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Originally Posted by Mange (Post 2232253)

Yes it is. 2 years ago I had my 28 Arrow in same place as a Chris Craft 8M. One of my friends did a total restore of the boat.
I was very curious so I did some measure and I'am 100% sure it's from Magnum/Cigg bottom. It's intresting that the boat is named "8 Metre"? Is it a Euro-model? This one was sold new at Riva Italy. Did Riva really build the 8 METRE? I know the did some of the Lancer's. The boat had twin Volvo 350ci and 270 Volvo Penta drives. Now a single 496/425hp. with Bravo1 X. I'll try to have some more and better pictures.

The boat it the backkground.

Mange

Intresting, Chris Craft in the 70's also built the XK 19' and XK 22' all had that Euro look, that would later be seen in boat's built here in the 80's and 90's. Were these buily here or Italy ????

Hi Lee! I remember the Wolverine boat that raced on Lake St. Clair in the 70's. It was great to see the nice patch. It brought back a lot of memory's from those days.

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Originally Posted by h2oboater (Post 2232448)

Were these buily here or Italy ????

H2, I really dont know but Iam waiting for some info. But I do know the CC Lancers built in Italy did not have the same "good" quality as the US built Lancers.
You can see some pics of a very nice 8 METRE in the CC-section.

Mange

where abouts in tuckerton ??? i have a house in mystic island thats where my boat will sit behind my house like to c the maverick for possible potential.....

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Originally Posted by Mange (Post 2236919)

The Metre looks great, how dose it run with a single big block ?

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Originally Posted by h2oboater (Post 2241835)

The Metre looks great, how dose it run with a single big block ?

I Gona run the boat with the owner later this week. Get some more fact and take some more pics. He talk about mid 50mph ..

Mange

Riche know where this is shot from ;)

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...lassics/FL.jpg

Shot obviousley taken from under cover of "new" shop at Lake X, looking out towards lake with "new" tower. - Steve Sirois

Is it just me or is the shot printed backwards............

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Originally Posted by VintageOffshoreClassic (Post 2248569)

Riche know where this is shot from ;)

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...lassics/FL.jpg

I have sure seen that many times in my life. Steve and I were at the lake when there was no bldg. at all just a pit for the travel lift. to launch the big boats of the time, I think the biggest boats we launched in the late sixties early seventies were the Thunderbird houseboats, and 32` Maritimes.

The last race boats I ran at the lake was The 50` Revenge Team USA with four 1,100 hp motors, the lake was a little short for her, but we still managed 135 mph. last boat was the Apache Heritage, triple 1,000`s ran about 117 mph.

I remember my first time through the Kilo on the other side of the lake. 21` Seacraft with a pair of 110 hp mercs, I think I ran about 46 or 48 mph, most exciting thing I ever did, then brought her in and Schwebbie put a little cup in the port prop. I think I asked for 250 rpm to be taken out, the hammers started banging and the cigarette smoke blowing, next I was testing. Schwebbie only managed to take out 249.5 rpm`s. so we banged them again for the .5 for perfection, and that`s the way it was in those days. Right Steve
Thanks for the picture and recall:
7XCHAMP