Hi - I joined the FB Socal Jetboats group so that I could ask some questions about jetboats...my request has been pending for about a month. is anyone here one of the admins?  Any help greatly appreciated.  thanks!  Paul

Hi Thanks for responding.  I want to buy a day cruiser to relive my childhood. In the 70s my uncle had a really fast beautiful custom day cruiser...white with brown trim cowling and BBO. My question to the group and specifically to the folks who've been around these things since the 70s is what (in your opinion) was the finest looking in terms of lines, gel, and upholstery, as well as best built day cruiser hull from the 70s? I'm aware of some of the common makes but again wondering which were considered the finest hulls of that time.  Thanks !

I have a 76 Eliminator Day cruiser.
A full 4 stringer hull.
Rides like a Cadillac.
Fast? Not so much. Even with 500 HP BBC, it tops out at 57 mph.
I've been thru some serious chop in Lake Mead, and handled it great for a squirt boat.
I've been on the big 3, Mead, Mohave and Havasu, but mostly on the Bullhead Riviera.

Several manufacturers had similar 4 stringer day cruiser hulls. These hills are 40+ years old, and each hull needs to be inspected for stringer and transom rot and delamination.
Spectra, Howard, Campbell, Hallett and many others are still out there. Even a few lesser known names. I'd opt out of the Olds powered boats, FYI.

Good luck with the search.

Dan'l

I had a 76 Hawaiian and it rode well and plenty of room in it for the family and dogs. If you are looking to go fast in a cruiser it?s going to take a lot of work and have there limits in a jet. Now if you get a cruiser that?s a vdrive total different story. If I ever get another cruiser it would be a Gaston cvx 23 with a mercruiser and a big block. The olds can be built to be fast but takes a lot of money? I have one that?s in the shop


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A day cruiser is a heavy boat and if you are trying to get over 60 then you have to throw a lot more power in it and money into the pump. A prop is much more efficient on a heavy family boat takes less power. I own a jet and love my Mantra but after owning a day cruiser that was a jet me personally if I was to get another one it would either be a vdrive 21 foot Howard or schinida


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not sure what the difference is. 

Mini day


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