Dangerous Dave

I own this one. New power and new Stainless Marine exhaust this winter. New guages and lots of other hardware in progress.

JohnJan

Bouy, to get my trailer registered I had to get my 28 weighed. With twin small blocks/TRS, tanks near empty, axles on the scale, tongue on the truck (not on the scale) it was 8100lbs. Add 10% for the tongue and you're looking at 9k and change.

I pull it with a supercharged 1998 Chevy C1500 with 3.73 gears. Truck pulls it just fine, but the brakes really suck. I'm real careful in traffic, leave about 9000 feet between me and anything in front of me.

Sean

Dave,

That's a nice 28. Looks to be in original condition too with the exception of the hatch? That boat is in the book, "Muscle Boats"

Sean

damdonzi

Funny you should ask this. I just came across the print outs of when I had my boat weight last Fall at a certified scales.

1st pic is Excursion only = 7,640 Lbs
2nd pic is Excursion + Trailer = 8,800 Lbs
3rd pic is car/trailer/Cig = 15,100 Lbs

Tandem axle Loadmast trailer is just under 1,200 Lbs.
Cig is 6,300 Lbs on this day. Very light (less than 1/4 tank) fuel and cooler is empty. So you could be adding another 90+ gallons (540 Lbs) and 4 cases of your favorite beverage, food and ice on top of this and I'm over 7,000 Lbs without even stepping on the boat.

The important point to note here is mine is converted to a single BBC, so take that conservative 6,300 Lbs and add another engine & drive and your probably very safe guessing at least 8,000 Lbs for the boat alone.

For insurance reasons, you really should not be towing one of these with anything less than a 3/4 ton.

damdonzi

Very sharp. Any other pictures?

cfischer

1973 28 Cig! BAD ASS ride!!!

thedonz

that is super sweet mpre pics. yup this one is in "Musle Boats" i have it let's see when i can scan it

jr mike

bouyhunter

Thanks for the info.
Again, every boat I'm interested in requires me to upgrade in tow vehicle first...

thedonz

homie what do you drive a honda civic

jr mike

Clay Washington

Nice ride, John.

I just bought a 1990 Bullet!