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Figured I would start a thread on my new to me boat. The 300T has always been a dream of mine to own. The lines of this boat are just plain......sexy.
At Halletts in Havasu one year, I told a buddy of mine that if I found one within a certain price range, I would by it. Well, last September, that asshole found this boat on FB Marketplace. Then he called me and told me to put my money where my mouth is. There is no bigger way to say FU to your shit talking friends than to pull the trigger and buy the boat.
So I did.
Then I realized I just bought a 300T. FUCK.
Funny story, when we test drove the boat, we needed fuel. So we towed it into a gas station. As we turned into the driveway to the station, I looked down and a beautiful new wheel and tire was rolling by the truck. I said, "Look at that. Some poor asshole lost a wheel off their trailer." Then realized that was us. Without skippin a beat, I told the seller that will be deducted from my offer.
Anyway, lemonade out of lemons or however the saying goes. I'm into it.
So I picked up this 1995 Hallett 300T. It was in Boulder City and in need of some love.
It's interior appointments include white interior vinyl with red, gray, and blue accents. The helm includes faded red (RDP pink) bezels and a Boyd Coddington style steering wheel. I literally was hearing some Van Halen jamming in my head while holding the steering wheel when I test drove. And I love Van Halen but that wheel has got to go. Hydraulic steering helps me to control the boat with ease. Of course the teak flooring is on par with Hallett styling. Down below was menstrual red cushions in typical 90's fashion.
All of that interior shit is going away. I will update the thread as work progresses. But for now, I'll keep you in suspense of what I'm doing.
The engines are twin single carb 525SC's matted to Bravo One's. I learned that this is basically a 454 with a blower. Boat ran great when I tested it. It did have a fuel leak from carb on the port motor, but that was due to sitting for so long in the desert heat that the gaskets dried out. When I got it back home, we did a compression test and found a dead cylinder. So we did a top end service, valve job, carb rebuild and all is good. Also serviced the other motor and both drives. So mechanically, we are good to go.
The boat's not perfect, but soon will be close to perfect for me.
Enjoy these first pics.......
At Halletts in Havasu one year, I told a buddy of mine that if I found one within a certain price range, I would by it. Well, last September, that asshole found this boat on FB Marketplace. Then he called me and told me to put my money where my mouth is. There is no bigger way to say FU to your shit talking friends than to pull the trigger and buy the boat.
So I did.
Then I realized I just bought a 300T. FUCK.
Funny story, when we test drove the boat, we needed fuel. So we towed it into a gas station. As we turned into the driveway to the station, I looked down and a beautiful new wheel and tire was rolling by the truck. I said, "Look at that. Some poor asshole lost a wheel off their trailer." Then realized that was us. Without skippin a beat, I told the seller that will be deducted from my offer.
Anyway, lemonade out of lemons or however the saying goes. I'm into it.
So I picked up this 1995 Hallett 300T. It was in Boulder City and in need of some love.
It's interior appointments include white interior vinyl with red, gray, and blue accents. The helm includes faded red (RDP pink) bezels and a Boyd Coddington style steering wheel. I literally was hearing some Van Halen jamming in my head while holding the steering wheel when I test drove. And I love Van Halen but that wheel has got to go. Hydraulic steering helps me to control the boat with ease. Of course the teak flooring is on par with Hallett styling. Down below was menstrual red cushions in typical 90's fashion.
All of that interior shit is going away. I will update the thread as work progresses. But for now, I'll keep you in suspense of what I'm doing.
The engines are twin single carb 525SC's matted to Bravo One's. I learned that this is basically a 454 with a blower. Boat ran great when I tested it. It did have a fuel leak from carb on the port motor, but that was due to sitting for so long in the desert heat that the gaskets dried out. When I got it back home, we did a compression test and found a dead cylinder. So we did a top end service, valve job, carb rebuild and all is good. Also serviced the other motor and both drives. So mechanically, we are good to go.
The boat's not perfect, but soon will be close to perfect for me.
Enjoy these first pics.......
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I wanted all white, as I've done before. She wanted some colors. She chose to pull the two gray/grey colors from the stripes and incorporate them into the seats. We also had Rene soften up the corners of the buckets as well as get rid of all piping. I can't stand piping. He built the entire open bow area, new headliner, new carpet, new benches in the cabin, new buckets, new rear bench, new hatch, and all new wall gunwhale and bulkhead panels.
