Smallest Offshore With Twins??
01-26-2005 | 07:12 PM
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From: Rhode Island summer, Florida winter
Re: Smallest Offshore With Twins??
24 foot banana boat running twin 350's with TRS drives ran in the modified class of APBA in '76 and won the Key West race against 28 and 30 footers.
The Key West race in those days went out of the harbor and turned right to Dry Tortugas and back.
Same banana boats ran twin outboards in the production classes in those days too.
The Key West race in those days went out of the harbor and turned right to Dry Tortugas and back.
Same banana boats ran twin outboards in the production classes in those days too.
01-26-2005 | 07:20 PM
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From: Newbury Park, CA
Re: Smallest Offshore With Twins??
Originally Posted by FunHome
Regal had a 250 VRS with with Big Blocks....It wasn't fast but I remember the mechanic's said to change the spark plugs you had to remove a exhaust manafold or the easier way was to lift the motor out of the boat!!!
What a pain in the a$$!!!
What a pain in the a$$!!!
Michael
01-26-2005 | 07:26 PM
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From: Georgia
Re: Smallest Offshore With Twins??
Originally Posted by VelocityMike
My last boat was a 22 Velocity with twin Merc 200's. Now some may not consider this a offshore boat, however this boat was known as "The Joker" back in the day when Art Lilly use to race her. I have talked to Art a few times about the boat and even have talked to people that have seen it race. He was trying to find some pics of it for me but I think they were lost in his shop fire some years back.
The boat had no cabin on it just reenforced stringers under the bow. The boat was built to run and we did a few poker runs but over all the boat was to small for the bay. I sold the boat to a guy in bermuda and talked to him a few days ago and he loves it. Sometimes I wish I would have not sold it!!!! Here are some pics...
The boat had no cabin on it just reenforced stringers under the bow. The boat was built to run and we did a few poker runs but over all the boat was to small for the bay. I sold the boat to a guy in bermuda and talked to him a few days ago and he loves it. Sometimes I wish I would have not sold it!!!! Here are some pics...
01-27-2005 | 09:12 AM
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Re: Smallest Offshore With Twins??
Here's a couple of pics of the boat my dad was talking about a couple of posts back...
This is the first 24 banana boat with the first deck in '76. The boat had twin 350's made by Stan Irwin's Custom Engine Shop in Miami.
This is the first 24 banana boat with the first deck in '76. The boat had twin 350's made by Stan Irwin's Custom Engine Shop in Miami.
01-27-2005 | 09:25 AM
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Re: Smallest Offshore With Twins??
Originally Posted by 911
Meant....said...whatever.
Originally Posted by ThirdBird
Thats cool Rebar,,,,, but... Anything smaller than 24' with twin V-8s??
01-27-2005 | 10:47 AM
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Re: Smallest Offshore With Twins??
Originally Posted by Madcow
There is a guy here in town with a 23 nova with twin V6s.
That is my Dads boat he does not use it anymore now that he bought his Sea Ray.Most of the time it just sits in my shop in a corner covered up
I use it now and then to keep the cobwebs out of it.
