JETTDOGG

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WITH A 350 AND VOLVO AROUND 50-SHES A HEAVY BEAST -MY HOPE IS 60 WITH A 330 AND BRAVO 1
I'D BE CONCERNED WITH TRANSON -MINE WAS GONE WHEN I PULLED THE VOLVO -THATS 2K MIN UNLESS YOU DO IT YOURSELF AND WHETHER AN OLDS 455 CAN HOOK UP TO A BRAVO,ETC DOWN THE ROAD -MAYBE SOMEBODY ON HERE CAN SPEAK TO THAT-
I'D CRAWL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMP. CHECKING -POKING WITH A KNIFE AROUND THE DRIVE HOLE,EXHAUST PORTS,MOTOR MOUNTS ETC IF YOU FIND ANY SOFT SPOTS, THERES GOING TO BE MORE. CHECK THE FLOOR AROUND THE SEATS TOO.
FIRE IT UP-GET A CHECK RIDE BEFORE YOU PAY -I HAD A GUY BUILD A MOTOR -SOUNDED GREAT ON THE TRAILER PUT IT IN THE WATER WOULDN'T GET THE BOAT ON PLANE
IF NO ROT I'D LOW BALL HIM 3500-4000 AND GO FROM THERE -EXPECTING A PROJECT -HELL HE'S DOWN 2K ALREADY -TRAILER AND ENGINE ARE PROBABLY WORTH 2-3K---EASIER TO GO UP THAN DOWN. HELL SHE MIGHT BE A RUNNER FOR A YEAR OR 2
JUST FOR A REALITY CHECK THIS IS WHAT I FOUND -I BOUGHT WITHOUT ADVICE

vintage chromoly

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The Bronze prop was common in the early years as there were not a good supply of aftermarket Stainless props available. Folks would "hot rod" up a bronze prop for the Volvo drives. I sold a killer old Ron hill modified bronze prop that came with my Volvo drive.

The pitch could be due to the drive ratio.

I agree, the boat looks like an old, pre wellcraft, bill farmer excaliber.

Get the "hin" numbers if you want to be certain.

As for value, 3 to 5 depending on how badly rotted it is. It will have rot! It's just a matter of how much.

Ghost24

So long as you are asking for thoughts, I'd offer it would not be worth it to me. I'd snatch this (see below) up instead. You'll end up spending half as much over the long haul, it's running well now, and how nice is this for a vintage 70's 24x7? Still with good gelcoat no less. If I weren't hip deep in another project, I'd have grabbed this and just enjoyed it for 20 years.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthre...ini#post638508

Plus, if you wanted to move on, the Martini would sell quickly for about what you paid. Re-power that other one and you might get 30-50 cents back on the dollar if you tried to sell it.

FWIW,

-Mike

merkfalc

I decided to pass on the boat. Wouldn't send me any pictures or the HIN. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

tomb

That is my Dads old boat if titled a 73 eagle!!! please contact me with any info....I had given up on finding it andf bought a excal...will trade or buy straght out

Hang Time 27

might have to PM those guys for more info on this old thread. That bronze prop was about the right pitch - the old volvo ratio's were like 1.75 or 1.8 to one instead of 1.5 like the merc's. I've still got the bronze prop that came with my volvo on a 73 20' monza I had. I had to order a custom 26p prop for that drive from Mach - had a 470-500hp BB in front of it - and then they thought I was nuts when I wanted to upgrade to a 28p to keep my RPMs down to 5,600, LOL. Drive held up fine till I sold the boat. I had a 76 excal as well - it did not have HIN on it either.

dangerzone7

Hello All,

Recently I purchased a 1979 26ft single 454 Offshore. The title says it is a Cobra, but the HIN starts with CBN, which is B&B Racing, bought out by Crusader. This boat has a very narrow beam, and a deep V, and greatly resembles a Martini. I did see that the owner of B&B Racing is Bill and Bob Bowers, who I think also owned Corsa. Can anyone help me find out what kind of boat I now own?!

Tanman93

http://austin.craigslist.org/boa/5779932404.html

The posting has Ofcourse disappeared after years. But I need to track down and see if this is the same boat that's been passed around his thread with so much speculation! Can anyone help?

TxHawk

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How many mistaken 1969 24x7's can there be in the Austin area?

murfman

With an Oldsmobile / Volvo combo to boot