Hey, I also found the tear down thread!! It shows alot of the rotton wood that was torn out, the grinding and prep work before the Mantex stringers and floor was installed;
http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...ntex+stringers
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Hey, I also found the tear down thread!! It shows alot of the rotton wood that was torn out, the grinding and prep work before the Mantex stringers and floor was installed;
http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...ntex+stringers
i have a 22 1985 velocity not to famillar with these boats it has a 2.5 200hp hydraulic jack plate and low water pickup what prop suggestions are good for this application
Here are the pics I mentioned.
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Here you can see the epoxy mixed with West 404 filler to a peanut butter consistency awaiting the floor sections to be weighted in to place.
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One with floor in & plates.
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Are there any finished pics of that Pulsare?
Nice Work! I always enjoy seeing the different techniques used to rebuilding and making boats better quality products!!!:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesGang
Thanks Do you still have the Checkmate? If so how about some exterior or running pics.
Hey JamesGang, I still have my Pulsare. Here's a couple links to recent pictures and a 75 MPH pass at the Jupiter Sandbar.Quote:
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http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...75+MPH+PULSARE
http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...75+MPH+PULSARE
Looks like a sweet set up. I had to join facebook to see everything. Also looks like a fun place where you go boating.
Facebook becomes addicting...wait and see how many people you've forgotton about come back to life!! It's a great way of keeping in touch with family and friends...and you can post pictures!! The boating in Jupiter FL is great. You have access to the intercoastal water way, the back country, and the open ocean. We have an inlet right in Jupiter, an inlet about 45 minutes north in St. Lucie and an inlet about 35 minutes south at Palm Beach inlet. There are lots of sandbars that become completely exposed at low tide to pull up on and party. :thumbsup:Quote:
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Well after an 8 hour day working about 150 feet from the bay, watching a few streams, superboats, and a 22 progression making some fast passes, I decided its time to start working on this thing again. Pushed it back into the garage, and mocked up and drilled all the plating for the jack plate. I will do the finishing touches tomoro, and mount everythign up tuesday night. Hopefully another 2-3 weeks of a few hours a night in the garage and I will see what this thing can do :thumbsup:
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I still have to shape these up a little bit
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Wow!! Great looking project! Love the race hatch covering the rear seat area!! What kind of power are you installing??
03 225 3 liter merc. Hopefully I will see 75 mph with the motor stock, but I have never personally ran this hull before so I guess we will see what it does in a month or so once the motor is all broken in, and I dial the boat in.
That may be a bit optomisitic but not impossible. I know the 22' Velocity is heavier than my 21' Pulsare. I'm running a 1995 3.0 liter 225 on my Checkmate and the best I've got is 77.0 MPH GPS with 13.5" setback.Quote:
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Hey Jup, how much does a Pulsar hull weigh?????????? I think I read that the Velocity Hull "Stepp" is around 1400lbs. n change. Lighter than I thought to be honest.
Mike Large, check out my new clear coat job, I went ahead and put 3 coats on, it should buff out nice. The first pic is just before I shot it.
The Stepp V22 is 1411 lbs in the catalog ad I have....
:thumbsup: Nice job both of you guys! Both boats are looking great. I might have to hire one of you to come upstate and repaint mine!
Jupiter- Remember you have an older motor then I do. The newer motors run stronger then the old ones do (early 3 liters tend to put out less then advertised), also I have literally nothing inside of the boat, 2 seats, a battery and thats about it besides rigging/guages. It will hit 75 mph even if i have to start cutting some weight out:thumbsup:
Highvelocity- The boat looks great, it should sand out nice, I have to redue my top deck next winter, right now i just want to drive this thing:D
The older 225's are a little lazy on the bottom end because they don't have the 4-butterfly intake but they're pretty consistant on the top end. The Pulsare hull weight is advertised at 1375 lbs so the boats are pretty close in both weight and dimensions. With your light set up you will probably exceed those numbers!! I owned a Velocity for years and it was one of the most fun boats to drive!! You can really feel the boat come up on that wide pad and with the cupped chines the boat turns on rails!!! A little tad of advise...if you get airborne, make sure you roll the throttle on when you reenter the water or you will land hard!! The wide pad makes for some harsh landings if you don't time your throttling...I spent years running the open ocean and big swells in my Velocity so I learned the hard way!! no pun intended! lol Keep us posted on your progress, the boat looks awesome!!:thumbsup:Quote:
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Great job big "ED" just make sure you don't start drinking until after you buff.Quote:
Originally Posted by HighVelocity
Hopefully we will have a rainy weekend here so that I have no outside work and i can get alot of stuff done :thumbsup: I will keep this thread updated
Jupiter- Also the early 3 liters have a much more restrictive exhaust tuner in comparison to the new 3 liters. This thing will go 75+ one of these days but hopefully i can get damn close with a stock motor, that would be an impressive number for my set up
Managed to get a few things done
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I have to fit the bezels, but i put the gauge in place just to see what it will look like
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0770.jpg
Looking good.
Mikey,
That Jack Plate looks like a serious piece of hardware. I know you said the Hydro was pricey right now, but that plate doesn't look cheap. Who is that made by, Bob's??? Very nice! BTW my 12 inch Bob's hyd. was a G.
That looks like a Hydrodynamics rapid jack
That is a hydrodynamics 12 inch rapid jack. I was looking into going hydrolic, but for the extra 6-700 I figured I would see how the boat does with a manual jackplate on it first. And as far as price is concerned the hydrodynamics is very close to a detweiler jackplate.
1 more picture for now!!!!!!!
I am just waiting on some parts for teh speedo, that is why it is not in place
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Next year I am going to redue the carbon fiber look on the dash board the real way, the panels are a little wavy, but it will work for the season
MikeyLarge........Boat is coming along very well. I keep thinking about selling my 86 and buying a newer one, but this thread makes me want to redo it!!!!
HighVelocity, what are the common findings under the floor of these things??
Mikey Large, also, what rubrail is on your boat??
The rubrail is from taco, offhand I do not remember the part number, it is white pvc 20 ft lengths, with stainless insert. If you need the part number let me know, I will go through my invoices from when i bought the rail. It is the same rail that was used on Mragu's 21 and 16 super!!!!!!
Thanks ML!! Looks really good in the pics. The stainless rail in mine is showing is age!! You dont have to dig for the number, I will check into it when the time comes!!
When the time comes just shoot me a pm, I will try to dig it up for you :thumbsup:
I pitched the oil tank to the pickup side because I have the smaller tank, which is why it appears crooked. Also the loop of oil line is so that i can slide the tank out to fill it up :thumbsup:
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And the mess...
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...IMG_0815-1.jpg
I should have it in the water monday to start breaking this thing in :cheers:
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Originally Posted by DKerns
Did you check out the post where I showed the floor being cut up??? It's not bad actually except for under the seat pedestals, and in the two rear corners where the water can sit it the boat is leaning one way or the other.
I should have added drain holes in the corners when I re-did my floor. So I wound up just cutting those last 2 sections on either side out and leaving them out. No more rot ever.
Nice clean rigging and well thought out!!:thumbsup: Looking forward to seeing your performance when you splash her!!
Hey Mike,
Is the steering cylinder going to hit the jackplate when the motor is all the way up. Mine absolutley does if the plate is in the down postion.
Steering clears the jackplate with plenty of room :thumbsup:
Found these and scanned 'em in. Quality is so-so. First pics are w/3.6 V8, then w/twin 2.5's :cheers: Chris
Late '80s - early 90's
Twin Rigged
The rest
ChrisM,
Great photos! Thanks for sharing! Do you know how fast it went with the twin 2.5s?