HEY DURAMAX IS THIS YOUR OLD RIDE?

[n2otoofast4u]

@Duramax

 

[Singleton]

100%
Cant remember where, but @Duramax documented the complete rebuild he did to that boat.
The before / after is amazing.

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Thats what I thought

@Duramax if you don't mind, can you send me your number? I'm interested in purchasing it, but have some questions.

 

[Duramax]

Thats what I thought

@Duramax if you don't mind, can you send me your number? I'm interested in purchasing it, but have some questions.

Yes sir.

Yeah, call me. 520-576-3663

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Thats a sexy Skater, what power & drives?

 

[monkeyswrench]

Thats a sexy Skater, what power & drives?

As an official member of the lower echelon of boating...

Saying a Skater is more sexy than other Skaters, is like looking at the contestants for Miss Universe and saying, "the one on the right sure is pretty"

...but yes, that's a sexy one!

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

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@Duramax

You looking at others as well?

 

[Shlbyntro]

As an official member of the lower echelon of boating...

Saying a Skater is more sexy than other Skaters, is like looking at the contestants for Miss Universe and saying, "the one on the right sure is pretty"

...but yes, that's a sexy one!

As long as its a Skater and not a cigar boat that idrntifies as a Skater

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Yes sir.

Yeah, call me. 520-576-3663

Thank you sir, I’ll call you tomorrow.

 

[n2otoofast4u]

You looking at others as well?

Oh I look everyday. Budget versus want is a real bitch.

This is one of those boats that I have seen in the channel over the years that just commands attention and was always one of the “if I had an opportunity I’d like to own that” boats. That said, I am not sure it has the same power it once did, which may not be a bad thing, but certainly one of the turn on for me was the fact that it would rotate the earth at an idle, and is so simple yet so mean all in the same look.

 

[Tank]

Yes sir.

Yeah, call me. 520-576-3663

Always loved that boat. Way better looking the way you did it than when it was never late. You did a fantastic job updating it and it’s stood the test of time; classic and understated.

wish my buddy that had it after you didn’t sell it. Lol

Running scope poker run a few years back.

 

[Duramax]

Thats a sexy Skater, what power & drives?

When I purchased the boat it had 1150-1300 Sterlings and dry 6’s but with the old straight skegs.

That Sterling package was a dry sump Merlin block (564) 1471 BDS and Big Chief heads. They were junk, absolute shit. Larry’s Engine completely rebuilt them both along with every hose, nut and bolt. The innercooler cores were 100% blocked when I bought it, lol. Ever priced Whipple cupra nickel cores for them?
Anyway, we set them at 1150hp at like 11-12psi I think? It was a 160+ boat all day.

That and a million other things. I think the next guy put in 1000 Teague? Wet sump 6’s? That picture shows dry dumps again so that is good.

That boat has a pretty rare “negative” sloped deck. Always loved it.

Anyway, anybody can call me on it. I know it better than anyone. It has been up for sale a few times and I will tell you why. We had it for roughly 6-7 years. I think people see it as a good deal, and it is, but it’s a 40 Skater. It’s not a weekend lake boat. It has two fucking drink holders. No storage, no nothing. Look under the deck and all you see is laid Kevlar, not fancy bumper holders.
I will always stand by and say the early 46 Skater and the 40 are the baddest offshore machines built, the top of the food chain, and still to this day. They just aren’t a fun weekend lake boat for you and the little miss, and the operation to get them on the water gets old.
Just my humble opinion.

Oh, and that is Mercedes Pearl white. All Standox.

 

[Outdrive1]

WidowMaker? The one that was traded for a 34 DCB? That’s a bitchin boat.

 

[monkeyswrench]

When I purchased the boat it had 1150-1300 Sterlings and dry 6’s but with the old straight skegs.

That Sterling package was a dry sump Merlin block (564) 1471 BDS and Big Chief heads. They were junk, absolute shit. Larry’s Engine completely rebuilt them both along with every hose, nut and bolt. The innercooler cores were 100% blocked when I bought it, lol. Ever priced Whipple cupra nickel cores for them?
Anyway, we set them at 1150hp at like 11-12psi I think? It was a 160+ boat all day.

That and a million other things. I think the next guy put in 1000 Teague? Wet sump 6’s? That picture shows dry dumps again so that is good.

That boat has a pretty rare “negative” sloped deck. Always loved it.

Anyway, anybody can call me on it. I know it better than anyone. It has been up for sale a few times and I will tell you why. We had it for roughly 6-7 years. I think people see it as a good deal, and it is, but it’s a 40 Skater. It’s not a weekend lake boat. It has two fucking drink holders. No storage, no nothing. Look under the deck and all you see is laid Kevlar, not fancy bumper holders.
I will always stand by and say the early 46 Skater and the 40 are the baddest offshore machines built, the top of the food chain, and still to this day. They just aren’t a fun weekend lake boat for you and the little miss, and the operation to get them on the water gets old.
Just my humble opinion.

Oh, and that is Mercedes Pearl white. All Standox.

