Stinger 390 in the water
 

Launch day has finally arrived have pictures will post more thanks ghost rider for helping me sort out my electrical problems been out of the country will post more pictures

Looks great mate!

(though I'm glad mine's small enough to just back down a ramp!)

Can't wait to see pics of her under way!
Hope all goes well! :drink:

John

Looks great! Where were you docked at...........?
Jr.

Were docked up nort der hay in bratwurst country Sheboygan,
Had it out the first weekend in the water in steady 5 footers 6 to 12 inches of rise in the front handled excellent.

Cool!

Your stinger is badass!
 

That is what I want to do to mine! Do any of you stinger guys have any idea where I can buy seats/interior for my 260? Also, has anyone upgraded to big blocks from the stock 350s in a 260 Stinger?

Thanks

Very nice!

big blocks will not fit i have only about 3" between the manafolds now i herd someone tried it and failed nice thought though

What is the crank shaft centerline measurement?

That coment reminds me of this, the first part that is......... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBTGsmKvOe4

39 stinger
 

nice stinger what year is it and what do you have for motors i have a 87 stinger thats tweeked a bit . try to make it down to racine some time love to see your boat .

With the big block idea smashed( confirmed my opinion as well), what do you guys feel is the best way to go? 383 strokers, or 377 destroked small blocks? On the drag strip I prefer the 383 from personal experience, but I hear the 377 has advantages on the water. Thanks for the input!

My Stinger is an 83 model. I plan to do an entire restoration with a more modern look. I need a line on where to buy some drop down bolster seats for the front, and a few trim pieces as well.

PPI in Bradenton FL.

Thanks Daredevil

I love the look of them old stingers... :drink:



Put a healthy set of sbc's in it. They will run better then decent big blocks will in the boat..

John jr

The boat is an '84 it was upgradd by the origanal owner 3 years ago with 490HP 502's they put 20 hours on the motors sold it to a dentist in milwaukee who had mabey 20 hours on it then the boat sat for 2 years until i purchased it. other than the electrical the boat was in exceptional condition.

That reminded me of our local firemans picnic, Sheboygan celebrates the Bratwurst the last weekend of July and thats pretty much the way they talk don't ya no der hay

Upgraded mine from this company in Pennsylvania bought a pair made to your colors and height requirements with shipping for about 1500 the website is www.custommarinefabrication.com

They did an excellent job at an affordable price

Thanks Divebum!

Wasn't the 27' Mach One a derivative of the 26' Stinger? Popped from the same molds if I remember correctly . . .

A guy I knew had a pair of big block motors in his then new 27' Mach One in the late '80s, early '90s.

I thought the two boats were virtually identical, 26' Stinger and 27' Mach One. :party-smiley-004:

Harry

Got a call from my marina "DAVE YOUR BOATS TAKING ON WATER" ****!!!!!!

Insurance???

Hope everything is not to bad!

I think Mach 1 did use old Chris Craft molds..The 24 Mach 1 is definitely from the 230 Scorpion mold...

She went down stern first and flooded the drives and was an inch and a half from flooding the engines, the water backed up and put about 12 inches in the cabin through the drain in the step to the cabin lost a couple electric motors and some staining to my beautiful blue velvetine interior (thank GOD i might get it replaced) of course the insurance company doesen't want to pay.

What caused the problem?

That's a Bummer.
I hope insurance looks after you, after all, it's their job!

At least you caught it staight away, I suppose that's better than the phone call saying, "Hey um, you boat sank, come get it."
Have you pulled it back out of the water yet?

Insurance is taken their own sweet time, i think we hit something just below the water. my starboard indicator came up 25 degrees with the port drive coming up 10 degrees both engines hit their rev limiters thank god for MSD that ones for you ghost rider, after about 3 seconds everything was back to normal, no wierd engine readings stayed on the boat that night had mabey 3/4 inch of water in the bilge after about 18 hours nothing abnormal for a 25 year old boat, and the marina did pull it out so me and my daughter now have a camper in the parking lot.

Ghost rider wish I had some extra time to come down and see your project looks good. In Kuala lumpur for the next 3 weeks right above you

Just heard from the insurance company and they denied my claim. told me that the boat went down due to a thru hull fitting that wasn't sealed properly. my question to them was how was this the cause when that drain is 3 inches above the water line. ANYBODY WANT A STINGER 390X.