88 Fittipaldi Stinger
 

I'm new to this forum. Looks like a lot of great info from you guys. I have a question, do any of you know of a Fittipaldi stinger for sale in PA ?. I think it's Lakeside Marina. Says it has reconditioned 454's. It's being listed for 22.5K, looks like it's in pretty good shape. I was going to go see it since I only live about an hour from there. Thanks..

A 312 Stinger fittipaldi is a great boat !!!!
I don't know that one ! But they are great boats !:ernaehrung004:

Strange...I NEVER heard of a 312 Fitipaldi???

I was under the impression the Fitipaldi was only in a 42 foot version and only made three years 88-91?
I also believe they only came in red???

Boy if you get that boat...that would be something special for sure!

Good luck and I hope you find it for sure.

They made 10 Fittipaldi 312 .

I know of 2 in germany and yes they original are red.

FERRARI FIRE RED !!!!!!!!!

Had a Ferrari emblem on it as well !!

The only thing i did not like was the radar arch but it was easy to remove !!

They came with Merc Bulldog 540's and TRS drives and white interior !!
:ernaehrung004:

Any pics or a website?

No ,,,i am sorry but maybe in the german OSO.


Offshoreonly.de !!!:cool:

I think they made more than 10 in 88. And all the ones I've seen had 454's or 502's in them. There is still one in Maryland that looks good on line. Askin price was 36k. Looked at one here in town a while back, plus the one at Lakeside. That boat has been there a while. Not many around though thats for sure, be a croud pleaser in good shape.

They made more 312's ,,thats for shure.
But only 10 Fittipaldi Special edition.

And yes some of them had 454's ,, i think in 88 they did not have 502's:rolleyes:
BUt i know some came with 540 Bulldog 500 HP merc engines !!!!

I am pretty sure they made more than 10- I have seen at least 3 around here. Mel Gibson made that boat famous in Tequila Sunrise:food-smiley-007:

Didnt mean to rock your boat Daredevil, that was just what I've seen with the motors and my 2 cents on the number, hell I've heard as few as 6 on this site built in 88.

Don't worry,,,all good.

I honestly really don't care how many they built ,,,just from what i have heard ,,the # was 10 ?!

Still ,,,,,NO 502's in 88 LOL

They actually had 2 with Ferrari engines !!

I have seen one of them in ITALY !!
Like 10 years ago ,,,wonder what happened to all of them though !

Does Lakeside have a website?

Its on Boat World. Ad Listing#783517467. Or punch in 88 Fittipaldi for sale in the search and it will come up.

The one @ lakeside ,,is a 34 footer and below u see a stinger fittipaldi 312 !!!!

It has 454's but its the real deal !!!:ernaehrung004:

Fittipaldi Stinger
 

I am going to try and get over there this weekend to take a look at it, I'll let you guys know how it looks when I get back..

Hey marco, did ya get to the Fitipaldi?

Bought the Fittipaldi
 

Hi all. Just wanted to intro myself and let you know that I bought the Fittipaldi from Lakeside and had it delivered last week. My plans are to go through it an give it a full resto. This will be my first boat resto and I have a lot of learning to do for sure. I was very glad to get this boat as I have wanted one since seeing the movie Tequilla Sunrise.

Wasn't there one at Londontowne Marina in MD not too long ago?

Good luck on the rebuild. The closer to original the better, man that will be sweet ride and a croud plezer.:cool-smiley-011:

Any sources for an original or reprint brochure and owners manual?

You'll probably need an electronic copy of the Mercuiser Manual first and foremost. If you'd like, I'll burn a copy of mine to CD and put it in the mail for you?

I just obtained a mint 1987 Chris Craft Range Brochure but unfortunately it doesn't have the Fittipaldi Stinger for 1988. I think they were a specially advertised and ordered through dealers job anyway.

I don't know if these boats actually came with an owners manual. I think mine probably came with a peice of paper that said,
"Park boat near water, remove wallet from pocket, empty contents onto ground and burn."

Good luck mate, be sure to post some pics when you get the chance, we all live vicariously through one anothers adventures in nautical expense on here! :coolcowboy:

John.

Hey Ghostrider, that would be awesome to get that Mercruiser manual and very nice of you to offer it! Way too true about the wallet and burning money thing, too! The boat is currently up on blocks in a field down from my home (wife doesn't know I bought it). The motors are new with only 2 hours on them and one of the Bravo OD's is new but I wanted to kinda go over it all before throwing it in the lake. I am going to port it on Lake Ontario when it is done and will post some "before" pics soon. It is in pretty decent shape overall but does have some scars and stress cracks. I need to decide whether to paint it or try to restore the gelcoat.

I do remember there being one in MD area but it was sold when I started searching for one. It looked pretty clean from what I remember of the pics.

No worries,

Send me a PM or email me at jkronayne 'at' bigpond 'dot' com with your mailing address and I'll send a copy up to you.

That part about the wife not knowing made me laugh! I told my wife that part and she said if I had tried that, she would have killed me! You should have seen the look on her face when I brought mine home! I took pictures of her and the boat! She wasn't happy!

This whole spending thing never really ends does it?!?

Been away for a while, been gettin into som outboards. Houz the rebuild comin?

Any update on the progess of this boat?

I just threw up a thread on basically this same boat but with 502's.... Supposedly the only one built with 502's and its going for 21K on CL....

The Fittipaldi Edition is a 312 Stinger released in 1988. T- OMC was standard or optional was T- Merc 330 or 365 with Bravo!! In “89” CC reintroduced The Fittipaldi Edition in a 334 Stinger which replaced the 312 and was a smaller version(replica) of the 375/385 Stinger introduced in “88 and 89” all with several engine options but OMC being standard due to CC filing bankruptcy in “87” and losing their contract with Merc as being standard😩Not sure how many 334 were built(more less Fittipaldi Edition in this version except for the brochure one)Im assuming few for I have never seen one and unfortunately CC was very limited on Stinger production in “89”for it was the last yr for The Stinger series and it was a preorder/prepay to get one! The end of a great classic and era of powerboat!!😢

The 312 Stinger along with The Fittipaldi Edition never came factory with 502’s! Fact!! If had the 502 they were replaced!! The biggest hp available at the time from factory was the 454 Magnum 365hp!!

The 312 Stinger did not come factory with 502’s I repeat DID NOT!! The biggest engine/hp available factory was the 454Magnum 365 hp Bravo drives!!!

The Fittipaldi Edition was a 312 Stinger release in “88” and reintroduced in a 334 Stinger Edition that replaced the 312. No Stingers were built in “90-91” unfortunately “89” was the last yr and very few were built due to bankruptcy and fazing out the Stinger line😩