Spring Vector Rec-core Special, Limited Time Offer!

[Instigator]

After spending the last six months, grinding glass, grinding/scraping rotted core, grinding more glass, mixing resin, laying cloth, laying mat, grinding more glass, well you get the idea.
Anyhow, I have decided that since I have gotten so good at this, I am going to hang out my shingle and go into business re-coring boats.
Not just any boats, but specifically, VECTOR's!
I have found so many tricks and short cuts that I figure I can make good money on this, and save you rotted core Vector owners some cash too.
So for the limited time of the next 30 days I will re-core any Vector for the low, low price of $150,000.
Three easy payments of $50K are due in that 30 day period before work is started.
With my "Sream" lining of the process's I have gotten my labor down to 102,040 labor hours!!
You're all shocked I know, and I'd like to tell you all of my secrets but I don't want any one else to steel them ;)
With that absurdly low fee, I still make a rather nice tidy rate of .49c per lbr hr!!
Please call for appts as early ass possible due to the expected rush from this low introductry price!!
Call "I'm a freagin idiot" at OIC-U812

[Scott]

So we're gonna put the house up for sale tomorrow! LOL Sorta' know how ya feel, every once in a while I stop to figure out how much money I'll LOOSE if/when we sell the Baja!

Clean bottom looks good sir!

Scott"n"Kath

[H2Onut]

WOW, what a bargin, How are you making a profit, rates that low. Geez, mine is on the way!

Mike

[Balzy]

How can you do it so good and sell it sooooooooo cheap??????:) :D ;) :cool: :eek:

[Instigator]

I charge evey one else more, but since you guys are all such good friends :)
And Scott, I know you're right with me brother. When I bought material, I bought 2 gals of resin and thought that would be plenty:D
After four more trips to pick up 2 more gallons each trip, I'm close!
I think, also like you, I'm trying to do it in a garage.
It's a freakin auto shop one day, dog kenel the next, a paint shop next, etc,etc!
Here is as far as I got this weekend before the weather turned back to ****.

[Instigator]

Not a real good shot, I tried this about 6 times!!
If you look close you can see it though.
It's freakin huge!!

[H2Onut]

Well be thankfull, NO GARAGE is alot worse ! Dam dude that thing is coming along. Nice edges on the strakes, Guess I got all that to look forwar to. YIPPEEEEEEEEE can't wait, NOT !!

yep been through 2 gal poly, 3 gal epoxy SO FAR!

Da Nut

[RichS]

can I help;) I threw a Viper away a few years ago because it needed that job. Did it once on a Vector. Was lots of fun,... when it was done. I gotta lot of respect for ya. Good luck.

[dan agnew]

gator, how you get that far in such short time? mikes viking has been in shop 18 months now and he is down to patching small holes less than 2 inch in dia. then go over again for 1/2 in holes and then well you know you been there just as long.
our vector project was just like like yours to the glass it is not as far though, i will never use balsa core after this or west system. it may be good material but it is so thick when less then 70 % it is hard to work.
but we will win this fight.
what you plan for the bottom? i know this is touchey subject with as many opinions as butts, but whats in store for the rude?

Danny

[sixabove]

my viper is still in my shop upside down
finished sanding her yesterday just waiting for a warm day to paint..

then i can start back on the deck......arh..

[Jeff "Yammer"]

:eek: Nice work Gary ,
Nice to see ya make'nn time on that Vector. Looks like things are coming working out .!!. Keep us posted .
Jeff.

[Instigator]

Very, very tedious, testing job!!
Lloyd, cool! Post some pictures.
Our weather is supposed to break again in the next few days.
Still shooting to spray by mid week.
Danny, yeah I know what you mean on all acounts! I used Epoxy on my last project (Sonic) and it is far superior in strength but also 5 times the price!
I am very confident in the additional strength that my additional stringers/knees give that I chose not to use Epoxy on this one.
I am looking at adding some more to it and when my buddy "Yammer" was down a couple of weeks ago, he laughed at me!! Thinks I'm going a little over board.
Course he does'nt have all that extra OMC power to worry about ;)
Yeah, the hook stays. For now?
It don't look right but, too may people say otherwise. The boat racer in me says, "what, are you nuts?"
We'll see.
Brad Collins was over and took a look at it, and lets just say, he was quite amused! :)
And the motor project is coming along as well. I just Tee'd off of my compressor in the basemant so I could set up a bit of a motor shop in the corner so I can work down there when it's too nasty outside for boat work.
Semi bummed that I found out that the dyno I have access too is not realy good enough to be able to measure any tuning changes I make.
I am going off of Stokers guestimate/experience of 320 - 330 @ 8400.
Only parts I need for the motor are the fuel pump/regulator, I have evrything else. (including paint)
Rigging the boat for side steer/seating with a moveable drivers seat. (to center)
Going after big end only (still). Will play with some itty bitty wheels just to chase/play with the Merc guys that can't stay together longer than a quarter mile though:eek:
Oh yeah and NUT, hell you guys in Fla don't need a freakin garage, it's always 82* and sunny!

