30' Champion Chase. Info/opinions please
 

2000 30' Champion Chase with HP 500s. Low hrs. Anyone have any info on these? Construction, fit and finish, durability, handling, speeds, problems? Posting for a friend who is looking at one in Upstate NY.

Thanks

TTT

saw one the other month.
 

Ken,
I saw one of these the other month at a boat auction in NJ. I had never heard of one either, but the Campion (no H) Chase is made in canada, and the one i saw had twin hp 500s i think, with imco drives, thru hull exhaust, and external steering. K planes too, probably 280s from the looks of them....all other rigging seemed top notch from the cleats to the gauges to the cockpit finishing. the one in NJ was a 2000, i believe, and went for 46, 000......i was pretty impressed with the thing. Wouldnt be surprised if this very boat made the trek up to upstate NY, with the new owner trying to turn a quick profit. Check the title to see if the owners name is on it and for how long. If i recall it had mild blue\purple graphics, but dont quote me on this......

Yep, 46k looked like a damn fine deal. theres a few on boattrader, none that cheap. Forgot 1 other thing, theyre layed up with a kevlar reinforce laminate.........I did the research after being impressed with the boat, but doesnt look like you can go wrong with a deal like that.......

It was for sale at the auction i went to a month or so ago. 46k was the strike price. Some guy took home a good deal, which is why i wont be surprised if it turns up for 60k or so somewhere. I wasnt familiar with the boat when i saw it. I could have swung that DP as well..........F#CKing 20/20 hindsight...........

It is basicly a Velocity hull. Why not get the real thing?

Padraig

there is one just like you described here in seattle and he runs the hell out of it I think it turns high 70's low 80's. NICE boat.

Thanks for the help. I think the asking price is $80,000. I will tell him it may be worth the trip to go have a look.

Cal Gillan Marine, in Alton Bay, NH. they are a Campion dealer....

Upstate?
 

Where is upstate to you? Is it in Syracuse? I could take a preveiw look for you just to make sure it was worth your drive. A local guy bought a new 26, had some problems but they fixed it with no problem.

Roy, I think he said by the Niagra area? Don't know where that is in relation to you though. Thanks for the offer!!

There are 2 of them stored in the same building I story my boat. The owners love them. They both have 454/310s and run about 68-70. that thing should fly with hp500s

One of our local dealers sells them. I have been through them before and they look to be a sweet boat. I have seen them run but never had the chance to go for a ride. Based on fit and finish and looks they are a great boat. 46K would have been the steal of the century!

I could not find a picture of the bottom at the Campion web site and my info may be dated. Indeed, if it the hull has a step, it is dated.:p

The older Campion 30 footer was very much like the original 30 foot Velocity and there were rumors that it was splashed. The last one I saw, four or five years ago was very much like a Velocity bottom. It did look very well made.

There is one is for sale here in Canada in the Niagara region. If you go to www.autotrader.ca and do a search you will see one listed for $118,000CDN.(roughly 70K U.S.)

I saw this one first hand at the boat launch and it was very nice!! The owner claimed he was getting mid 80's out of it.

Just paging through the local boat/rv trader (Canadian) there are two 2000 model Campion's for sale one w/500HP Bullet motors & the other w/600 DPX Volvo's don't look like either have a step but I did hear that they have a pad bottom similar to Velocity - both look really nice autotrader.ca is the site- never heard anything bad about a Campion & I'm sure you could get a steal this time of year especially in Canada (exchange rate 58%)

campion 910
 

i have one my self its a great boat my is a 2000 with twin 415 hp and its for sale