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ChumpChange
02-14-2007, 03:26 PM
What's the scoop on these guys out of Norco. One of my buddy called and said the guy was claiming 80mph in their 24(actual 26) foot V with a Jet.

INSman
02-14-2007, 03:33 PM
Who knows, jets suck !! :D

boatnam2
02-14-2007, 03:33 PM
pretty much know all the shops in norco/corona area...never heard of powerboats inc.

boatnam2
02-14-2007, 03:34 PM
now that i think about it powerboat inc,well i will need to check something before i spout off.

Johnwithjm
02-14-2007, 03:35 PM
They have changed there name from Hawian to powerboats same company

ChumpChange
02-14-2007, 03:35 PM
Who knows, jets suck !! :D
Agreed! :jawdrop:
Just wondering about their BIG claims here. The builder talked themselves up pretty good.

ChumpChange
02-14-2007, 03:37 PM
They have changed there name from Hawian to powerboats same company
I tried to do a google search and in one search Hawaiin came up but I was unsure. Do you know this as fact?

Johnwithjm
02-14-2007, 03:41 PM
I tried to do a google search and in one search Hawaiin came up but I was unsure. Do you know this as fact?
Yes

ChumpChange
02-14-2007, 03:44 PM
Yes
Well that answers all my questions right there then.:mad:

ratso
02-14-2007, 03:46 PM
What's the scoop on these guys out of Norco. One of my buddy called and said the guy was claiming 80mph in their 24(actual 26) foot V with a Jet.
All Jet Boats are running better than 80... at least until a bass boat brings them back to reality...:D

boatnam2
02-14-2007, 03:54 PM
Well that answers all my questions right there then.:mad:
very fast jet boats built by HBP.

ULTRA26 # 1
02-14-2007, 03:58 PM
I believe that Powerboats Inc is actually Hawaiian Powerboats Inc. At least one of their hulls, the 24 Offshore, came from a mold used by Team Warlock in the early 90's. Warlock until 95 tagged this boat as a 25 Euro. Later in 1995, when Team Warlock became Ultimate Warlock, the name of this boat was changed to 24 Euro. I went to the Hawaiian website and looked at the other boats. Not sure what the 25 V or 28 cat came from, but I have no doubt they came from other builders. Build quality ????

Havasu Carrera
02-14-2007, 04:01 PM
I am sure they do go 80 Just wondering why I pass them so often while going 52.5 MPH with a sandwich in hand?? LOL SALESMEN!!!:D
Jet boats don't suck!!! SALESMEN DO!!!:eek:

h2oski2fast
02-14-2007, 04:21 PM
They were at the boat show. I walked by their booth, didn't stop but I notced they had a boat out of the old 19' Spectra mold.

GABACHOS_LBC
02-14-2007, 05:10 PM
They were at the boat show lower level towards the back left corner as you were walking to the back. I don't think I would put my family in one of them. Pretty scary looking up close.

ratso
02-14-2007, 05:20 PM
I am sure they do go 80 Just wondering why I pass them so often while going 52.5 MPH with a sandwich in hand?? LOL SALESMEN!!!:D
Jet boats don't suck!!! SALESMEN DO!!!:eek:
I remember back in the 70s and early 80s around this area, all the people buying and selling jetboats said theirs would do 80mph... funny none of them had speedometers lol...:D

Dribble
02-14-2007, 06:06 PM
What's the scoop on these guys out of Norco. One of my buddy called and said the guy was claiming 80mph in their 24(actual 26) foot V with a Jet.
Yeah, with about a thousand horsepower and a dual jet setup...and a tail wind.

3 daytona`s
02-14-2007, 06:22 PM
All Jet Boats are running better than 80... at least until a bass boat brings them back to reality...:D
Get over to "JETS" call out Psycho Squid :) Bass boat you must be joking:idea: For shits and giggles bring the Bass Boat up and will let you take the worms and poles out and watch the Bass Boat "Bring Them Back To Reality" The Window Is Open:D

boatnam2
02-14-2007, 07:39 PM
i think ***boat tested one a while back and it ran like 52mph with a jet.

USCFAN
02-14-2007, 07:45 PM
If the guy's name was Wayne I would not trust him as far as I could see him.

IT'SONLYMONEY
02-14-2007, 07:46 PM
if it's a hawaiian i would go the other way as fast as possible. had one fell apart literally fell apart. floor seperated from the hull. a mess to fix. their other hull is the old commander hull that they say they tweaked on. 80mph better have a 600hp engine. just my 2cents and experiance cheaply made

mrs.rvrluvr
02-14-2007, 07:57 PM
the 28 cat is also a warlock mold.
did you see the deck boat they had at the show, looked like something you would shuttle people to casinos in:eek: looked like it would hold 30 people but only had 3 cupholders. The salesman asked hubby if he thought he could handle something like this and hubby couldn't stop laughing as he walked away:D

eliminatedsprinter
02-14-2007, 10:27 PM
Saw them from a distance and liked the idea of bringing back the old small jet boat lines, so I walked over for a look. They were pretty rough. The sales lady said the small (20 ft closed bow was for sale for $23,000 with a small block and a jet). When I suggested it would need a big block, she said that a new one with a big block would cost $26k. Like I said, they were real rough. If the hulls were sound and well laid up, I could see someone with some skills getting one to finish up themselves, but I don't think I could trust that they would be.
P.S. There people at the show did confirm that they were Hawiian.

SHOTKALLIN
02-15-2007, 12:48 AM
They have changed there name from Hawian to powerboats same company
Name change and thats the best they could come up with?:confused:

SHOTKALLIN
02-15-2007, 12:54 AM
3 years ago at the show the owner of the company was missing all his teeth. Have they sold enough boats for him to afford some teeth yet?:D
Please somebody buy a boat from them so the old man can buy some teeth.:D

dumbandyoung
02-15-2007, 12:56 PM
I saw them at the show. I think they were across from Domn8tor their cat is a warlock/Hawaiian mold. There boats are very basic looking and flat out ugly. my .02

GABACHOS_LBC
02-19-2007, 07:04 PM
[QUOTE=SHOTKALLIN;2393416]3 years ago at the show the owner of the company was missing all his teeth. Have they sold enough boats for him to afford some teeth yet?:D
Please somebody buy a boat from them so the old man can buy some teeth.:D[/Q
I think they were paying people to take these boats off their hands. Even my 10 year old son mentioned how crappy they looked.