Anyone Ever Heard Of A 16 Superboat
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They were 1250 BP racing engines (about 130 hp each) with speedmaster lower units.... My point was simply that the hull can take more power than you might think. On the other hand, with today's new engines and prop shaft rated HP an 85will give you all you want and more (figure 60 or so).
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I remember when my father had one of those Merc's on the back of his Carlson Challenger I had mentioned to you before.
That was one stout outboard back then. It used to make the Sanger flatbottom crowd very upset.
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my girls had a 13 whaler for 2 years then i built a 16 checkmate /75 merc for them in the spring .they used it 2 times .didnt like that they couldnt climb all over it with sand on there feet or pull it up on the beach.sold it in sept. should have cept the whaler http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/a...ec1969/109.jpg http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/a...ec1969/063.jpg http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/a...ec1969/008.jpg
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TWO BP Merc's!!! Wow, that must have been one hell-uva bota before it delaminated. That must have been a pretty wild ride, how did it handle?
I remember when my father had one of those Merc's on the back of his Carlson Challenger I had mentioned to you before.
That was one stout outboard back then. It used to make the Sanger flatbottom crowd very upset.
I remember when my father had one of those Merc's on the back of his Carlson Challenger I had mentioned to you before.
That was one stout outboard back then. It used to make the Sanger flatbottom crowd very upset.
Linder had a pair of inline, 110 merc's with Speedmasters on a Carlson Challenger in 1966.
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Originally the boat had a full deck..... it wasn't the prettiest hull on the planet (Eltro's rarely were)....and it had a little "beak" to boot, so after a couple of years Superboat changed it into a CC.
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