Who's Boat is This?

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niks325i

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Nov 22, 2011
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Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Boat Info
1979 Sea Ray SRV207 BR and EZ Loader Trailer
Tow Vehicle: 2001 Dodge 2500 4x4 Cummins Quad Cab
Engines
228 Mercruiser
Does this belong to someone on here?!!:thumbsup:

Nik

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Weird. They were up before. I will try reposting.

Nik
 
I gotta say I don't get it. I totally understand the motor, but I don't get the choice of hull. to me that's the boat equivalent to this.

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always a fan of custom, always a fan of big power and thinking outside the box but for me there is a limit....just one guys opinion.
 
Sleeper's are fun - his H.P. is all hidden (tightly).
That heavy, old school hull structure would probably handle the horsepower better than stock Pachanga hulls from the 80's.
With our 88 22 Pachanga (454 with bravo and cradle type engine mount) I pushed it hard like I did in our race boat and had the balsa core of the lift strakes breaking through the inner hull in less than a month (warranty work). I probably asked for that by naming it "Nooooo Problem"
A great, stable, high speed hull design but not built structurally to handle the multiplied forces in rough water at those speeds.
They are all fun though.
 
KC_Sundancer said:
Sleeper's are fun - his H.P. is all hidden (tightly).
That heavy, old school hull structure would probably handle the horsepower better than stock Pachanga hulls from the 80's.
With our 88 22 Pachanga (454 with bravo and cradle type engine mount) I pushed it hard like I did in our race boat and had the balsa core of the lift strakes breaking through the inner hull in less than a month (warranty work). I probably asked for that by naming it "Nooooo Problem"
A great, stable, high speed hull design but not built structurally to handle the multiplied forces in rough water at those speeds.
They are all fun though.
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gotta say reading this I just felt a small pain in my chest:smt089 :lol: what makes that boat stable and a high speed hull design?I'm not being sarcastic I honestly just would like to know.
sorry to hear about the problems you had with your pachanga. I ran into a guy who had a built 502 in his Pachanga, only problem he had was the built in hooks on the hull would crack...he actually removed them and upgraded his tabs and never had a problem after that. supposedly saw 80 without issue.
 
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gotta say reading this I just felt a small pain in my chest:smt089:lol: what makes that boat stable and a high speed hull design?I'm not being sarcastic I honestly just would like to know.
sorry to hear about the problems you had with your pachanga. I ran into a guy who had a built 502 in his Pachanga, only problem he had was the built in hooks on the hull would crack...he actually removed them and upgraded his tabs and never had a problem after that. supposedly saw 80 without issue.
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Sorry, no personality with posts and you read me wrong. :smt009
I loved the 22 Pachanga, just a bit disappointed in the decreased hull quality growing up with Sea Rays over the years.
I'm not saying he has a stable high speed hull design, just that it is probably much stronger.

On our Pachanga, after Sea Rays initial repair I had no more problems with the hull. I added sport tabs when I bought it, Sea Ray nor the dealer would put them on -they said for safety reasons. Personally a must, you could bring up the outdrive and keep it running flat and fast in the rough stuff with just a bit of tab. I remember the drivers seat was perfect, I could push my feet against the bulkhead and lock myself in with one hand on the throttle and the other on the wheel. I ended up doing a complete rebuild on the 454 as it was getting tired after putting 1200 hard hours on it. Found it had 4 bolt mains so I bored to a 496, swapped the tiny stock "peanut port heads" for new "oval port" polished & matched to new high rise intake, re-cammed etc.... I also added a few more layers of glass to the inside hull while the engine was out. She was GPS'ing 79 to 81 at about 5500 rpm at that point.
Dang - all this thinking back has me missing it again - I thought I was over that :smt089
 
Does anyone have any details on the twin turbocharged classic? Is it real? There putting all that HP through a Alpha (maybe MR) drive??? :huh: It does have a stainless prop....:smt101
 
Larry said:
Does anyone have any details on the twin turbocharged classic? Is it real? There putting all that HP through a Alpha (maybe MR) drive??? :huh: It does have a stainless prop....:smt101
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probably a Cobra drive :lol:
 
KC_Sundancer said:
Sorry, no personality with posts and you read me wrong. :smt009
I loved the 22 Pachanga, just a bit disappointed in the decreased hull quality growing up with Sea Rays over the years.
I'm not saying he has a stable high speed hull design, just that it is probably much stronger.

On our Pachanga, after Sea Rays initial repair I had no more problems with the hull. I added sport tabs when I bought it, Sea Ray nor the dealer would put them on -they said for safety reasons. Personally a must, you could bring up the outdrive and keep it running flat and fast in the rough stuff with just a bit of tab. I remember the drivers seat was perfect, I could push my feet against the bulkhead and lock myself in with one hand on the throttle and the other on the wheel. I ended up doing a complete rebuild on the 454 as it was getting tired after putting 1200 hard hours on it. Found it had 4 bolt mains so I bored to a 496, swapped the tiny stock "peanut port heads" for new "oval port" polished & matched to new high rise intake, re-cammed etc.... I also added a few more layers of glass to the inside hull while the engine was out. She was GPS'ing 79 to 81 at about 5500 rpm at that point.
Dang - all this thinking back has me missing it again - I thought I was over that :smt089
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haha no worries. I know the Pachanga's are no Apache. I'm just always on the hunt to learn more about design and construction methods. and when a former raching world champ :thumbsup: points something out I listen! haha
not that it helps things but I've never met a former Pachanga owner who didn't at least partially regret selling his...I sometimes think it's the only reason I still have mine.
 
I'm not a Chevy guy but the 22 Pachanga's are looked at like older classic Vette's - hang on to it - you can't lose.

Back to the post topic - this hopped up classic is somewhere here in Michigan, at least registered, someone has to know something about it. :huh:
It would be interesting to see more detailed info on it.
 
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