Newbie here
 

Hello all. New member here and new formula owner. Ok the formula is old but new to me. Haha. Bought a 1985 272 sr1. So far love te boat. Needs some stuff fixed but I will handle that. Twin 350s backed by alphas. Bennett tabs. In from swfl area, cape coral to be exact. Just wanted to say hi. Oh and my name is Mike.

Welcome to OSO Mike. I too am fairly new on here and have gotten a lot of help from the guys on here. I have an '86 272 and also love mine. Cant wait for it to warm up just a little more to take her out!!!

Welcome to the site Mike. I also recently purchased an 86 - 272 and am fixing it up a "bit". (New center stringer, two new bulk heads, rebuilt front seats, some new vinyl, new engine cover, new out drives, one new transom assembly, new motor mounts, two new vortec 350's, repainting bilge, new rear seat wood, rebuilding two carbs, new engine intakes, new cabin layout and seating, new stereo, new lighting, new carpet, new instrument panels, new props, new trailer brakes, new trailer tires and some other stuff). A "bit" as I call it. Not much as it was "ready to run, just needed a good cleaning"... :eekdrop: My project thread is on the formula site here, sure you will see it as I add information.

Go ahead and start a thread on your boat so we can all see what you do to it. Sprink58 is another one on here that will post and say hi, lots of good info from that one, very helpful. Sprink58 also started a thread for the old flat glass formulas, add pics there if you haven't. I need to get mine out of the shop so I can snap some photos and add it to the thread.

Brian

Thanks guys. I am always on my phone so I have to figure out how to post pics from iPhone. Right now overall plans involve full color change since I need to recover vinyl anyway. New gauges. Livorsi or merc zero effort controls. Id also like to do away with silent thunder platform and get a nice aluminum one an some reg exhaust tips. Everywhere I've checked structurally she is solid. Hopefully that lasts until it's time to do some motors.

She is currently the black silver burgundy color scheme. Like to go to teal (wifes choice) an white with maybe a hint of grey. Cabin is in excellent shape. Solid floor. Grey carpet a little dirty but all seats and cushions are in excellent condition. Haven't seen any noticeable leaks from the 4 hatches. Gonna get rid of refrigerator and make more storage.

Gotta question for someone. Where the sink is I have 3 square glass bottles with a pump on top. I was thinking soap but that would be way too much soap. Are these liquor bottles designed to squirt a shots worth with the pump? Lol

Huh????
 

Am I confused or is it just my goldfish rated memory?

Don't you have a 1987 or newer? SR1's came out in 87 I thouhgt. My 86 is a LS and had the one center hatch. Also thought the glass bottles came in the later years.

Round winshield or square windshield?

85 would be a ls

Sorry guys typo on year. I was looking at several boats. It's an 87. Complete brain fart. It is definitely sr1. Badges for it, 4 hatches on bow, curved windshield. Slapping my head as I type this.

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I don't know how to post pics from iPhone. Not to mention I'm new enough, don't think I can yet. However I will email some and someone can post for me if they want!! Lol

[email protected] i'll throw em up for ya

Welcome to the forum.
I have been working on my old birds too. Hopefully I will be selling one and replacing it. Thinking to stretch from 24' to 40'.

One of my old birds I'm keeping but might get tempted to trade for a BR later on.


Good luck with yours.

Emailed the ones I have. Not great pics but all I have as I also bought a house 3 days before so I was pretty busy before boarding a plane back to work for 28 days.

Just Want to say thanks to all for the welcome hope to share some knowledge and info.

Welcome. Those old birds are tough old birds. Have fun with her. :)

Here she is, congrats looks very ice, love the color/imron choice, looks well taken care off especially if it came outta FL

http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/r...7ss/photo2.jpg
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/r...87ss/photo.jpg

Thanks 88242ls. I appreciate you posting those. I bought it a consignment/dealer in ft myers and that is her sitting on my lift in cape coral at the house I just got.

The boat looks great and looks like it is getting wet too.

It is getting wet. First priority is gonna be a cockpit cover before I start on interior.

Always liked black ,silver and red color combo. Welcome, been a few new Formula additions this past month. Back in the late 80's I was in Waukegan, IL and had a friend that had a Chris craft that had similar color scheme but with a pirate on it, called the "Bandit".

Welcome to OSO and the Formula Forum....KOOL ...another Florida 'bird!!

Don't hesitate to ask...if we don't know we damn sure find out!!!

You have your priorities in order...get a cover for that boat... rainy season is right around the corner.

that's one sweet lookin' ride, love those colors too!