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fdheld34 03-01-2010 06:38 PM

TSUNAMI//PULLING THE TRIGGER
 
Moved this from Performance topic..Evan., I did not want to walk all over your 3.0 rebuild topic :o
So..possibly going to pull the trigger on the Tsunami with inboard v drive....all pieces there just need to put back (yeh right!!!!). Just looking for more insight...drawbacks etc. etc. on this setup..member pictures of motor and v drive.... Anyone own one????? Getting buyers remorse already and havent bought it yet!!!
Thanks again,
Fred

fdheld34 03-01-2010 11:10 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Pictures of boat I went and looked at it again!!!..looking for input etc..bottom was obviously soda blasted at one point.....looks like quite a bit of work but one solid platform..really is a tank...I am used to the size of a Seafari....my neighbors would really love me if I brought this home!!!!..so would my wife
Fred


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DonV 03-01-2010 11:26 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Fred, My brother had a 23'er like this, sold it a few years ago and I think he still regrets it..... you know how it is when someone makes you an offer you can't refuse. Four boats later the 'ol SeaCraft was still the best riding, best all around fishing boat he ever had. His was a a twin outboard, went to a 30" single 250hp with great results. "Yours" with a Yanmar diesel would be beyond sweet.

fdheld34 03-01-2010 11:53 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Thanks so much for your input..I was thinking of diesel down the road too...just needed some more input etc.dont know too much about the Sceptre/Tsunami with Vdrive so really dont know what questions to ask???Also havent seen any other pictures of a Tsunami with v drive on this site except for the brochure?
-Fred

McGillicuddy 03-02-2010 03:55 AM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Wow, thats my dream boat... don't make me come down there, Fred...my yard can't fit another 23.

A little bit of Signature blue and you're golden...

I'm sure the trailer alone is worth your price, heck its stripped and ready reassemble and gucci-up. Looks SOLID! Ante up dude - that is diamond in the rough!

fdheld34 03-02-2010 10:17 AM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Gille, come on down..we can split the cost :D
I have a spare bedroom too..or I might need one in Cali when I get booted out.
What about the bottom...what needs to be done on that...just fairing or barrier coat...??? Guess this is a normal look when soda blasting completed??
-Fred

ScottM 03-02-2010 06:29 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
I think that boat was for sale on this site a couple years ago. The guy wanted to post pix but didn't know how so I told him to send them to me for posting. Cool boat with a rare power option.

77SceptreOB 03-02-2010 10:36 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Go get it!! Neat & rare power.

Islandtrader 03-03-2010 10:17 AM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Quote:

What about the bottom...what needs to be done on that...just fairing or barrier coat...??? Guess this is a normal look when soda blasting completed?


Yep :rolleyes:

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fdheld34 03-03-2010 09:30 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
Ok..thanks Terry
-Fred

beradtke 03-05-2010 02:42 PM

Re: TSUNAMI PICTURES
 
fred that boat was 4 doors down from my mom for about a year. i saw him remove the vents and lil other stuff in that time but no real work was done while it was sitting in his fron yard. i looked at the boat al the time and wonder if he was ever going to do some thing with it.

fdheld34 03-05-2010 03:10 PM

Re:Tsunami pictures
 
Hi Bryan,
that is what I love about this site...!!!
I know the owner said he just lost interest and wanted to get rid of it...I met with him on several occassions and I could tell he really doesnt want to part with it...I advertised in CL for a wanted Tsunami/Sceptre boat and he responded, so he never advertised boat directly. he is a super nice guy... will post new pics once I get it home and tear into it
-Fred

Islandtrader 03-06-2010 11:25 AM

Re:Tsunami pictures
 
Fred...am I missing something or was it someone else that just bought a Seafari and a Bayliner donor boat? :D

fdheld34 03-06-2010 09:56 PM

Got The Tsunami home
 
Yes that was me :o..I had to sell the Seafari and donor boat due to the fact that a Tsunami is what I have been working towards..my dream boat.I am going to keep this boat for my son to enjoy... in lets say 16 years from now!
I just got the Tsunami home and took all afternoon to inventory parts etc..all teak is there and has been redone...all new rodholders..new dash panels..guages..prop..shaft..set of cushions..thru hulls etc.etc. First thing on my list is to get engine running in this Tank. Here are some more pictures..I apoligize for not resizing them....!!!!!
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After I got it home I took the wife and my son to the Saint Lucie County Fair..(before inventory)....works both ways!!! :D
here are some pics of the fair..the darned llama spat on met..but I spat right back...with my skoal!!!! (5th time this year a llama has done that..think I would have learned my lesson!!!
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WHAT THE HELL!!!!
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77SceptreOB 03-06-2010 10:22 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Nice Tsunami. Keep us up to date on the redo...

Curious to see pics of the stern and the inboard hull cut out above the prop. That is a rare power option for Tsunami/Sceptre. What engine is that, a 351 Ford or 454 or 350 Chevy version of Mercruser? What HP??

VERY cool project!!!

strick 03-07-2010 12:57 AM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Cool thred!

I'm glad you got your dream boat. The Tsunami has a great layout. I dont know if you remember but a year or so ago there was one that was for sale up in the north east that was yellow and had a diesel. The engine was jack shafted so the engine box was in the center of the deck like yours. The boat also had a killer hard top. If you could copy that boat you would be styling.

