I'm looking at a 79 Mistress with 502's, #3 drives and Barg Warner transmissions. What can you guys tell me about these boats? Good? Bad?

Wave Crusher!!!

Well, I guess that's all I need to know.

Thanks

That is going to be the general consensus on Mistresses - great lines, rock solid wave crushers, a classic rig that any cig aficianado will appreciate, and most will tell you that you can't go wrong with numbered drives.

Well how was it?

Mark

POS!!!

I don't even think it was a Cig. Lake Michigan would have broke the thing in half. Wasted a vacation day and 10 hours travel time. We looked at the boat for 20 minuits (2 was enough) and left.

Thats sucks hopefully you didn't drive to far/ I went with a buddy to look at a boat in North Carolina and had the same experience, the guy totally misrepresented the boat. Talk about a waste of time!

I did too - went to look at a 34' Scarab III, in Charlotte, N.C. (before I realized I had to have a cig), and there was a 18" x 2" section of fiberglass missing out of the bottom of the boat, obviously everything was damp inside, neither engine had oil caps on it, and generally the boat was a FAR from the way the guy described it. Very frustrating.

I have a 1978 35' Mistress for sale . . . it's a project boat that is essentially ready to be reassembled and rigged to your personal specs. I have fresh 496 cubic inch stroker motors, fresh Speedmaster II drives, fresh BW72C transmissions, fresh cockpit interior and cabin cushions, fresh IMCO hydraulic steering, K-Planes, Stainless Marine Gen III dry exhaust, a 2003 tri-axle trailer that has been wet less than a half a dozen times, new jet black Awlgrip on the hull sides, I'm asking $35k but I am open to reasonable cash offers as I want the boat gone, soon!

If you want a true wave-crushing, vintage Cigarette, and you want the ability to finish to your specs, this one is for you. If you do not want a project, nor do you understand what the project entails, then it is not, and good luck on your search!

If anyone has an interest, feel free to email me at [email protected] with your phone number and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Thanks,

Harry

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