The real deal Offshore boat pics

[gregk]

yup i know beckly he did the "JEM"/ "WICKED" boat its on his site, iv talked to him and he said send my boat down and he will do the graphics, maybe this winter i will send it to him! . I saw him last year in key west at the worlds he has a race boat in the same class as the little WHM . He was so wound up i tried to talk to him about my rc boat and i more or less got the hand !

i must have been thinking of big thunder or airborn but either way a 52' boat if freakin huge! it must of had the big power to move it. does'nt it make you sick how much money these owners have. But then again im sure they have earned it!

[tiqueman]

Sounds like Ryan. Thats what I got last time. Hes doin pretty well though racing.

Yeah it was a tank to say the least. I remember we got it prepped to go up near you somewhere, I think it was Boston or something. They launched the boat, fired her up and meandered out for the start of the race. they werent into testing, just splash and go. Signal flare dops and they hit the throttles. Junior is driving and yells at Senior, "fricken go Dad!" but with other words. Long story short, junior forgot to take the intake covers off. Smooth. then the next year, same race, rudder arm breaks loose. Junior crawls out to have a look and slips off the rear deck as his leg goes thru the rudder hydraulics his body goes the other way and snaps his leg in two. Ahhh, they were like a circus. I always whistled the circus show tune while in the shop. And man they used to piss Team Mercury off because theyd always somehow win. The merc guys would protest and have the officials come in and inspect the boat, even did a partial tear down once. That was the year they need another hand and my first time helping out.

[gregk]

u don't remeber who the engine builder was ?, that does suck about ur friend though im sure we could have some good stories to share , if i don't reply i will chat tommorow my wife just sent me a WTF text " thought u wanted cocktails we are here waiting" so i gotta go

[tiqueman]

LOL, no But I can find out.

[gregk]

LOL, no But I can find out.

I m just curious , who was the owner of the boat. I got in the driver seatby helpin out with the boats then I stared to. Test and so on.$ lot and lots of fiun. Of you can't allready tell I at a bar trying to type o a bb with fat finger and getting dirtylooks from my wife and. Friends!

[tiqueman]

The Jacksons own it. Erik sr and junior drove.

I've heard a lot of people getting in that way. I didn't stay around it enough. I actually met the jacksons thru a mutual friend. We'd hang out at the storage shop all the time, work on the boat and bs w ryan. They hardly raced. But there was a couple years in a row they ran sarasota and st pete. I think that boston race was their last. Maybe 04ish?

[HYDROJERRY]

You lucky dog to get to see all them upclose,, if my leg were long enough id kick you!!!! But nice pics@@@