For the V-Drive Fanatics

[RiverDave]

Mike King has moved to Lake Havasu and has opened up shop!

This is big news for the V-Drive seen out here! And for those that love over the top custom installations on boats!

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All Hail the King!

For those that are familiar with the high end V-drive game on the West Coast there is a name that has been around for a long time and is one of the most respected in this "niche" industry. Mike King has been doing custom rigging on not only...

www.riverdavesplace.com

 

[HST4ME]

Some beautiful balsa work there.

 

[RiverDave]

Some beautiful balsa work there.

That Schiada has titanium plates / pillow blocks / plate pads.. It's getting a MONSTER Chryler Hemi twin turbo by Brummett.. The amount of power it will make will likely be unusable for that size of the boat. LOL.

RD

 

[HST4ME]

That Schiada has titanium plates / pillow blocks / plate pads.. It's getting a MONSTER Chryler Hemi twin turbo by Brummett.. The amount of power it will make will likely be unusable for that size of the boat. LOL.

RD

I thought that is how it's supposed to be..

 

[rivergames]

Beautiful. The work in V-Drives is an art

 

[Crazyhippy]

Good to see Mike is up and running! Spoke with him a year or so ago, and he was super excited about it.

 

[twocents]

Glad to see Mike has settled in to Havasu. An awesome talent. If you want custom, he'd be the place to go. I could be wrong but I think he still has my original 24 Schiada built by Leonard for offshore racing. It's only 50 years old!

 

[4Waters]

That Schiada has titanium plates / pillow blocks / plate pads.. It's getting a MONSTER Chryler Hemi twin turbo by Brummett.. The amount of power it will make will likely be unusable for that size of the boat. LOL.

RD

 

[sintax]

That Schiada has titanium plates / pillow blocks / plate pads.. It's getting a MONSTER Chryler Hemi twin turbo by Brummett.. The amount of power it will make will likely be unusable for that size of the boat. LOL.

RD

that sounds like a challenge to me!

 

[Sharp Shooter]

Mike is a real talent in the industry! It's great to see he's staying busy! He's a wealth of technical and historical knowledge! Old photo.

 

[Boat211]

That’s great. He has had a part in some over the top builds.

 

[rrrr]

Looks like the shop is big and nicely outfitted. The Schiada... Yeah, baby!

 

[Crazyhippy]

Mike is a real talent in the industry! It's great to see he's staying busy! He's a wealth of technical and historical knowledge! Old photo.

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Best flashlight holder by far! Lol

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[renodaytona]

Bad ass. V-drive is next on my list, just need to convince the wife.

 

[DWC]

Mike is a real talent in the industry! It's great to see he's staying busy! He's a wealth of technical and historical knowledge! Old photo.

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[dave29]

Mike did an install for me on a 20' Campbell with a Banks 850HP motor. That was back in the 80's. His work was so good and I was so happy. Seeing a picture of him well, I seem to have gotten older.

 

[rivermobster]

That is one beautiful shop.

 

[Racey]

Looks like he has himself one amazing "home shop" place looks huge! Absolutely nothing better than having all of your tools and stuff just a few feet from where you live, and all inside real AC.

Congrats to Mike on getting all dialed in and out of California!

One of the nicest, and most talented guys around

 

[lakemadness]

Thats a clean shop! Badass hardware there.

 

[X Hoser]

I have never met Mike in person but a close friend of his is a close friend of mine. Nothing but good things ever said about him. Good luck with the new shop. I believe the Orange, white and silver boat is Tony's brothers boat. Absolutely beautiful!

 

[highlimit9000]

Mike did my whole Schiada about 14 years ago. Does phenomenal work! Won off stuff in everything he does. And just a great person. Kudos Mike welcome to Havasu

 

[RiverDave]

Completely redone 77 Schiada coming in for a full build!

 

[Backlash]

Talent is an understatement! Congrats to Mr. King for making the move!

 

[tony]

Completely redone 77 Schiada coming in for a full build!