[Sleekster]

Doesn't need your recore job, but at that price, might bring it on over anyway.

I'm looking at the projectS, and my new mantra is, "One at a time, One at a time"....

SOOOOOO, that's the hook everyone is screaming about. Shoot I have one and haven't looked! Makes sense to keep the bow down, esp. w/ as much weight as we are putting on the back.

Hey, Gator, at 150% of stock, what do you think that will put you speed wise? I didn't know that you wanted to spin it to 8400.

Ever thought about a removable windshield? Might save 1-2 mph, ugly as crap w/o it though. Had to run my V-King for 1/2 of a summer w/o a shield. HATED IT. About ruined the fun in boating. The other day I came across some pics of it. Hurts looking at it more that the scars on my hand when the thing broke.

[Instigator]

Speeds @ 8400??
Depends on how much pitch I can spin.
But on a calculator, lets just say, it's very,very fast! ;)
On the winshield, thats the only way I will own/run a Stream.
Told several people, if it's slower or I have to drive it different then that's just something that has to happen.
Looked at a bunch of em for sale w/o them, and I hate that look!
Very much a part of the "Classic" Stream lines that I love.
I know there's a lot of people out there that have very strong opinions about removing them for extreme speeds butttt----
I look for examples of them working with them.
How about "T-Man's" @ 110 with one??
That's good enough for me!

[Scott]

I considered running the Baja w/o one after I broke my new one, but I want the original look. The new one will be shorter though, and much darker. Man I hate the thoughts of having to make another one. Nerve racking job, will it break during the heating/bending process x2, then will it break putting it into the frame, will it break bolting it back in, will it break once it's in the watter with some stress on it and on and on.

Good lookin hull ya got. I sure remember mine upside down in the garage. No hook at all in the Baja, just the opposite, I forget what thats called.

Lookin foreward to seein it in person!! Looks like we'll be ready for the Rumble, I was worried it might not be done, but all looks good!

All our best!
Scott"n"Kath

[Sleekster]

Scott, I thought you straigtened it to flat. Get my e?

Instigator, I'm w/ you on the 'shield. Keeps bugs out of the diet as well. Nothing like a ram jet dose of protein! With a bite to it! hahahaha

[MadMat]

Hey Gator, looks like things are coming together nicely on the vector. :p

I've got most of my engine back together and have taken next week off work to do the hull. Going to respray all of it with new gelcoat, but I'll be leaving it mostly white since I haven't tried spraying gel before. What're you spraying the vector with? Blood Sweat and tears mostly, sounds like. :rolleyes:

Even putting the engine together seems to take forever, and there's still a few f**k ups that I'd rather have gone back and done again.

[Sleekster]

A little encouragement.....

[Instigator]

Matt, good to hear your project is coming along. I'll be interested to hear the results.
Using Acrylic enamel on mine. Don't know how to do gel and spent too damn much time covering up the F*&%ed up job the last isdit tried to do!!!
Sleek, what happened, the up trim button stick in that picture??:eek:

[Sleekster]

Had to strain at the neck to look over the bow! Sure was a fun ride. You'll notice of couse the calm water - zero breeze! Nice little rollers that let the thing hop....got another shot of it totally out of the water. This was at only 78 MPH. The best speed at the time, untill the Looper got mounted. :)

This is pic #3 in a series of 4. Next one was full frame. Can't find it.

[Scott]

Note Sleek had HAIR! Sorry bud could't resist! Seems that hook in the bottom still was not enough to keep the nose down! You are correct Sleek mine is flat now.

[Sleekster]

About the hair thing! You bum. Hey, that's what happens when you drive your boat, the hairline tries to find your back. All that wind.

The V-King had a straight pad. The Vectors have the hook. I'm not sure if the Vector will allow me to do this, I'm not sure if I want to do this!

[woodco]

Now thats " Airin It Out " ;)

I never was able to get mine to run that high..... Same mota
too.....

Gator ..... Lookin Good :cool:

[Sleekster]

Shhhhhhhhh, it was a 235 under the 150 cowling.........

I think the torpedo nose cone really helped. It didn't have the low water p/u and stuck way out....Added a lot of down force to the lower. Trim button was for the boat.

I've got a bunch of really cool pics, but can't find them. That photo albumn is missin'.

[Hydrovector]

Don't worry the Vector will do that, with out an extra person in the front you will work to keep the bow down. You will have fun with it. Just keep the deck right side up.

X Vector owner!!!

[Sleekster]

Sometime this summer you'll see posts of your old rig! Still satisfied? I am. Good to do business w/ you. I have the Sleek's motor hanging on it for now. But better motor plans await.....the capital to finance them!