Skater models
06-14-2013 | 11:35 AM
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Wouldn't a 338 with outboards just be a widened 30 with outboards? And as mentioned I do think a widened 30 with trip 300 xs would be a pretty sweet boat.
The actual first skater was an 18 in the late 70's but not many were made and they looked very different. The 24 came out in the early 80's and was a game changer and pretty much every cat has copied off of it in some way every since. The 24 was build to use twin outboards but as motors got heavier and more power a few people converted them to singles. A few years after the 24 skater made a 21 and the 32 A. Most 21's had singles and were great in big water for there size but some actually had issues will rolling over in turns. In the early 90's the 28 then came out and is a nice improvement over the 24. It doesn't stuff as bad, is better in bigger water, and actually I feel is a touch faster with the same power when compared to a 24. In the early 90's skater also started vacuum bagging boats and getting into epoxy which made them even stronger and lighter.
I missed a lot there but that is just a quick summary of the smaller skater models, I don't have as much experience with the bigger skaters.
The actual first skater was an 18 in the late 70's but not many were made and they looked very different. The 24 came out in the early 80's and was a game changer and pretty much every cat has copied off of it in some way every since. The 24 was build to use twin outboards but as motors got heavier and more power a few people converted them to singles. A few years after the 24 skater made a 21 and the 32 A. Most 21's had singles and were great in big water for there size but some actually had issues will rolling over in turns. In the early 90's the 28 then came out and is a nice improvement over the 24. It doesn't stuff as bad, is better in bigger water, and actually I feel is a touch faster with the same power when compared to a 24. In the early 90's skater also started vacuum bagging boats and getting into epoxy which made them even stronger and lighter.
I missed a lot there but that is just a quick summary of the smaller skater models, I don't have as much experience with the bigger skaters.
06-14-2013 | 12:25 PM
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Wouldn't a 338 with outboards just be a widened 30 with outboards? And as mentioned I do think a widened 30 with trip 300 xs would be a pretty sweet boat.
The actual first skater was an 18 in the late 70's but not many were made and they looked very different. The 24 came out in the early 80's and was a game changer and pretty much every cat has copied off of it in some way every since. The 24 was build to use twin outboards but as motors got heavier and more power a few people converted them to singles. A few years after the 24 skater made a 21 and the 32 A. Most 21's had singles and were great in big water for there size but some actually had issues will rolling over in turns. In the early 90's the 28 then came out and is a nice improvement over the 24. It doesn't stuff as bad, is better in bigger water, and actually I feel is a touch faster with the same power when compared to a 24. In the early 90's skater also started vacuum bagging boats and getting into epoxy which made them even stronger and lighter.
I missed a lot there but that is just a quick summary of the smaller skater models, I don't have as much experience with the bigger skaters.
The actual first skater was an 18 in the late 70's but not many were made and they looked very different. The 24 came out in the early 80's and was a game changer and pretty much every cat has copied off of it in some way every since. The 24 was build to use twin outboards but as motors got heavier and more power a few people converted them to singles. A few years after the 24 skater made a 21 and the 32 A. Most 21's had singles and were great in big water for there size but some actually had issues will rolling over in turns. In the early 90's the 28 then came out and is a nice improvement over the 24. It doesn't stuff as bad, is better in bigger water, and actually I feel is a touch faster with the same power when compared to a 24. In the early 90's skater also started vacuum bagging boats and getting into epoxy which made them even stronger and lighter.
I missed a lot there but that is just a quick summary of the smaller skater models, I don't have as much experience with the bigger skaters.
06-14-2013 | 02:14 PM
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How about smaller models from the past. Was a 24' single or dual OB the smallest model they ever built? Was there a smaller lake boat like the STV?
18' skater was the first I believe. old add from powerboats for sale site below
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502592[/ATTACH]
http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/13483
18' skater was the first I believe. old add from powerboats for sale site below
[ATTACH=CONFIG]502592[/ATTACH]
http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/13483
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06-14-2013 | 07:24 PM
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06-14-2013 | 08:54 PM
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06-16-2013 | 10:35 AM
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The old Predator is there to get the tanks redone and a few modifications to the bottom.It is being picked up Friday and headed back to Arizona where it is getting a set of Brummit 1950s (turbo charged motors).
