My Son's New Boat

[NightTrain]

Well.... new to him, anyway!

This is his first boat. It's a 22' Wooldridge inboard jet. She's got a brand new port injected 454 Kodiak mated to a brand new Hamilton 3-stage jet unit.







The boat was owned by a guy that died a couple years ago, and the boat has just been sitting around for a couple of years. Finally the family got tired of having it parked beside the house and put her up on Craigslist for less than half of what it's actually worth.

This thing is an animal! The only riverboat I've driven that was faster was a NorthRiver with a 502 Chevy with a 10" jet. The 454 alone is worth what he paid for the boat, so he really got a great deal.

I don't know if I like that blue shark painted on the bow, and he's not sure about it either... he'll probably buff that off and shine it up like I did to my boat this spring. The hard top is really nice to have, and I suspect he'll have a couple of nice light bars mounted up top in short order.

Pretty cool to see him so excited about it, I'm pretty stoked about it myself. A 19 year old with a big boy boat is a pretty good step for him - because as we all know, he who dies with the most toys wins, right?

[CSM]

Yeeehawwww!

[jimnyc]

I thought of you yesterday NT. Speaking of boats, tell me what you think of this video:

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[NightTrain]

I thought of you yesterday NT. Speaking of boats, tell me what you think of this video:

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Nice boat... looks like a North River and that sounded like a built big block! That's the boat I'm going to upgrade to soon, they're badass rigs.

That's the kind of water we run in Talkeetna up in the canyon... the chute at the top there isn't as extreme as the video, but it's not far off from that one. I think I would have approached on the left side, though.

Lots of fun to run white water in the jet boats, and I get a kick out of taking new people through stuff like that just to see the terror in their eyes... I've got a twisted sense of humor.

[jimnyc]

Nice boat... looks like a North River and that sounded like a built big block! That's the boat I'm going to upgrade to soon, they're badass rigs.

That's the kind of water we run in Talkeetna up in the canyon... the chute at the top there isn't as extreme as the video, but it's not far off from that one. I think I would have approached on the left side, though.

Lots of fun to run white water in the jet boats, and I get a kick out of taking new people through stuff like that just to see the terror in their eyes... I've got a twisted sense of humor.

That would have been me! Hell no, drop me off and I'll swim downstream! LOL

[Elessar]

Nice boat... looks like a North River and that sounded like a built big block! That's the boat I'm going to upgrade to soon, they're badass rigs.

That's the kind of water we run in Talkeetna up in the canyon... the chute at the top there isn't as extreme as the video, but it's not far off from that one. I think I would have approached on the left side, though.

Lots of fun to run white water in the jet boats, and I get a kick out of taking new people through stuff like that just to see the terror in their eyes... I've got a twisted sense of humor.

It looks a lot like the Rogue here in Oregon. GOT to be able to read the river, though,
to make that kind of approach into the rapids. Only an idiot will go up the whitewater.
Rocks abound there and the cavitation from the whitewater will flip most small boats.

[NightTrain]

It looks a lot like the Rogue here in Oregon. GOT to be able to read the river, though,
to make that kind of approach into the rapids. Only an idiot will go up the whitewater.
Rocks abound there and the cavitation from the whitewater will flip most small boats.

Yeah, playing in the whitewater is fun but you have to be safe about it.... one extra-long cavitation in the middle of a trough and the current will take over and eat that boat in short order. Another thing about cavitating is how my engine will spike from 3400 to about 6,000 - that's not good on anything, beyond the loss of thrust & steering.

[Kathianne]

Yeeehawwww!

Yep, NT's son can drive us around for a party! Can I steer?

[darin]

I love it! Congrats to him!

[Gunny]

Yeeehawwww!

Rubio sold his yacht?

[CSM]

Rubio sold his yacht?

LOL...that will never happen.... thinking of selling mine and don't even want to contemplate another...I'll keep my 14' zodiac in case I need to conduct some riverine operations when the enemy invades....

[Gunny]

LOL...that will never happen.... thinking of selling mine and don't even want to contemplate another...I'll keep my 14' zodiac in case I need to conduct some riverine operations when the enemy invades....

That boat ain't properly equipped. I don't see any fishing poles. One can only assume the beer cooler is hidden from view.

Looks like a fresh water boat to me. Never been on one actually. I've always been in the ocean. I'd need a handgun to catch a fresh water fish.

[CSM]

That boat ain't properly equipped. I don't see any fishing poles. One can only assume the beer cooler is hidden from view.

Looks like a fresh water boat to me. Never been on one actually. I've always been in the ocean. I'd need a handgun to catch a fresh water fish.

and dynamite.... should always have dynamite on hand for the really big ones

[aboutime]

Well.... new to him, anyway!

This is his first boat. It's a 22' Wooldridge inboard jet. She's got a brand new port injected 454 Kodiak mated to a brand new Hamilton 3-stage jet unit.







The boat was owned by a guy that died a couple years ago, and the boat has just been sitting around for a couple of years. Finally the family got tired of having it parked beside the house and put her up on Craigslist for less than half of what it's actually worth.

This thing is an animal! The only riverboat I've driven that was faster was a NorthRiver with a 502 Chevy with a 10" jet. The 454 alone is worth what he paid for the boat, so he really got a great deal.

I don't know if I like that blue shark painted on the bow, and he's not sure about it either... he'll probably buff that off and shine it up like I did to my boat this spring. The hard top is really nice to have, and I suspect he'll have a couple of nice light bars mounted up top in short order.

Pretty cool to see him so excited about it, I'm pretty stoked about it myself. A 19 year old with a big boy boat is a pretty good step for him - because as we all know, he who dies with the most toys wins, right?

N.T. Pass on to him from an old sailor....

"GREAT JOB....SMOOTH SAILING! I envy you for having the luck to find that. Congrats!"

[Gunny]

N.T. Pass on to him from an old sailor....

"GREAT JOB....SMOOTH SAILING! I envy you for having the luck to find that. Congrats!"

But can you ski off that thing?