barnfinds
 

like to see if there are any ,,barnfinds,,of offshore boats,i know for example the top banana was for 20+ years some where in side but have no information about that.

barnfind
 

nice one 1928 chris chraft

Don't know if mine counts but it lived under a marina carport for 20+ years.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nname/2_10.jpg

So many years and many empty wallets later...

http://www.supernova19.com/108818000.jpg

My 1977 24' Banana sat in a barn at Lake Cumberland unused for most of it's life. Working on bringing it back to life.

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/...psaf094e39.jpg
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/...psafeed574.jpg
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/...svod1q2aq.jpeg
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/...s5sdyv1so.jpeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISd6UPDlnUY

look like is coming strait out of the showroom ! lucky you, did you modified the engine?

Different engine now, along with a completely re-rigged bilge. Before I bought it, the boat had sat for the last 15-25 years, not exactly sure. The engine that was in the boat when I purchased it knocked like heck once we got it running. I bought the boat from the original owner and I think his recollection of events was off by about a decade. It's not showroom, but it is nice for a nearly 40 year old original and it's a Charlie McCarthy built Banana, which seems to give it some historical significance with the Banana guys. It's too late for me to use it this year, but I am excited for next spring.

Charlie may chime in but that boat looks like a Boat show boat . Either Miami or Ft Lauderdale , I asked my dad being I was 12 at the time and he did not remember what show.

Regardles cool old find and it being a original Chalie boat that much better


OLD SCOOL RULES

those Old Ratty Novas are a Dime a Dozen

It wasn't a boat show boat that I know of. It was ordered and sold to the original owner as a complete boat minus the engine and exhaust. The original owner installed his own engine, exhaust and "rigging." All of his handiwork has been sent to the landfill, a new engine installed and the rest of bilge has been brought up to today's standards. I plan on leaving the boat as original as is reasonable.

bglll,

I think I might have looked at your Banana at Cumberland. I bought Toms 32 Skater.

Here's my barn find. 32 Skater in storage since 2003 with brand new (26 minutes) 300x motors. I sold the hull and trailer, I kept the 300x's.

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I recognize that storage facility for sure. LOL

I recognized those miniature goats in your pic. Haha!

Even hull #1?

http://www.supernova19.com/bc2faaf0.jpg
Back when Brownie was a youngin.

Here is how I found it and it's original trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgK20Q0Ows

Just Pullin your Chain.

I would love to get a old Brwnie inboard Nova someday . Too Cool

Get one with 2 props. This 2 motors to one V dive to one prop stuff will be the death of me.

Here is the restore. The motors in the vid were built just to get it going. They have since been replaced by a couple Kiekhaefer 482's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA-bAhO101g