! This spring it will have a new full length stringer set-up, a new floor and an aluminum rail kit to help contain the additional the extra horsepower I should see with this twin turbo set-up!!

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<br />Should be interesting!

 

[Bondo]

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I LOVE Your Boat,..............

 

[Marlin455]

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Thanks, Bondo- I'm kinda partial to it myself! I have loved this hull style since about 1978 when my best friend bought a Taylor SS with a 460 ford- We had more fun with that boat than you can imagine I waited 20+ yrs to build my own, and find that I just can't leave it alone- Never Enough, ya know? I love the way the boat handles- it will turn hard enough to toss you out, and handles a mild chop like it's not even there- Best riding hull I've ever owned, although the water on the bay that day just about beat us to death! 18 ft low freeboard boat can be challenging in 2-3' swells, and really interesting when a big old sport fisher cruises by - Gotta stay on your toes!