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Hello from Ukraine
- Thread starter Riviera
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AboveTheBest
Jetboaters Captain
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That’s gorgeous!
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Welcome! That is a beautiful boat!!!
Gym
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Falmouth, MA (Cape Cod)
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- Yamaha
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- 2006
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- SX
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Dough
Jetboaters Captain
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- 2019
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- Limited
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Wow! How does it run?
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- Northern Vermont Lake Champlain
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- Boston Whaler
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- 1995
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- Other
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- 18
Welcome @Riviera I have seen your boat(s) on the WoodenBoat Forum and boat design.net. I see you are building them commercially and selling them. How many have you sold? How did the swap from Yamaha jet ski engine to a marinized Subaru engine go?
One question...how do you retrieve the boat with the trailer with no bow eye? Are you using the cleat on the foredeck??
I found this on Apollo Duck. The ad was removed a few hours after I posted the video.
But I took a screenshot first.
One question...how do you retrieve the boat with the trailer with no bow eye? Are you using the cleat on the foredeck??
I found this on Apollo Duck. The ad was removed a few hours after I posted the video.
But I took a screenshot first.
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Riviera
Jet Boat Lover
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Really nice to get good comments! Thank you.
Yes, I'm a home (garage) boat builder. All that is written above is true. It started as an old dream and turns into something unclear for me at the moment. About two years ago I began to build two boats at once in order to sell one and leave the second to myself to return the cost of the first. So that was an idea. But I sold two boats.. and received orders for three more. I had to hire some people in order to handle this.
Friends advised to advertise boats on sites in Europe to find out how interesting it would be to someone else. So I posted a couple of announcements.
We went a long way with the engines. Until this time we install used jet ski engines (Yamaha, Rotax) because of the lower price. The boat rides very smooth, very stable and (of course) headturner on the water. But I don't like maneuverability at low speed. We need more powerful jet drive and other engine. That's why we work with marinization of Subaru Boxter engine and installation of Alamarine 180 jet drive. It will be a much more reliable but still inexpensive solution.
The next three boats will be on the water in spring, one with a Rotax 1503 (255hp) engine, the second with a Rotax 1630 (300 hp), and the third with a Yamaha (180hp). For one more engine has not yet been purchased. All boats are slightly different in finish.
Here's the story. Sorry for the mistakes in English grammar. They probably are.
What do you think?
Yes, I'm a home (garage) boat builder. All that is written above is true. It started as an old dream and turns into something unclear for me at the moment. About two years ago I began to build two boats at once in order to sell one and leave the second to myself to return the cost of the first. So that was an idea. But I sold two boats.. and received orders for three more. I had to hire some people in order to handle this.
Friends advised to advertise boats on sites in Europe to find out how interesting it would be to someone else. So I posted a couple of announcements.
We went a long way with the engines. Until this time we install used jet ski engines (Yamaha, Rotax) because of the lower price. The boat rides very smooth, very stable and (of course) headturner on the water. But I don't like maneuverability at low speed. We need more powerful jet drive and other engine. That's why we work with marinization of Subaru Boxter engine and installation of Alamarine 180 jet drive. It will be a much more reliable but still inexpensive solution.
The next three boats will be on the water in spring, one with a Rotax 1503 (255hp) engine, the second with a Rotax 1630 (300 hp), and the third with a Yamaha (180hp). For one more engine has not yet been purchased. All boats are slightly different in finish.
Here's the story. Sorry for the mistakes in English grammar. They probably are.
What do you think?
Babin Farms
Jetboaters Fleet Admiral
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- 2009
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- AR
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- 23
NICE lookin' boat!!
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- Yamaha
- Year
- 2007
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- AR
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- 23
Glad to have you on board, that's a beautiful boat,
What was your training or normal job ? Did you already have wood working skills before you started?
Where do you normally boat?
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What was your training or normal job ? Did you already have wood working skills before you started?
Where do you normally boat?
.
Riviera
Jet Boat Lover
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I have a small woodworking business. I had to hire for part-time job a naval architect and some wood workers. Nowadays they work full time.
Besides, I work with a lot of contractors. They help a lot. Also I have friends in boat building companies.
Usually I boat with the fishing rod on the lakes. But I always wanted to steer a runabout with the good scotch (sorry) whiskey.
Besides, I work with a lot of contractors. They help a lot. Also I have friends in boat building companies.
Usually I boat with the fishing rod on the lakes. But I always wanted to steer a runabout with the good scotch (sorry) whiskey.
- Messages
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- Northern Vermont Lake Champlain
- Boat Make
- Boston Whaler
- Year
- 1995
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- 18
Above, I posted an ad from Appollo Duck, a European boat sales site, about the Riviera 500. A few hours after I posted that, the ad dissappeared. He must have run out of boats to sell...
Did you buy his last one?
Did you buy his last one?
Riviera
Jet Boat Lover
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We do not have ready boats for sale right now. Concerning shipping to the US: we have not studied this question yet. Basically I can not see any barriers. Obviously we need a lawyer - could you suggest someone? In Europe customers have very short trip to us, its fast and cheap.
If we want to sale boats in the US, we need to deliver the boat for testing first. So we will see.
If we want to sale boats in the US, we need to deliver the boat for testing first. So we will see.
Gym
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Year
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- SX
- Boat Length
- 23
Speak to Rudy.
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- 2007
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- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
njmr2fan
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WOW. What a beautiful boat. Thanks for sharing it with us. Look forward to hearing more about your builds. Hope you share more photos and build threads with us.
