AHH look what the cat drug in. I guess old cigs die hard. Showed up at a local shop here, it’s on my old shop trailer but not my mess.





https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...5b8b419cb.jpeg

Wonder if it's just there for a repower/rig or it's got structural concerns...

Structural most likely. Appeared to have been outside for some time. If it were a scarab or Chris craft etc you’d expect to see it in the boneyard for 5000$ project hull.

I guess once it becomes a fishing rig that means upkeep goes byebye.

yep
wash and wear minus the wash

Very nice Nova w/twin small blocks which I’m not sure I’ve seen.

I think all the twins I’ve seen have had in-line 6’s.

Pretty boat w/a ton of potential and always liked them.

Needs a transom.


https://toledo.craigslist.org/boa/d/...414581814.html

Ive always had a soft spot for the NOVA 3's and the newer twin motor ST's..those were good looking boats :)

Damn that thing is nice. Are those alpha drives?

I like the method I saw of cutting the outside layer of glass off the transom and fixing it that way. Seems a lot easier.

Yep.

That method of transom replacement is poo poo’d but I’ve done several and all were 100% stronger than OEM.

No other option for many and many hulls not worth the $$ o do it from inside.

If I didn’t already have a project, I’d go look at it.

A 25’ Nova was on my watch list for a twin OB conversion.
Would be killer 😉

Very clean looking Nova. My very first boat was a Nova 23 XL with a single small block. Absolutely loved that thing.

I put stringers in one and although they all seem to rot out (mine was the 3rd set for this boat), their complicated stringer design is a ***** to seal properly but absolutely bullet proof when healthy!

I'll have to say that riding in that seat on the top looks like it would be fun! :party-smiley-004:

Another gem waiting on another life.

Love these things too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125088032328

Always thought Panthers were cool rigs

SWEET!!!! LOL. Looking at the pics, how would you get the engine hatches open? Looks like he put the "salon" door right over the top of the hatches.

Nice hull lines but the superstructure…..? OMG
Rip the top off, I reckon you could make something out of the remaining hull, a nice day cruiser or a CC. (Probably with egg beaters on a bracket)

RR

“Why is he selling?”

“Owner is too busy directing and writing horror movies to have time for the boat”

That thing was a deal at the apparent sold for price of $3250:eekdrop:

Too embarrassed to list it himself? That one is for the scrap heap

And no pics or mention of motors and drives

Yep I almost bid on it but my common sense kicked in , 35 year-old boat has to have stringer ,transom ,fuel tank issues. Too heavy to tow with current vehicle and too long to fitt into pole barn. Love those old Scarabs.

If you liked the 30’ Chris Craft Stinger CC’s from 30 years ago as much as I do, please look away now…..


Still there?


Youve been warned…..



This is advertised on Fbook in Thailand for 1.5 million baht (about 46,000 USD)


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RR

My wife would like it better than anything I currently have. She’s all about SHADE.
Nice looking water.

WTF???

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-stange...-127632-2357-0

It appears to be a very safe boat....life jackets galore....:lolhit:

47’ Fountain w/diesels and…..
 

#7 Speedmasters 😂

https://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee...438134763.html

Not sure I get it? I believe there were SSM 7s which were very similar to #6, right? Just a different drive shaft set up as I recall.

32 Hustler

https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa...440898179.html

# 7's are typically found behind diesel power which that boat has

My bad then, never heard of them.


I thought the uppers on that boat look like 6’s while the cases look coned Bravos???

Never heard of Speedys w/through hub exhaust.

of course now that I say that I cant find a picture, but the 1 to 1 gearing is diesel for sure

There is an add for #7 drives in the classifieds. It's in the drives section, listing #32.

Deja vu on the 7. We all learned. https://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/...47-7-info.html

Wow.
Isnt that something.

I would have lost that bet.

The red flag for me was the gear case yet called a SSM???

We all learned something.
I don’t feel so bad either after seeing all the other guys on here that missed it.

What a deal at Only 145k :bong:
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...f6f9e8228f.png
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Somebody went through an awful lot of time and money to make that boat look that ugly.

…….And he wants to make about 100% profit out of it too! 😳

Seriously. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but ain't nobody wanna beholding that thing.

that wrap is a ww2 fighter with a supercharged 1600ci v12 kinda cool when you look at it like that it was called nose art