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08-09-2019, 11:01 AM #1Junior Member
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New to the site. Just bought an 87 Crusader Tunnel hull
Long story short. Just bought this, what was supposed to be a bad ass boat last week.
Found out the guy wasn't honest about a few things. It's not a 572. It's not supposed to even be this way
Plans are to pull the engine and outdrive and sell them. Patch the hole in the transom. Rig an outboard.
This brings us to why I'm here. If this boat doesn't go away soon, I'm going to be leaning on you all for some assistance!
I'm fairly good at doing stuff and figuring things out.
I will likely be asking questions about fiberglass and hull repair. Rigging. And I'll be looking for an outboard to stick on this.
Totally excited to be here though!
On a fun note, I think I found an old owner on here from 2005 when the boat was in CA and an outboard.
I included a pic of that too.Last edited by hotrodllsc; 08-12-2019 at 06:55 AM.
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08-09-2019, 11:11 AM #2
welcome aboard,good luck have fun with it.....lots of help here.....
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08-09-2019, 12:14 PM #3Screaming And Flying!
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From the looks of the giant whale tail the IO didn't work well anyhoo.....Lot of guys to help here....Just post pics as you go and ask....
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08-09-2019, 12:23 PM #4Junior Member
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08-09-2019, 12:36 PM #5
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08-09-2019, 01:02 PM #6
Welcome to the site and sorry about the bad luck. People that lie about what they are selling make me want to go postal. Looks like a nice boat and maybe a candidate for a nice 3.0. Good luck.
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08-09-2019, 01:29 PM #7
If it was originally a jet drive... those O/B conversions don't seem to workout, do they? I thought the jet boat bottoms were different and the transoms were like potato chips?
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08-09-2019, 01:42 PM #8Junior Member
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It was originally an outboard. I found the holes in the transom where the jackplate was mounted and a picture of the boat when it had a Mariner on it.
If I fix it, I plan on reinforcing the transom and adding struts to the jackplate to the stringers. I have access to a CNC machine so we can do some pretty trick stuff.
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08-09-2019, 09:17 PM #9
Welcome aboard. That's definitely the most interesting "transom job" I've ever seen. Boat looks like a great project and it shouldn't take much to pull that makeshift transom apart and get it back to outboard power. Keep us posted on the resto
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08-09-2019, 09:25 PM #10
Looks like it has potential...but yea that transom..think your going to want to do more than just patch the holes, definitely would like to see more pics..
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08-09-2019, 10:46 PM #11Junior Member
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Yeah it's kind of a disaster. When I pull the engine and outdrive I'll get a better idea what I'm up against. I have access to a CNC machine. We discussed building an aluminum plate setup to fill the hole, epoxy and glass it in, then build up a support brace setup to hold the outboard in case the structure of the transom is still weak after the repair.
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08-10-2019, 12:12 AM #12
Deepest sympathy
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08-10-2019, 12:32 PM #13
Heck drop a blower on the motor and see how long the outdrive last
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08-10-2019, 04:32 PM #14Junior Member
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08-19-2019, 07:10 AM #15Junior Member
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We picked up a parts boat yesterday. An 86 Omega with an Evinrude 225. Guy just had the VRO replaced along with the stator and power pack just to find the stringers were toast and the hull busted really bad and the transom is soft. These parts will find their way into the crusader!
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