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I'm still on Cloud 9. This boat is Fuckin TITS!

Can't say enough thanks to my buddy Jimmy that is looking forward to seeing me keep this boat racing for as long as she or I live! 😅

The Teague Motor in her is insane!

Now I need to work on building a GN Motor.

Seat time until then.

Picked her up this past Friday. This is what she looked like with the previous race stickers:
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Before I bought the boat, my brother @GGames started pulling stickers 😵

With 99% of the stickers pulled, she looks like a new boat!

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The boat has been sitting for a couple years and the belt driven water pump did not want to spin. We had to go through the water pump and grease up the impellors. Had to pull a float bowl off to free a stuck float. The stuck float dumped a lot of fuel in the motor prior to being freed up so we changed the oil on Saturday and did a compression check. Fired her up and went out for a test in the afternoon.

 
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On Sunday, my wife wanted to take her out for a spin. I drove the first lap up to Pirates and back and then she drove. She F'n LOVED driving her and now really wants to drive again when she isn't preggo so she can leg it a bit more.

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Just when you think how bad ass that was, We hop in my boat later that afternoon and cruise up river. My boy is getting fussy just sitting on Mamas lap, so I plop him on my lap and let him drive. He went wild the whole way up to the dam. F'n LOVED driving!

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loving it man!

so so glad to see that boat get a second chance out there. I dont think i've personally ever seen that boat race.
 
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Perfect... Nice boat and glad to see youre doing the family thing. i did it with my family at Parker also, all 3 from birth to adulthood.
 
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The Tub of Fools boat was a great handling boat in GN and I heard someone made it a ski boat. Was always a first class boat along with Simpsons other race boats. Looks like it's in great shape still. Congratulations on your new family addition! Your boy is getting big. I don't think l have seen you guys since Burly a couple of years ago. Did you sell your other boat? Are you guys still racing the Crackerbox? Anyway congratulations on your new additions and hope to see you guys at the races soon.
 
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timstoy said:
The Tub of Fools boat was a great handling boat in GN and I heard someone made it a ski boat. Was always a first class boat along with Simpsons other race boats. Looks like it's in great shape still. Congratulations on your new family addition! Your boy is getting big. I don't think l have seen you guys since Burly a couple of years ago. Did you sell your other boat? Are you guys still racing the Crackerbox? Anyway congratulations on your new additions and hope to see you guys at the races soon.
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My boy is growing quickly! We have a baby girl on the way due August.

Waiting on CP for new pistons for the P550. Should be done in a week or two. Not going to make the first race with the cracker though. I might enter this boat and hang in the back and get seat time. I need to go through the boat and check everything Easter weekend.
 
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rivergames said:
The boat has been sitting for a couple years and the belt driven water pump did not want to spin. We had to go through the water pump and grease up the impellors. Had to pull a float bowl off to free a stuck float. The stuck float dumped a lot of fuel in the motor prior to being freed up so we changed the oil on Saturday and did a compression check. Fired her up and went out for a test in the afternoon.

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If you've got the budget for all these new badass boats, one would think you've have the budget for someone who could HOLD THEIR PHONE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION while filming....lol.

Comon...give us better video
 
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rivergames said:
Just when you think how bad ass that was, We hop in my boat later that afternoon and cruise up river. My boy is getting fussy just sitting on Mamas lap, so I plop him on my lap and let him drive. He went wild the whole way up to the dam. F'n LOVED driving!

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The story just keeps getting better.
This one needs a double hearts emoji..
Good Job DAD!!!
 
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Love this, obviously the boat is Bad Ass but the family with you is pure gold. 👍
 
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Sharp Shooter said:
Now you just need the K and SS and you'll have all 4 Simpson boats. 🤘

I want to say no, but ya never know 😂

I sure as shit didn't think this gem was going to show her pretty face.
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Have any pics of the 'No Jap Shit' on the back?
 
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Damn Andrew I am so jealous, what a really nice boat and wife and kids. Thanks for sharing.
 
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Always loved that boat. I came close to buying the Tube of Fools from Dick Jones, who got it from Bill Simpson, but was in the middle of my Vector build at the time.
Congrats on getting it!!!
 
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Always really liked that boat. Congrats.
 
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sintax said:
loving it man!

so so glad to see that boat get a second chance out there. I dont think i've personally ever seen that boat race.
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It's most recently run the Parker Enduro a couple of years back.
 
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