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Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 4872862)
Not a fan of the color but, one of the nicest I’ve seen!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/20438997601...mis&media=COPY Thanks. Brad. |
Creative marketing 😂
Boat is in Sarasota. Closer you get to Miami, the higher the BS meter will read!
Originally Posted by Brad Christy
(Post 4872863)
Near as I can tell, those are bone stock 454s. Where are the other 800HP coming from?
Thanks. Brad. |
Every time I see a fine Formula 233 I get transfixed. Peter Rothschild & Larry 'eventually Scarab' Smith, and their engine guru Chuck Daigh were tough to beat in their boat Thunderballs. It had a Ford 427 Holman Moody engine that Chuck put a blower on. Cary's 233 is done exactly like I would dream of doing a restomod 233. Amazing boat!
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...be44c9fb96.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...aca2e51922.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...3a2e56348f.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...bce43ae85e.jpg |
Got a nice elderly gentleman, Larry, who restored his 1968 Formula 233 about ten years ago. 5 large stringers, Armstrong bracket, 250 Yamaha, 50 mph. Larry is in his low '80s, but goes through the big afternoon swells like he's racing.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...b48c207c08.jpg |
Originally Posted by larslindroth
(Post 4873150)
Every time I see a fine Formula 233 I get transfixed. Peter Rothschild & Larry 'eventually Scarab' Smith, and their engine guru Chuck Daigh were tough to beat in their boat Thunderballs. It had a Ford 427 Holman Moody engine that Chuck put a blower on. Cary's 233 is done exactly like I would dream of doing a restomod 233. Amazing boat!
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...be44c9fb96.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...aca2e51922.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...3a2e56348f.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...bce43ae85e.jpg |
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Cary 29, where is that one? Sweet ride
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I'm from Syracuse,NY,pic was taken in Alexandria Bay, NY...Thousand Island region
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Originally Posted by tommymonza
(Post 4873366)
Better pics of transom and engine ? What power and drive ? Speed ?
Can make out a Bravo XR in the other pictures. |
Can't seem to get more pics loaded
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Went with a shorty too so I didn't have to mount the engine too high
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Gorgeous Cary!
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Looks gorgeous,I bet you’ll surprise a few people with that 520 in it.
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Thank you Gary... Yeah it's a very fun boat..
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900hp V-drive boat, 5.0 coyote engine - boats - by owner - marine sale (craigslist.org)
The write is awesome !! |
That is too funny....lol
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Originally Posted by outta control
(Post 4873870)
900hp V-drive boat, 5.0 coyote engine - boats - by owner - marine sale (craigslist.org)
The write is awesome !! Edit..... No it's not. For some reason my Craiglist app ended up centered on Franklin, OH, not more than 10min from the house, but that's not where the boat in this post is. My bad.... Thanks. Brad. |
Creative
Ad too |
Originally Posted by outta control
(Post 4873870)
900hp V-drive boat, 5.0 coyote engine - boats - by owner - marine sale (craigslist.org)
The write is awesome !! I do like the "Great for deep sea fishing" lol |
Excellent!
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Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix
(Post 4873893)
Ok the add is funny as hell but I bet that would be one heck of a ride.
I do like the "Great for deep sea fishing" lol A 900HP V-drive, sitting on a single axle trailer. Wrap your head around that for a sec.... Thanks. Brad. |
Cool LaveyCraft with quite an engine.
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Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 4875569)
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Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 4875569)
Really like the rear seat system that drops down. Makes more room, and easier access to the engines room. |
For some reason I enjoy reads of the descriptions when they are non-conforming to your typical ad. Kudos to the lister.
https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2005...80-ss-8987520/ |
Same as I listed above.
Originally Posted by Tartilla
(Post 4875825)
Lots of care went into that resto.
Really like the rear seat system that drops down. Makes more room, and easier access to the engines room. |
Burt Reynolds boat!
Or not!
