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1994 Cougar 21MTR I have owned this boat for 26 years. It has been repowered many times. Today it has a 2000 PRO MAX 225. My favorite motor for just running around. No super high performance for me anymore. Love the sped and handling of this boat running the PRO MAX 225 Tops out in the low 80s...all day long.
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Originally Posted by Treddc
Treddc
Welcome to the site! Great looking Cougar! My first one was a 21MTR as well. Thanks for posting on my thread.
Gary
Heres My Dads 92 omega with a ron anderson s3000. Original Owner, boat is immacutlate.
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Originally Posted by nick92
WOW!! That is one clean Cougar!! How does it run? Where were those photos taken. Give us more details. Thanks for sharing the photos with us.
Gary
Who owns mine now? Sold on 9/2017 because of stroke?
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Originally Posted by Euroski
How are you? How did the boat run with the 3-300XSs? LOL! The current owner has posted on this thread. Scroll through the whole thread and I am sure you will find it. Take care.
Thanks
Gary
nick92 Check your PM inbox
Tx Cougar Dave
doing well here and 9/25 I'm post 4 years from having a STROKE. Presently still have some damaged brain cells(lol) mostly causing minor balance issues. Other than that I MISS going FAST and now living boat life at 60mph!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hydrogasm
Thanks Dave! Photos are taken in our shop on the Sunshine Coast, runs really well seen 105 propped all wrong, started messing around with it again this season. Boat threw me out 4-5 years ago when the bottom skag broke at about 95, torn the wheel out of the dash! Mr Nass fixed the boat up like new! I will reply to your Pm and get my brother to post some pictures of his 96 sport skier with a blown 489.
Thanks Look forward to seeing both and will send you some scans of the brochures etcQuote:
Originally Posted by nick92
Cougar Dave
Hey Cougar owners past and present. I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. I never got my Cougar in the water this summer unfortunately, as the re-do turned into a bigger project than I expected and with delays in getting parts and time to work on it. I am over half done and it will be ready for the spring of 2022. I never thought that this thread would grow as big as this has become but please keep posting any Cougars past and present and especially any winter projects that you can share.
Thanks again
Gary
Here's my 1987 cougar
I will try and get more pics of my cougar. For being a good marine technician and cougar lover I need to get better at understanding how to send pictures
Lol
Hope everyone is well.
I so appreciate so many from this forum, and ON this forum, as I have received a boatload of info from each. I come from the car World, and my hot rod currently is a 2012 C6 LS3 Corvette, modified and running on E85. It's 900HP at the crank, and has been bulletproof and doesn't have a single scratch on it, at ~36k.
I say that cuz I came here zero fast boat experience, but a conventional boater since a kid. This personal boat#10.
I came here not knowing jack, and I know almost enough to ask semi intelligent questions. I've done ~4 props, and have on order a Merc labbed prop (since Sept). Point is, the boat isn't the issue - it needs a driver "mod", just like the car to come even close to it's potential.
Seat time (alone), trying different props and trim, this thing is a quite a different animal (thank God for CA weather). For a 22', it does extremely well in a chop. But NOT big boat wakes (there are many 40'+ express cruisers and such running around in the Delta. If I avoid the surf-able wakes (to stay alive), I'm good...and they are sneakers. I've airborne - above the airborne boat - looking down at the helm as if I left my body. But I hadn't left my body. God placed me right back in the same seat. I was wearing a PFD, and the safety lan. It scared the F out of me...won't happen again, hopefully.
It can do well over 70MPH propped accordingly, but top speed is not my goal, anymore. I am aiming for an optimal cruise speed that won't grenade the BB too quickly. Started with a 5-blade (forget the pitch) I swapped that out for a 4-blade B1 26, to start. Then a 28 and 30, I have on order a labbed 29.
I love cruising at ~60, as there's more than 1,000 miles of waterways, in the CA Delta. The boat has been great, just trying to find a mechanic/shop I can trust.
I love this boat. Was going to mod the engine, or do O/B(s) on a platform, but that's not worth it. It's more boat than I can use, and to play with the big boys on the water, is well beyond what I want to spend.
I lucked out and store it in a covered garage, and have tractor service (included) for launching. I can drive the Vette to storage, ans swap boat for car, and leave with my fat ass in the same place it was when I left. No fenders, lines, launching required. They know my routine, and it's too easy. I'm blown away at lucky I am...in every way. Another day above ground, I'll take it.
Sorry to be so long winded, figured the thread slowed down, some aren't able to boat right now, and I wanted to update the change from my last post. Today I;m off to arrange to have my stereo installed. Like the Vette with a 240A alternator (for cooling mods), that will likely come later, too. Dang thing ain't even got a voltage meter! That will change with the stereo...
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I just saw this boat posted for sale on craigslist in Northern California. I believe it was Redding CA. One of the Simion motorsports 300X's was removed and sold. Boat and remaining two motors only have 85 hours and boat looked brand new. They are the original owners according to listing. If you want me to I will try to find the ad and send you a PM.