pumps in!!

[beat taco]

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3 puppies mounted

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welded in!

[wolfeman131]

Hey now taco,

This is no bueno. You need to provide us slower ones on here with a bit more color commentary. What the guacamole are you up to with a welder in the boat?

[beat taco]

A little scary but love the end result!

[bergermaister]

Nothing like a little melted carpet to get the juices flowing!

[beat taco]

Nothing like a little melted carpet to get the juices flowing!

Especially when it's brand new! I never planned on doing it that way or I would have changed the order!

[kaneboats]

That right there is why I stay away from tequila.

[loudsubz]

That right there is why I stay away from tequila.

that and the replies from OP are making my head spin lol

[KSmith]

I'm relocating my ballast pumps, and I gotta say I will not be using a welder...

[wolfeman131]

I had a chicken taco salad tonight for dinner with some salsa & chips and a few cervesas, but I am still no comprende on what the heck is going on in his boat.

[beat taco]

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a little wiring...

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...and switches.

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but then I got distracted with polishing, I'll work on plumbing tomorrow. Can't wait, I got the plasma cutter ready to go!!

[WaterBullDawg1980]

THIS.IS.AWESOME.

Welding?? Where do all of you get these fabulous toys??

[beat taco]

So I moved the batteries out of the rear locker and added a new acr and switch, also put the amps in and an on board charger....
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[beat taco]

Thought I'd start plumbing when the UPS man showed up........15061150621506315064
Derailed again! Atleast I got to cut something!

[beat taco]

Well once I started cutting I caught the bug...1506515066

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Then I got some help..15068

And bam!
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[jmvotto]

Came to the party late but wth is going on especially the pic of a speaker two cup holders and partial windshield

Can't picture it not enough tequila I guess

[loudsubz]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e0BG39ctq4A/TBQSggZ_XdI/AAAAAAAAATM/35uemY7VEqY/s1600/Drunk-Main.jpg

[bergermaister]

Beat Taco - what part of town you in? Love to swing by some time, meet a fellow MOOMBA owner and check out your handy work, help polish off some cold bee... uh tequila.

[beat taco]

I'll be at three rivers this weekend, looks like you know the spot! I hope you do get to see my boat in person someday, its just an old Supra Santera I bought in September well used. This was my favorite SC forum so I thought I'd share some pics of the upgrades I was working on....until I posted!!;)

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Loved the pics taco. Hope you keep hanging around brotha!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

[bergermaister]

Very Cool Taco - you were sort of a mystery guest there for a while. If it hasn't been said yet - welcome to the forum!

I don't think the weather is going to cooperate this weekend to hit the water - maybe Wed and Thur though.

Three rivers - you talking the golf course?? I'm racking my brain to come up with where there are three rivers that actually meet in one spot around here. Got scratch so far...

[beat taco]

Sorry, your sig pic! 15104

Cove! More pics on that to come!

Back to the boat..I couldn't find a good spot for it so I just used the old anchor light hole since I'm putting the light on the tower. No real ideal spot but I happen to use the crap out of remotes at the back of the boat.
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Got the tower back on....
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The boat had no shine when I got it and the blue stripe around the top was more of a white stripe with slight blue tint it was so oxidized. I quickly ditched the old light setup and added some new to me pro 80's
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Note the swim deck is now on and its beer not tequila as most of you guessed! I used epoxy along with the screws to secure the deck to the new brackets!

I did start plumbing, note the bow sac in the first tower picture. Hopefully tomorrow the 1100's go into the rear lockers! The swim deck will get its love to but I need to refinish the fiberglass before I stick down the new sea dek. That wont happen before this weekend, but heres a teaser..
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The pro 80's now drown out the sound of my JL 7.7's, in a good way of coarse!

[bergermaister]

Attachments didn't work there amigo.

Ok - now I know where you're talking about. We don't have a trip planned to that neck of the woods until August unfortunately. Always subject to change though.

[beat taco]

Sorry, your sig pic! 15122

Cove! More pics on that to come!

