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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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 She's so purty. Whatcha think?
35 Go-Devil Surface Drive with the Galvanized Frame. GD even surprised me and sent it with a Stainless Steel muffler. Paul Dixon at http://www.AirboatsUnlimited.com in Bainbridge, Ga did jam up job installing it for me. Bolted a mounting/support bracket on my transom. Installed a larger diameter fuel line and larger fuel filter. Extended my battery cables. All free of charge without asking. It doesn't leave his shop until he's completely satisfied. Headed out to the coast this evening to put an hour or 2 on her.
_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:38 am |
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SmokeEater829
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:48 pm Posts: 1830 Location: Belle Chasse, LA
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Nice rig man!
_________________ Mud Buddy 4500 Black Death hauling the Uncle J 18x58
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:49 am |
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BROOKS
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:46 pm Posts: 4596 Location: East TEXAN Proud
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Nice !!!!! GigaFowls is gonna git a boaner !!!!!! 
_________________ Git a Gator-Tail or ride in mines wake ...... MtrFact !!!!! '05 Model .... Still Number One on the Water !!!!
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:26 pm |
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brlcla
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Paul is a great man.... builds a nice airboat and Mrs. Carol is a great person to talk to.
Notice that is the new CDI motor that is stock with a stainless exhaust and your max RPM is 4200 since it has built in rev limits in the coils... also the 20/50 charging system...
and the EU2000 is a nice hood ornament...
I think ya wiring on the front deck needs a little work... think about some flex tubing to keep all them wires contained and less likely to be damaged.
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:25 pm |
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jus10inla
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:55 pm Posts: 1636 Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Central)
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
4300 max RPM's on the CDI's...
nice rig. also, FTR, all the marines no matter what brand come with a stainless muffler now.
why did u go with a larger fuel line diameteR? pretty much all of them recomend 1/4" fuel lines..i had issues with 5/16 and 3/8 fuel line.
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:10 pm |
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D Duck
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Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:46 pm Posts: 35
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:45 pm |
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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:40 pm |
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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:43 pm |
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dog walker
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
yep thats one of the cdi motors
Sometimes with the larger fuel lines the engine starves for fuel. Most folks run 1/4" with no problems at all.
congrats on the rig,enjoy it
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:45 pm |
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Gigafowl
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:19 pm Posts: 6441 Location: Trinity Bay - Texas
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Nice....
Sounds like ya got a dang good dealer there to work with ! ! !
Wanna see a revue and some more pics of your hull --- looks interesting but I did not recognize the make and model --- tapered design it looks like....
Hope ya have some fun with it....
_________________ Eat - Sleep - Hunt ! ! !
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:54 pm |
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jus10inla
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:55 pm Posts: 1636 Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Central)
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:59 pm |
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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:29 pm |
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jus10inla
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:55 pm Posts: 1636 Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Central)
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
yep.. go direct whenever possible!! i had problems on my first rig and so did others on here. starving for fuel. even with the 1/4 in line
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:31 pm |
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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Here's my hull. Paul Dixon at http://www.airboatsunlimited.com has this hull built off site and then he does all the rigging for it. He use to build them at his shop, but he's around 70 yrs old, and says he's done building the boats himself. He use to do alot of airboat racing down in Fla in his younger days. Help start Panther Airboats and has something to do with Alumitech also. I know everyone loves their rigs and there are some good looking rigs, I haven't found anything that can replace this one yet. Last year, Paul built me a stainless railing to mount my lights to for gigging. Works pretty good. I re-did the bottom with steel flex before duck season, but had to run over a few oyster bars this year and its starting to scrape off.
_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:39 pm |
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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:43 pm |
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jus10inla
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:55 pm Posts: 1636 Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Central)
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
yea u can keep the primer bulb. i have
gas tank, fuel hose, then primer, to water/fuel sep, then electric fuel pump, then motor...
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:27 pm |
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Gigafowl
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:19 pm Posts: 6441 Location: Trinity Bay - Texas
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Cool hull design....
Anxious to hear the revue --- especially how she turns at speed and how true she tracks at lo speed too....
_________________ Eat - Sleep - Hunt ! ! !
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
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brlcla
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Like previously mentioned... Paul and Mrs. Carol are an awesome group.... I started talking to them a while back when he started his little Dixon Twister Mini Airboat...
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Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:40 pm |
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bbb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:54 pm Posts: 1554 Location: SW Georgia
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
_________________ 19x54 Seminole Extreme with a 35hp CDI GDSD. Mikuni. Marsh Mellow. Heads. Cam.
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Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:34 am |
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Thefish
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Joined: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:43 pm Posts: 7
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 Re: She's so purty. Whatcha think?
Sweet setup!
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