78 Mustang

Guys,

Glad to be a part of the club, Marty can tell ya, I was feeling like a kid on Christmas morning when she cranked right up and we rolled down the lake.

Marty showed me the ropes since it was my first inboard and yes I have a bit to learn, sounds like fun. I'm going to run her as is for the rest of the summer but I sure plan on taking her up a notch or two in the coming years. She's pretty good now but has even greater potential.

That said and most importantly, I'm going to

So between Joe checking her out and Marty's advice, I've gotten what I wanted, so thanks to those who answered my questions during the process and and special thanks to Marty and Joe.

Fake wood (vinyl) on the dash was standard.

The small fin would be the speedo pickup as Donald mentioned. The thing on the back is the transducer for the depthfinder on the dash. The green is in fact the correct color for those manifolds. As for the dash i dont know if the factory dash were fake wood or teak but that one dont look far off except the handle would not have been teak.

Reid or Tim can comment on better props.. the 40 seems a bit slow but appropriate for the rpms he is running. I don't know how much to expect from that 78 302 but it wouldnt have been the hottest of the breed as the big combustion chambers on those late 70's heads rob a fair amount of compression. Probably a good candidate for a little less steep prop.

Great fun on the lake today,Sunday the 13th with the 78.

Tops out about 4000 rpms though Joe. It has the 12 x 14 prop on it,a little dinged up but no vibrations.Speedo says around 39-40mph .

Guys, what prop could he go to for a little quicker holeshot? He's mainly using the boat for 'cruising' but might be doing a little skiing with me on visits.

His depth finder would only come on when the boat was put in neutral though, odd isn't it?
Temp running around 160-180, tooling around, but would come down to 140-160, when he opened her up down the lake.

This pic of this 'small fin' , was it on all Mustangs or what is it? It looks like the depth finder wire was right above it.


Also, is this the 'paddle wheel' style speedo pick-up, is it broken, or what?


And also I told him, that these weren't factory colored manifolds, where they? Although they would go great with the Godfathers


And a last question, was the Teak dash an option?


But overall a great boat and cherry ride
Now with the CCFan coozie I gave him today he's a

Oh, forgot to mention the part! I submarined his boat by not paying attention.Badin was crazy with the SeaDo's today. We had the vent-windows open too, and we got wet! Never done that before.! And my 1ST EXPERINCE was with ReidP last year in the Blue Mustang where all he said was to hang-on! And I'm glad we got a little wet that time cause i made a little peepee in me diaper!

Hey guys,

Boat arrived in NC before I got home from my business trip this week, so I haven't had much daylight to really check her out totally. It's certainly what I expected and a little more, not bad at all for 32 years old.

I'm having the lift modified at the Lake House tomorrow and probably will drop it in the water either Saturday afternoon or Sunday. I'm excited to see how it runs and pulls, perhaps Marty's daughter will be the first guinea pig.

Joe, received your email on Race City Marine and the reunion next year.
Thanks again for checking it our last Sunday, BIGTIME!

I will post pics when I wash the 600 miles of road grime off of it.

kau......

Is there a "NEW" Boat in someone's Boat slip???

And yes I am available this weekend, if ya gonna be down at the Lake and cook some burgers! Let us know and it's PARTY ON!

Kent,

You gonna be at Badin,Sunday or waitin' by the phone?

Marty

Kent,
   The offer stands I am no authority but I will do what I can, I am looking at some plans on Saturday but Sunday appears wide open. See if that works for Mr. Black then give me a call at 315 567 1273 and we can talk about what you are looking for in a boat.   
-Joe.

Joe,

Marty Mabe says your the man and I would certainly agree, what a gracious offer. I'm going to talk with Mr. Black today and if we can agree on a price I just may take you up on your offer.

Marty, this forum and it's members are terrific!

Kent

Mark Donecker and he also had the boat listed on CCF back in 2007, I found his post in the diaries section.

Guys,

Looking at a 78 mustang for sale here on CCF, boat is being sold by William Black in NY and was purchased from Mark Donecker, he also posted and sold the boat on CCF.

Does anyone know any history on this one?


Thanks for any input,

Kent