New (to me) Saber

[chrisk]

My new to be 28 Saber - these boats are very cool and I am excited to be a Saber owner.
The thing i am most excited about is my wife is just as excited as me! She is looking at getting towels made, shirts, etc... it makes it more fun when you can share your passion with your spouse!
Thanks to Doug for all your help

[OldSchool]

Love it!!! Congrats Chris:cheers2:

[Ted]

Nice! Is it the same hull as the Apache 28?

[chrisk]

Ted - No it’s different - the saber 28 is unique to saber alone.

[Perlmudder]

badass!

[fund razor]

Sweet, that's a serious 28.
Put the Wienie run on your calendar... June 12.

[38fountainSC]

nice boat Chris looking forward to seeing you this year. I will have to hope the lakes rough or we wont be able to keep up.

[chrisk]

we already have it on the calendar!

[Ted]

Ted - No it’s different - the saber 28 is unique to saber alone.

Looks like a very cool ride, congrats!:cheers2:

[Offshore Ginger]

Great ride and i still have the Power Boat mag where the 28 appeared on the cover the boat is built like a brick $hit house.:sifone:

[Ironmanwb]

Very jealous. Congratulations on a nice ride. What does it have for power?

[chrisk]

572's / aprrox 650HP

[Ratickle]

Very familiar with that boat. A sweet one we will miss here in West Michigan.....



Congrats

[Ratickle]

nice boat Chris looking forward to seeing you this year. I will have to hope the lakes rough or we wont be able to keep up.

That boat handles rough really well......

[jdub]

Congrats Chris......run it hard :cheers2:

[LEOPAJM]

Congrats Chris !

Welcome to the club !:USA:

[Buoy]

Congrats! Very Nice!

[bigboat28]

Congrats very very sweeet

[MarylandMark]

:cheers2:

Congrats!!

[fund razor]

That boat handles rough really well......

That's what I was thinking. Better hope it's flat, not rough. :)

[LittleDcsRodShop]

As I've said before: Congrats & welcome to a very small club !! Its been along time coming for you, as I know you have had a Saber on your mind for a good while now..

[LotoSteve]

Its a toss up between yours and wicked one jr. as far as best looking 28 Saber IMHO.

How many were made. I can only remember seeing pics of 4.

Congrats!

[hotjava66]

congrats, bout time you posted! I never got to see that boat in person but I hear she runs like a raped ape. Should be fun!

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Its a toss up between yours and wicked one jr. as far as best looking 28 Saber IMHO.

How many were made. I can only remember seeing pics of 4.

Congrats!

Thanks !! A total of 22 were built

[Nykamp]

Congrates on a great 28, I used to detailer for the former owner. Enjoy that's a sweet boat.

[boatme]

Chris will see you soon

by the way i have some video of your new boat running :)

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Chris will see you soon

by the way i have some video of your new boat running :)

This is obviously not my thread but don't hold out on a brotha !!! Post the Vid !!!:sifone:

[boatme]

got some of mini WW as well i just have to find it :)

[baronmarine]

i heard over the weekend that it was leaving us. congrats chris. that is a very nice boat. always well cared for.

todd

[LittleDcsRodShop]

got some of mini WW as well i just have to find it :)

Now, I am about to jack Chris's thread !! Haha.. I have never even seen a pic of it in the water.. A video would be sooo great !!!

littledcsrodshop(at)comcast(dot)net Or feel free to just post it on any one of my messy threads..

[Buoy]

Or feel free to just post it on any one of my messy threads..

I only take responsibility of 20-30% of the messy threads.
You need to spread the blame to all of my accomplices...:)

[chrisk]

Marc, don't hold out on us!
Looking forward to picking her up - i will call you a week or two before coming up.

[Dan Adams]

572's / aprrox 650HP

So you're the one! Congrates!! That is a VERY cool 28.

[Mr. Brownstone]

Brings a tear to my eye but I have to say congrats. That is one sweet boat. That thing has been for sale for awhile. I have had my eye on it but needed a few thnings to line up first. When they finally did I called three days after you picked it up. Been kicking myself ever since. Hope you and your wife enjoy it!

[LittleDcsRodShop]

""The thing i am most excited about is my wife is just as excited as me! She is looking at getting towels made, shirts, etc... it makes it more fun when you can share your passion with your spouse!""

Just seen this part of your first post.. Thats an awesome statement !! Congrats on that too..

Boatme: Get digging through those video archives !!:D

[chrisk]

Scott, Thanks! To be honest, I have been losing the passion for the sport a little over the past few years... she has brought it all back! I feel like a kid on christmas morning with this boat and its because i get to share the passion with someone else.

[Trim'd Up]

Very nice! I would love to find one myself.

[boatme]

Ok here is the short Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOXujAGHRRA

[jdub]

Nice vid......can't wait for summer!

[chrisk]

Marc - Thanks for the video!!

[fund razor]

Sweet. Can't wait for the long version. :D

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Yeah great video !! That had to pump you up !!

My kids said "wow daddy that boats going fast.." :)

[POWERPLAY33]

Sweet vid! Awesome boat have fun with her

[chrisk]

more pics

[inbetween]

Congrats Chris! That's a sweet ride. Can't wait to see it.

[slpcamaross97]

looks good. where are you going to be boat at?

[chrisk]

mostly Presque Isle / Erie, PA but we plan on attending a few poker runs or fun runs around Cleveland or the Erie Islands.

[chrisk]

had the boat wet sanded and buffed - the results were amazing.
This is the only before pic i had

[chrisk]

the lettering was painted on, we took those off as well.
these are just cell phone pics and really dont show the depth of the paint, but i was more than happy with the results.

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Cell phone pics.. C'mon Chris you sound like me now.. Haha !!

Looking good !!!!!

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Thanks again for the logo.. Just cleaned it up a bit & cut one in silver for a test..

[chrisk]

That looks great!!

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Thanks.. Let me know if you need anything cut..

[LittleDcsRodShop]

Man I love that 1st. shot of the boat in post #44 !!!

[chrisk]

it sits really nice in the water! i will have to get some good pictures next time i take it out, which is hopefully in a few days when the weather breaks.

[AIR TIME]

looks good Chris what speeds are you getting don't you have 650hp per side in that boat I think. I know you need to get use to it I will do the same but will dig out my helmut and lifeline and go out a lone for a well WHAT YOU GOT RUN,hahaa. I now it won't be as fast as the gerrys 46 skater but I hope to be well above the 100 mark if I have figured everything right with prop and drive height, and it won't suck to much if I don't get on plane cause of the drive height but I think its it. this is making me crazy to watch that video of your boat can't believe its may no motor well later good luck. have fun

[chrisk]

my best guess for top speed is low to mid 80's. cruises at 52 mph / 3,000 rpms and 78 mph at 4800 rpm
the acceleration is insane!

[chrisk]

here are a few recent pics