Back to the boat..I couldn't find a good spot for it so I just used the old anchor light hole since I'm putting the light on the tower. No real ideal spot but I happen to use the crap out of remotes at the back of the boat.
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Got the tower back on....
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The boat had no shine when I got it and the blue stripe around the top was more of a white stripe with slight blue tint it was so oxidized. I quickly ditched the old light setup and added some new to me pro 80's
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Note the swim deck is now on and its beer not tequila as most of you guessed! I used epoxy along with the screws to secure the deck to the new brackets!

I did start plumbing, note the bow sac in the first tower picture. Hopefully tomorrow the 1100's go into the rear lockers! The swim deck will get its love to but I need to refinish the fiberglass before I stick down the new sea dek. That wont happen before this weekend, but heres a teaser..
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The pro 80's now drown out the sound of my JL 7.7's, in a good way of coarse!

[beat taco]

Fixed the pics!

[beat taco]

I wanted to get an update in before my Cove trip but ended up working on the boat until I left. One of the boxes of parts I got with the boat was what I thought was rear locker boards, turns out all I had was this:
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This was the first time I had them in, I got the boat in September and put 40 hours on it as is, this was one of the things missing. I had to drill and tap some new machine screws in the aluminum to make it oh so nice.

So I made these:
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And with that I was finally ready for rear bags. I also needed to make something to fill the huge hole in the dash where the stereo was supposed to go. Boat came with no stereo!
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So with the important stuff done I worked on the last few items before leaving. First I knew I would need more prop to push all that ballast!
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[beat taco]

Then some oil. I happen to have both filters laying around so heres the wix/napa gold next to the mobil 1. We can beat this one to death, the point is change them regularly and stay away from fram!
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And with my new house panel full of accessories a big stereo and 6 year old batteries I pulled the trigger on these:
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And hit the road:
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Now unfortunately I did a bad job of taking pictures once I got to the lake. I will get more of the bags/boat etc. but someone did get one of me surfing...uh..and drinking!
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I will get more photos of the bags and everything cleaned up soon. Another thing that I think first brought me here was attempting to trailer the boat. My old Centurion was such a breeze. Last summer the wet the bunks, fronts half out, worked fine at the ramps I was using. The ramp at Three Rivers was impossible, I really want to add front bunks to lift the bow up! However with a little more research I am getting the back wheels of my truck 6" deep and self centering off the trailer pylon. Funny thing is thats how I always grabbed my centurion and I am done beating up the boat powering on and off the trailer!

[beat taco]

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Newberg today. Looks like a bunch of you run around there!

[beat taco]

Did some more tonight. Cut the SeaDek for the walk-thru area that used to be a skating rink. You can see the Hella LED courtesy lights I used to replace the old junk that was missing three out of five covers. Also check out my DIM stainless cup holders, no expense spared when your ballin' on a budget!
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Also thought I'd post a pic of the sweet factory ballast setup, these took up the rear lockers and added a whopping 240lbs. each!!
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It's for sale! OBO!

The fixed heater that the previous owner failed to drain and froze along with the motor seems to be the biggest hit so far out of all the upgrades I've done. Haha

[bergermaister]

That factory ballast looks real familiar...

[beat taco]

That factory ballast looks real familiar...


What about this? Getting close?
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[bergermaister]

Ha - yeah, that does too. I won't see that water until the end of August though.

I'm a little jealous of the time you've had to put into your boat. I've done a few very little things but no where near what was on my wish list. For example my EQ has been sitting on the work bench since Christmas. The RCAs to wire it up (finally) sitting there close to a month...

[beat taco]

Its getting harder to work on the boat now that our summer finally arrived! I already wish listed a bunch of upgrades until next year (like new interior) and am just trying to finish up the ones I started. The big one being my swim deck, I leave for Shasta on Friday and have to get it done! Found a pic of my old boat last night, wish I had some of the interior I re-did as it was my favorite upgrade.
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So coming out of that into this is a dream come true, even if she's old junk by most standards.

[beat taco]

Swim board done!
The previous owner must have never learned to turn towards the dock while pulling away from it seeing as how he used the platform as a bumper...
So heres the chunked out cracked board:
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And here it is re-glassed with Seadek installed:
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[beat taco]

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And with that it should be ready for Shasta Friday!

