89 Formula 357 Restoration
 

I have always liked the larger SR1 designs. I finally had the opportunity to buy one that had low hours and was a solid candidate to restore. It is painted with a true candy apple design and, in most opinions, looks amazing in the sunshine. After many months of work it's coming to completion. It has been updated to Bravo drives and what should be "relatively" efficient high torque engines. It has been designed for solid fast cruising and a comfortable ride in rough waters with upgraded 380 k-planes. It will be finished with a new aluminum swim platform and Stainless Marine long risers. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.[ATTACH=CONFIG]532773[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532774[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532775[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532776[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532777[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532778[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532779[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532780[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532781[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532773[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532774[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532775[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532776[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532777[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532778[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532779[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532780[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]532781[/ATTACH]

Ron sporl had it listed for 25k right?

Looks like a nice clean boat for sure! I had two of these, one i restored! Heavy pig but tons of room!

What engines are you gonna use?

Beautiful man!! Great job!!

For some reason my last post did not appear as the last post...

So? Engines?

Yes I purchased the hull and trailer from Ron. Very nice guy and well worth the trip to pick it up. The engines that were originally built for this boat are outrageous 632's and are still for sale in classifieds I think. Unfortunately they weren't in the original budget.

For some reason my last post did not appear as the last post...

So? Engines?

I'm using 468's with 420 based bottom ends and custom head and cam set ups. HP in the 480 range but torque is closer to 550 and should be quite durable. They were built by Speed n Sport.

The boat will never compete with most of the modern set ups for top speed but it's a good ride in rough seas and shouldn't break the bank, although the restoration has been a long and not inexpensive road.

Looks great, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Just finished looking one over , a 86 357 Sr1 still had the original analog tv in it 400 cyclone motors ,Trs drives had 14x21 cleaver style props pulled 64 mph and 5400 rpm ,thought that was pretty good for a 29 year old 10k lb boat with the original 454's

JC what did you do to the dash paint or gel cote, and you got it done with out taking off the windshield. You have done a great job keep up,the great work.

Nice looking project!!

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Dash was painted with Imron. A lot of masking off and detail work but it was easier than pulling out headliner and cabin pieces to reseal windshield.