Miami Vice Boat!!
 

I thought with all the talk about the MTI ( miami Vice boat) that sold at Barrette-Jackson last night I thought I would bring up a post about the real Miami Vice boat. The Wellcraft 38 KV, its what got me and many other's into performance boating. Please post some pic's and info. I know this topic has been discussed before but what the hell.

I'm curious as to how much horsepower don Johnsons's boat had and what was its top speed. That show also got me into offshore boats.

How about the original miami vice boat, the Chris Craft Stinger 390? One of my favorites.

The Chris Craft 390 was the same hull as the Excalibur Hawk 40. I believe chris craft bought the molds from Excalibur. They had 22 Degree deadrise, 9ft beams.

Then they went to the scarab KV. Which i believe was a 24degree hull, with a 8'6" beam. I havent had the chance to run a 38KV, but I did have a 40' Excalibur Hawk, and it loved rough water.

None of the above were very fast, compared to whats out today, but handled big water awesome, and still hold thier place respectably in the offshore world. They were the cats pajamas back then, I still love watching "the great mccarthy" episode where they raced the Stinger, Cary 50, and some other offshore boats. LOL, so cheesy, but still cool.

The cool thing was Don Johnson was really into the boats. I believe Laz from mesa balancing used to work on engines for him.

I think the stinger was the better looking boat.

Great pics!. Whatever happened to the other boats in the great mc carthy? wonder if anyone on this site owns them?

Also, what was the cigarette in that scene? It looks like a 38 flatdeck? Wonder if anyone has any info on that?

P.s i'd do the black chick in that episode!.

good pic

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...7&d=1166963912

The CC Stinger was Don Johnson's personal boat. Scarab got involved shortly after the pilot and hence, the 38KV became part of the show.

Voices:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zJJeMbFri7w

Does Don J. Still ownd the record for the Mississippi run? From The Qad cities to New Orleans? Let's brake it ..
:evilb:

I swear the vids of the boats & cars from miami vice wouldn't be nearly as good w/o the music.

I think Howard Arneson holds the record now.

The one and only time I got to go to Lake X...They had his boat in the shop and were rigging it for the race. Lets just say it was a cool experience for a kid at the time.

Great clips, I especially like Tubbs' comment about the supposed 22-pitch prop on the Cary 50! LOL No Ringers! LOL

I'm all about "The Great McCarthy."

It was great when Don whooped McCarthy's ass in pool for the spot in the race... Tossed the keys to the 365 GTB/4 Ferrari on the table like it was nothing.

The offshore scenes are unbelievable too. :cool-smiley-026:

Yea, thats funny, "setup is all wrong, 22P props, no top end"

That show was awesome & the boats from that show are what stoked the fire further formany of us to love this sport.. :) J

There is a guy on the SCOPE board redoing an Excaliber 42....lots to work on!!!! :D

http://www.scopeinfo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190

excalibur 40 hawk from Turkey
 

here are some pictures of my 40 HAWK, with CAT 3208 diesels, Arneson Surface Drives and ROLLA props.. All interior, electric panels, everything is Carbon Fiber including the fridge..

netflix has the first five seasons available for instant watching(Miami Vice) on your computer.

I own the Cary from "The Great Mc Carthy". Being repowered with twin Volvos and Arnesons.

My Man..........We need some pic's.......:cool-smiley-027:......Those Cary's are sweet....At least in my eyes...

How is your project going? We've talked a few times a couple of years ago.

this is my old boat

I have poasted it before but as the man says

"What the Heck"

I have 2 mojo race team **** that where and used in the movie

Mike

Here's Wisconsin's Cary 50... Figured I would post it up bc I don't think he's on too much. :party-smiley-004:

Thoughs Carys are timeless.......:D

The " Original KV 38" season two
 

New owner of this KV. Purchased from Tom Jewsbury who did a fantastic job on the restoration.

I worked at Custom Engine Service back in the day and we used to do all the Merc performance stuff in the Southeastern US we had a great time with Don and have a bunch of cool stories even saw the shooting of the famous fish truck that spilled it's load of fish on the street in one of the episodes.

Aahhhh! Good memories. Wo didn't look forwardto watching miami Vice on Friday nights. Made me realize the need for speed. Writers should have included KV scenes in each episode.

Bow thrusters on that monster, sweet.

First post in two years??? But a real good one. Real nice boat. A classic!!:D

Those are some timeless boats.....think she was named "Leading Lady" in that episode of M/V. Perfect name for an elegant boat.

I know this is an old thread...... but....... I own an '82 40 Hawk..... and it does love big water.

watch episodes here for free
http://www.nbc.com/classic-tv/miami-vice/video

There was a guy from Detroit beach boat club that had one or one real similar.

I just started watching the episodes on the NBC page. Just finished The Great McCarthy. Hilarious, in the opening scene of race day a twin outboard cat comes by cackling like a big block. LOL.

There is an NBC app on many smart tv's so you can watch the entire series on your TV instead of a computer.

I like how the big AzZ Cary 50 is beating them all lol

All I can say.... who didn't love the 80's
Greatest decade EVER!!!:party-smiley-048::Score-101010::boat: