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Old 05-19-2022, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Quinlan
We just made a 10-hour run to test drive this. And towed it home the next day. AND when I hooked it up I found out my New brake controller didn't work for EOH!! I knew I knew shoulda drove da 6Fiddy lol. And for the record it is a 3500 Dmax anyway. 23K on Cat scales.
Talk about white knuckle for the 11 hours home. Always helps having your Good Friend along for the ride.


Lol. I feel your pain. Back in 2019, drove 700 miles to Arkansas to look at & buy my 47 Fountain. Drove my 3500 4x4 dually. Found out pretty quickly that my brake controller didn't get along well with EOH brakes. It was a long & sometimes scary ride home.
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Old 05-19-2022, 09:14 AM
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No problem driving to pick up a boat. I just drove 15 hour trip from Fort Worth, TX to Tucson, AZ to pick up this 28 Saber less power. I just didn't want to do it all over again for motors.
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Old 05-19-2022, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater
No problem driving to pick up a boat. I just drove 15 hour trip from Fort Worth, TX to Tucson, AZ to pick up this 28 Saber less power. I just didn't want to do it all over again for motors.
That's a great looking hull, hope the engines work out for you. Ed
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Old 05-19-2022, 08:29 PM
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Thanks so much guys. Smashm is going to help me out. The builder is Robert Oetringer, they are zero hour rebuilt Mercury Racing 500HPs, now bored to 509's. Might of seen them for sale. Looks like they were listed on facebook for over a year.
Google the name. There a few threads. Mixed reviews. Seems legit though.
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Old 05-19-2022, 11:19 PM
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Google the name. There a few threads. Mixed reviews. Seems legit though.
Thanks for that, I did find those threads. No complaints on his skills, which is a hard task with this crowd and all those years, like 40+.
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Old 05-19-2022, 11:23 PM
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That's a great looking hull, hope the engines work out for you. Ed
Thanks, a barn find for sure. I have a thread down in saber forum on the find and project thus far 28 Saber Wanted - Offshoreonly.com
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Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater
Thanks so much guys. Smashm is going to help me out. The builder is Robert Oetringer, they are zero hour rebuilt Mercury Racing 500HPs, now bored to 509's. Might of seen them for sale. Looks like they were listed on facebook for over a year.
How much HP do they make now?
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Thanks so much guys. Smashm is going to help me out. The builder is Robert Oetringer, they are zero hour rebuilt Mercury Racing 500HPs, now bored to 509's. Might of seen them for sale. Looks like they were listed on facebook for over a year.
Robert is a str8 shooter and 1 of the good ones in the Industry
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How much HP do they make now?
540hp
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A good friend has his Cafe Racer at Bob's place right now.. He's building the engines installing and rigging at his place for him. Bob has been in contact on every detail for of the build with him. Nothing but good things about him is what I've heard so far.
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