Custom 1965 Correct Craft Mustang build

Gary S wrote: Careful with the propane also it will make you loopy. I spent alot of time in tents with propane heat,not all of us had underground trucks with built in heat and air blower.

I resemble this quote.

I sure have enjoyed going thru this thread Hussler...whata job!



john

paid us quite well thank you very much.



john

Here's the new wheels, 15 x7 Wheel Vintiques, painted the centers the same Interlux red as the boat. Topped them off with some reproduction ford hubcaps.

Smithfamily wrote: Those rims look great! Will that paint hold up on them?

I don't see why not, it's a high quality two part paint , I've used the cheap spray paint from pep boys and not had a problem.

Love love love the way they turned out though, even though only like 10 people see them in the summertime lol... And I guess the couple thousand people online haha

That is way cool

are there badgers in Minnesota?

Why?

Jim, I think the tabs will do very little for your boat. My boat has much less power than yours, but a similar hull. If people are in the rear seat, it squats and takes a while to go "over the top" to get on plane. If it's just me in the front seat, very little bow rise, then the typical flat stance at speed. I think tabs will have a slight but not significant effect on planing with weight in the back, and at speed would just plant your bow more, which will scrub speed and maybe cause dangerous bow steer.

If you are just trying to get rid of porpoising, same problem, tabs will drive the bow down with bad handling results.

Just my 2 cents, not sure I know anyone that has tried them on a 16 ft. hull.

It has very bad porpoiseing when loaded with 3 or 4 people at half throttle.

I had a customer this summer with a 1957(?) Chris craft double cockpit 18 ft with a 383 chevy stroker. With one person in it you could get it up to 34mph before it would porpoise wildly. 2 people in the front seat it would do about 28mph GPS. The owner needed a solution so I figured I'd give the tabs a shot.

I'll be doing this to other overpowered wooden/fiberglass boats this summer for sure.

I now get a consistent 44mph with just me in the Chris Craft and 40mph with 4 people in it GPS. I will have to go over the dangers of over tabbing with them in the spring, I installed the auto retractor module to help keep that from happening.

I used the 9 wide 12 long edge mounts by lenco. If you follow the instructions they have NO EFFECT when retracted, Id wager I probably won't use them with just me in the boat

8122pbrainard wrote: Hussler wrote: It has very bad porpoiseing when loaded with 3 or 4 people at half throttle.. You are very mistaken as to the intended purpose of your Mustang.

Pete, seems like the owner of the boat decides the purpose. What's the intended purpose of a Mustang? Tournament skiing? That ship sailed 40 plus years ago.

I would try a couple props before I went after a set of tabs. I am trying to wrap my mind around anything other than the 3 to 4 people all in the back seat causing the boat to bounce before 36 or so.. Of course an old hull can have a bit of its own personality.

63 Skier wrote: 8122pbrainard wrote: David, The owner of a particular craft doesn't decide the purpose rather the craft determines the purpose. Not sure I agree. I've seen people use inboard ski boats to fish. I've seen people use center console fishing boats for tubing. I've used a 16 ft. inboard on big lakes in conditions it was never meant to be out in. I agree a boat appears to have a specific purpose by design, but I'd argue that owners decide what they really want to use their boats for.

David,
I totally agree with you that boats can be muti purposed but Joe and I have the same thought.

JoeinNY wrote: I am trying to wrap my mind around anything other than the 3 to 4 people all in the back seat causing the boat to bounce before 36 or so.. Of course an old hull can have a bit of its own personality.

My '63 never porpoises. I assume it's either because of the relatively lower power (V6 at 130 hp) or me being heavy enough to hold the bow down.

Did your shaft angle get changed at any point?

75 Tique wrote: Just as long as it passes the visible tracking fin test, right, Joe?

A 16ft Mustang hasn't got one of them there fancy fins, shes a slider not a carver.