[motosno963]

did you just buy a sheet of the seadek?

[mnpracing]

taco, did you redo the swim platform yourself? If so could you lay out the materials you used, process, etc?

Thanks

[beat taco]

did you just buy a sheet of the seadek?

Yes 18x74, I made a template and traced it onto the pad. I also noticed they update overstock and seconds on facebook and they had my swim deck pad on sale after liking them for a couple of months.

[beat taco]

taco, did you redo the swim platform yourself? If so could you lay out the materials you used, process, etc?

Thanks

The process has a lot of steps but is fairly easy. This video is exactly what I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz5WCfipaNw&feature=related

Got my stuff here: http://www.bottompaintstore.com/blog/how-to/how-to-apply-gelcoat/

Not sure if that's much help but should be a start.

[mnpracing]

The process has a lot of steps but is fairly easy. This video is exactly what I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz5WCfipaNw&feature=related

Got my stuff here: http://www.bottompaintstore.com/blog/how-to/how-to-apply-gelcoat/

Not sure if that's much help but should be a start.

awesome, thanks for posting the links. Looks like you did a very nice repair job.

[beat taco]

My neighbor got screwed on an install of some amps and two 12" subs in his new X-25. Long story short to fix it he ended up at Kingpin, based on what I know now and the forum (Mike) he went Exile all the way. They dumped the two 12's, went to a single 13" in a sick enclosure firing down, and glassed in some rails to put an amp board on the outside wall of the boat away from his three batteries. He retained the factory 4 JL 7.7's on the tower and 4 7.7's in the cockpit. Needless to say the system has finally come to life with the Exile's pushing them. My neighbor likes it loud and this had been a total let down until now! A very nice digital JL and digital kenwood amp are now for sale haha.
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Pics from Shasta in a little over a week, I'm out at 6am!

[beat taco]

Shasta was amazing. Seems no one cares about the air my 9 year old is getting, so what about this: My 4 year old is up!
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Now I seem to suck at taking pics once I'm having fun but I got a couple. Here is the 1100 filled up. Notice the water in the bag is level and boat is leaning haha.
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Getting the wake dialed in has been a learning curve, and with different people/loads its always changing. Its nice to be able to drain and fill while under way. For wake boarding I like the bow sac fairly full and anywhere from 300-600lbs. in each rear locker, always more on the riders strong side.
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Those are to show wake, I need better ones of my 9 year old because after a week at Shasta he is wake to wake.

I'm upset I didn't get one of the surf set up. I had a hell of a time getting it to surf. The hull changes in '08 are obvious because I have friends surfing behind newer ones with a lot less weight. So I finally pulled the 1100 out of the starboard locker and put it on the floor next to the seating on the port side. I still was able to use my port pump and hose to fill it due to my superior planning during install (haha). With the 1100 full on the floor it pretty much fills up the entire carpeted area around the stadium seating. I filled the 1100 in the port locker and the bow sac and went surfing, now she surfs! I plan on going out tomorrow and will finally make a point to get pics. Shouldn't have problems leaving my phone on the houseboat!

[beat taco]

I am also leaving the trim tab down pretty much all the time to keep the v part of my hull plunged, forgot to add that.

A couple more shots from the lake...
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The new Exile setup pounded the x-25! Thanks Brian! We may need fans however...
Teaching the boys how to teak drag
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[moombahighrider]

Not to be too much of a downer, but are you really teak surfing with those kids? It looks as though you are moving but I could be wrong. I'm hoping it's just a joke.

It's just so dangerous. I didn't think anyone did that anymore, considering the things that could go so terribly wrong...

[Cigars n scotch]

I would agree. You don't seem to be going fast but still, exhaust fumes and not one of them has a life jacket on. Really dangerous, but you are your own man.

[beat taco]

Exactly, my 4 year old is up and no one cares. Thanks for making my point!

[beat taco]

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Forgot this one.

[beat taco]

Surf set up
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Plus bow full plus port locker full

[beat taco]

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Designated driver!

