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Thread: couple of 21 Paramount questions
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05-06-2011, 10:13 AM #16Banned
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Snook, we also looked at the one in Loxahatchee. It is the older style design (different deck configuration)
-motor looks great and seems to run fine (older ox66)
-The hull is structurally sound
-the trailer is decent (probably needs new brakes and bearings)
-Paint job blows...paint peeling (Hialeah yellow)
-need new canvas on t-top
-center console is from another boat... looks cheap (sea fox or the like)
-the floor flexes under the console
-lotso of unfilled holes throughout the deck
-wiring is shot
8-10k boat at best.
With a strong 200hp, you should be in the lower to mid 50's.
The ideal engine for this boat would be the older, small block yamaha HPDI 200. Light and very strong.
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05-06-2011, 03:53 PM #17
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05-06-2011, 08:31 PM #18Member
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Hey Snook,
Keep looking these boats are worth the effort. In all honesty with my 2.4 Merc 200, and this is with no GPS, goes I'm guessin 50 with 2 people and less than half fuel. I say this speed because I keep up with a boat that has been 51 on GPS. My motor has some hours on it though, so a fresh one will probably make a difference.
Also my liner has zero stress cracks, cap has a few around the two small hatches on the top of the transom, no big ones at all.
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05-06-2011, 08:57 PM #19Junior Member
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Thanks everyone for all the help. I'm looking hard and have received a ton of good tips from SnF members. Also going back and reading old posts have taught me a ton about the boat. I've got about three good leads on Paramounts currently or soon to be for sale. There are times I think about having something faster like a Reaction or Ivan's Avance......but I go back to my youth and getting beat to death down in the Keys in a 15' Whaler (Please don't Hate, I am NOT comparing these boats to that one, just saying that ride is important to me.)
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05-07-2011, 07:57 AM #207000 RPM
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When I first got my 92 Paramount it had a carb 2.5 200 merc on it. It would run 52mph no matter how much fuel it had in it. I have now have a 250 HPDI Yamaha on it and it runs 60mph no matter how full it is. It does sit a little tail heavy with the Yamaha and it also has a 6in set back on the jack plate. It does ride very nice when running into or with the waves, hitting them cross ways it can be a little rough but not to bad. It is a very well built boat, it does still have wood in it but I have not seen any signs of rot anywhere.
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05-07-2011, 06:15 PM #21
Well snook I took my paramount out for the first time and I have to say man what I ride, I have a 250 yam my on the back so it is a little back heavy but man it's a hell of boat to drive, I think I found the boat to keep for awhile, playing around with engine height, man you run the motor pretty high even with a nose cone. I had a 29 lightning with twin xs's on it and was he'll of a ride same with the paramount just a little small, go take a look at the one up north, go luck
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05-07-2011, 08:41 PM #22Junior Member
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That's good to hear Mike! I'm going to make it up there to check that one out as soon as I can, the guy was very nice on the phone.