Vintage Boat Company's Of Yesteryear...

**CUDA** · 09-26-2023, 07:28 AM

In 1985 I blew over a SST Sleekcraft MVP boat and I had State Farm ins, and they paid

**FUJIMO** · 09-26-2023, 06:37 PM

...state farm used to be a very good insurance company. have no idea if they still are. bought a new black chevy 454 dually truck in the early 1980's. everyone had them down here then. they were also being stolen, put in containers, and shipped to south america, like hotcakes. had this one for two whole weeks. state farms policy was to wait 4 weeks before a payoff. went to visit them after only one week & they cut me a check for the entire amount...

**FUJIMO** · 09-26-2023, 06:38 PM

...wish this exact boat was still being made...

**JPEROG** · 09-26-2023, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...wish this exact boat was still being made...

My brother had one with Auggie VanDam's name on the side. The boat was an eye opener to many. The squirt from idle to 80 was really impressive for an old 2.4 BP.

Joe

**FUJIMO** · 09-26-2023, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by JPEROG

My brother had one with Auggie VanDam's name on the side. The boat was an eye opener to many. The squirt from idle to 80 was really impressive for an old 2.4 BP.

Joe

...yup. love to have a new hull & deck of one of them...

**Jim Speros** · 09-28-2023, 10:23 AM

Yes, I wish I still had my '84 STV

**CUDA** · 09-28-2023, 12:45 PM

The race version was good at blowing over, It was a Ohio river MVP race and It was one of It's first races, It blew over, we then had a race in centeral NY and the water was very ruff, Roark Summerford would not put his new boats in the water for the Sunday race, I was told they were very light weight, 1984.
I liked the 380 Ray

**Jim Speros** · 09-29-2023, 11:51 AM

Mine was a 425 lb kevlar river racer with a break away deck. It taught me so much respect and allowed me to learn to fly a boat. I had so much fun in it.

**FUJIMO** · 09-29-2023, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Speros

Mine was a 425 lb kevlar river racer with a break away deck. It taught me so much respect and allowed me to learn to fly a boat. I had so much fun in it.

... nice. i'll take one just like it. molds are long gone i'm sure...

**FUJIMO** · 10-24-2023, 11:12 AM

**FUJIMO** · 11-14-2023, 03:25 PM

**Amberjack1234** · 11-15-2023, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Fujimo it sure looks like cypress gardens to me although I don’t remember this particular event. I was lucky enough to go to Cypress Gardens quite a few times with my brother when he was skiing for the University of Miami water ski team and also before that has kids growing up in Florida we used to spend summers up in Winter Haven on the Chena Lakes that lead to Lake Eloise in Cypress Gardens. But it’s like a great question and Ringling brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus. I’m in the circus and I get to pick up after the elephants.