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Old 05-24-2014, 07:30 PM
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I found this boat advertised as a 1978 Marquis 31'
Anybody ever heard of it? Any good or run away as fast as possible



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Old 05-24-2014, 11:50 PM
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I had the very first one built under the Lancer name back in 1976, Jim Klem,, [Klem Gem] sold them.. Many west coast builders made them under many names like CAN AM in the later 70's.. They have a wet ride @ below 40mph
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So is this hull a copy of something? Or a stretched something?
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Originally Posted by murfman
So is this hull a copy of something? Or a stretched something?
The company started out coping a 30' Scarab, & that did not go over so good. Lancer of California then made there own plug [ not a copy of any hull ] after I put the money up with Klem to make it happen. The hull design was just OK but it was built well. These hulls had a wet ride with small block Chevy's engines. I later put in all cast iron 454 Mercruiser engines & it rode better with the extra weight in the transom, but it never rode as good as my Magnums do.
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