Looking for some info on 21' challenger/superboat!!!

[88starflite21]

Sup guys so I'm new to the world of performance boating. I have been boating for a few years now but have never owned a REAL performance boat. So I found a boat for sale on craigslist which the seller describes as an 87' challenger. I am aware that challengers were truely only build for 2 years before the molds were sold to superboat. The seller knew this as well and told me the original owner of challenger built the hull in 87 and met it with a superboat deck. Has anyone ever heard of the owner building additional hulls after 78' or is the hull a copy. If it is a copy should i be concerned. I looked over the boat and it all seemed solid and ready to go. So what do ya think.

[vnemous]

Sounds like a story to sell a copy.

[88starflite21]

if it is a copy should i be concerned?

[vnemous]

well i would say depends on how good it is and what shape it is in. There were a number of copys that were good boats, superboat, shadow, rallysport etc, but if someone just popped a hull who knows.

[88starflite21]

http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/2709672.html (http://longisland.craigslist.org/boa/2702019672.html) - here the link to the ad if this helps at all

[vnemous]

Helps what? I had a 21 Challenger for a number of years and now have a 21 Superboat. You have to be comfortable with a copy. If my Challenger was in the condition my Superboat is in I would rather have the Challenger even though it was 10 mph slower with the same power. :D

[fast fun 2]

Buy this one
http://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?243915-1978-21-Challenger-Restored.&p=2250949&posted=1#post2250949

[vnemous]

Buy this one
http://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?243915-1978-21-Challenger-Restored.&p=2250949&posted=1#post2250949

There you go. Buy the original and you wont have to guess.

[88starflite21]

There you go. Buy the original and you wont have to guess. would love to buy that boat. I've seen the pics of it in many threads already its beautiful. Unfortunetly thats not in the budget right now. I was gonna wait til the spring to buy but saw the boat I'm currently looking at which is in the budget and doesn't seem like a bad deal.

[vnemous]

Check it well. Climb inside it and look for dark spots in the gell, This is rot. Climb up in the bow and look up at the deck. They like to rot out around the stantions that hold the lifeline if not sealed right and of course the transom is a biggie. No challengers had a transom like that except the I/O were kinda like that. Shadows did but there is no notch in the pad. Dont know what that is. Serial #?

[88starflite21]

Check it well. Climb inside it and look for dark spots in the gell, This is rot. Climb up in the bow and look up at the deck. They like to rot out around the stantions that hold the lifeline if not sealed right and of course the transom is a biggie. No challengers had a transom like that except the I/O were kinda like that. Shadows did but there is no notch in the pad. Dont know what that is. Serial #?

I dont have the serial number on me. I did check the year on it just to see if it was infact an 87 and it was. When i looked over the transom there were only minor gel coat cracks along it and in the splashwell. The transom is covered with a large aluminum plate that wraps over the transom lip into the splashwell. It looked very solid. I looked at the transom from the inside of the boat as well, there didnt seem to be any soft spots from poking around. Are there certain tell tale signs i should have my eye out for?

[donmac]

The scorpion splash had a transom like that!

[gm250]

What did you do with the shadow it looked and ran awsome

[berzerko]

Here's the one I saw on Craig's list with pics someone posted from here

http://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?243878-21-challenger-twin

The 87 your talking about I know I saw in the 4 sale adds on here when I was looking, you might have to go back a ways

[fast fun 2]

That is exactly like my boat. One bulkhead under the deck, same dash mine used to have. Its a very accurate copy

[vnemous]

That is exactly like my boat. One bulkhead under the deck, same dash mine used to have. Its a very accurate copy

I dont think Johnny is talking about the white one. The green one which is an original is layed out like his. Just incase you get confused..

[fast fun 2]

I dont think Johnny is talking about the white one. The green one which is an original is layed out like his. Just incase you get confused..
Good call, I mean the one setup for twins