Desirable old boats...

**1954bmw** · 06-16-2019, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by XstreamVking

What king of bottom did this have, true tunnel or flat???

**XstreamVking** · 06-16-2019, 12:36 PM

Molinari racing tunnel heritage. True tunnel no pods...

**JWS** · 06-16-2019, 01:00 PM

agreed!

**Robby321** · 06-16-2019, 03:01 PM

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**specboatops** · 06-20-2019, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by XstreamVking

Molinari racing tunnel heritage. True tunnel no pods...

Exactly like my G.W.Invader Tunnel - no pods!

**CUDA** · 06-20-2019, 03:03 PM

1984 Sleekcraft SST MVP

**FUJIMO** · 06-20-2019, 08:12 PM

Robby321...similar boat as what you had? Mt. Dora Antique Boat Show - Mt. Dora, Florida...

**Robby321** · 06-20-2019, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Robby321...similar boat as what you had? Mt. Dora Antique Boat Show - Mt. Dora, Florida...

My Merc Guru here has done Mt Dora. Long trip, but knows all and has sold motors them. I don't know what that is, but I had same Rude (think it was a clam-shell hood?) at one time. Heres a couple pix Baby Swit, 20H..(Not my brothers).............

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**CUDA** · 06-20-2019, 10:16 PM

I remember using a two blade prop on my 1975 Viper with Merc inline 150 20 inch motor.

Fun times.

**Robby321** · 06-20-2019, 10:39 PM

HOLD on Fugi..that old ( look like 10/15hp?). My Dad bought this me a kid. My first boat! He was a showoff, anything new had to have. Told mom its a "tender" the his 17ft cruiser anchored knee deep on the shore. Couple pix the cruisier, my young ass, and the boat and what looked like restored (not mine, someone else's) But later in its life, took out the inboard West Bend, sealed up hull, took a can of dads nails, probably slammed a 100 in perimeter transom.."that should hold". Dad gave me a 10 HP Rude and slammed it on. What I remember is porpoised Dolphin has more control! "well that didn't work"..? No pic that episode.
DUH as thinking it now, a 20 inch shaft on 12 inch transom, 6 foot boat? Yep, learned a little when Dad said.."told ya would not work, but you know more that I D0..(smartass kid).
Want his 1964 Amphicar story and me? Cost ya..anyway..(Miss ya Dad, as didn't appreciate you teaching as I do now..."Thanks"...

Family

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The Skeeto..

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**Robby321** · 06-20-2019, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by CUDA

I remember using a two blade prop on my 1975 Viper with Merc inline 150 20 inch motor.

Fun times.

Ran a 2B 14x28 cupped (SS, $280 out the door )XS. I "think" it was Short shaft Merc..Hmm (HA, loved that tail as GOT me "tail" too! Take me for a ride, "only if you do me later a ride..!"

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Still run a 2B SS 12, 24 my Flatty..

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**rhardwick** · 06-21-2019, 11:38 AM

Glastron GT143 Jetflight..

**Laseraddict** · 03-23-2021, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by specboatops

I thought the old 20' CB Avengers were pretty bad ass too.

Yeah I had a 19' or 20' CeeBee Avenger ski boat, 2 wrap around buckets up front connected to bench seats behind the buckets down each side of the boat.
It had a slightly rounded bottom but had lifting strakes just outside of center which acted like a pad. Had a 3.0 225hp Merc carb motor on it with a torque master and it ran 84-85moh with just me and Less than half a tank of gas in it.
That boat did EVERYTHING really well! Drove like 12hrs from Arizona up into the Mtns of Cali to go get it, and what i thought was just something I'd fix up and sell turned out to be probably the best all around boat I have ever owned...

**Laseraddict** · 03-23-2021, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Da Bull

It should. Both designs were by the same guy. Roark Summerford owned Laser before starting STV. I`m sure the 21ft SRV is first cousin to the 380.

Hey Bull, just wondering if you know of any other companies that made copies of the Laser 380??! I know about Performance Products and then the Starcraft Eagle, but there has got to be other's out there I'd think, right!?
Figure maybe it will help me find the actual hull design that I really want knowing any other companies that splashed the 380 hull..
Thanks in advance for any other name's you can think of that made this hull..

**Da Bull** · 03-24-2021, 06:05 AM

Sorry but I don`t know of any. Just the ones you named. There could be tho. The Laser 380 was a highly successful boat on the race coarse as it should have been because thats what Mr Summerford designed it to do. It was also very popular as a ski/pleasure boat.