New boat in the water for the first time (not a V but no one is perfect)
 

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This is the only pic that I have right now, the rest are on wifey's phone and she's having technical difficulties. The good news is that it floats. The bad news is that it's a little too stern heavy for my liking. With no weight in the back of the boat, the swim platform is only about 2 inches out of the water. The scuppers are underwater all the time.

Do not have performance figures yet because there is an obstruction in the tank somewhere and the boat pulls a vacuum on the primer bulb and dies before it can get on plane. I should have this sorted by the weekend and hope to post numbers then.

I'm hoping to be really stoked on this thing

I like the new ride. Put some big red lights on her and a stop arm and you would have a water school bus. :beer:

Actually, the name of the boat is Short Bus

What is it? What is it powered with? Stop teasing us.. My guess would be Answer or Robalo.

I've seen encapsulated foam installed under the swim platforms, added flotation at rest, small enough so when your on plane they are out of the water, I can't remember who made them though

Its an Offshore 22, made by the now defunct (and optimistically named) Offshore Yachts in South Florida. I put the 1999 225 Merc and jackplate from my old V onto the back of this thing. It should fly once I get the fueling bugs worked out. From what I understand, this set of bay boat molds were passed around in the south Florida boat builders circles; there are guys on THT who claim that they are still in use but details on who may be using them are thin ... sounds like BS to me, but I like the story enough to repeat it.

That is exactly what I was thinking of/looking for. If you can find more details or some pictures of what this looks like, I'd love to see them.

Boat looks great....good luck with it.

There was an Offshore dealer in the upstate of SC for a time several years back...several of the striper guides got 22s and they are still seen on Lake Hartwell frequently...they must be good boats to have sustained the abuse for this long...:clap:

But I have long agreed w/you about the name...but that's ONLY a name...

hey having that boat on here is like taking a jap bike to a harley you no what bikers do they burn the jap bikes lol only kidding welcraft is better lol

yea its like having aussia here on a American board talking and spelling like he does!!:nut:

good luck with the boat!!

Found at least one of my fueling problems. About a quart of rusty water in the bottom of my tank along with about the same amount in the fuel filter. I hoovered out the tank and changed the filter, also flushed the lines and ran the motor on the hose to clean out the carbs. I thought the old black tombstone was smoking a bit too much. Another problem is the supply fuel line was reduced at the pickup to 5/16 instead of 3/8; now that has also been rectified.

I'm thinking that the problem with the supply side vacuum may be this: The fill, vent, and supply lines are at the rear of the tank. At rest and getting on plane, the boat is stern down and I think that with the tank full, the fill, vent, and supply lines are full of gas with a big air bubble at the front of the tank. This is why popping the cap on the fuel fill did not burp the system. Thoughts?

Hey Aussie, flame on!

You got a boat - that's great. Doesn't matter what kind. Good luck with it, hope it works well and doesn't cost you too much in the process !!

yes macojoe we know downunder that your **** dont stink and what ever i say is offensive to you . dont no whats up your *** you grumpy old f--ker far as i no i have done nothing wrong . your not even man wnough to answer reasons why u dont like me . f--ken low life your are and yes if you were downunder you wouldnt last long with your atitude. just because you own this web site dosnt give you the rite to do what u want. you lazy fat c-nt. KNOW you have reason to be mad at me you c,,k sucker
yes go a head and check my spelling wanker

Hair trigger this morning?

Actually it does. He has all the buttons. I used to be MJ's pinata so it's nice having someone else take a few swats with the bat. :bat:

I think you two are too much alike aussie. That's just MJ's humor. He like's pushing buttons for a reaction. You responded just how he wanted you to.

As for spelling? Have you checked out MJ's spelling and grammar at all? We don't call him the Windtalker for nothing. He has his own made up language.
Just for sh!ts and giggles, I would love to have square off spelling contest between the two of you guys. :you: I'm not sure who would be the interpreter though. :sun:

I can arrange for that.

Darn, I posted then deleted. Shrek caught me. LOL!! I know a few COONARSE MAN, I call them friends, nice folks. Don't want a herd of them coming after me, dats for sure. Hard to understand what they are saying at times, no ear for the dialect. But I like to hear them talk.
I figure MJ and Aussie both would be scratching their heads to hear one speak. Decided to delete so as not to stir the pot. OOOps!

The fuel issue. I am trying to wrap my mind around why there would be a vacuum. I can understand a big air pocket in the unvented front of the tank causing issues with getting the tank 100% full of fuel. The big air pocket up front should not have any effect on fuel being sucked out the bottom thru a pick-up tube. As the motor sucks the fuel level lower and lower in the tank, the vent line should still allow air to come in and displace the outgoing fuel. If you wanted to test your theory try with only half a tank of fuel and see what it does. I wasn't gonna post anything "Helpful" because I am not sure of what I just wrote. BUT if the vent line is wet when the tank is full and you have a big air pocket up front, be mindful of fuel expansion. On a hot day that could lead to purging fuel out the vent. Nice boat too. If you find a way to make the stern higher in the water (besides strapping 55 gallon barrels to the side) let me know. I have the desire to pursue that one.

Oddly enough i just built this jap bike its a yamaha but it is far from a yamaha now!!!!! it was my project over the winter and my new project is the v20. :beer:

By the way sweet boat!!!

Nice bobber Kracker Jack. :beer:

Here's my sled.
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i would just like to say that neither one of you jackasses can spell for sh!t.
nice scoot, chumbo.

since were show other hobbies .Here's mine

Is that an older Ironhead Sporty? Looks good.

Thanks Chum good eye it's a 83 1000 4speed with a ss pacage job done

Sick bobber. Did that begin life as an xs650? Who built the rigid?

I can't resist showing a couple of pics of my scooters :clap:
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Awesome pics Shrek. I looked at the first pic; OK. Then the second pic, I'm saying; That's not your everyday street bike. Then I got my answer. :clap::beer:
The most racing I ever did was some Ice Racing and Flat track Racing waaayy back in the day. I'd have to scan those pics though because they were 35-40 years ago on my old Husqvarna.

Chum, You've got to scan those pics! Flat track and ice racing is truly a man's sport...I'm not sure that I have the stones for that.

I'll see what I can dig up. It's gonna take going through several boxes of photos.

Latest pics of the Short Bus in the water
 

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Shrek, you scored big time on the offshore!!...somebody put some nice work into that boat...I like the uncluttered look of it...:clap:

Nice lines. I really like the rake of the T top frame and the relationship to the console..it just looks "right". Motor on the bracket looks good too... nice ride.

B

Thanks y'all. This sucker owes me a bunch of fish and this weekend I mean to collect.