The seller says his boat has been on Lake Winnipesaukee at his vacation home for 10 years in the water during the summer and stored in a marina the balance of the year.
We're moving forward on a purchase and I was really hoping somebody might recognize the unit.

Thanks,
Kelly

I've been boating on Winni every weekend for 3 years and never seen this boat.

If anybody would know this boat it would be Greg at channel marine. They were the baja dealer on the lake until fountain took over.

That boat was the factory poker run boat when it was new. I also have a copy of the Powerboat mag. with it on the cover.

XT

Thats what I was thinking....I probably have the magazine buried somewhere too.

WOW !!!

I'd given up on this thread after a couple of weeks with no real solid replies.
The seller told me this unit was rigged for being the factory's poker run boat for early 96. He said it was on the cover of a powerboating magazine with a write up about the build and it's appointments but he couldn't find the box he placed the magazine into back then. He also said that although the motors show 525SC that they're actually the very first 575sc's shipped from Merc and were the only factory 575's placed in any vessel that year and didn't hit the mainstream until early 1998.
I currently have a contract with the seller but have to wait a couple more months until they can get it out of indoor storage at the marina for a survey and sea trial.
I scored this boat for a very good price subject to the vessel and powertrain surveys and the sea trial.

Dave and Jay, thank you for finding my thread and replying to it. They completely vouched for everything the seller told me about the boat. I looked for almost 9 months for the right boat at the right price before ever sending an offer on any of the hundreds I looked at in person and on the internet.

See ya,
Kelly

That is beautiful. I love boats with more than 2 bolsters! Congratulations (almost).

BTW - I'm only a couple hours away from there if you'd like me to test drive it for you in the spring!

575's are fuel injected roller motors with larger 250 series superchargers & are 502" in displacement.
525sc's are 454CID, flat tappet motors with a 177 supercharger & a Holey Dominator 1050 carb. The 525 is a supercharged version of the Merc HP420. I believe they called is a "Cyclone".
I'd venture to say dude is pulling your leg.

I haven't the slightest idea about the performance engines from back then or even now, LOL!!!

I had to take everything I heard from all sellers as potential Hogwash.
This guy really came across as sincere and truthful and the folks I talked to at his marina seemed the same, but most especially the pic's of the boat showed well.
I don't enjoy the luxury of deep pockets and had to search a long time for a boat I felt comfortable making an offer on. Everything in my price range was in the early to mid 90's.
I'm hoping winter will break soon up there and I can fly up to see it in person. It's VERY nervewracking making a purchase of this size with only conversing on the phone and seeing pic's on a monitor. It's downright scary, LOL!!!
A bud of mine looked at the pic's and said he didn't think that the blower's chillers were factory items on a mid 90's 525sc and that the claim of it being a 575 could be true. His advice could be taken with a grain of salt too. It's definately a large Holley carb but I don't know the difference in the look of a 250 -vs- 177 blower. Can you tell by the pic's which one it is?

Thanks again to all you OSO members. You guys and girls have been a great source of quality information for me during my search.

See ya,
Kelly