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11-18-2021, 07:23 AM #1
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21 Challenger test from 1977 Powerboat
This is where it all began for the SOB crowd. 64 mph with a 200 crossflow.
The other fast boats tested in that issue were were an 18' jet boat with a 550 HP twin turbo 454 at 75 mph and a Sleekcraft with a 188 Mercruiser at 57 mph. We live in a faster world now.
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11-18-2021, 08:23 PM #2
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Thanks for posting!!!!!
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11-19-2021, 08:29 AM #3
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I remember when that was fast. Things have changed!
Glad I was around to see the progress of the boats and engines. That's still a fast hull with today's big motors.
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11-19-2021, 02:23 PM #4
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When I was a kid, my father worked out of a shop across from Challenger Boats and would take me to the shop to see them outside on trailers.
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11-19-2021, 04:18 PM #5
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I have that issue too and is a fav!
I'd rather be competitive w/junk I built in my garage than win w/stuff I bought.
I refuse to allow common sense to interfere w/my boat buying decisions.
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11-19-2021, 11:35 PM #6
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Thx for posting. I was graduating high school when I saw that magazine and swore I’m was going to buy a challenger. 11 years later I bought a Image Marine Shadow 21. To date one of the funest boats I’ve ever owned. Heated 2.4 Bridgeport tweaked it to 80 mph.
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11-20-2021, 06:03 PM #7
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Awesome, thanks for sharing!
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3.75@199mph with LSX power!!!
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11-20-2021, 06:45 PM #8
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The first Tuff 21’s looked just like that
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11-20-2021, 07:28 PM #9
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Yes, the first Tuff 21 was Challenger based. There was a Challenger mold in Ontario and there were some locally made boats. RBT probably knows the details.
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11-20-2021, 11:01 PM #10
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Wow haven't seen that for a longtime. Thanks for posting!
Last edited by scott reierson; 11-20-2021 at 11:11 PM.
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11-22-2021, 07:42 AM #11
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The Boat cost $1000 more than a brand new Corvette in the day. Then you still had to buy a motor!
1977 Corvette Overview
Model: 1977 Corvette Transmission: 4-speed manual (standard) 4-speed manual (close ratio) 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic (optional) Original Price: $8,647.65 (Coupe) Units Produced: 49,213 Specs: 1977 Corvette Spec List Triad V21 #002 - 15in DBR 300 xs
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18' Pontoon - 115 CT 4S
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11-23-2021, 09:01 PM #12
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[QUOTE=V-bottom;3318373]The Boat cost $1000 more than a brand new Corvette in the day. Then you still had to buy a motor!
1977 Corvette Overview
yes these boats were top of line engineering in the dayModel: 1977 Corvette Transmission: 4-speed manual (standard) 4-speed manual (close ratio) 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic (optional) Original Price: $8,647.65 (Coupe) Units Produced: 49,213 Specs: 1977 Corvette Spec List
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