brian41

iTrader: (1)

Found them on the net and it is obvious they did not build this boat. Time to chase some more money and move on to something different. I have had my fill of OE's.

wnelles

Do I need to take over the boat shopping for you Brian?

brian41

iTrader: (1)

How many road trips are involved?

jmjmotors

I know the original owner, I know the history on the boat, I been on the boat, the boat has only been in Michigan. I spoke with Ross from Ocean Express, and the hull # is correct for the year, please don’t comment on something you know nothing about!

jmjmotors

''EMB' 12/82. EXPRESS MARINE OOB 940411 PER PHONE CALL FROM MR. FOCHT. ASSIGNED TO EXPRESS MARINE BOATS INC AT 9483 SMITH ST ALGONAC MI FROM 01/89 TO 04/94."

Ocean Express uesd EMB Between 1989, & 1994 "Express Marine Boats" Thanks for clearing that up

bill63

Ross sold the company around 1999 to a couple of investors from grosse pointe and the company was call express marine aka emb. When the deal went south a few yeas later Ross took back ownership and renamed it ocean express. If I read the vin number correct the boat was build in aug of 1989

bill63

I mean 1989 not 1999 he sold the company. My express cat was built in winter of 1990 at plant I do remember a red and maybe black 39 being there at the same time.

ironhead

no matter how the pie is cut it has a history it was red and it was sitting in a backroom in clay twp.around 1990 to 1992 and its titled as a ???? roll the aluminum "id" plate over maby theres another number

brian41

iTrader: (1)

I talked to Ross at length yesterday and he told me he built this boat around 1990 in solid red and did sell it to a guy that rigged it himself. JMJ told me it was an investment group that bought it so that explains the missing part of the story.I now assume this boat was actually a Ross built but was badged as Express when they took over. The part of Express taking over Ocean Express was not told by either Ross or JMJ so this is all new history to me.

I am confident now that nothing illegal went on here and the boat is legit but I am still looking for some history of its time on Lake St Clair.There is clear evidence of a repair (bad repair) to damage on the bottom rear 6' of the starboard sponson with no sign of damage to the inside of the engine bay. Has anybody heard of any delamination problems in this area? I did purchase this boat but have not picked it up yet and I am not worried about the damage I was just looking for some history.

jmjmotors

You are correct it was a red blank hull, it was rigged in 91-92 and painted white with the green splash graphics. You made it sound like it was repainted recently.