SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Boatwidow on August 14, 2010, 12:08:08 PM
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(http://)Hi All,
Returning reader here. We sold our 73 Sleekcraft Rebel to a collector in Sweden and my poor husband has been so sad ever since.
I found this boat on Craigslist and thought I might buy it for him for a surprise gift. I talked to the owner and got him to come down on the price. Has a complete Olds 455 he said ran fine when he took it out to get the boat painted. Really only need an interior and to be put back together.
http://slo.craigslist.org/boa/1886937526.html (http://slo.craigslist.org/boa/1886937526.html)
Opinions please.
Thanks!
Jana
Pics are the boat we sold. Now living in Sweden. Do they have lakes there?
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7 hour round trip to see this POS! More later.
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7 hour round trip to see this POS! More later.
What are you looking for in a boat?
I wanted to give some input on the one posted, but bit my lip..... :-\
GT
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I did the same thing Glenn.
Do yourself a favor, make sure it has a chevy or ford and a berkeley or dominator.
No olds, or jacuzzi's, or panthers.
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Dudes! You were supposed to talk to me BEFORE I drove to BFE!!!
I know you are all Ford and Chevy guys, but we had awesome luck with the Olds 455 in the boat pictured above.
My man will post later and give you all the details @ the boat we looked at. We are reasonably sure someone pulled it off the bottom of a lake somewhere.
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Dudes! You were supposed to talk to me BEFORE I drove to BFE!!!
I know you are all Ford and Chevy guys, but we had awesome luck with the Olds 455 in the boat pictured above.
My man will post later and give you all the details @ the boat we looked at. We are reasonably sure someone pulled it off the bottom of a lake somewhere.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't....
You did not have "good luck" with the Oldsmobile, you had one that was built right, which in starting over is both somewhat expensive and time consuming to do from someones used problems. That is just my opinion.
We have had a couple of good Oldsmobile's, had a couple real pieces of crap too... :-\
The reason to stick with a Ford or a Chevy has more to do with the vast availability of good used parts and know how than it is being a battle of the brands. If you like the Olds, by all means go for it, but it needs to be done right the first time to be successful, cheaper to build a 454 than a 455 because of the amount of marine 454's around, everybody built a marine 454, not so for the 455. As for the Ford, unless you have Ford connections, they are a little more pricey to build than the 454, but a great motor just the same.
To add to Ron's post...American Turbine is good stuff too.... ;)
GT
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If you're dead set on a Sleek, I am considering "thinning my herd", so to speak. Not gonna be nowhere near to close to that price point, but nowhere near to that end of the condition spectrum either. ;)
Ray