Formula 402sr1
 

Looking for a Formula 402sr1 with trailer. Must have original interior in cabin. Email: [email protected] or pm

http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3650181915.html

If you haven't already seen it

this interior?could be recreated easily on the right boat. it's going to be hard to find 1 that's still in good shape after 25 years.

yep! Thats the interior i want

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have one in the yard , Are you a buyer ? PM or e-mail me @ [email protected]

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Scarab II
I have always been interested in that boat (top of the line). Why/what do you like about it?

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I owned a 402. IMO, they are mediocre. I chased one down because I always liked the looks, big cabin, etc. Few things i didnt like about it

Not built all that well. The deck and hull were not glassed together, just glued and screwed. The cabin structure, with all the wood cabinets, was starting to crack and fall apart. There was pretty much no mid cabin bulkhead, to help the long structure of the hull. Simply put, I bought it for its size and rough water ride. However, in rough water, it rattled and $hit came loose alot. Therefore, I avoided going out in rough water.

They take a ton of power to get moving to respectable speeds.

They are very heavy. With a steel trailer, around 17k lbs.

The cockpit depth is somewhat short. The windshield is very low, and while running it was a very wind noisy boat.

The bilge is pretty tight for a 40ft boat. Working on stuff in there was a pain. Esp with the generator mounted in the bilge center section.

What i liked about the boat

Classic lines

Cabin was very roomy.

IMO, Formula was going all out with the 402 when they released it. However, I dont think they had enough experiance back in the early 80's, on how to build a large boat like that, and make it strong. They should have took a lesson from what the guys at Cigarette, apache, Excalibur, and some others were doing during that era. I can take my much smaller 36/38 Fountain out in rougher waters then I did with the Formula, beat the heck out of it for the day, and come back to the dock intact. I think Formula makes a good boat, just kinda got in the big offshore market a bit too early with the 402.

I've heard similar observations about the 402's build quality, strange bilge proportions, and cockpit depth. I remember asking Formula years ago what they thought about tweaking the 402 design and making it a Fastech. They said the 419 was disappointing and soured them on further development of larger offshores.

Mild: was your 40 Hawk a Bill Farmer hull? How did it contrast with the 402?

I've always thought an early 40 Hawk had a lot of potential if the X were raised a bit and the TRS swapped to 3As or equivalent.

Formula was building a rediculous amount of different boats in the early '80s; everything from a 16' runabout to the 402. HQ was in Decatur, and the factories were in Florida and Califonia. They didn't specialize in offshore like many other companies, and 30+ years later, it really shows.

Found this on my local Craig's list.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/boa/4607715311.html

I believe that is a 419, not a 402.

Anyone know whwere Mild Thunders old 402 is located? Boat named Outrageus..

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Not a 402 but for the price http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...45237f&vxp=mtr

I think the insurance rates are tanking the value of the old trip straight bottom boats. Aren't the rates significantly higher? Are the later boats build quality better than what mild mentioned?

formula 402 in maimi craigslist!

Pretty sure joe's 40 was a farmer built boat, as is mine. I rigged mine with 3's 3" below the bottom and with 17" props it planes perfect and handles like a ski boat.
Just needs bigger power.