[beat taco]

Oh no, the 1500.1 exile blew the JL 13 in the X25, haha! I hope they let him switch to a big 12! A guy this weekend in a red and white B52 was out hitting all of us with one and the 1500.1, he said BrianPDX tuned it. He had four 9's on the tower too, had us all beat!

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Love your updates BT.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

[beat taco]

Love your updates BT.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Thanks we've been using the ish out it! Everything works perfect after 87 hours in 7 weeks, all i did was copy mods you guys did! Fix the swim deck, add a battery and move up, replace carpet, huge amount of ballast, and of coarse a big stereo! Go have fun, good stuff. Replaced the raw water pump, only maintenance issue we've had and did it between weekends :)

Taught three kids how to board today, too bad the season is so short around here!
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[beat taco]

More August boating in Oregon!
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[rca]

More August boating in Oregon!
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This made me laugh. Down here the water doesn't even cool you off right now it's so hot. Ask Mike and Brian, they'll agree, lol.

[Brianinpdx]

@ RCA - funny thing is, in TX you guys dont even use towels.... just get out of the hot tub warm river and geet back to sweating again. CRAZY!

@ BT - Where do you guys go out? I'm sure I've come across your boat before seeing as your local. Remember, tuning a boat stereo is one thing. But operating it to the point of destruction is another. Sounds kinda like the beer commercials dont it. Drink responsibly - I mean play music that way, I mean.. oh hell, turn it up!

-Brian
Exile Audio

[beat taco]

@ RCA - funny thing is, in TX you guys dont even use towels.... just get out of the hot tub warm river and geet back to sweating again. CRAZY!

@ BT - Where do you guys go out? I'm sure I've come across your boat before seeing as your local. Remember, tuning a boat stereo is one thing. But operating it to the point of destruction is another. Sounds kinda like the beer commercials dont it. Drink responsibly - I mean play music that way, I mean.. oh hell, turn it up!

-Brian
Exile Audio


We put in at Newberg and run up. I will run down to West Linn too but prefer to swim above Newberg! If you see me or the green and black X25 come say hi, my neighbor will gladly take you surfing behind the 25! He should be a stereo tester, he pushes everything to its limit and beyond! Kingpin gave him a new sub and turned down the 1500.1 a little, they also added a cooling fan for the amps. When the sub quit working we knew it wasn't the Exile equipment that gave up! On Sunday he was able to drain all three of his batteries with his stereo, did I say he goes hard? Its not like he wasn't running the boat either..

When I heard Josh's B-52 on the beach how good it sounded didn't bother me, I figured he had multiple subs so no big deal he was out pounding us. When I saw him that evening at the boat ramp and talked with him I was shocked to learn it was only one Big 12! I was also owning the X-25 out there until he switched to the Exile amps, do you see a theme here? And he hasn't forgotten the beating I put on him since he likes to give me the universal "turn it up!" gesture every time I pull away from the beach now and acts like he can't hear my ish. Payback sucks!


@RCA- We had 100* weather last wed-thurs-fri and by the weekend when I could go out it was 70*! There were two pull out vents under those blankets with the heater on high!

[moombadaze]

[QUOTE=Brianinpdx;191798.. oh hell, turn it up!

-Brian
Exile Audio[/QUOTE]

boy do I plan to, may be a couple months tho. everything arived in great shape

[beat taco]

Update from seadek on Facebook, not the best deals I've seen but thought I'd pass along.
http://www.seadek.com/c-54-factory-secondsoverstock.aspx

[kaneboats]

Well, if I still had a 2000 Outback I'd be ordering.

[beat taco]

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Sad to say I'm done for the year! Great summer in the Supra. No issues with anything.

I've been meaning to mention that if your children have neoprene vests that are rubbing on their chins or anywhere else, switch to nylon! We always thought neoprene was the best until we noticed what they were doing to the kids skin. The neoprene rubs them raw!

I really started to get the wake dialed in this past month. I am going to get a couple more bags. With the 1100 in the locker, 1100 on the floor, IBS full the wave was okay. I added another 500 to the seat and it made a huge difference! I think that's as good as this old boat can do, so I am happy with that. I want to get a couple 750's to play with for next year.

