BLASTOS
07-27-2020, 01:32 PM
Hello all,
I grew up on Lake Winnipesaukee during the 70's. It was a great time to be on that lake. Race boats and ski boats, no noise or speed restrictions. Among a few row boats and fishing boats I have a 16' Tahiti lo pro that I used to scream around in. A few years ago, my godson came to live with me so he could finish high school. I wanted to have him experience some of the things I did when I was a kid. Especilly boating.
That's why, when I saw this boat for sale on a country road about 14 months ago I stopped by to see if I could buy it.. The old (78) man told me he had maintained it well and everything worked. Transom sounded solid. No flex at all. The paint was great. Deck seemed solid. Engine ran with muffs. He wanted 2 grand. We settled on 1.
He didn't have a title, but the bill of sale from the guy he bought it from in Arkansas. The name of the manufacturer on it said Shasta. Never heard of it. The only Shasta Boat Company I have ever found was a California builder of houseboats.
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A few days later I grabbed my godson and took the boat out. Wouldn't start. Called a mechanic, who came over the next day. He told me that while the motor was a 1975 650 Merc, it had a 750 power head. It had a bad stator and plugs. Waited a week to have those replaced. Took it out again. Motor ran fine. But my godson noticed water comeing in through a spit that ran the beam of the transom. Oh uh.
Made it back to the ramp and went home. Noticed the new crack in the fibergalss of the transom. Was lucky enough to find Tim Bohn of Bluewater Boat Repair in Newport Richey. He grew up on the same lake I did, and used to run lo pro ski boats too. He also has a great reputation, and was referred by a few guys. It seems the old man forgot tom tell me the transom had rotted and he had repaired it. With 2 pine planks that he tried to glass in and paint... Needless to say, this disaster had Tim saying a few choice words.
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I grew up on Lake Winnipesaukee during the 70's. It was a great time to be on that lake. Race boats and ski boats, no noise or speed restrictions. Among a few row boats and fishing boats I have a 16' Tahiti lo pro that I used to scream around in. A few years ago, my godson came to live with me so he could finish high school. I wanted to have him experience some of the things I did when I was a kid. Especilly boating.
That's why, when I saw this boat for sale on a country road about 14 months ago I stopped by to see if I could buy it.. The old (78) man told me he had maintained it well and everything worked. Transom sounded solid. No flex at all. The paint was great. Deck seemed solid. Engine ran with muffs. He wanted 2 grand. We settled on 1.
He didn't have a title, but the bill of sale from the guy he bought it from in Arkansas. The name of the manufacturer on it said Shasta. Never heard of it. The only Shasta Boat Company I have ever found was a California builder of houseboats.
470335470336470337470338470339470340470341470342
A few days later I grabbed my godson and took the boat out. Wouldn't start. Called a mechanic, who came over the next day. He told me that while the motor was a 1975 650 Merc, it had a 750 power head. It had a bad stator and plugs. Waited a week to have those replaced. Took it out again. Motor ran fine. But my godson noticed water comeing in through a spit that ran the beam of the transom. Oh uh.
Made it back to the ramp and went home. Noticed the new crack in the fibergalss of the transom. Was lucky enough to find Tim Bohn of Bluewater Boat Repair in Newport Richey. He grew up on the same lake I did, and used to run lo pro ski boats too. He also has a great reputation, and was referred by a few guys. It seems the old man forgot tom tell me the transom had rotted and he had repaired it. With 2 pine planks that he tried to glass in and paint... Needless to say, this disaster had Tim saying a few choice words.
470351470350470349470348470347470346470345470344470343470352