Cafe racers
05-14-2017 | 07:02 PM
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I'm not sure.. I want to say it stayed local to Fla..
Just before I bought mine, maybe 3 weeks before; I called on that one. I think a broker called me back sayin it was sold and he said something that made me think it was staying down there..
I had called on it months ago too and wrote it off for lack of trailer but I started to get antsy so I called again.
Just before I bought mine, maybe 3 weeks before; I called on that one. I think a broker called me back sayin it was sold and he said something that made me think it was staying down there..
I had called on it months ago too and wrote it off for lack of trailer but I started to get antsy so I called again.
05-14-2017 | 07:20 PM
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I'm not sure.. I want to say it stayed local to Fla..
Just before I bought mine, maybe 3 weeks before; I called on that one. I think a broker called me back sayin it was sold and he said something that made me think it was staying down there..
I had called on it months ago too and wrote it off for lack of trailer but I started to get antsy so I called again.
Just before I bought mine, maybe 3 weeks before; I called on that one. I think a broker called me back sayin it was sold and he said something that made me think it was staying down there..
I had called on it months ago too and wrote it off for lack of trailer but I started to get antsy so I called again.
05-14-2017 | 07:30 PM
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I know of an 86, that I put a new dash and gauges in, 40 hour, 518 ci, 871's, on Konrads, I put on. 5 blades, 4 blades, Garmin in the dash, aluminum trailer with Brakerite, and disks. It needs paint, and Cockpit interior. At least I think so.All white, Boat is in Florida.
05-14-2017 | 07:34 PM
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Ah, gotcha. It was a super nice Café when that dude bought it. Kevin Schulte on here that owned the "out of control" TS gun with Zul 750s and now owns the blue stars 42X owned it and took great care of it. Heard the dude that owned it last was a bit eccentric though and all the Sea biscuit stuff...WTF? lol
05-14-2017 | 07:55 PM
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I know of an 86, that I put a new dash and gauges in, 40 hour, 518 ci, 871's, on Konrads, I put on. 5 blades, 4 blades, Garmin in the dash, aluminum trailer with Brakerite, and disks. It needs paint, and Cockpit interior. At least I think so.All white, Boat is in Florida.
05-15-2017 | 12:57 PM
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I know of an 86, that I put a new dash and gauges in, 40 hour, 518 ci, 871's, on Konrads, I put on. 5 blades, 4 blades, Garmin in the dash, aluminum trailer with Brakerite, and disks. It needs paint, and Cockpit interior. At least I think so.All white, Boat is in Florida.
05-15-2017 | 01:47 PM
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05-15-2017 | 04:21 PM
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There is one for sale locally here in Maryland that is listed on powerboat swap shop Facebook page. It is a 1989, has 454's with super chargers, bravo drives. Seller is asking $40k. I do not personally know anything about the boat but I have seen it a couple times at various local hangout spots and it looks very clean.
That guy wouldnt respond to any of my inquires when he put it up on CL a while ago. I did talk to him last year and he never got me the specifics I was looking for. I remember thinking to myself after talking to him that at the very least it needed a top end refresh.. If I had to guess, I'd say the motors need to be gone through.
05-15-2017 | 04:52 PM
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This one belonged to a good friend before the current owner. He had bought it from phil (lipship) who went through it in the late 90's and put the power in. It was VERY well cared for but that was over 10 years ago. It looks like the current owner cared for it pretty well. The transom was replaced a while back and the blue motors are nice. No trailer though and you'd have to spend a few grand taking off all that stupid f*ckin Seabuscuit crap painted all over it.
http://m.powerboatlistings.com/view/42436
http://m.powerboatlistings.com/view/42436
05-15-2017 | 05:02 PM
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Wife and I have gone back and forth over this and she don't care either way Café or gun but she is my voice of reason and would rather we hold out a little longer if the top gun is what I ultimately want and hopefully even get something a little newer, etc.
Would love a gun with 525's for the turn key reliability even though they may not be as fast as something with bigger power but im not sure I want to mess with blower motors either.
