Mini Jet Boat

One of the cooler mini-jet boats that I have seen:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...rb/photo-8.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...rb/photo-6.jpg
Thread started by new owner is here:
http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=197863

Mid, Josh (@12yrs) and I built that litttle boat years ago with a 550 Kawi Jet ski motor and jet and a "One off hull" that i think was built by Miller in Santa Maria We sold it no less than 5 or 6 years back haven't seen it since What a trip ! Tom
edit , kind of funny i went to the pwc forum where you got this , guy said he talked to the "original builder" etc etc if you hang out on that forum and anybody wants info tell them to shout out !
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC01501.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC01498.jpg

Mid, Josh (@12yrs) and I built that litttle boat years ago with a 550 Kawi Jet ski motor and jet and a "One off hull" that i think was built by Miller in Santa Maria We sold it no less than 5 or 6 years back haven't seen it since What a trip ! Tom
edit , kind of funny i went to the pwc forum where you got this , guy said he talked to the "original builder" etc etc if you hang out on that forum and anybody wants info tell them to shout out !
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC01501.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC01498.jpg
Hey Tom, Ryan here, the new owner of the boat. I called some guy named Earl Bailey, he claims he put the thing together I think? Or maybe you did, and he was confused haha. Are you SURE you built this thing?

Ryan don't know who this Earl character is but he's clearly incorrect :( When my son was still in grade school (hes now my chief engineer and VP ) I "horse traded"(for a small block chevy) the little bare hull with a kid in Greenfield (it was that guys high school project?) many years ago .
After putting a floor and seats in it I first bought a huge evinrude for it (Scary) then we bought a 550 Kawi stand up Pirated the parts and "rigged it" into the boat which ,When sold 5 or so years back it looked very much like it looks today in your picture .The little boat was good clean entertainment and educational for son Josh. It was always a "work in progress" (when sold it still needed some work) and it would be fun to see someone make safe seaworthy and operational , i'll post up some more pics later Tom
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC01715.jpg

Tom,
Show 'em Josh's CURRENT boat!!!
;)

I understand that Berklery made a lil 1/2 pint pump at one time. Think it was a 6JACW with a max horse power of 45. Can you tell me when were they made and what the heck were the used in?
Thanks!
Ps- Cool Mini Boat!

I understand that Berklery made a lil 1/2 pint pump at one time. Think it was a 6JACW with a max horse power of 45. Can you tell me when were they made and what the heck were the used in?
Thanks!
Ps- Cool Mini Boat!
I had one of those little jets ,used a chain drive and a coolant cooled Kohler snow mobile motor , the device/craft was a "Skidoo" and was an umannned thing with long (50' cables) the one used to pull themselves on water skis crazy!! EEEEK kind of a cromagnon PWC . Most of the mini Berks I've seen were in 10' boats with Briggs motor etc. Tom
EL P I'll post up some pics of Joshs second moat later ( 80+ mph SBF jet boat:D ) Tom