hello newbie here with a 22' stingray
 

whats up everyone.. im new here and couldn't find an introduction to put this under so anyway hi... i own a 93' stingray 658zp 22' with a stock 350 mag.. i was wondering if anybody knew anything about these boats i cant really find any information at all on them anywhere.. what i was curious about was if they have a good hull for some good horsepower or should i save up for a different boat? i got it cheap last year only had 368 hours on it just needed new upholstery which a friend and i redid this last winter... oh and it only has the alpha 1 drive as well :(
ill post some pics as soon as i get my photobucket up and running again lol havnt used it in years

Welcome to OSO Ryan . I'll let you post your pics before i do any commenting .

Welcome. And congrats on the purchase. Imo they are cool little boats and run decent. My buddy picked one up for a while with a 502/bravo set up. Very nimble and fast but scary @75 he said (he had a 24 Sunsation run mid 90's). If in anything bigger than 1.5' it will beat you.

my first boat was a 22 stingray 350 mag mpi ran 67 mph all day long.great boat & great times.

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Had one back in 99 myself, 350 (377 roller motor) mag bravo. 73-77 all day long. Leave like it is and enjoy it. If you want faster I'd sell it and get a different hull. Very sketchy above 70 even with tabs.

My sentiments exactly . Just go have fun with it .

thanks for the welcomes and the info!! yeah i understand that.. im thinking about throwing a corsa thru hull on it and maybe some vortec heads and be done with it.. she is a little slow getting outta the water.. im gonna play with the prop this summer.. plus the cuddy has spider cracks in the gelcoat all over so i maybe be sanding that down next winter.. would really like to learn all the repairing on exteriors for boats anyway

I had a 2000 230sx, a lot of bang for your buck! But brutal ride in ANY chop, and scary to drive/ride in over 60 and trimmed out. Great boats for inland lakes though. (that boat is where my screen name came from)