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Just some of the points my brother has gone through on his early 70s Chris.
His hul is bulit-proof and when we put in a depth sounder, the area where drilled was over 2 inches thick.. Seems they didnt know what fiberglass was in reguards to strength so the idea was, "when in doubt-add more" which is good for you.
His has two "forumula 400s" and they work well.. Mechanic-ly speaking, because the boat is so old, if a part breaks, you have to have one fabracated or build it yourself. His had a throttle cable bracket break on one motor.. no replacement avalable so he had to have one built.
another note is the wood above the waterline, it rots in the corners where it may stand as in the forward area of the rear deck.
He's also had a problem with water in the bildge, when it rains, the water runs through the motor cover areas on the rear deck. The pickup for the bildge is in the forward area and the natural setting of the boat in the water, keeps the water in the bildge in the rear of the boat. He's in the process of re-engeneering the area and filling the rear area with epoxy so the natural slope would be to the front.
All in all, its a pretty nice boat.. Remember that it is a "power boat" and those small blocks will use a bunch of fuel.. On my brothers, when you put it up on plane, you can actally see the fuel guage move..
We've often used his boat for the commettee boat for our sailboat races, and it works out great.....
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