Cee Bee Avenger`s

[Ken G Brown]

Anyone out there have the skinny on Avenger Boat`s. Any rot or transom issues? Were they a decent go fast boat? I did notice a fairly low max hp. rating on the 18ft. at 150. Thanks in advance.

[specboatops]

there was a guy in here a while back selling one, nice looking from what I remember. Do a search and see if that turns up anything. I do remember them, I want to say a 17 or 18 footer, it was kinda like a Mod-VP bottom, and I would say " YES " for that era it was a pretty fast boat, real nice lines on it too. I know ones that had more than a 150 hung of the back that ran well into the 80's.

[moparbarn]

check the power cat boats website. there is a link to cee bee boats with good pics and cataloges. i was looking at one in n.y. on ebay earlier this year. that's where my research led me. you just get it? same boat?

AIRWALK

[marvin s]

the old avenger boats are too heavy, jets and outboards and the transoms rotted out from not sealing properly, the boat is a good lake boat with smooth gel finish not a ripple in it marvins

[KG4]

Here is my 16 Avenger.

[specboatops]

My 15' Avenger is for sale. Boat & trailer. Runs really well with an inline, a V-6 would make 'er rock! This will make someone a really nice boat, It's lived it's life on a trailer in the garage. Thinkin' about $2,500.

can you post a couple of pics of yours Bruster??

[Dargo]

Bruster, I had one just like that a few years back. I was in the process of putting a new floor, transom, and stringers in it when we ended up moving into an apartment. Had to get rid of the boat. I sure miss it though. Built like a battleship. And no core to mess with either. Great lookin boat IMHO!

[TD]

The ones Iv'e seen have a fairly flat bottom so I wouldn't think it would be very fast. On the other hand they are a good looking boat with a great seating arragement.

[KG4]

Nice looking boat Bruster.You have it looking real good

[croSSed]

Here's a link to my Avenger restoration. This is a 17' Model 165, also called a Mach II. Tonight I just got my '87 Merc 115 "stack" installed on the transom. Can't talk about the performance yet; maybe around the 4th of July I'll have a comment on it's performance. I mounted the engine 3 bolt holes up. When I noticed that Bruster had his 1500SX with the short leg mounted directly to the transom (the cav. plate must have been at least 4" about the bottom of the boat) I figured I could safely mount mine a little high.

http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n103/tadpoleig/

TG

[The Bilge Idiot]

Oddly enough....
I was looking for an article in my old Hotboat magazines a few days ago
and remembered seeing an article on the CeeBee Avenger.
Although the boat featured is an inboard, there is possibly
some information that you might find useful.
~Bilge

[barnal]

anyone have any feedback on the type of prop you are running with a standard setup and what you get for RPM and max speed?

I have a 2.0L 1981 Black max on my Avenger 183 model and i'm looking to put a new prop on for better waterskiing pull. I have a 21'' on it right now (3 blade).

I know someone that has a 17''pitch and it does more than 60MPH....must be over-revving like crazy though.

any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

[croSSed]

I have tried MANY props on my Model 165. I now have a 1987 Merc XR2 150, 2.0L with 7" of set back, and a jack plate. I don't have a low water pick up so I run it as high as it will go before sucking air. I've also plugged the top 3 holes in the lower. With this set up - I don't even know how many props, a lot of them - the best top speed I've achieved is 73.6 at 6400 rpm using a Mercury Laser II 27P. This is FIRMLY the best speed I've achieved with my set-up.

[barnal]

thanks for your feedback. I've heard that these 2.0L Black Max engines do like to rev high. The red-line is 5800 so I'm probably leaving HP on the table by not getting it to that level or beyond.

I've seen you restoration pics...nicely done. You should post a few more pics of the finished product sitting in the water. That's a cool boat.

[barnal]

Let's see more of those Avenger boat pictures!