The two best days of a mans life….

Lord of the Dunes said:
That looks nice!
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I drove to Arizona to check it out and everything on it looked really good or at least acceptable,  prop looked good, drive shaf was true, shifted well, stringers solid, I don’t think the hull had ever been beached.  New barring buddies, a bit of superficial rust on the trailer.  Upholstery could have been better but now rips stains or abrasions   

I had cash in hand and was ready to pay after a quick spin around the nearby lake….

right up until I got to #8

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Five.five-six said:
I drove to Arizona to check it out and everything on it looked really good or at least acceptable,  prop looked good, drive shaf was true, shifted well, stringers solid, I don’t think the hull had ever been beached.  New barring buddies, a bit of superficial rust on the trailer.  Upholstery could have been better but now rips stains or abrasions   

I had cash in hand and was ready to pay after a quick spin around the nearby lake….

right up until I got to #8

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That sucks!

 
Five.five-six said:
I drove to Arizona to check it out and everything on it looked really good or at least acceptable,  prop looked good, drive shaf was true, shifted well, stringers solid, I don’t think the hull had ever been beached.  New barring buddies, a bit of superficial rust on the trailer.  Upholstery could have been better but now rips stains or abrasions   

I had cash in hand and was ready to pay after a quick spin around the nearby lake….

right up until I got to #8

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Did you disable the fuel system?

 
Just in time for winter….. and I’ll have $1k in repairs before I even bring it home.     

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After a water test, the seller agreed to fix a couple things with my mechanic and I’m have it a few other things done.    

 
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Congrats.  Regardless of the banter and cost, we love our boat.  It gets used year round.  (We live in Havasu)

 
2dasand said:
Congrats fellow Hallet 240 owner!!
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Right?

That boat came up for sale and I was standing in it with cash in hand within 36 hrs.  It was more than I had been planning on spending so I had to barrow $8k from my turbo engine project but when a Hallett comes up at a reasonable price, you kinda have to jump.

 
Kraut_n_Rice said:
Does it though?  Considering VVVV

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LOL… yea, I’ve decided to do some upgrades… also, I’m thinking about moving away from E85.  It’s going to be inner-cooled and now that I own a boat, I can pump 110 at downs energy.

oh, and yes, it flies.     

This is at 5,000 rpm.  Was running 50/50 old gas/91.  The carb is being rebuilt and the prop is being massaged right now hopefully, probably, ill be able to get it to 6,000 RPM next time it gets wet.

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You know, you look over the boat for 2 hrs, hop in it and give it a run and it looks great… until you start digging into it.  

Fortunately, a good friend of mine made the drive from his home in Henderson NV to look over the boat when I bought it.  He negotiated with the seller to pay to repair the starter problem and the broken shift cable.   The shifting was just a cable but the starter was a bad ring gear caused by an improperly installed starter.  Seller paid to have my mechanic preform the repairs.   While the engine was out of the boat, I took the opportunity to spend 3 days at my buddies shop repairing 25 years of crappy stereo installations, cracked and brittle hose, messed up wiring, grime and grit etc… 

there are a few merc OEM doodads on the way but here it is ready for the engine 

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Stopped home for lunch and gave my wife the swim step all dried out and by the time I got home from work last night, she had it all sanded and oiled…yea, really 😄

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Let us see more pics of the entire boat - inside and out.  Love those Hallets!

 
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