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Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: challenger76 on January 31, 2014, 09:56:49 AM

Title: Challenger 76
Post by: challenger76 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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Title: Re: Challenger 76
Post by: lupo1904 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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Title: Re: Challenger 76
Post by: beerjet on February 02, 2014, 08:57:02 PM

Good splash....

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Title: Re: Challenger 76
Post by: 98xc800 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.

Title: Re: Challenger 76
Post by: 98xc800 on February 04, 2014, 06:48:09 AM

Forgot a picture. At Avi March 2011.

Title: Re: Challenger 76
Post by: challenger76 on February 04, 2014, 08:21:14 AM

Quote from: 98xc800 on February 04, 2014, 06:48:09 AM

Forgot a picture. At Avi March 2011.

nice looking boat thanks for your input

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