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Hey Frank is this you in the Nova?
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I had a 25 nova in the mid 80's as a patrol boat with twin 260 mercruisers and loved it.
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Nope. That's not me. In 1975 I was 15/16 yrs old.
I did own a '77 25' Nova II for a short while in the late 80's. It had twin 260 Mercruisers when I got it, but it had "sunk" on the trailer, and then sat for several months before that fact was discovered. My partner and I purchased a couple of nearly new take-out 330 hp 454ci Mercruisers, with early Bravo CR drives. Initially, we got a top speed of about 68 mph, at 66 gph. Changing props from Mirage to over-hub 32P Hustler cleaver props got us 76 mph at 62 gph, but with those props it would not get on plane without putting the K-planes all the way down. We sold the boat after about a month for a very nice profit.
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Common Sense is learning from your mistakes. Wisdom is learning from the other guy's mistakes. Fr. Frank says: Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat! Currently without a SeaCraft ![]() (2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks '73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury |
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![]() ![]() Wish I still had it - great picknick boat. Not the fastest boat in the bay, but did get good mileage. I looked at several SeaBirds- all very nice looking. But I can say they all had a delaminated/rotten core. One even had 3/8" ply (all cut up scraps)for coring. There is a website for these things - someone had success adding lifting chines to the bottom... |
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