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MarineSRT8 
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 Topic: Just Joined The Forum!Posted: September-12-2007 at 4:43am |
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Nice Ride for sure
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20th Century
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Posted: September-11-2007 at 8:21pm |
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Sweet boat Riley.
Does your brother want to trade? 
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Riley
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Posted: September-04-2007 at 12:13pm |
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My brother's 1980 Resorter 18.
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RainDog
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Posted: September-03-2007 at 11:33pm |
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I've had people say it looks like a Corvette on water, although I never saw a Vette with a bench seat! The dash shift and gas petal really drive home the automotive feel on my boat.
Thanks for the compliment, 20th. I really need to update my page though. Updated interior pics here |
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The Dude
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Posted: August-31-2007 at 4:21am |
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20, That's really nice looking. Glad you're here on our site. It sounds like you'll be a great addition to us too. check out the post "how to post pictures" and you won't have to deal with all the down sizing...
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eric lavine
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Posted: August-31-2007 at 12:42am |
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simple with nice lines,all around nice boat
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20th Century
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Posted: August-30-2007 at 11:35pm |
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Raindog,
Great looking boat! I think yours is probably a little bigger than mine if it is a 17 footer. Mine is a 16. Does your bench seat freak people out? At the marina I have had a number of people comment about how the boat looks like a car on water. Thanks for the kind words jbear! |
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RainDog
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Posted: August-29-2007 at 3:15am |
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20th - Great looking boat. It reminds me of a larger, newer version of my Classic.
I really like having a front bench. Its nice to have my girl right next to me (and facing the right way) and we can easily fit 3 adults in front. Really sharp! |
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jbear
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Posted: August-29-2007 at 3:00am |
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Nice...cool looking boat.
john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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20th Century
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Posted: August-29-2007 at 2:37am |
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Up to date pictures. I don't know why they came out with such fuzzy lines.
Not finished yet by a long shot. |
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20th Century
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Posted: August-29-2007 at 2:27am |
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My family had a Boston Whaler for 37 years. It was just traded in on an I/O this year (not my doing). We did everything with that boat, but I have never heard of skurfing. If you had to choose one boat that had to last the rest of your life. . . make it a Whaler. They are so homely you can't hurt them. The Arabians are cool boats. There was also a Sabre model that has the same hull as the Arabian, but it was a straight drive with exhaust at the water line. Many also had a hard top.
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behindpropeller
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Posted: August-27-2007 at 4:24pm |
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Yup. That was it, only this one had the windshield modified to face back. http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/boa/405313786.html |
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eric lavine
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Posted: August-25-2007 at 10:43am |
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20th, Youve got me trying to remember things that happened in the 80's when hydroponics were just starting out..lol I do remember loud exhaust on it, it i believe was a 351 with a 1:1 v-drive which is the reason i bought the boat, the back housing was destroyed and i pulled it and machined all the mounts and re-installed with spacers, we used the boat to ski and tube and to lure groupies (in bikini's) thats when i seen a guy i tihnk its called skurfing behind a boston whaler and i thought to myself, I gotta try that. over the years i worked on a few centuries, i remember one that a woman owned and she was very fond of it and it had a arch on it, i think it was an Arabian. Man thats one boat i wish i still had they really do have modern lines to them and were ahead of thier time
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20th Century
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Posted: August-25-2007 at 2:37am |
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BehindProp,
I wonder if it was a ski fury. I have never seen one in person, but it was a 16 footer and did have the larger (340 vs. 318) engine due to its ski designation. It didn't have a traditional windshield, it was short, heavily tinted plastic and tilted outward. Just a shot. P/allen, I am in Indy, but the boat is in NW Indiana about 20 miles from Lafayette. There is only one other Century that I know of on the lake I frequent. There is a white American Skier that is in an open sided boat house that I have never seen out on the lake. There is also a '68 Barracuda with a 318 on the lake. After that the interesting boats are pretty scarce. Most of the newer ski boats are MC, Malibu and Tige. I'm not sure why there aren't more Nautiques. Oh, there is one sport Nautique. Nice. Raindog, Coronados can be found pretty easily, but good ones are pricey. They are huge with 3 rows of seats. Riley, That story of the driverless boat just hurts. I love 'em all! |
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Riley
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Posted: August-24-2007 at 2:32pm |
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20th Cent, I like riding up there too. I had a friend that a new 73 Resorter 16 with a 340 Chrysler. It's a much different hull than the Resorter 18, and can roll if you hit a wake the wrong way. This guy's boat had about 50 hours on it back in 1973 when he and a buddy that were racing another boat hit the wake the wrong way and got thrown out of the boat. The new Resorter 16 went about 5 miles across the lake full speed and hit a cement block retaining wall.
