Slotto Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I picked this up back in 1996. Not sure why but I traded the truck off and kept the boat. Eager to build, I started off by painting the hull and installing the underside fin and prop. For whatever reason I stopped there and boxed it up. Since then, I have moved and all my model kits went up on a shelf in the garage. Last Friday, I got inspired and pulled the box off the shelf. It was covered in nearly 30 years of dust. Not sure of its condition, I lifted off the lid and there she was in surprisingly pretty decent condition. No instructions. Ugh. I ended up finding a digital set on the web. So I printed them out. As I started back in, I considered red, black and white as the color scheme. I added the stringers to the bottom of the hull not really sure it I was installing them right. The instructions were kinda sketchy, and at least, I hadn't lost any of the parts. I was careful in assembly, looking ahead to anticipate where the next parts were to be installed. After finishing the hull, I started on the engine. The block was already assembled and all I needed to do paint it. Next came the valve covers. I made it a plan to add plug wires. The instructions called for a magneto. I had the part but I dont know anything about them so I added a custom distributor and coil instead. With the engine finished, I added the headers. The provided exhaust tips looked hokey so I added some from the parts bin. Same for the velocity stacks. I painted the nose piece for the boat, the interior walls and the seats. While that cured, I added some heat stains on the headers. Looking back I should have added fuel lines since everything is out in the open. Next came the trailer. I added some "rope" and a hook. Everything pretty much fell into place. I kinda wish I would have kept the truck. No built thread for this one. Thanks for looking! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 very nicely done Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, KWT said: very nicely done Steve Thanks buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Very nice, gotta love a boat with a HEMI!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Just sweet! Thank you for posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Looks fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Nice work. That thing would be a wild ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Beautiful looking Ski Boat. Like the engine detailing and the crank and mooring details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Nice work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Very nice Steve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athlon Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Great work I haven't seen that one too often, I did the newer release, hotrod hydro and had a hard time finding pics of built kits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merk Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Thats some nice work. Merk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 That's a nice, clean build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Very clean work!| I wouldn't want to be on skis behind that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Looks great. Mark Weitzman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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