New to me Bird
 

I've been reading for a while here and finally bought my first Formula. It is an 89 242 LS, 502, Bravo 1.

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Welcome to oso
my buddy has the same boat. W/454 -loves it.

That bird should just about fly with that power!! Congrats broham.

Nice boat, does it have bolsters in it??

Congrats. Where in MI are you gonna use it?

Good looking bird and welcome to the forum

Congrats, was that the one in Ill?

Very nice

Thanks for the compliments!
Her motor is supposed to be a full roller. The cam has a nice lope at idle. The PO said he had it up to 64 mph and was still pulling hard before he let off.
She does have bolster seats. We plan on using her in the Saginaw Bay and Higgins Lake so far. We are based out of Bay City and have friends with a cabin near Higgins. It was from Springfield, IL.

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try some magic eraser on that bolster, looks great

Thanks, discoloration looks like it could be from tanning oil. I'll try the eraser and report back with results this weekend.

There was a discussion here just a little while a go about boats this size, and I think 88 put a link to it great looking boat and even better numbers.

Congrats and you will love the site

What a find!! That boat is a 24 year old time capsule!! It looks like it was shrink wrapped and stored in a climate controlled warehouse since it came out of the plant!!!

Diego bought a super clean '89 272 SR-1 but I swear I think your 242 is cleaner!!

Disagree Sprink, no time capsule there, someone has taken the painstaking task of changing the rubrail to white, completely changes the entire look of the boat

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Wow, I had to look in the 89 Formula brochure. I didn't notice it was different until you pointed that out..

Welcome to OSO! Congrats on a great find. That bird is clean.

Damn...I missed that one!! But I guess any thing later than an '86 looks new to me LOL

Congrats. Just bought my 86 as well. Has not seen the east coast water yet, but soon. Good luck!

Nice ......

Magic erasers work great on removing stains however, they also remove every ounce of natural oils that should be in the fabric (ever see upholstry that looks like plastic???)

Once you clean them make sure to use lots of conditioner on the material to return oils back into the fabric.


Awesome boat BTW!!!!!!!!!

After a little bit of detective work, I spoke to the original owner today. This boat has a very rich history. The hull has been 82 MPH with a specially built 502 with an early form of EFI that the first owner developed with the help of John Lingenfelter back in 1991. It has since been de-tuned and returned to carburetion when he traded it in for a larger boat. In 2000 the second owner built the motor again and as reported by the third owner, will reach 64MPH and more but he ran out of room. It will be returned to its first name of "Simply Irresistible"

Awesome!its always fun to know the history, my boat was org owned bye the chairman of Little Ceasers :lolhit::lolhit: Pizza Pizza

That sounds believable...now you're going to want to chase that 82 MPH rabbit down the hole LOL:bunnydance:

I can relate to the black white rub rail change. My 242 currently has black but I'm thinking to change it to white. It looks cleaner, more modern and it is not so hot in the sun.
I have just purchased a 357 that is identical to my 242 and it will most likely get white rub rails too and maybe even the stainless inserts.

Nice boat btw. 82 sounds very optimistic with a 502 unless it is pumping more than 550HP. I know a 242 that has 535HP and only gets 76mph.

wait you got a 357??? where have I been?

Congrats! A 242 w/bolsters is a rare find. A 242 w/bolsters that is that clean is def a gem. Enjoy it. Very nice solid boat.

As for cleaning and treating the vinyl. I use spray nine with a medium bristle scrub brush. Rinse thoroughly. After drying use a product called 303 aerospace. Its a vinyl conditioner but doesn't leave it oily like armor all does. I constantly get comments from people, they can't believe its 11 years old and all original.

Thanks for the 303 tip. Just ordered it.

I had an '87 272 SR-1 I sold last year and bought a '02 292 Fastech with a blown motor. I saw the guy last week (I was testing my new engines for the Tickfaw 200) and he asked me about the 303 aerospace. I have used it religiously for many, many years and have always gotten compliments on the interior. I like the fact that it isnt oily like the Armor All. It's a must.....

Very sharp boat! Congrats!

I have been shopping for a 382 but couldn't get what I wanted at the right price so I bought a 357 that matches my 242. Hopefully I will pick it up next week. I couldn't get the brakes done on my truck last week or I would be in Pittsburgh getting it now.

It is listed on boat trader in PA and that owner bought it out of W VA. You have a good track on a lot of birds... do you know something about this one?

Don't know much about it, but I do know its been for sale for as long as I can remember