pics of our ’70 Mustang

Dude, you're missing the point here all together. It has nothing to do with being mad. Do I need to reiderate everything? I'm not in this for the speed nor am I spouting off that I have some I/O whoop'n ski boat. I simply mentioned "what I was told". Then I was called out on the carpet like I'm tooting my horn over 60+ MPH. I can really give a Sh*t less what my speed is folks.

Again, if is was in this for the speed I would have bought anything other than this 30 yr old ski boat with a mere 230 OMC in it.

I think is't pretty sad that someone would dump so much money into a ski boat so that it can run 70 MPH. WTF?

Anyhow, I wansn't looking for a pissing match, and for the last time I'm wasn't claiming first hand knowledge about my boat running 60+.....THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I really don't need a long drawn out chest out, stomach sucked in, gear head, NASCAR bar fight over what my boat will or will not run. IT'S NOT A DRAG BOAT NOR WILL IT EVER BE. Are we clear on this?

So, let's move on. You guys can keep losing sleep over "top speed" and I'll still be putting around in a sweet little 30 year old Ski boat that "I feel" that I stole for a meere $3500.00. End of discusion.

Jim ~

Chris, you just chased off another one What are we going to do with you?

Sorry Scott It was all hear say anyway

just another high strung Texan I guess, ya know everythings bigger, bad'r and better than everyone else's.

Old cock sucker should love him, sure we'll hear his BS come morning

Right! And we do,like pictures.

How did I miss this until now? Anyway, not to beat the dead horse again, but it would take a lot of horsepower/rpms to push a 16 foot boat 60+. With that many rpms, it would porpoise.

Jim, don't you have a big Fountain go fast boat. I have a buddy with on the coast that has one of those whaling harpoon guns. A couple of screws and some rigging and we can run down to South Florida and shoot us a whale. He won't be hard to spot he is all sunburned.But shooting double chinned sunburnt whales is probably against the law in Fla. off the beach,cause he don't swimm,too fat.
In La. tho the taking of trash fish is legal,Can hear the coon asses bragging now:
Beaudreaux did you see the size of dat Red Snapper,no man that was no snapper that was a Red Broshar ,what ever that is. Well it don't matter heat up dat grease there's anuff to feed the Granma and all da kids.......

Jim,
Congrats on a nice looking ride!...CHEVY to boot!!!   Life doesnt get much better... Got a question on the 305 tho...I dont think GM started using that motor in cars til around 75 or 76.   Could it be a 307 by chance? Doesnt matter, just wondering?

As for top speed 50 ...60...who really cares.. You got a GREAT deal on a SKI BOAT!!

Please stick around and enjoy ..btw, I own a "primered out" Chevelle...

I got It Doc CALLed you YOU must like d*ck too or are you two butt buddies.

I Hear there are alot of them types in the swamps and there are only STEERS AND QUEERS in texas never seen a steer type with hooves.

YOU are so full of sh*t BILLY BOB and if you put a vote to it you just might be suprised in the results.

VERY CONFIDENT IN WHO I AM AND WHAT I AM

SELF ESTEEM please and you talk about my spelling. Maybe you should look at all the personel attacks you make? bit of double standard that BS your typing.

Jim, I was just looking at the pictures of your great looking boat again. Do you know why the previous owner put the modern rub rail on it? Was it for extra protection because it has the vinyl insert in it?

Man, this thread goes from entertaining to painful. I joined this site when it first got started, but never signed on because no one was here. There's a great group now. Don't screw it up. There has never been a site like this for old Correct Crafts.   Everyone needs to learn how to bite their tongue a little bit. 70Mustang, you got a nice boat. All you other guys add a lot to the site. Boat Doc, don't go away. 79 settle down.

8122, I'm not relly sure. He and I didn't relly talk too much when we picked it up as I didn't want him to change his mind about selling it to me. What was supposed to go there...rope insert? I'm indifferent either way so I'll probably go ahead and put what ever came in it origianlly. Thanks in advance for the insight!

Jim ~

this is the style of rub rail they used back then. Might ask scott where he sourced it believe it was from Taco metals

70, 79's shot of the Torino shows it and yes it is a aluminum extrusion from Taco. You can do a search and probably find someone alot cheaper than say West marine who does carry it.

As far as TRBeng's comment on the windshield, I don't know for sure if the flat glass is correct or not. I got in trouble on this site once before when I said a flat glass wasn't correct on a 70 Barracuda. It was a era of change for CC and they were using remaining stock of curved plexi Taylor winshields and then mid year switching to the flat glass Waterbonnets.

The bow light is not correct though.

8122pbrainard wrote: As far as TRBeng's comment on the windshield, I don't know for sure if the flat glass is correct or not. I got in trouble on this site once before when I said a flat glass wasn't correct on a 70 Barracuda. It was a era of change for CC and they were using remaining stock of curved plexi Taylor winshields and then mid year switching to the flat glass Waterbonnets.

I dont believe CC installed any of the flat framed windshields on that Mustang hull. I think they made the change when they went to the new 16'5" hull in 1971. Regardless, the flat windshield of that era didnt have the vent panels in the bottom. I believe the windshield on '70's boat would have been original equipment on a Ski Tique.

1971 Mustang: