Custom 1965 Correct Craft Mustang build

The brass speedos pickups I got off ebay. The one on the left I sanded off the casting roughness, did the other one later on.

Thought you guys would like this, my $500 tow buggy. It was slid into a pole and essentially abandoned. I pounded it out and put in a new rear windshield and ive been driving it since! Its the 3.0 turbodiesel and it pulls the boat like it isn't there haha

Been really busy winterizing boats and sadly mines coming up soon, hopefully I'll get some pics of the last ride of the year :(

Is $1500 to $2000 a fair price for the 2 bench seats to be upholstered? I'm doing them pretty fancy, similar to 1950's Chris craft seats, bolsters, pleating and welting

TRBenj wrote: Basic benches would be closer to the 1k-1500 mark, if yours are more complex then you're probably in range. Did you ever keep the thing running long enough to get a GPS on it?

Okay good. He does really nice work, glad that's a fair price.

I only got 53mph but that's because it starts porpoising bad around 50mph. But my god does it get there quick!

put two guys in the back seat next yr and look for a small chop water day i bet it runs into the 57 -59

No I didn't... Already at 10:1 so forced induction isn't a viable option. I think there's a bit more that can be wrung out of it with basic carb/intake/tuning, but a few basic hull mods are what I suspect would get the boat to the next level. Not that we have many complaints about the way it currently pulls or skis!

/thread jack over :)

Understood. Like i said, normal and safe!

and then there is the opposite ........     

Even my 38 mph Skier will toss you violently if the bow catches a wave in a turn. If I had serious power in a boat like this I'd want the bow out of the water as much as possible!

Not so sure about the small soft wake. I think yours is a 16'6" hull, am I right? My 16' has a pretty hard, peaked wake. When I skied it all the time I was fine with it, like any wake you can get through it on edge.

I guess I don't know what reaching an engine's potential really has to mean. The WOT speed is a fun number to chase, but none of us are going to be there for long. If you have a ton of power and get slammed back in your seat on acceleration, can rip a skier out of deep water, have power available at any time to make the boat really move, to me that would be the goal. Seems like Jim's pretty much there with his rig!

John, if by "dynamic instability" you mean that it bounces at higher speeds, you're correct. As you guessed, hull shape and steep strut angle are the main contributors to this. While some may find it disconcerting, the bouncing does not make the boat dangerous. As Peter implied, the opposite is true. Force the nose down (in an attempt to quell the bouncing or otherwise) either by shifting weight forward or adding hook, and the possibility of real issues becomes much larger. Things termed "rudder stall" "chine lock" or "ATF" (ass to front). Generally, the front of the hull grabs the water and removes rudder control... Sometimes slowly, sometimes very quickly. THAT is dangerous. Keeping them bouncing means keeping them safe. Certain boats work past the bouncing as speed increases, either due to issues with the underwater gear or excessive hull hook (or both). These boats are more likely to do something truly dangerous, and they also happen to be slower, in general, than their "bouncy" counterparts. It's part of the fun! 55mph in a 16' CC is more exciting than 65mph in a Barefoot Nautique.

Regarding the ski wake, I'd say it's exceptionally soft but definitely not small- the narrow beam and bow high attitude leaves a deep hole behind it. The 16'1" (62-70) and 16'5" (71+) are very similar. I haven't skied behind the classic/cuda.

I am familiar with the "hump zone" and that things sometimes smooth out after the transition. My overpowered 15' I/O had significant chine walk through 50 but it could be controlled somewhat by adjusting the trim angle. It always had a pucker factor though thinking that an unexpected wave would upset the balance. It was my belief that rudder stall on an inboard was caused by the turbulence in the slipstream caused by running behind the pressure wave of the prop shaft. Sounds like that may not be the case then. I got 64.? on my ride in your BFN. It was exciting but not scary, but then you were driving and sometimes fools like me don't know when to be scared.

Sorry to interrupt, but this 23+ square yards of vinyl popped up on craigslist and it thought this would be of interest for the bench seats. $75.00 seems cheap.

Nautique Vinyl

That's a real good price on that vinyl.Have to be at a couple USPS facilities tomorrow in Rochester may just have to contact him.