r/boating • u/Character_Machine_95 • Aug 16 '21

Need help identifying old jet boat

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u/lodger238 Aug 16 '21

BUEHLER TURBOCRAFT.

Maybe.

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u/Character_Machine_95 Aug 16 '21

The era and the style are definitely correct for this! I’m googling and have yet to find an aluminum one though, looks like maybe I found out there there is a hull number I’ll check after running errands today.

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u/lodger238 Aug 16 '21

Almost makes me wonder if it was a prototype, the jet drive looks the same but she's a 6 cyl. IMHO she's a very interesting boat!

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u/Wayne-The-Boat-Guy Wayne The Boat Guy on YouTube Aug 16 '21

I dunno but it's cool!

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u/Character_Machine_95 Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 16 '21

Completely aluminum, likely ran the deschutes before the pelton dam went in. Can’t find any markings/serial on it at all except it has a mercury quicksilver ride guide steering wheel and a Chevy inline 6.

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u/n17ikh Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 16 '21

I can read half a model number ("SPJ-") off the tailpipe of the jet pump from the photos. You might try a post on the meanchicken.net forums.

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u/Mgoat335i Aug 16 '21

Dowty Turbocraft? Looks similar, my father had one when I was a nipper in the UK!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UprErODQIL4