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Recent content by wired

  1. wired

    Optimax 150 checkmate predictor 16.5'

    It will seem smoother until it does the bat turn at 70 MPH. If the steering is good ( TIGHT ) you wont have stability ( chinewalk ) problems at higher speeds. Keeping the bow flat on the water robs speed. Scooting along just on the back of the pad will easily gain 10+ MPH over hugging the...
  2. wired

    Optimax 150 checkmate predictor 16.5'

    You do not want to move weight to the front of the boat. It makes handling unstable and high speed handling very unstable. V pad style boats such as these need the center of gravity as far back as possible. The goal is to generate enough lift at rear of the boat to rise up on the pad past 45-50...
  3. wired

    Optimax 150 checkmate predictor 16.5'

    What sort of hull data do you need and what do you want to do with the boat? ski, speed, fish etc.
  4. wired

    Mounting a Motor to a Jack Plate

    Even with anti seize dont use stainless bolts with stainless nuts. Ive had to break quite a few of those bolts to get them out and its not fun torquing them to 250 lbs to snap the shank. Use the brass nuts.
  5. wired

    Carb engine choke / starting issues

    My money would be buying an electric fuel pump and return regulator with return line to the tank. That engine should fire immediately every time.
  6. wired

    Tunnel ram on sbc

    True. It was crap when i twas new and its still crap.
  7. wired

    Restoration price?

    If I didnt have a deep family connection to mine I wouldnt have spent any money on it making it seaworthy. It has to be a labor of love or its going to be a money pit. Youll spend $5K on it before you know it. Thats $5K better spent on something else if you don't have $5K to spend or its $5k...
  8. wired

    225 3 liter on an Enticer.

    Haha. That boat has NEVER had insurance, EVER. Not since it left the dealership in 1981. I did get insurance on the Allison but they'd probably disavow me if anything happened too.
  9. wired

    225 3 liter on an Enticer.

    It almost became one :)
  10. wired

    225 3 liter on an Enticer.

    3 liter on a Enticer. One of my favorite boating pics...
  11. wired

    Finally my new trailer

    How much did that gem set you back if you don't mind my asking?
  12. wired

    1981 Enticer Questions

    Split the boat . Cut the old transom wood out from the inside . Glue a couple of 3/4" marine grade plywood sheets together ( I used birch plywood and it worked fine for 250 HP ) and cut the new transom out of that wood. set it in place and get busy with the fiberglass and resin. LOTS of resin...
  13. wired

    " For Sale" 9 inch jackplate

    9 inch jack plate off my Allison. All threads in excellent condition. $150 plus shipping. mikeprewitt@gmail.com
  14. wired

    1981 Enticer Questions

    You will replace all the wood and the the soppy wet foam too. Get busy.
  15. wired

    Restoration price?

    You can do a LOT better than that. My 90+ MPH 225 Promax Allison XB2003 with agreed value of $23,000 has full coverage at $308 per year through Foremost Insurance.
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