Post by: 76Challenger on May 01, 2017, 08:09:17 PM
This is original interior, original harman marine 460 (never rebuilt only modification is the HEI distributor), original carburetor, original valve covers with original decals, original intake, original spark arrestor /scoop, original Bassett headers ( originally they were long collector but have been cut off), original Berkeley E pump, Giroux trailer (original trailer was yellow trailer always matched the secondary color on the boat), original trailer rims, I swapped the original trailer with the donor boat trailer so it's brown in some of the pics), original wiring, original gauges, original gel coat (most if not all of these boats produced had the same paint scheme), stearing wheel and rack have been changed in this boat due to lack of replacement parts for the old system (original cable froze), originally these came with a household shag carpet in them (donor boat still had it in it lol)
Anyways I just wanted to document for the future what the original 18 1/2 foot Semi V was. We seem to be losing history on some of these boats.
VIN info- located on Stern upper right side. VIN always starts with CHEC (manufacturer) then a series of numbers and a letter for the serial number then two numbers for the year of manufacture last a letter for month of manufacture ( A- January, B- February, C- March, ond so on)
FYI- I used and all original donor boat that had been stored 30 plus years to rebuild this boat. Not all the parts in this boat came in this boat but are exact to what did come in it.
Post by: 76Challenger on May 01, 2017, 08:12:14 PM
1977 Challenger
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Post by: 76Challenger on May 03, 2017, 07:04:27 PM
1977 Challenger
Post by: 76Challenger on May 03, 2017, 07:28:21 PM
1977 Challenger
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Post by: 76Challenger on May 03, 2017, 08:07:03 PM
Love hearing the old stories about these boats. I know exactly what your talking about on mead and Powell sunk mine on mead one time storms come out of nowhere on those big lakes, mohave also, we call mohave lake more choppyYes that's one I forgot to mention 👍 the older I get the more crazy I think my dad was in those days lol
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Post by: riverjunkie44 on May 03, 2017, 08:21:08 PM
Yes that's one I forgot to mention 👍 the older I get the more crazy I think my dad was in those days lolYeah definitely. The stories iv heard from my family about the Parker strip in the 70s are pretty nuts lol
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Post by: 76Challenger on May 03, 2017, 08:28:02 PM
Yeah definitely. The stories iv heard from my family about the Parker strip in the 70s are pretty nuts lolNo doubt! I was born in 70 and grew up in the jet boat craze as a youngster different times for sure! But man what a blast it was growing up that way 👍😁
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Post by: 72KonaRiverB on May 03, 2017, 09:49:22 PM
No doubt! I was born in 70 and grew up in the jet boat craze as a youngster different times for sure! But man what a blast it was growing up that way
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Very cool boat, I'm super happy for you! Love jet boat nostalgia
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Post by: 76Challenger on May 15, 2017, 05:36:07 PM
1977 Challenger
Post by: 76Challenger on June 30, 2017, 12:04:02 PM
1977 Challenger