On 1/4/2012 7:51 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/4/12 7:28 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 1/4/2012 7:12 AM, *e#c wrote:
On Jan 2, 11:11 pm, wrote:
the other day got me looking. When I was young my neighbors had a boat
that I was told was a very limited edition. IIRC it was 17 1/2 feet
long, and green. It had a walk through bow with two half cone
(batmobile
type) windscreens in front of the seats. The cockpit was very
elaborate,
like a jet airliner. The boat had fins on the back like a Batmobile
too,
the bat was deliberately and shamelessly designed after the Batmobile..
but the main event was the dual blown Chrysler 454's that ran the
sucker... We used to go waterskiing behind it at like 1/4 throttle

Anyway, I am going crazy trying to find more info on this boat to see
how close my recollection of it is.. The boat would have been new
around
probably 1970 or so... Has anybody here heard of one of these, any info
available, trying to find out who made them, a picture or something to
tell me it wasn't only a dream? Thanks, LOL!

"Twin , blown 454s" in a 17 1/2 foot boat. ? Sorry, I'd have to see
something that overpowered in person, or a good photo. I cant believe
that. There just isnt enough room. The Beam would have to be 10 feet.

This was one of the original "go fast" boats. It was a factory built
dual engine. I know the length was what I said or very close because I
remember towing it and I remember when they got the (towable) Starcraft
the next season and they were parked next to each other.

Trust me, this has me going, I just found one of the brothers in the
phone book, I might just give him a call and see what he remembers...


The manufacturer of that boat probably was sued out of existence, and
rightfully so. A boat of that size with the kind of power you described
is inherently unsafe in many ways. Those two engines you described had
to weigh at least around 600 pounds each.

Racing hulls (which this was) are registered under different regulations
for safety and such... I was young but I remember the boat clearly. The
one "concession" I will make in the description is that they may not
have been 454's... Thinking back (and I didn't know **** from engines or
cars back then) and compared to what I know now, I am betting they were
350's or similar... I keep remembering too that it may have had a
throttle pedal as opposed to a hand operated lever, that is real fuzzy
though. Just for reference, this would have been 1972-74. The boat would
probably have been either new, or very close as they bought new boats
every year or two and moved up in size. This one however was smaller
than the one preceeding it and the next one was back up around 22-26
feet or so. I think it was an aluminum Starcraft with a cabin...