I can only imagine the CSI Miami crew going through this boat (in Key West) w/their black lights looking for seaman stains! The whole boat would glow! Cant quite see Burt ever holding up here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/23514372198...mis&media=COPY |
Oh man, I can't believe that boat looked good enough to buy in the 80's, much less now.
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A Keys “live aboard” for sure.
Used to see it in Fla all the time. Think of people that live under bridges………, now put them in Fla. They know somebody that knows somebody that has a fixer upper for sale. They end up with it for free, think they’ll live on it for a yr then sell their “classic cruiser” for $30k and go buy a months worth of crack. 50% of them sink after the first turd floater rain since they have no batteries/power and the other 50% struggle through that for the first yr then list it for $30k. When we were in Sebastian, literally, I watched a 70 year old, wood cabin cruiser get towed past our favorite tiki bar, behind a center console with a guy on the bow of the old write it out wood boat. I knew where he was going and that was a very popular island in the middle of the intercoastal. They like it because it was close enough to dinghy in to shore to get supplies and/or work for a couple of days a week. Sure enough that’s what they did and I saw it them anchored off of that island for a month or two before it showed up on craigslist for sale! The bum that owned it then figured out he had no clue what he was doing, abandoned it, moved out, Next turd floater rain came, boat sank where it set off the barrier island a half a mile offshore from where we lived and it rotted away.
Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater
(Post 4877404)
Oh man, I can't believe that boat looked good enough to buy in the 80's, much less now.
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Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 4877313)
Or not!
I can only imagine the CSI Miami crew going through this boat (in Key West) w/their black lights looking for seaman stains! The whole boat would glow! Cant quite see Burt ever holding up here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/23514372198...mis&media=COPY Boat was a 72.............so more "Deliverance" than Smokey and the Bandit but the "Screaming Chicken" bed spread is interesting. |
Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 4877440)
A Keys “live aboard” for sure.
Used to see it in Fla all the time. Think of people that live under bridges………, now put them in Fla. They know somebody that knows somebody that has a fixer upper for sale. They end up with it for free, think they’ll live on it for a yr then sell their “classic cruiser” for $30k and go buy a months worth of crack. 50% of them sink after the first turd floater rain since they have no batteries/power and the other 50% struggle through that for the first yr then list it for $30k. When we were in Sebastian, literally, I watched a 70 year old, wood cabin cruiser get towed past our favorite tiki bar, behind a center console with a guy on the bow of the old write it out wood boat. I knew where he was going and that was a very popular island in the middle of the intercoastal. They like it because it was close enough to dinghy in to shore to get supplies and/or work for a couple of days a week. Sure enough that’s what they did and I saw it them anchored off of that island for a month or two before it showed up on craigslist for sale! The bum that owned it then figured out he had no clue what he was doing, abandoned it, moved out, Next turd floater rain came, boat sank where it set off the barrier island a half a mile offshore from where we lived and it rotted away. The county is cracking down on the derelict vessels......its easier to tow away a floating boat than trying to re-float one. Peanut Island has 5-50 million dollar homes around it and the derelict boats are there by the dozen. Nobody pumps out so the water quality is regularly flagged as un-swimmable. Usually a hurricane or tropical storm sinks 1/3 of the derelict fleet but soon after the storm clears some more junk appears. https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news...-peanut-island |
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Love the caption on that boat “shown as it looked a few years ago”.
haha - I was in diapers when that picture was taken…. |
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I have always said if these people didn't have a derelict boat to sleep on with their 2-3 dogs they would be sleeping in a cardboard box under a bridge . Years ago my girlfriend and I crept through the cut between Stock island and Key West at sunset in our 19 foot Nouverani inflatable. Definitely felt like we strolled into the wrong neighbor hood with all eyes on us . Half the boats were sitting sunk in 3 feet of water with people living on them .
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Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 4877313)
Or not!
I can only imagine the CSI Miami crew going through this boat (in Key West) w/their black lights looking for seaman stains! The whole boat would glow! Cant quite see Burt ever holding up here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/23514372198...mis&media=COPY why do i feel like Burt Reynolds actually owning that is similar to George Costanzas car owned by John Voight |
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