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JamesS
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I have a chance to buy this 13.5ft. Hi-Rise MFG boat. Anyone have any experience/thoughts on this particular boat?
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JamesS
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JamesS
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Kev-o
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looks like there is not much too it, not a very strong looking bottom. What would you use it for?
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Bald Man
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| You may need to phone ahead to clear all spectators on the corners. That thing looks real slippery.
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MISSBHAVEN
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Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta
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I'm not familiar with the design what kind of history does it have? It might be a fun project boat, but too short for a V8, most boats that short just don't handle that well with that much weight in the back, too unbalanced. I'd try a bumped up all aluminum supercharged Ecotec @ 180 /- hp from the wreckers and hook it up to a Berkley pump. I'd also put bigger and more strakes on it.
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Kev-o
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If you buy it you best be looking at the roll bar design, unless it's unfinished and just tacked in? If you don't mind me asking how much quid$
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RPM
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Other than the already mentioned lack of stringers and rollbar bracing , looks alright , maybe a different windscreen. With a sportjet or something light like the ecotec that Jesse suggested it should work good I think it's got a deep enough V that it should handle ok. Roger Kehoe has a Berkley Ecotec package figured out .
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JamesS
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Missbhaven I think the boat was a side project High Rise Sled Decks built for fun, not sure if there is any history behind the design at all?.
Kev-O I want to build/buy an aluminum jetboat for around the 10K mark, that's why I was looking at this boat.
Apparently it's setup for a Berkley pump and a V8, according to the person that has it for sale...?. They're asking $3,500 for the boat.
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