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Who did the gel coat on this 21 schiada

 

[sintax]

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Who did the gel coat on this 21 schiada

This guy named Michelangelo, you might have seen some of his work on the ceiling of some old chapels in the Vatican City....

all joking aside, holy shit that is mind blowingly clean and the use of quality wood and the colors its, i'd just leave it like that parked in my living room

 

[MooreMoney]

I am not a orange person but man that orange boat in the background really does it for me.

The red one in these pictures is a work of art. Just leave it in the garage to look at like that.

Completely redone 77 Schiada coming in for a full build!

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[236eagledave]

I've got a Tree 2UVRC mill just like that one minus the DRO.

 

[RiverDave]

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Who did the gel coat on this 21 schiada

I can find out. From the looks of it I would guess Pats when they were open or Schiada themselves

 

[rrrr]

Completely redone 77 Schiada coming in for a full build!

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That boat is a real leg wetter, even before it's rigged. Can you do a build thread on it?

 

[HowardRC]

Completely redone 77 Schiada coming in for a full build!

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This is my buddies boat. Here is a pic of it next to my Howard before the restoration.

 

[28skater]

Peddle assemble Mike built me.

 

[HST4ME]

There is no way I could bring myself to drill holes in that.

 

[Backlash]

The book-matched transom is gorgeous!!

 

[RiverDave]

Swung by Mike’s today to check in and see how things are going. The Rayson Craft is pretty much done!

The owner want to take it and get it painted to add color. I think he’s crazy and it looks bad ass all white!

I’d have Bob Thompson paint the numbers and the AZ numbers on it and call it a day. If I was gonna add colors I think I’d do in one vinyl with graphics that could be changed or removed easily

 

[SKIDMARC]

That thing looks sick!! Leave it white! Clean!

 

[RiverDave]

That thing looks sick!! Leave it white! Clean!

I absolutely love the shotgun exhaust..

 

[SKIDMARC]

I absolutely love the shotgun exhaust..

Yeah you don't see that very often. Gonna sound mean.

 

[TrollerDave]

Any update on the orange and grey Schiada with the big turbo Hemi?

 

[oldschool]

That Rayson would look sick(it already is sick)with a thin, simple, metallic tangerine stripe on it.

 

[sintax]

Any update on the orange and grey Schiada with the big turbo Hemi?

good question, i think i've seen that boat in 3 shops in the last couple of years, Cogan's and King's for sure.

 

[sintax]

that rayson is a beast! Whats the story, whos boat?

 

[lenmann]

@RiverDave Any chance we can get an update on Mike's place and what he's got going on in the shop?

 

[RiverDave]

@RiverDave Any chance we can get an update on Mike's place and what he's got going on in the shop?

Ran into him at the hot boat deal at pirates. I was gonna try to get by this week!

 

[RiverDave]

I can give you an update that Carson dropped off this turbo heme for Andy wheelers 21 RC. This thing is gonna make NUCLEAR POWER.. lol

 

[oldschool]

I can give you an update that Carson dropped off this turbo heme for Andy wheelers 21 RC. This thing is gonna make NUCLEAR POWER.. lol

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Sweet 2x8’s

 

[Crazyhippy]

Depending on exact specs, those GT45 are good for about 1,000hp...


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[RiverDave]

What do ya say we update this thread a little bit, and see where somethings are at now!

RD

 

[RiverDave]

Ran by Mike Kings again last week to say hello and see what the latest is in the shop!


Again this is kind of like Verns shop. There is no sign. Point in fact it’s very private and you would drive right by without ever knowing.
On the side is a 24 v drive “ring leader”. This is a winning Catalina boat and one of mikes personal boats. It will get restored someday. Smooth deck 24 because I believe it was the first one built. This boat used to be (possibly still is?) a wood deck.

 

[RiverDave]

So this boat is having some work done and a little upgrade to the shifting mechanism.. you can see how it is now attached to the seat snd runs back to the plates and a cantilever setup.

I’m not sure what else he changed because I got to talking to him about that shifter setup for awhile. Haven’t seen one like that before.

 

[RiverDave]

Andy Wheelers 21 with the Hemi power is still under construction but making progress. You can see from the earlier pics the turbos have doubled in size now.. .