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Baronowner3 07-22-2020 02:17 PM

Oh, one more thing... There is a piece of wood under the dash attached underneath the topside. It has beveled edges on it. It epoxied tight. Like it was covering a hole or something. Any memory? It's about 6" by 6" middle part of top Galway back or so. I'll take pics of that too.

tommymonza 07-22-2020 02:35 PM


Originally Posted by Baronowner3 (Post 4749541)
Oh, one more thing... There is a piece of wood under the dash attached underneath the topside. It has beveled edges on it. It epoxied tight. Like it was covering a hole or something. Any memory? It's about 6" by 6" middle part of top Galway back or so. I'll take pics of that too.

Is it attached to the backside of the dash? If it is it would be to cover the big hole cut for that square instrument cluster you can see in the boat show pic I posted.

If if it is attached to the underside of the deck it might be a cover for the flotation chamber built into the underside of the deck.

Great thing about those boats boats is they were built with full Level float foam flotation.

baronmarine 07-22-2020 03:04 PM


Originally Posted by tommymonza (Post 4749525)
That would be a plus. One thing I don’t understand is according to the hull identification number mine was built in September of 78 and your was built January of 78 .

Mine was definitely built before yours and had the defective gel coat so it was set aside. My boat actually sat in our garage unfinished until about 1980 when a buddy of mines neighbor became interested in it and it was sanded down and painted orange and rigged.

But the production numbers dont don’t make any sense either.


I asked Todd for his and if you could gather a few hins from these people you know I might be able to figure out the production. .


ill try to list the boats I know of

1 . White. The candy red one that was all white I believe

2. White. The all white one in Holland

3 . Red .my boat the alligator. Was red gel coat than painted orange than painted burgundy

4. Red. Your boat the TRS

5. Blue. Todd’s boat

6. Blue. Guy in your area goes by Badass Baron

7. Red. The other red one you know of

8. Mustard yellow . Another boat in your area.

9. Mustard yellow. . The Beat boat out in Washington or Oregon

10. Blue . The boat of Todd’s friend that went to California and she lost ownership


That’s about it.

You may have 5 & 10 mixed up. The Cali boat did not have floors in the blige & mine did/does. Just saying.

tommymonza 07-22-2020 04:52 PM


Originally Posted by baronmarine (Post 4749549)
You may have 5 & 10 mixed up. The Cali boat did not have floors in the blige & mine did/does. Just saying.

Ok. So that boat must have been an early one also . I think that mustard one out west had no floors either

Also so I think this TRS boat has no bilge floors also.

I think mine has the floors because it was finished last even though it was molded early in.

According to what what I read on Donzi.net there is another blue boat also other than that badassbaron guy.

tommymonza 07-23-2020 10:34 PM

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...0792c7c229.jpg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...bb7b1a2bfb.jpg
Some other pics
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...8a6373b869.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...2908fd7de1.jpg
of Todds boat and mine and 1 of the 1st boat.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...da6dd3895a.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...1fa4383d0a.jpg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...a37e8cb085.jpg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...f3950a7219.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...68491634a4.jpg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...d8f84ae358.jpg

Baronowner3 07-24-2020 10:22 AM

Wow nice looking red boat there in the last pics. O see why you guys didn't have a windshield! Holy **** that's crazy air. Lol. Is that with trim up and bouncing or wave or surface drive and trim?

tommymonza 07-24-2020 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by Baronowner3 (Post 4749830)
Wow nice looking red boat there in the last pics. O see why you guys didn't have a windshield! Holy **** that's crazy air. Lol. Is that with trim up and bouncing or wave or surface drive and trim?

Crazy air is when your looking down on the people on the flybridge of the 54 Bertram wake of theirs you just launched off.

Did you check for sloppiness in your side to side movements of your outdrive yet?

Baronowner3 07-24-2020 08:15 PM

Yes I did. It moves the same as the steering wheel moves. It tracks straight when cruising. Touchy if you turn too much. It's a small boat. It will turn quick.
i took some more pics tonight. It's here with me .

Baronowner3 07-24-2020 08:20 PM

The motor
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...79b3b102a4.jpg

Baronowner3 07-24-2020 08:25 PM

I have no info on the motor. I suppose it's a 350 Chevy. I don't know if it's original. It seems to run good. My speedo said 43 the other day. But the prop has a ding in it. It was turning about 4200_4300. Not sure what prop it is either. Or if it's made for hole shot or top end. I thought it would be much faster. Like 57-60.i don't know where I'm at. Lol help!!!! Or slap a 454 in or a 502 . Lol


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