30 Cobalt/Carrera SS9M / twin 454s / $7600
05-02-2013, 10:57 AM
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05-02-2013, 10:03 PM
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Wonder how solid it is. Alpha outdrives, the port drive in the pic looks like a MR drive. I could be wrong totally about the drive. I have a feeling it might be a project. The price is good but by the time you add everything up to make 100% lake ready it might not be worth it. Always liked these boats even back then. Thanks for the post.
05-06-2013, 08:13 PM
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I can get you Carrera founder/owner Humberto's son Alex's phone number
or you can ask him yourself on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/alex.picon.94?fref=ts
and you can get the info from the horses mouth as it were
Just let me know.
Frank
or you can ask him yourself on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/alex.picon.94?fref=ts
and you can get the info from the horses mouth as it were
Just let me know.
Frank
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05-06-2013, 09:19 PM
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Thats a good buy at around $5K(if the engines are good) for someone that is willing to spend $7~$10K to upgrade to Bravos and go thru the rest of it. I know those boats and they are solid.
As heavy as that boat is with Big Blocks I will be surprised if those Alphas aren't junk already.
So...Bravo Transom Assemblies, Drives ( '97 and later), Bravo Couplers, Raw water Pumps (either crank or belt driven), hoses and maybe even a longer steering cable to put a new Bravo Steering Ram on the port side, new hoses, new trim pumps and rams...which all adds up to R & R both engines...and a lot of patience and this will make a good one.
If anyone is thinking about pushing this one to it's potential using the Alphas...go burn another one!!
As heavy as that boat is with Big Blocks I will be surprised if those Alphas aren't junk already.
So...Bravo Transom Assemblies, Drives ( '97 and later), Bravo Couplers, Raw water Pumps (either crank or belt driven), hoses and maybe even a longer steering cable to put a new Bravo Steering Ram on the port side, new hoses, new trim pumps and rams...which all adds up to R & R both engines...and a lot of patience and this will make a good one.
If anyone is thinking about pushing this one to it's potential using the Alphas...go burn another one!!
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05-06-2013, 10:02 PM
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easiest way to do it is look for a ragged out cruiser or go fast with no power for 3-6k with bravos and strip everything you need and sell off what you dont.
As for the Alphas I ran an Hp500 thur one in my Chaparral for over a year before I blew the drive.
The 454s did come with the alphas for a while straight from Mercruiser but they were the low po 454s
As for the Alphas I ran an Hp500 thur one in my Chaparral for over a year before I blew the drive.
The 454s did come with the alphas for a while straight from Mercruiser but they were the low po 454s
05-09-2013, 06:37 AM
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easiest way to do it is look for a ragged out cruiser or go fast with no power for 3-6k with bravos and strip everything you need and sell off what you dont.
As for the Alphas I ran an Hp500 thur one in my Chaparral for over a year before I blew the drive.
The 454s did come with the alphas for a while straight from Mercruiser but they were the low po 454s
As for the Alphas I ran an Hp500 thur one in my Chaparral for over a year before I blew the drive.
The 454s did come with the alphas for a while straight from Mercruiser but they were the low po 454s
Good luck with it.
