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11-14-2021, 10:57 PM #1Junior Member
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action marine 25 and 23 boat history and details.
I want to know the backstory of the action marine offshore boats the 25 and 23 specifically.
I also want to see if what other brands had copied those hulls (like power play example) or other boats similar to them. and if they are still around now a days.
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11-15-2021, 10:31 AM #25000 RPM
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I don't think powerplay came from action hulls. What beam and deadrise is the action?
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11-15-2021, 08:37 PM #3The Historic Photo Master
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...the action 25, and the shortened version of the 25, were aronow hull derivatives, which was very common. 24 degree deadrise. the list of builders that used just that aronow hull alone, is as long as your arm. the pp 25 was a different hull completely...
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11-19-2021, 10:40 AM #5The Historic Photo Master
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...the pp's were a quality piece of plastic. hard to compare in design as well...
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11-19-2021, 11:42 AM #6
Gawd, I would LOVE a 25 Powerplay sportdeck with outboards, still remember a time when boats like that were for sale lol!
2023 Progression 22 w/ 2015 Mercury 300XS. 2018 Kawasaki Ultra LX. 1969 Hustler Wildcat. Gone but not forgotten: 1991 POS GW Invader. 1976 Donzi Hornet II. 1994 Formula 232 LS. 2001 Regal 2660. 1990 Formula 206 LS. 1992 Checkmate Pulse 186 w/ 2003 Mercury 200 EFI. Random assortment of jet skis.
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11-19-2021, 05:21 PM #7
Fuji, is that a 25 or 33? Floating well with twin 3.0's.
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11-19-2021, 06:45 PM #8The Historic Photo Master
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...its a 25. the brackets they used were custom designed for higher static flotation on all the full transom outboard boats they built...
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11-23-2021, 08:25 PM #9
so who is building the action 23 now if anybody?
1990 Viper 140 crossflow
2011 Sea Hunt 232 Ultra
1995 Laser 380
1984 Reaction 19 project.........
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