Once I get started on the interior and some other mods ill have more pics/updates. I won't be using it but I will be working on it! I miss Shasta!
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[bergermaister]

Gotta ask Jake - how do you like your tower? If there's one big thing I could change... Although yours looks a little more swept back than mine?

[beat taco]

I never liked the looks of it but so many things on my boat are function over form. It is far down on the list but someday...
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[beat taco]

Well it's that time of the year again. With LBC July 3rd around the corner and a torn apart boat here come a few late nights :). The list goes on but here's a start. Let the fun begin. I still have welding to do. More big holes too. Yummy.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/22/u7arytyn.jpg
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[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/22/a4y5e8ym.jpg

[newty]

He sews! See... I'm not the only one!

[beat taco]

Back to work..
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[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/23/e7yja5u9.jpg
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And finished off the day with some butter.
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[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/23/avejybeg.jpg

[kaneboats]

He sews! See... I'm not the only one!

Yea, but he sews like a man.

Love the shot of the vinyl stretched over a dirtbike. Been there so many times with stuff that had to be laid out all over.

[beat taco]

4,000 of these later:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/03/anurudan.jpg
It's time for dessert:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/03/tusavy6e.jpg

One more long day of buttoning this pig up and it's off to the lake. Once again July 4th will be its shakedown run 130 miles from home. Happy happy.

[C.Hern5972]

I will say this has been a cool thread to follow. Love all the work done to the Supra. Looks great. I want to see the interior upgrade for sure. Killer job man.

[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/zy8udavy.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/e4azydyb.jpg

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[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/e8edenev.jpg

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Shakedown complete!

[saskyrider]

this thread is awesome BT!! truly inspiring watching you restore that boat!!

[bergermaister]

Hello beautiful - and welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Jake.

[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/e9ynana2.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/05/8ynu3yba.jpg

Another side project was the windshield, I had the frame powder coated and glass tinted.

Thanks for the compliments. It's been a lot of work and a lot of fun. You all make this site the best enthusiast forum I've ever been a member of. Glad we can all share our ideas and experience here, we certainly all have a common bond with our love for these boats.

Can't wait to see yours Berg!

And Newty: what boat do you have? Are you here (at LBC)?

[beat taco]

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[kaneboats]

Amazing. Wish somebody would make a snap in carpet for the LSV.

[moombadaze]

Jake, your hard work is paying off, looks great.

[beat taco]

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[beat taco]

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[beat taco]

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[beat taco]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/08/zymedaze.jpg

Sorry the before and afters are so disorganized, I got excited at the lake and had to share it with you guys.

[kaneboats]

I think we can tell what's what there. Thanks for sharing.

[newty]

Beat, we never made it. We ended up staying home and having a big 4th party. How was billy?

[beat taco]

Beat, we never made it. We ended up staying home and having a big 4th party. How was billy?

I was on tap talk at the lake so I couldn't see your sig, now I know what boat to look for.
The water was 72-75 and great weather. Friday was windy so the Cove white caps were pounding us but other then that it was the best weather we've had in the last few years.

[beat taco]

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[beat taco]

Kind of a crazy night on the water, hooked up with a guy in a gorgeous 22v Sunsport who turned out to be the original owner of my Santera, he traded it in '08 for the Sunsport. He actually came aboard my boat in the middle of the river to check it out. He loved all the new additions and unlocked a few mysteries for me. Small world. Nice to see the majority of the hours were put on by a guy with ocd just like me :)

[kaneboats]

I'm surprised he could recognize it anymore.

[beat taco]

I'm surprised he could recognize it anymore.

He didn't. First he says "is that a Santera?" Then he goes on to tell me he use to have one, all the while he is putting his Sky Ski away (what a show he was really good), so I'm like "maybe this was yours, it had Sky Ski stickers all over it when I got it." Then the light bulb clicked on and he asks if it also had a name on it when I got it, in unison we say "wakeboargasm 2" yup we have a winner, thank god the Sunsport was not named!