RDP’s new float for 2024!

[RiverDave]

2008 Hallett 335 with 5th gen 710 Ilmor’s / SCX drives.. MCOB.

Dealing with Eric Nixon (previous owner) has been an absolute pleasure and the way a boat deal should be done.

Speaking of Absolute huge thanks to Aaron and crew for getting it in for a last minute pre-buy inspection!

 

[rivermobster]

Holy fuuuuuuuk...

And you were complaining about the fuel usage in your toon???

Congrats man. Looks bad azz!!!

 

[Gelcoater]

Right on, Dave!

And with Mopars!!!

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Wow, that is a beauty! Want to convoy to LOTO?

 

[HB2LHC]

Congrats Dave!!!

 

[RiverDave]

Big thanks to Absolute speed and marine for squeezing us in for a pre buy inspection.. the big thing with these Ilmors is the headers.. if they crack and can’t be fixed they are 6,000 ea..

Aaron went through the motors and the drives and pulled the headers and upon a pressure test found one of them just starting to leak.

 

[69hondo]

Congrats and its about time!!

 

[pull-on]

@RiverDave Hell yeah Dave. Congratulations.

We've been reviewing membership and was about to revoke yours in the "Hallett Owners Group" for "Insufficient Hallett" Good save.

Awesome colors too. Can't wait to see it on the water.

 

[Tamalewagon]

Beautiful addition Dave.

 

[RiverDave]

Thankfully one of my good good friends and one of the better fabricators around Eric Barker can fix anything.. (he routinely fixes these and makes tail pipes for shops etc). So I took it to my shop yesterday and he fixed it anbd pressure tested it. He already dropped over at Jeff’s polishing this morning and it has been finished and now back at absolute and they will have the boat ready Friday for the weekend. .

 

[outboard_256]

Congrats, nice boat.

 

[zhandfull]

Went to school with an Eric Nixon. His stuff was always top notch and clean as hell.
Nice!

 

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[throttle]

Nice decision Dave!

The Johnsons are back, just in time for summer! Congrats!

 

[Elgato]

Congratulations beautiful boat!

 

[Sharky]

WOW!!

Nice!!!

 

[Socalx09]

Congrats!! Nice boat

 

[RiverDave]

Holy fuuuuuuuk...

And you were complaining about the fuel usage in your toon???

Congrats man. Looks bad azz!!!

I’d wager this gets better mileage then my toon did.. lol dragging three semi circles through the water isn’t efficient on any level.. .

 

[ChrisV]

congrats!!

 

[SKIDMARC]

That's really nice! Congrats!

 

[rivermobster]

I’d wager this gets better mileage then my toon did.. lol dragging three semi circles through the water isn’t efficient on any level.. .

Amen.

 

[Havasu Surfer]

Clean! Absolute crew is world class and has never let me down. Hope you and the family continue to build many memories.

 

[Wave Hi]

Awesome boat , now we can get back to RDP on the water tutorials on how to drive a damn boat !!!

 

[RiverDave]

Awesome boat , now we can get back to RDP on the water tutorials on how to drive a damn boat !!!

I made a couple of those but never really promoted them.. ironically a friend of mine has a Hallett with twins and drives it like a single and is always asking me to go out and show him how to handle it around the docks..

I’ll make some videos with the new one..

 

[eand28]

Congrats

 

[FROGMAN524]

Glad our deal fell through and you found this. Saved you about $40,000 and now we can race!

 

[Gramps]

Very nice boat!!!!!!!

 

[4Waters]

Awesome boat , now we can get back to RDP on the water tutorials on how to drive a damn boat !!!

He's gonna go back to those videos and brush up

 

[Desert Whaler]

Nice !!!!

Just in time for Team RDP to enter the Catalina Ski Race !!!

 

[welldigger00]

Holy f ing shit balls. That is seriously dope.

 

[WTR&PWR]

Aaron and Cheryl at absolute are awesome! Therlir work in fantastic and their ability to squeeze you in and communicate is such a bonus. I highly recommend them. They are doing a top end refresh on my brothers Daytona right now and found shavings in the drive that was supposedly rebuilt by another shop. Still going to have it ready by Friday. So cool.

 

[Todd Mohr]

Looks incredible! What kind of top speed are you thinking?

 

[lbhsbz]

We have a classifieds section for stuff like this....maybe one of the mods can move it for you.

 

[Lumpy]

Congrats to You and your Family Dave! Nice ride!!!!

 

[dread Pirate]

Congratulations! Stoked for you and your family. That's a cool ass boat. Take that thing to the delta!

 

[rivrrts429]

That’s a killer Powell boat and wouldn’t hurt to run around with @Tank in the Pacific Lake. Really nice boat, congrats!

 

[Bigbore500r]

Nice boat! Congrats

 

[SoCalDave]

Looks incredible! What kind of top speed are you thinking?

Coming from a toon that questions is forbidden within this thread...

 

[Happy Smitty]

That's a good looking boat Same year and similar colors to mine. I'll see you on the water this weekend.

 

[Englewood]

I made a couple of those but never really promoted them.. ironically a friend of mine has a Hallett with twins and drives it like a single and is always asking me to go out and show him how to handle it around the docks..

I’ll make some videos with the new one..

Your videos actually helped me a ton when I got my boat, which was my first with twins.

 

[Todd Mohr]

Coming from a toon that questions is forbidden within this thread...

Some one had to be dork and ask.

 

[JFMFG]

Nice looking boat. Congrats.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Awesome boat. I would love to have it!!!

 

[steamin rice]

Congrats! That one looks really clean and I'm sure you will have some fun with it.

 

[Badchoices03]

So how much are you gonna sell it for?

 

[Rondog4405]

Sweet ride Dave!

 

[RiverDave]

Your videos actually helped me a ton when I got my boat, which was my first with twins.

I’m happy to hear that.. there’s a lot deeper we can dive into it.. but the idea that it helped somebody makes me smile. I remember when @BHC Vic said that if you aren’t using reverse you are doing it wrong and it helped him.

Once you get comfortable with the idea that a boat is a boat is a boat.. doesn’t matter how big they are it’s all the same.

I took a friend out on a 42 MTI that owns twins and he was a bit nervous about the whole deal. I kept telling him it’s no different than what we drive just bigger. Honestly the big ones especially with bow thrusters are so much easier.. no bow thruster though no problem.. its Still Easy with multiple motors. The more the better as far as I’m concerned.

RD

 

[H20 Toie]

Hell yeah brother. summer here we come

 

[RiverDave]

Hell yeah brother. summer here we come

Oh yes.. team Danimal!!

 

[Tank]

Congrats again Dave. happy for you guys. Lets go run in the big blue!! I'm heading out the weekend of June 6th to drag the cig back to Cali for the summer. Little Channel Islands run. Lunch runs up to Santa Barbara with racing the cars along the 101 on the way back, throw in a Catalina run. Lets do this!! Just say when. Want to do a couple Naci trips too.