Marauder 19

Chris

That sounds like a great time but it won't fit in to the farming schedule. Come to think of my career seems to get in the way of a lot of fun things    If you get back to
Minden you are more than welcome to come a little farther west. You can have that ride and drive and sneak in a beer and a ski. Maybe we could get joe to fly in and help with the timing light. He should see those turbos anyway.

Have you had yours in the water yet? That is great info on the engines. I have said it before...Art is a great resource.

It's like I always say Bill, I blow em up so you don't have to

43 should be just about right... what prop are you turning at this point?

I will be looking forward to the new footing video where you make it around the corner!

Thanks for doing that Joe. Yes it's the 13x13. I can't imagine that hull being pushed by a turboed big block. It seems fast and furious at 43.

Regardless of your decision on power, it is a very attractive boat that will get a lot of attention.

DrCC wrote: So, when Michael's Marauder was new, it was sold from where I worked, 6 years before I started.

I realize there is a difference in our two hulls but what was the performance with the big block?

With all the cold weather we have been having I had a little time to give the exterior a little love. Buffed,polished,and waxed.

yes i did the bottom too. it needed acid (zing) to get the crap off so i thought what the heck....whats another sore shoulder...as to the color....i went back a few pages to make sure....


The boat was built with a Candy Apple Red hull and deck with a taffy ivory accent stripe. It had a full bench seat, a mirror, and a folding vinyl Bimini top. The invoice also reads "Ozite -- Special order Red," which I assume is either the vinyl on the Bimini top or the vinyl floor covering. I am not familiar with the term Ozite.

Marauder # 13367 is the closest hull number I could find to yours, and it was built tow days after yours for Cypress Gardens and had a 290 hp Holman & Moody engine. We didn't always necessarily build boats in strict order of serial number.

If I can be of further help, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Art

Doing the underside is not much fun and once in the water does not have a profound affect on anyone or anything but the fish might enjoy it.   

Zing is a brand name for hydrochloric acid that is made for fiberglass boats. Nothing really special and it won't get you out of wet sanding.    I did not wet sand....just 3M super duty compound and then 3M finesse-it. Then hand wax.

storm34 wrote: Looks good Bill! Can't wait to see at at GL13!

you gonna come and get it? i will have her ready!!

fanofccfan wrote: Here is a little info I received from Art Cozier yesterday. What a great resource and person he is! Bill..... At long last I have the Microfiche viewer at Correct Craft repaired and I have found the records on your boat. The engine was installed on September 5, 1970 and the boat was shipped to Midwest Correct Craft in Angola, IN on September 14.    The engine logbook reads "300 Chrysler M440-BWR10-233E0-77396." That if fact would be a 440, but it would not have had any notation about turbos.    These same numbers appear on the invoice. Marauder # 13367 is the closest hull number I could find to yours, and it was built tow days after yours for Cypress Gardens and had a 290 hp Holman & Moody engine. We didn't always necessarily build boats in strict order of serial number.

Brother Bill what hull number is your Marauder? Art references 13367 as built after yours but I can't see in this thread what your actual number is, I had one follow me home this weekend that is MAR19363 - listed on the title as a 1974 - assumed that was a mistake and it was a 1970ish but unless Art has a typo that would seem to be a lot of boats after September of 1970.

Too many beers. I will look for my id number tmro.

fanofccfan wrote: Have you put those turbos to work yet?

Well the man, the myth, the legend, Art Cozier came through with the info a couple minutes after I asked him yesterday about MAR 19363 – she had her engine set April 24th 1970. 300hp 440 Chrysler and was send out to Wawasee Marine in May. The engine is long gone, as is the interior, the foam, the floor, and a few other things – but she has some Meridian Blue Gelcote that can be buffed and patched back to beauty.   This boat seems destined to get M&W gear twin turbo 440 setup – I always wanted a 400hp 427 ford Marauder but apparently by 1970 correctcraft was shipping all the cool ones with big block mopar power so who am I to argue.