Many boats but never a jet boat.

[Jacks Carrera]

I had a friend who passed away and left me his jet boat. 1990 Carrera I believe a eclipse? I see Elite also. What is the difference of the two? To me it looks like the deck. It has a 454 Hardin and a Berkeley jet. G model I think. The motor overheated badly last time he was out. I also know he sucked up a bunch of red clay and stones here at the lake that day. So winter project coming up. My question is can someone tell me if it’s a Eclipse or a Elite? Good running handling boat? Ride plate needed. Has a manual place diverter. He had a complete new paint job and interior done for $18K. Glad I didn’t have to pay for that. He also had a new custom trailer built for it. Hope to have it on the lake next year. What kind of speed do these usually get With a stock Hardin?

 

[rivermobster]

Welcome. Super clean boat!!

Don't you know every jet boat goes 90mph?



I'm not a jet boat guy, but we definitely have a couple around here...

@brgrcru

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

That is an Eclipse.

Sorry about your friend.

Pretty cool boat! It'll be a fun toy.

 

[Jacks Carrera]

That is an Eclipse.

Sorry about your friend.

Pretty cool boat! It'll be a fun toy.

Thanks man. Ya hopefully next year it will be ready

 

[Jacks Carrera]

That is an Eclipse.

Sorry about your friend.

Pretty cool boat! It'll be a fun toy.

Thanks for letting me know that for sure. Yes a lot of memories with this boat. It came from AZ and went to Wisconsin where my buddy and I went to get it. Brought it back to SC. Found there was a screw sticking out of the bottom. He took it to Miami to the guy who maintained his 42 Cigarette. Came back with a new paint job and interior in it! I took it to Houston where he moved to. Then he took it to FL when he moved there. Now it’s back in SC with me. Brought home last week from 4 years in storage down there. Sad thing is he only used it about 6 times in 10 years of owning it. Still shows like new. I think we hit 60 as it sits.

 

[rivermobster]

Thanks for letting me know that for sure. Yes a lot of memories with this boat. It came from AZ and went to Wisconsin where my buddy and I went to get it. Brought it back to SC. Found there was a screw sticking out of the bottom. He took it to Miami to the guy who maintained his 42 Cigarette. Came back with a new paint job and interior in it! I took it to Houston where he moved to. Then he took it to FL when he moved there. Now it’s back in SC with me. Brought home last week from 4 years in storage down there. Sad thing is he only used it about 6 times in 10 years of owning it. Still shows like new. I think we hit 60 as it sits.

Sixtyish would be a good guess. The GPS on your phone will tell you for sure.

And yes, sorry to hear about your friend.

 

[Marltony]

Congratulations
I would like to have such a boat. I think he will show himself cool

 

[Ziggy]

Welcome to RDP .
Nice looking boat
Assuming by virtue of the screen name....RIP Jack

 

[SamMaxco]

Wow! That’s wild. Sorry about your friend. But he just you his jet boat and Not his family, I’m curious why you left it sitting I storage for years? I need better friends

 

[Jacks Carrera]

Wow! That’s wild. Sorry about your friend. But he just you his jet boat and Not his family, I’m curious why you left it sitting I storage for years? I need better friends

He only used this about 6 times at most. The day he overheated it. He brought it back to FL to a shop he used. They were building him a 33 Power Play center console with twin 700’s. This boat just sat i storage. Then he passed away and it took 2 years to settle his estate for it to become mine. The attached picture is the one and only time he used the Power Play at the Key West Poker run.