Anaconda?
 

Does anyone remember exactly what year Anaconda was?........I thought it was a '75?

Also a hull number would be great!!......where'd it go?

Would you believe a friend of mine, and throttle man from our EASTEN EXPRESS team Rob K is the new owner of Anaconda. Rob use to owne with his Dad the Mag CHARGE IT M-588, and the ANACONDA was Rob's next door neighbors boat. Both of those Magnum teams along with my Mag were on the same street here on the Lake St Clair in the 70's.

Sweet!......can you get me a hull #?

Thanks,
Aaron

theres one sitting on m-29 just past new baltimore on a trailer , i think its the anaconda, or is there another orange 27 in town?

There are two tomato orange sports on the lake , but the one on M-29 is ANACONDA.

will make a attempt to find hull number,there seems theres knowone ever home

I was surprised to see it outside in the snow still, I sent Rob a note, as of yet I haven't heard back from him.

Thanks guys......:)

Happy new year.......!

stoped by today, rob was plowing snow (hes not what i expected, a real kool guy) he says its a 1975 ,its the Anaconda said he got it cheep? hull number mcz149660481. says hes going to give it total resto. back to orignal sit down with the same orignal name and number.

Was the Anaconda in port huron and st clair area years ago, my dad always kept his 54 bertram in st. clair in the 70's for 10 years and than in port huron for another 10 in the black river... i remenber seeing it as a kid, and loved it. even know im canadain ive been in that area boating all my life.

Thanks much but that hull number doesn't make much sense?

Did you tell Rob about OSO, it would be good to have his impute here when ANACONDA is in restoration.

ANACONDA won the 1977 River Crab Classic on Lake Huron in P class. It ran in many of the local race's from 1976 to 1978. The rest of the time it sat in a storage yard in Fair Haven Michigan till about 5 years ago.

m. nash, I read this Apache Cat post, you posted :
theres 2 in michigan, there 2 that were created for a div called interforce they were made for the police in dubi, one had a molded wind screen, one has a plexi window same as kid apache yep theres 3 or 4 of us fools, there not that fast 100 mph but the ride is better than anything on the water, and youl never get passed by yourself.

You have a Apache cat ?? ANACONDA Rob also has a Apache cat , did he talk about it ? I dont think he used it much, his uncle [my neighbor] said he thought someone put a Vodoo hex on Anchor Bay against his Big Cat !!! WHO WOULD DO THAT ??????? Not a member of the KOOL CAT Club !

Seen Anaconda a couple seasons ago on LSC, It looked good from a far, but does need work, theres been alot of talk about it on another post..........

"MCZ" is a State of Michigan issued H.I.N.

ok so 3 guy stop buy my house asking questions about the anaconda, the one guy has for the last year has been trying to get me to sell my apache cat says he knows the boat, i aint selling for less than the sum of the parts, as with all boats buy HI sell LOW$ , Theres no voodoo hex i feel it runs the longest and best if it never leavs the shop, and theres not enough water in the lake, the bottom the props ouch! i was just told about this site, like always i thought the end of the world was E-bay,found the magnum there "all i need is some tastey waves and a cool buz" mark, thanks for the pictures and thanks for the thought,stop by the shop if in the area. as the anaconda progress will post news ,rob

Rob are you going to do the work on the hull ??? I miss the smell of resin in the morning. As Mr Ricky use to say REMBER WHEN !!!!!!!!

Hey Rob......welcome!

Great boat with lots of history.........do you know the Magnum hull number by any chance?.......if it's a '75 it should be on the transom?

Thanks,
Aaron

major flash back, keep the "dirt on the ground" just love that new boat smell. what ever happned to rickey, that litterary genius,

straight from the horses a-- mag mcz149660481-75 on thr metal transom tag,

Thanks much.......

Can you look under the dash for the 3 digit Magnum hull number?.....should be written in black ink.

:)

Would you believe I have pictures of that whole project, wasn't bondo was a food source back then. Who would have thought Sunsation Powerboats would later build their boats in there. I heard Mr Ricky retired in 06.

Aaron I still have my Magnums stock dash, I had to keep somthing to remember her by. Maybe I should put it in the Mirage ???? Mark

Nah.....that Mirage is sweet just the way it is!!

:)

heck it was the Alloy trailer plant, it stamped trinkets for chris craft then made trailers, then dick from cherikee (staley) built boats there i blew out the walls an covered it with red over spray, then the "bearded one" wayne took the whole place, i go there every 1 or 2 months we make the motor mounts and seat brackets, i just cant make a clean break. as for the bondo,dont forget all those pizzas to wash it down.

the de-struction will start soon, will look asap

Thanks man!

Here's a pic of the boat that I think Mark posted awhile back......those look like factory installed chicken bars and bolsters?

Am I right?

im done standing, its got seats with shocks there staying, as for the jungle gym, the holes are pluged, some will be re pluged and its back to normal, remember the best boat turns on and OFF with the keys

I'm with ya man.......I like my Sports as stock as possible.

:)

Rob, Aaron, Me too,, trying to find any of these old girls that havent been modified is almost impossible. In the past I have had a hand in doing that to many times. I will never change my Mirage's, windshield, and quiet exhaust, & stock seats are just fine with me. The only item i'm not sure of is weather I keep the swim platform on.

Yeah.....that Mirage is what I'm talking about.....that thing is perfect!......I'm not sure what it is about that era of boat?.......maybe it's because I was a kid at the time?.....they just do it for me.

I lost a lot of interest in boats after about 1982-83.......the molded swim platform is the root of all evil as far as I'm concerned.......teak swim platforms are cool sometimes.

Sorry....you got me off on a rant.

:)

[QUOTE=senzaspectre;2390025]Seen Anaconda a couple seasons ago on LSC, It looked good from a far, but does need work, theres been alot of talk about it on another post..........[/ UOTE] got boat TOTALY knocked down, floor was rotted the hull is solid, the grinder marks were from the removal of the white number patch, all in all ,verry dry and solid

[QUOTE=ironhead;2421009]Rob good to here she is dry, floors area easy fix. I have found a great place that has a chrome powder coat, looks like stainless. This may be a alternative to re chroming your hardware ?? Good to here that Sparky found your hull sound. Here are a few more shots of your Mag back in the day.

after total tear-down theres no "id" number under the dash, i guess it is what it is VERRY LIGHT layup, its amazing what can be hid with bondo, when its done it will be rite but in spots it looks like swiss cheese

Rob we need a update ! I stoped by Sparks shop two weeks ago and the hull looks great. How far along is it now, and what power are you going with ?? I have just the thing for you, [someone] left a Gale Banks turbo setup in my attic. It has ANACONDA wrote all over it !!!

I took that picture at the Hennessey Grand Prix.. Kings Grant Inn Point Plesant N.J. in about 1974.

Great shot of back in the day, and how hard it was to load a boat on a trailer with slings. Not having the cut outs in the traiker bunks for the slings, it would take forever to load race boats then. Using a 3 point lifting harness today at race sites is much safer and faster.

Good to see it getting fixed up! A family member used to own her, I see it sit for years at D'eath storage at palms road and M-29. I all ways Thought is was a very cool Boat!

Was that family member Joe ? She had a few owners in the last 10 years.