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Recent content by redsput

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    Starfire 80+ fly by, Hardy hot boat 2019

    oops, that was last year. The 355 block had a pinhole... This year a basement built 400 with an extra 120hp. https://youtu.be/knKj2ashblQ
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    Starfire 80+ fly by, Hardy hot boat 2019

    https://youtu.be/9hjR0b6WKQc
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    HOW FAST IS YOUR CHECKMATE? EVERYONE!

    88 starfire My "old" boat ... Now my son's. Best so far 84.3 gps... running a 23 ballistic right to the rev limiter at 6200. I know what your are thinking... But its no BS. Yee f'in ha! He did everything I always dreamed of doing to the little beastie. Basement built 400 sbc, bravo...
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    *SOLD* 1988 checkmate starfire

    It Lives again! A long overdue update.... Crammed like hell last week. Jr and I finally finished the Starfire enough to at least go get some break in hours on it at Hardy Hot boats weekend last Saturday. ( bead stash depleated... ) Still some gemlins to chase, including re-fabrication of the...
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    *SOLD* 1988 checkmate starfire

    Ran across this old post tonight... I sold this Starfire about 4 years ago and broke my kids heart. Jr (now 22) fell in love with this boat when I let him use it on a regular basis back when he was still a high schooler - ya, maybe not the smartest thing I ever did putting a 17 year old in a...
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    (SOLD)FOR SALE 1986 Exciter 18'-6" with 1986 Mercury XR2

    Looked at dozens of boats the last week, and made the mistake of taking a ride in a 21 pulse. Boat was a rag, but the wife fell in love with the crazy-smooth ride. So her ultimatum is save up some more $ and buy a nice 21 ! So, I guess that's my plan. Also, I feel like I'm a traitor, but...
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    (SOLD)FOR SALE 1986 Exciter 18'-6" with 1986 Mercury XR2

    Sold another one this am, my (would have been) winter project 73' Marlin Gemini with original 135 e-rude. So..my excuses are getting thinner. I have a short list of other mates within a 3 hr radius i'm planning to look at (took the rest of the week off to get-r-done...) Your boat seems to be...
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    (SOLD)FOR SALE 1986 Exciter 18'-6" with 1986 Mercury XR2

    Nooo - My Montero or Raider has always done the towing duty for the Starfire. No way the honda would handle that. It did ok with the old 90hp outboard Enticer, but that probably weighed in about 2000-2300lbs total. Not sure I trust the ol' Monte that far, it's just an old tow mule that I use...
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    (SOLD)FOR SALE 1986 Exciter 18'-6" with 1986 Mercury XR2

    Had a potential buyer inspect my boat this am, and am meeting them this afternoon on Lake MI for water test. If that goes well I'll be in contacting you soon.
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    (SOLD)FOR SALE 1986 Exciter 18'-6" with 1986 Mercury XR2

    very nice, got my gears turning but not seeing a logical way to make this happen :-( You are a far away ... My boat is for sale, have had a few good bites... your's right in line with what I've been looking for. My usual haunts are suffering low water levels, I want out of the lakes and...
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    " For Sale" 22P Laser II SS LIKE NEW Used once!

    Interested in swapping for a 23p Ballistic? I'm only getting ~4300 rpm, 22 would be about right.
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    Starfire Holland MI

    My boat :cheers: I'm really struggling with the sale, by far the coolest boat I've ever owned. Love it - but hate the draft. In relation to the earlier prop comments, I now run a 4 blade merc aluminum 20p for skiing, does awesome! Fastest prop I've ever tried on the boat was a laser 2 23p...
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    Will Trade Perfect 23P Laser 2 for 26 Pitch Anything

    I'd definitely trade, I have a mercury chopper 26p. Number on the hub is 48-75774-26. Don't know a lot about it, came on a old vmate I bought for the engine (sucked out of the hole, but fast... 68 gps with a 125...)
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    Engine cover / sun deck

    Yep, the wood under the foam has mutated into a heavy mushy black foreign substance... All there yet - but seems to be perma-wet and OMG heavy. (Looks like it was replaced with two layers of wolmanized plywood screwed together at some point in it's prior history ... 3/8" over 1/2")
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    Engine cover / sun deck

    Not sure if this is the right place to ask... I currently have my engine cover off (fiberglass gel inside, pad on top) for some mechanical work. Out in the lake on a short test run today, I noticed how much quicker the boat comes out of the hole without that heavy azz cover (est 200lbs.) [I...
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