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what motors are going in if I may ask?

 

HOLLY COW, That is an RV. Why don't ya sail that thing up the Mississippi here come for a visit. The steaks are on me when ya get here.

 

Twin Marine Power VR-1s. They are carbureted Vortec 350 ... 315 horsepower, each. She originally had Volvo Penta AQ225Ds (220 horsepower, 305s), so I'm going to see a huge difference. The old engines were raw water cooled; the new are freshwater cooled ... full system, so I'll only have the risers to replace every couple of years. I'm keeping the original VP 280 outdrives, which were rebuilt a couple of years back ... bulletproof drives!

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You're too funny, Dennis. She sure has all the comforts of home; galley, head, two berths (V and aft). I'm really hoping to get a lot of use out of her over at the islands (Catalina and San Clemente) this summer.

 

Before you ask, No Phil. Yes it's fast enough to outrun the Coast Guard but No he's not gonna let you borrow it for Smugglin Cubans across in.

I'm impressed, also feelin a little cheap to though. My wifes wantin a pontoon boat and I'm tryin my best to keep her happy with gettin a little cheap one instead of the monsters she wants. I show her this I wouldn't stand a chance.

 

Believe it or not, that boat is 28 years old, she's a 1980. Skipjack have an excellent reputation for being one of the best built, west coast boats. Her hull is hand laid and she has a dry weight of 6600lbs ... that's heavy for an 8' beam and 28'.

I've gone through her from bow to stern; new carpet, upholstery and refinished cabinets; totally rewired with 1/0 primary wire to the battery system; outdrives gone through about 50 hours ago, if that. Now I'm hauling the tank and replacing it and repowering her. She'll be one of the nicest Skippys in these parts. I can't wait until all I have to worry about is puting wax on her and cleaning the water line.

 

I ain't gonna be smugglin no cubans...just pretty girls...legal ones too...we got enough down here. Nice boat though

 

I may be speaking up a little late, but if so file this one for future reference.

I've read that if you run a hose from your exhaust pipe (maybe from your truck?) into the fuel tank, the CO displaces fuel fumes and oxygen - then it is safe for cutting or welding.

I figure it would be just as effective and maybe even easier to just drop in a chunk of dry ice.

 

I read an article on that very subject, CO from a vehicle, and it turns out that the people using that method have been very lucky ... it is very dangerous! Dry ice, however, is a much better alternative. I have been considering this route. I found a guy that tells me he can do it, is in the business of replacing tanks and will have insurance if the worst happens ... well, at least his widow will.

 

IF I HAD A SHIP LIKE THIS, I'D PROBABLY:

Put it on a trailer and travel the country usin it like an RV.

Hang a Girls Gone Wild Banner from the side of it and have a party.

Smuggle drugs with it to pay for gas.

Go on a 3 hour cruise, turn the navigation off and see if I could find my way home.

Wait for the biggest storm of the year and go as far out as I could to see if I could land on the same island as Mary Ann and Ginger.