I've had a few llamas spit at me also and usually right before they spit you can hear them start to hack it up...thats when it's time to get out of the way! :D Did you hit it when yo spat back? [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

strick

fdheld34 03-07-2010 03:36 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Jim..I am pretty sure it is a 350 GM block with omc risers.(sort of pieced together)..from other members on this site and other help on other discussion boards. I have to check paperwork..which is a ton!!! to see if I can find any additional information..and identifying #s on block etc here is a shot of the stern..reminds me of Strick's twenty with the nice arch in the transom!!!!
Plenty of work to do..but again just want to get it running!!
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...0/100_4221.jpg

Strick...several of my friends are veterinarians..like you...and I ride along with them some weekends...not as frequent now!!!.and after a long stint in my other gov position(too long for my taste..think I still have repurcussions of PTSD!!) ...I finally utilized part of my education and made lateral move into government agricultural appraising... so plenty of exposure...plus the guys I deal with are good people..and I can pick up side work building pole bldgs etc for them...so I feel at home.
-Fred

NoBones 03-07-2010 08:55 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Fred, just bring that boy up to the SeaCraft rehab facility
at area 442... :eek: :D
We will knock it out in no time..
What the heck two at once would be no big deal.
;)
See ya, Ken

BigLew 03-07-2010 10:03 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Yah, Ken,
When the sand paper wears out on one, you can wear it out some more on the other!!!! ;) :D

Half seriously, if you guys could co-ordinate on the colors, you could probably reduce the work by setting up spraying/painting with one set up/clean up, etc.

beradtke 03-08-2010 10:24 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
yeah fred that boat was on andrews street for a while. i always looked at it and wondered if he was going to sell it or finish it. then one day it was just gone so i figured he moved. glad to see it moved to your house. on a side note i have a question? was seacraft sued over the design of the jackshafted hull. my dad seems to remeber seacraft getting sued cause the hull was a infringment on someone elses design. dont mean to hijack thread just wondering.

McGillicuddy 03-08-2010 11:11 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
I've read here that the Tsunami changed names to Sceptre in '76 due to Tsunami Boats suit, but the hull design suit is news to me. Penn Yan made a tunnel cut-away hull v-drive boat in the '70s but I don't know about any legal connection. Any more info on that would be interesting... would certainly explain its rarity on the SeaCraft hull...

Nice copycat rig, Fred :D keep the boat porn coming... :cool:

Fr. Frank 03-09-2010 01:19 AM

Re: Tunnel/Pocket drive on Tsunami
 
North American, Anacapri, John Allmand, Tiara/Slickcraft, Correct Craft, Tempest, Chris Craft, SeaWind, Pacemaker/Alglas, Searay, Baretta, Thompson, and Century ALL made pocket drive inboards or V-drives with tunnels. The 24' Anacapri tunnel pocket was so deep, the boat could only back in a straight line, as the rudder had no effect at all in reverse.

My favorite was the 1972 26' Allmand flybridge with the 10' beam with twin 160 hp Volvo 4 cyl. turbo diesel straight inboards with "pocket drives". Motors and Propellers mounted a full 6' apart. 28 kts WOT, 22kts and 3 gph/per engine cruise, twin 90 gallon side tanks mounted inside the gunwales. Over 650 nm range at cruise. Sleeps 7 with full camper canvas. (I slept on the 7' long bridge bench seat)

Man, that was a fishing/diving trip. West Palm to West End, to Chub Cay, to Nassau, to Stella Maris, to Great Inaugua, to Provinciales. Then non-stop to Bimini, and then back to West Palm. In 8 days. The boat never hiccuped once.

fdheld34 03-09-2010 05:14 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
BigLew good idea...!!!!
Hey Ken..when do we pick our colors... :o..might be a while... but Ill haul it up and we can shoot both at the same time...or roll and tip until our arms fall off. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
Gille... after you got your Seavette..I really started thinkin about getting a 23'..of course on a budget
Fr. Frank..you've lived the life I tell ya!!
-Fred

Blue197320 03-10-2010 01:37 AM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
fred, what color are you thinking of doing this 23'? ill need to paint my 23 one of these days. that might be an idea...

castalot 03-10-2010 09:00 AM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
i'll try and answer for fred he'll be going with a rich blue and white bottom!!!!!!! :) :) :) hope you didn't mind fred

fdheld34 03-10-2010 09:54 AM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Quote:

i'll try and answer for fred he'll be going with a rich blue and white bottom!!!!!!! hope you didn't mind fred

How did you guess.. :D.probably will..but such a long way off...

Evan, what color did you have in mind for your 23'!?
-Fred

Fr. Frank 03-10-2010 11:16 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Quote:

Fr. Frank..you've lived the life I tell ya!!
-Fred

Fred, I was 23, unmarried, out of prison less than 9 months, and the owner of the marina where I worked (who owned the boat) payed me my normal weekly salary to go on a fishing and diving trip with him and his friends. This was because I had my 100 ton Ocean Operator license and Rescue Diver certification, and had navigated to, through, and from the Bahamas with my grandfather since I was 10.

So not only was it an all expense free trip to the Bahamas, but I was getting paid to do it as well.

What was I gonna do? Tell my boss "no"? Are you kidding?
Even my parole officer thought it was a great deal when I asked for a travel permit.

BigLew 03-10-2010 11:24 PM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Fr. Frank,

Remind me to tell you the story of the priest, the minister and the rabbi going fishing one day. You'll love it!

Fr. Frank 03-11-2010 12:46 AM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Quote:

Fr. Frank,

Remind me to tell you the story of the priest, the minister and the rabbi going fishing one day. You'll love it!

I know where the rocks are, too. :D

fdheld34 03-11-2010 09:56 AM

Re: Got The Tsunami home
 
Fr. Frank pm sent
-Fred


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