First Viper With A Mercury V-6...

**dale robertson** · 07-01-2016, 10:06 AM

Couldn't see it with I-Pad. Engine looks like a 1750 XS

**PARKER RABE** · 07-05-2016, 04:58 PM

looks like its got dual ride guide steering? i wonder how they did that?

**FUJIMO** · 07-07-2016, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

looks like its got dual ride guide steering? i wonder how they did that?

...A tiller arm can be fabricated, that bolts to the upper two bolts of the mid. As well as fabricated dual tube bracketry. I know that the Vipers transom was also cut down in height.

**XstreamVking** · 07-07-2016, 08:45 AM

[QUOTE=FUJIMO;2870491]...115 MPH package, owned by Action Marine owner Sammie Nasar, Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Name of boat was: "Mothers Worry". Circa 1977.[/QUOTE
My gawd, 115 in a 15' Viper. What a ride it must have been!

**PARKER RABE** · 07-07-2016, 08:50 AM

i would be a little nervous with some homemade welded stuff on the front of a mid at 115

**Baja170** · 07-07-2016, 08:54 AM

I love the old Streams! That drag mota looks pretty crazy on Mother's Worry!!

I would love to find a good V-King preferrably or Viper hull to put my son's 2.5 200 on for him. Anybody know where one is?

**Baja170** · 07-07-2016, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by transomstand

Our 1978 Viper V-6 project would have to be deemed less than entirely successful

WOW sharp left or stuff? Looks like calm water.

**PARKER RABE** · 07-07-2016, 09:22 AM

dont think it was a drag motor in 1978.... oval port 2.4

**2us70** · 07-07-2016, 10:59 AM

There was an accessory steering attachment which allowed connecting dual Ride Guide steering to a single engine. This device also allowed adjustment to eliminate the backlash in the steering racks. We installed a couple of these devices on v-bottom boats at Action Marine. This helped with controlling chine walk on some boats. I am not sure if this was a factory part or an aftermarket accessory.

**transomstand** · 07-07-2016, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Baja170

WOW sharp left or stuff? Looks like calm water.

Blowover. There's a gusty area of this lake that's out of camera range. Pretty much had no clue of what we were doing in those days. We learned by going out and wrecking stuff

**FUJIMO** · 07-07-2016, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

dont think it was a drag motor in 1978.... oval port 2.4

...This motor was the first generation T-3 1750XS. Less than 200 h.p. & 122 cu. in. & basically a 175 block of the day. Sammie did mildly modify it. Sammie's expertise was in setup, to the point of perfection, considering what was available back then.

**PARKER RABE** · 07-07-2016, 05:24 PM

sounds neat , i would love to see more pictures of it.

**Baja170** · 07-07-2016, 05:26 PM

Come down for a visit. Our lake can go from zero wind blanked out by steep mountains to venturi effect of over 50 between the narrow spots. I never noticed that bad until I was doing 90 in the MTR. Now I warn the pontoons that have some getty-up. If they don't listen, at least I tried.

**SCT** · 07-07-2016, 05:55 PM

"Name of boat was: "Mothers Worry". Circa 1977"

Fujimo, Mike Downard used to name his boats "Mother's Worry" back in the late 60s/early 70s.

**at100plus** · 07-07-2016, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by transomstand

Blowover. There's a gusty area of this lake that's out of camera range. Pretty much had no clue of what we were doing in those days. We learned by going out and wrecking stuff

Yea I remember when there was no internet, no GPS and no one to ask, you had to learn the hard way!