Next year he had a new 1974 Resorter 16 that had a 360 in it. They were both nice boats, same color as yours. My brother's 1980 Resorter is a real attention getter. There's not many of them around that are in good condition. |
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behindpropeller
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Posted: August-24-2007 at 2:16pm |
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I learned how to ski behind a century about 15 years ago. It was low to the water, was not a V drive, I think it had a 340 in it. It was probably 16-17 ft long. It had a ski pole behind the engine, closed bow, and lights on the platform to tell the skier when the engine was in gear. The biggest problem was it did not have a tracking fin on it.
Anybody know what it was? I have never seen one other than this one. Tim ps- ryan, this one was before leahys '86 sn they had. |
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RainDog
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Posted: August-24-2007 at 2:01pm |
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I dig the old Centurys myself.
I almost bought a fiberglass Coronado hardtop. Funky as hell and huge. Had a 440 in it. Still looking out for one of those. |
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p/allen
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 9:09pm |
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Thats a nice looking boat . Welcome to the sight .We welcome all kinds of makes and models . Mostly inboards , but there are others . Where are you located ?
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20th Century
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 8:33pm |
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Peter,
Boats name was "Honeyhunt". I guess the wife had a point. 
Riley, You are dead on about it being a Resorter 16. The fiberglass crossmember behind the front seat gives it away. I have to admit that riding on top of the seat is my favorite spot, but if it gets too rough I slide down on the bench. Incidentally, it is the only Resorter 16 I have ever seen or read about with the 340. It could possibly be a re-power but the serial number on the engine is correct for 1973. Eric, Yours must have been an Arabian. Did it have exhaust above the water line? |
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bkhallpass
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 5:27pm |
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I knew what you were saying Pete. Just giving you some grief
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Riley
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 4:13pm |
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That's a Resorter 16. They didn't make a whole lot of those. Nice boat. Just don't ride sitting up on the top of the seat.
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behindpropeller
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 12:56pm |
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Its here, ill have to get a pic. |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 12:47pm |
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Brian, I ment our small runabouts / utilities!! |
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bkhallpass
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 12:26pm |
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Gee, I guess by your criteria Pete, the Miss Budweiser would be just some red boat. BKH |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 10:39am |
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Jim, I can't make out the boat name that your wife didn't like. What is it? Yes, I have seen quite a few names on the backs of boats that I've often wondered what the owner was thinking about! Some on wood boats as well! I'm not a prude but there is a time and place for everything and some came right out of the mens locker room.
I also feel that if the boat isn't at least 35' long or not made from wood, then the boat shouldn'd have a name on it! |
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eric lavine
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Posted: August-23-2007 at 10:24am |
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it looked just like that one but had it was solid maroon
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behindpropeller
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Posted: August-22-2007 at 12:58am |
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Your boat might be here, there is one on the lake. |
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jbear
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Posted: August-22-2007 at 12:57am |
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What a awesome trailer...gotta love those rims!
Really 20th, we here are just glad to see boats like this get rescued. Welcome and hope you enjoy it here. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
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20th Century
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Posted: August-22-2007 at 12:44am |
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Ok I shrank a couple pictures of my boat. >>>>>>>>>Warning - May not be suitable for all boat lovers. The following images depict graphic scenes of boat cruelty. . .<<<<<<<<<
This is how the boat looked when I first saw it: 
The graphics and name are now gone (wife didn't appreciate the name. I said it screams class. Hull has been improved more since this picture. Interior is also new, but I don't have a current state picture yet. I should next week. 
No matter how much anyone begs, the trailer is not for sale! |
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eric lavine
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Posted: August-21-2007 at 9:55am |
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hasbeen, thats a Trojan in and out...board
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