project 18 Skater

**JPEROG** · 04-27-2019, 07:57 PM

I have an 18 skater on an alum. trailer with hyd. steering. I have not been able to to get this project started and bought my son something that was already complete so that he didn't have to wait on me any longer. $1800.00 takes it. These are a very fun stable hull and are what started the Skater line of boats.

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**Tin Man 2** · 04-28-2019, 05:24 AM

It sounds like a good project for me to restore next winter. I will be watching for pics.

**JPEROG** · 04-28-2019, 09:21 AM

It took something pretty special to beat them back in the late 70s and early 80s. Low 80 mph with a 235 omc and I don't remember getting beat by any other outboards under 20 feet until 84' when an STV showed up on our lake. Pete has since told me that Alex (his brother) had worked on the 235 and ours was above average "I had no idea being 11 years old".

Joe

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**Tin Man 2** · 04-28-2019, 11:25 AM

The pics look good, A’m I correct thinking it needs stringers and transom? As well as interior. 2K seems a good price for a special boat like yours, it must be hard for you to give it up. Do you have a Title in hand?

**keefallan** · 04-28-2019, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Tin Man 2

The pics look good, A’m I correct thinking it needs stringers and transom? As well as interior. 2K seems a good price for a special boat like yours, it must be hard for you to give it up. Do you have a Title in hand?

That's what I was gonna ask........the condition of the uglys

**JPEROG** · 04-28-2019, 02:02 PM

Its a good deal and I will take what I have in it to someone that will finish it out and not just trash it. Its not rotted, the boat has always been under cover-again why I bought it. Here is the down side, the guy that I got it from was going to make it into a flats boat and took a saw about 3 inches above the rub rail and cut a slice for 6 feet in length before realizing that it should be cut at the rubrail "which he never did". Its not a big deal to glass it back shut "everything is accessible to tape it from the inside as well". I have two or three of the original seat shells (new they had four "back to back" in the front along with two fold down jump seats in the rear).

I was considering a removal of the center pod and converting it into the "S" model which came out in late 82'-they were 7 to 10 mph faster and would run a consistent low 90s. Again, more money, more work, and more time. I have 5 other boats in process and don't need 6.

I have a title and trailer documentation in hand.

Joe

**JPEROG** · 06-12-2019, 09:05 PM

Ttt

**JPEROG** · 07-17-2019, 04:37 PM

$1800.00 I am not doing anything with it but its a great project for someone with an extra 200 hp motor laying around. This is half the cost of a good propeller and you get hyd. steering and a trailer with the boat.

Joe

**JPEROG** · 09-10-2019, 08:28 PM

Ttt

**Hot Shot Merc** · 09-10-2019, 10:13 PM

Joe, Any pics of inside the boat? Thanks

**JPEROG** · 02-17-2020, 09:41 AM

Someone needs to save this hull-

Its a cool piece of history that was the start of Skater.

Joe

**JPEROG** · 04-11-2020, 12:05 PM

The boat is sold and its new home is Hudson Fl. I hope to see it run again.....

Joe

**KIRCHNER** · 04-14-2020, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by JPEROG

The boat is sold and its new home is Hudson Fl. I hope to see it run again.....

Joe

I TESTED a small spot with a little 600 wet/dry that met. orange came up like new along with the white. the windshield, i dont know. need a control box/cables 8 pin. if u stumble on one give me a ring

**rstv** · 04-15-2020, 01:37 PM

I waterskied behind one on Sykes creek in Merritt island in the 80’s

**KIRCHNER** · 04-16-2020, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by rstv

I waterskied behind one on Sykes creek in Merritt island in the 80’s

the hole for the ski pole isstill there! has the bimimi top hardware has got to go. its built solid, all woven roven the floor and transom, like concrete but light lay-up in the right places. the floor goes flat, all the wayto the nose. a lol of holes have to be filled every piece of hardware is thru bolted, no screws. douglas built 1 bullet-prof 18!