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JimG
08-08-2003, 08:23 AM
Look at this little sweetie! It's my boat's baby brotha! :)

It's all there! All original, even down to the HM badge on the drive. Same tach as mine had.. WOW!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2427236548&category=31270
MOP
08-08-2003, 08:34 AM
What a great find I wonder which way its headed? I know someone on the board will pick it up.
DAULEY
08-08-2003, 08:36 AM
HOPE I GET IT
DAULEY
08-08-2003, 08:37 AM
HOPE I GET IT I AM HOT ON ITS TRAIL
DAULEY
08-08-2003, 08:38 AM
HOPE I GET IT I AM HOT ON ITS TRAIL
JimG
08-08-2003, 08:54 AM
To who ever gets it: for God's sake, don't change it! That's as original as I've ever seen. Even the gauges are right! It looks like the day it left the factory... :D

And since I have some knowledge of that batch of gelcoat, please don't re-gel or paint it.. that old yellow will buff out like you just can't believe. The shine won't last all summer, but it's a small area to buff.

Also, don't sweat the black seats (literally! :D ). Everyone told us we were nuts to buy a boat with black seats for Texas. Hasn't been a problem at all. We just carry some big yellow beach towels, and pitch them over the seats. (We would do that on ANY vinyl seats in a Texas summer!) :)

I just wish I could maintain another boat.. I'd buy it in a heartbeat! What a gem...
olredalert
08-08-2003, 08:55 AM
------Is it just the pictures or are the stripes green?Got to be the pics!.......Nice boat though.........Bill S
Dredgeking
08-08-2003, 09:01 AM
it does look like a great boat. i always like yours jim because you just don't see that color scheme every where.
Cuda
08-08-2003, 09:03 AM
Jim, you should buy it so you don't have to stand on the beach while the missus is out running around in your 18. :D She sure looks like she has fun driving it.
DAULEY
08-08-2003, 09:08 AM
GOING TO CHECK IT OUT THIS WEEKEND
JimG
08-08-2003, 09:11 AM
Nope, that's green. It's the same color scheme as the 18 in the 1970 Powerboat Magazine article. Donzi called the stripe British Racing Green.

Cuda, my baby LOVES that old yellow boat! She has a ball in it!

Thanks Dredgeking! It certainly turns heads, and you can see the dang thing from a mile off. Helps when my honeys out cruising... I can keep an eye on her, make sure she's mis-behaving! :D :D
Cuda
08-08-2003, 10:02 AM
That sure looks like a collector's item there!
McGary911
08-08-2003, 11:35 AM
That one looks great. Like going back in time.....i agree that the colors are a cool combo....new prop too. Good luck grabbing this one!