28 Skater

[NICE PAIR]

Hahahaha - Well that's good news ! ! ! Keep it that way!
It's pretty on the inside - That's what counts. People up here in new England have been known to wait at the boat ramp watching those "REALLY SHINY TRAILERS"... Then they follow those folks home when they get back. I guess you won't be a target with that trailer lol.
Seriously though, who cares. My trailer is ugly as sin.
At least you're getting it wet ! Meanwhile my powerhead is back on the workbench.

Thanks for the Kudos, Keep up the good work, you'll get it. :-)

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[Frank Molé]

have fun,looks great,you beat me to the water..lol

[NICE PAIR]

have fun,looks great,you beat me to the water..lol

You're gonna get there, Hey! just follow me. ;-)

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p.s. I had a two year head start.

[NICE PAIR]

"Loving my new fuel mileage"

[AZMIDLYF]

Fuel Smileage..

[NICE PAIR]

Tried to find some cool trim indicator actuators for my Bluewater dash unit ... no luck ... built my own.

Turned out OK ;-)

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[home made tunnel]

Love when we make our own stuff - - - Just your stuff is way better than my stuff haha ! Do you cut your metal by hand or do you have a laser / plasma / waterjet ??

[NICE PAIR]

Love when we make our own stuff - - - Just your stuff is way better than my stuff haha ! Do you cut your metal by hand or do you have a laser / plasma / waterjet ??

All done with hand tools, drill press, belt sander, etc. No Laser, no mill, I do have an old 9" southbend lathe.
Your stuff is pretty damn cool, and you get an A+ for effort. ;-)

[tux974]

Nice work buddy!.... Good feeling when you come up with an idea, fabricate it and make it happen...

[Frank Molé]

great fab....looks pro...

[conmax]

With all this restoration work, I might be tempted to re-power with a couple of 400's. I am not sure the Skater could handle that much weight on the transom. The 28 Speedster and the M29 seem ok with the weight, but I believe they have about a foot and a half more beam to displace more water. It would sure be fast boat, w/o the overwide beam of the 308 making towing a chore and illegal in CA.

[tux974]

I think the 400's are a bit heavy for a 28. The 300's are running extremely well with some good driving characteristics and balance.....JMHO.

[JPEROG]

With all this restoration work, I might be tempted to re-power with a couple of 400's. I am not sure the Skater could handle that much weight on the transom. The 28 Speedster and the M29 seem ok with the weight, but I believe they have about a foot and a half more beam to displace more water. It would sure be fast boat, w/o the overwide beam of the 308 making towing a chore and illegal in CA.

If you are wanting a weapon then 3 280s would be a better solution, or wait for Matt to come out with his 4 liter billet monsters-

Joe