Early Mach 1 Boats
03-15-2011, 11:54 AM
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1989 Mach1 Concorde with twin 350's and alpha drives. On a trailer with many extras Asking $13500
03-15-2011, 01:26 PM
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Mach 1 Concorde for sale
1989 Concorde 27 ft for sale. Located in Upstate NY. Freshwater boat. Twin 350's with alpha drives. Very good shape. Comes on a trailer with a ton of extras. Asking $13500. Boat can be seen on ebay and the rochester ny craigslist.
08-27-2011, 03:22 AM
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You will not find a lot of information about Mach 1's of that vintage. There are still quite a few Mach 1 boats around, and some owners add information and will fill in bits and pieces.
From what I understand, the company was originally Glastec Industries, based in IL. From what I have read Glastec was one of the first boat builders to use fiberglass construction. Glastec was a respected builder. When the original owner decided to retire, the company was sold to Freedom Boats. Freedom Boats targeted the Mach 1 as a price point or entry level boat. The company and tooling was moved to Florida. Freedom Boats built the Mach 1 that I have which is a 1990 model. The first two letters in the hull id number are the state the boat was built in.
Somewhere around 1994 Freedom Boats went bankrupt and closed down. Baha boats (not Baja) in New Mexico bought the tooling and the rights to the name Mach 1, and built the boats as a preorder boat, each one on a custom basis. Under Baha, the quality of the Mach 1 was improved. Baha Boats is currently for sale.
As for the boats, they were entry level, but not poorly built. The hulls are hand laid fiberglass, and are very rugged. The boats are old school design, and have lots of plywood in the floor, seats, and interior. Not exactly poor construction, but not up to current standards either. Many boats built in the 80's had plywood floors. That is just how they were built. If left out in the weather they are prone to water damage and rot. Most of the ones that are still in service are still intact because they have been stored inside out of the weather.
They perform well, are nicely balanced, and have a hull that is of similiar design to a Wellcraft or a ChrisCraft of the same era. Most owners or former owners will tell you that you can beat them up pretty badly, and they will keep going anyway. If you do searches of boats for sale, you will find many variations of Mach 1 boats. It seems that they were built in just about every configuration.
Post some pictures of yours.
From what I understand, the company was originally Glastec Industries, based in IL. From what I have read Glastec was one of the first boat builders to use fiberglass construction. Glastec was a respected builder. When the original owner decided to retire, the company was sold to Freedom Boats. Freedom Boats targeted the Mach 1 as a price point or entry level boat. The company and tooling was moved to Florida. Freedom Boats built the Mach 1 that I have which is a 1990 model. The first two letters in the hull id number are the state the boat was built in.
Somewhere around 1994 Freedom Boats went bankrupt and closed down. Baha boats (not Baja) in New Mexico bought the tooling and the rights to the name Mach 1, and built the boats as a preorder boat, each one on a custom basis. Under Baha, the quality of the Mach 1 was improved. Baha Boats is currently for sale.
As for the boats, they were entry level, but not poorly built. The hulls are hand laid fiberglass, and are very rugged. The boats are old school design, and have lots of plywood in the floor, seats, and interior. Not exactly poor construction, but not up to current standards either. Many boats built in the 80's had plywood floors. That is just how they were built. If left out in the weather they are prone to water damage and rot. Most of the ones that are still in service are still intact because they have been stored inside out of the weather.
They perform well, are nicely balanced, and have a hull that is of similiar design to a Wellcraft or a ChrisCraft of the same era. Most owners or former owners will tell you that you can beat them up pretty badly, and they will keep going anyway. If you do searches of boats for sale, you will find many variations of Mach 1 boats. It seems that they were built in just about every configuration.
Post some pictures of yours.
02-19-2012, 03:49 AM
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changed the name from Condor to Porpoise.
Originally Posted by gcsprayjr
...entry level boat
...not poorly built
...they are prone to water damage and rot
They perform well, are nicely balanced...
...not poorly built
...they are prone to water damage and rot
They perform well, are nicely balanced...
Oh hell no.
Oh hell yes.
Decent speed but horribly balanced. Way too much bow rise on
take off and the aforementioned Condor "hop". That damn
porpoising drove me crazy.
I ran the Henry IL PR this Summer and a different Condor was there.
He must have had a 454 Mag or 502 Mag since he was running in
the mid 60's. I pulled up along side him, yes he was porpoising like
mad, we waved to each other, then I pulled away.
My old Condor is on the IL Fox Chain. I saw pictures of it last year.
It was a 1991 MV 2350 Condor 7.4L B1.
The Condor on the IL River.
Last edited by dbkski; 02-20-2012 at 03:22 PM.
02-19-2012, 02:52 PM
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The Condor was the model MV2350. Magnum was the MV2450.
Condor was old school with a bolt on teak swim platform. Magnum
was the new style with a molded in one. I believe the Magnum was a
bit larger than the Condor even not counting it's swim platform. I
saw one at the dealer but never on the water so it was hard to gauge
it's size.
Condor was old school with a bolt on teak swim platform. Magnum
was the new style with a molded in one. I believe the Magnum was a
bit larger than the Condor even not counting it's swim platform. I
saw one at the dealer but never on the water so it was hard to gauge
it's size.
02-19-2012, 03:16 PM
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The Condor was the model MV2350. Magnum was the MV2450.
Condor was old school with a bolt on teak swim platform. Magnum
was the new style with a molded in one. I believe the Magnum was a
bit larger than the Condor even not counting it's swim platform. I
saw one at the dealer but never on the water so it was hard to gauge
it's size.
Condor was old school with a bolt on teak swim platform. Magnum
was the new style with a molded in one. I believe the Magnum was a
bit larger than the Condor even not counting it's swim platform. I
saw one at the dealer but never on the water so it was hard to gauge
it's size.
