100+ MPH - 1988 Hydrostream Viper, Bridgeport, EXCELLENT CONDITION!

[200valeroyt]

It's a very fun boat to drive... Water permitting

[Sonik]

Sean,

I've also been on the fence with my Viper over the last year or so to sell and move to a GS just as you did but I found myself in the same conundrum.....reward (cost offset) or regret. Yours I think is probably the nicest original around. If cost offset is that important, then sell the motor, shrink wrap the boat and stuff it in a corner for a while until you get the itch to try and flirt with bodily harm again. When and if I get to that point, that's exactly what I plan on doing with mine......

Jeff

[200valeroyt]

shrink wrap the boat and stuff it in a corner for a while until you get the itch to try and flirt with bodily harm again

Ha... The GS is obviously a better all purpose boat. What's weird though, i actually feel as safe running over 100 in the Viper versus 95 in the GS, again... water permitting. As you know, the lil Hydrostreams don't like running up to small rollers diagonally at speed. Other than that, the Viper gives me alot of FALSE security.

[Dominator Scott]

I know dilema brother. I just bought a 21 Eliminator Daytona and it's boat #3. My Sunsation 32 Dominator is my pride and joy and I have a 78 Sanger Superjet I restored for my father 8 years ago. When he passed away 5 years ago the boat was handed back to me. The Sanger isn't my kind of boat but my father loved the thing and holding on to it gives me a sense of holding on to his memory so it sits in the garage under the cover. I take it out on Fathers Day as a tribute to him.
That Hydrostream is beautiful!!!! Hold on to it.

Here are a couple pics for ya. 35x40 garage and I can't get a car in there to save my azz! But the boats are clean and dry.

[200valeroyt]

Thanks for the compliment, you have some nice boats there

[Dominator Scott]

Thanks for the compliment, you have some nice boats there

Thanks. Before I bought the Daytona I was hunting for a Hydrostream VKing in that color like yours but couldn't find one around here
that wasn't in need of a complete restoration. Found one that was the burnt orange metallic gel coat but the guy painted it because he didn't like orange. I thought he was crazy!!! That metalflake gel coat is awesome!!!!!!

[GRH]

Thanks. Before I bought the Daytona I was hunting for a Hydrostream VKing in that color like yours but couldn't find one around here
that wasn't in need of a complete restoration. Found one that was the burnt orange metallic gel coat but the guy painted it because he didn't like orange. I thought he was crazy!!! That metalflake gel coat is awesome!!!!!!

Hey Scott..... Haven't seen a post from you in years! Since the Speedwake days.... glad to see you still have both boats... hope all is well with you....

[Dominator Scott]

Hey Scott..... Haven't seen a post from you in years! Since the Speedwake days.... glad to see you still have both boats... hope all is well with you....

I am doing well. Last 4 1/2 years was a roller coaster with dad passing away and moms parkinsens disease and dimensia. By the end the diseases reduced her to a miserable existance. But at least she still knew who we were when she died and she passed away in her sleep with my sister and there with her. I miss my parents and they died way to young(age 67), but they are in a better place now.

Sorry. Didn't mean to hyjack your thread.

[atclen]

It's cool Family 1st !! always ! !

[200valeroyt]

Well... After a lot of indecisiveness on my end, i've made my mind up to part with the Viper. I've recently acquired a 3.0 for the Allison to keep me entertained. The price is the same as before. 5,800 rigged without motor - 9,000 complete. Not to sound rude, but these are the prices, I will not take less for either. For now, I'm not selling the motor until the rigged hull sells. Also, I'm not going to de-rig the hull to part out. Thanks

[200valeroyt]

Ttt...

[200valeroyt]

TTT...I purchased this hull a 1-1/2 yrs ago with just the loose seats and trailer for nearly the price of it complete currently. I would gladly do it again, rather than deal with the issues that most of them have, especially considering the speed that this one runs, paying a couple thousand more for a like new, safe hull is a no brainer to me. It's ready to go and with some seat time, it'll run 101-102 every time out.

[200valeroyt]

Ttt...

[poorboz]

has boat sold ?

[200valeroyt]

I still have it.