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challenger76

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Challenger 76
« on: January 31, 2014, 09:56:49 AM »
Hey guys I need dome pros and cons on a 76 challenger I new at the jet boat world I picked this boat up I've been restoring and I hope I made the right decision any info or thoughts would help thanx

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lupo1904

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Re: Challenger 76
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2014, 09:41:53 PM »
My bud had one that looked exactly like yours. It was a great boat, had lots of fun in it.


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beerjet

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Re: Challenger 76
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2014, 08:57:02 PM »
Good splash....

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i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

98xc800

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Re: Challenger 76
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2014, 06:45:02 AM »
I picked mine up in Paris, California 3 years ago. It is a well built boat, but there are a couple of items to watch for. Mine had a crack at the weld on one of the fuel tanks. I also found some seperation of the subfloor from the hull in a couple of spots. I had to cut out the under dash bulkhead to replace a broken bow eye, and found some subfloor seperation up towards the bow.

The hull has a tendancy to porpoise just after planing, (easy to power through) and again at about 55mph. Mine doesnt have enough motor yet to see if I could power through that zone. I am trying to tune it out with an extended ride plate, but i need more tuning time. Our boating season is only 3 months long here!

The boat handles very nicely, steering very responsively, and has good bite in the turns.
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1976 Challenger 18 1/2' 454 w/ Berkley JE.

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Re: Challenger 76
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2014, 06:48:09 AM »
Forgot a picture. At Avi March 2011.
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1976 Challenger 18 1/2' 454 w/ Berkley JE.

challenger76

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Re: Challenger 76
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2014, 08:21:14 AM »
Forgot a picture. At Avi March 2011.
nice looking boat thanks for your input

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