Two cupholders, and two 1150's...sounds like fun! My boat only has 1/4 the horsepower, and "cup holders" are only included if I have passengers with a free hand

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

When I purchased the boat it had 1150-1300 Sterlings and dry 6’s but with the old straight skegs.

That Sterling package was a dry sump Merlin block (564) 1471 BDS and Big Chief heads. They were junk, absolute shit. Larry’s Engine completely rebuilt them both along with every hose, nut and bolt. The innercooler cores were 100% blocked when I bought it, lol. Ever priced Whipple cupra nickel cores for them?
Anyway, we set them at 1150hp at like 11-12psi I think? It was a 160+ boat all day.

That and a million other things. I think the next guy put in 1000 Teague? Wet sump 6’s? That picture shows dry dumps again so that is good.

That boat has a pretty rare “negative” sloped deck. Always loved it.

Anyway, anybody can call me on it. I know it better than anyone. It has been up for sale a few times and I will tell you why. We had it for roughly 6-7 years. I think people see it as a good deal, and it is, but it’s a 40 Skater. It’s not a weekend lake boat. It has two fucking drink holders. No storage, no nothing. Look under the deck and all you see is laid Kevlar, not fancy bumper holders.
I will always stand by and say the early 46 Skater and the 40 are the baddest offshore machines built, the top of the food chain, and still to this day. They just aren’t a fun weekend lake boat for you and the little miss, and the operation to get them on the water gets old.
Just my humble opinion.

Oh, and that is Mercedes Pearl white. All Standox.

I hear ya loud and clear Brother. They’re cool AF, but people on the outside, looking in, only see the glamorous part.

Truth told, if you don’t have a “crew” like Duramax and I, these things are exhausting.

We’re both OCD on perfection. You are NEVER finished cleaning, maintaining and keeping things ready to use.

Cheers Brother, great post.

 

[Wizard29]

I hear ya loud and clear Brother. They’re cool AF, but people on the outside, looking in, only see the glamorous part.

Truth told, if you don’t have a “crew” like Duramax and I, these things are exhausting.

We’re both OCD on perfection. You are NEVER finished cleaning, maintaining and keeping things ready to use.

Cheers Brother, great post.

Not to argue, but this I'm not experiencing. It's work, but it hasn't been my experience that a "crew" is required. It's 43' to clean and twin 1200s to maintain, but my wife and I manage parking/launching/retrieving pretty easily.

I've had a couple of hiccups with the engines and drives, but so far it's not really any worse than my 34 Eliminator was. Engine maintenance is more or less the same. Change the fluids and filters, check the belts, and overall keep an eye on things.

I don't typically run very hard, but maybe I'm missing something? So far it's been about the same as most other boats I've owned.

 

[pixrthis]

Not to argue, but this I'm not experiencing. It's work, but it hasn't been my experience that a "crew" is required. It's 43' to clean and twin 1200s to maintain, but my wife and I manage parking/launching/retrieving pretty easily.

I've had a couple of hiccups with the engines and drives, but so far it's not really any worse than my 34 Eliminator was. Engine maintenance is more or less the same. Change the fluids and filters, check the belts, and overall keep an eye on things.

I don't typically run very hard, but maybe I'm missing something? So far it's been about the same as most other boats I've owned.

The surface area of a cat is about twice as much as a v of equal length. I had a 42 Fountain that I handled by myself even in the ocean, I helped a friend with a 388 Skater and it took as much time to for the two of us dial it in before and after use. The cleaning brushes and squeegee’s from trucking supply shops make a huge difference.

 

[Deckin Around]

i wish I had 40’ boat hassles.

 

[rivrrts429]

Not to argue, but this I'm not experiencing. It's work, but it hasn't been my experience that a "crew" is required. It's 43' to clean and twin 1200s to maintain, but my wife and I manage parking/launching/retrieving pretty easily.

I've had a couple of hiccups with the engines and drives, but so far it's not really any worse than my 34 Eliminator was. Engine maintenance is more or less the same. Change the fluids and filters, check the belts, and overall keep an eye on things.

I don't typically run very hard, but maybe I'm missing something? So far it's been about the same as most other boats I've owned.

Steve’s boat has an unreal amount of real estate to clean compared to a V. The colors don’t help with the water spots lol. It’s also not the easiest to put on/off the tilt trailer. Very little margin for error with how it sits in its cradle.

 

[Wizard29]

The surface area of a cat is about twice as much as a v of equal length. I had a 42 Fountain that I handled by myself even in the ocean, I helped a friend with a 388 Skater and it took as much time to for the two of us dial it in before and after use. The cleaning brushes and squeegee’s from trucking supply shops make a huge difference.

Increased surface area I get. I may be spoiled where I'm at too though. Just hose and wipe off with a towel. The water doesn't spot much if at all, so no need for boat detail spray or vinegar or whatever. Very different than Havasu where the water is shit.

 

[Duramax]

Not to argue, but this I'm not experiencing. It's work, but it hasn't been my experience that a "crew" is required. It's 43' to clean and twin 1200s to maintain, but my wife and I manage parking/launching/retrieving pretty easily.

I've had a couple of hiccups with the engines and drives, but so far it's not really any worse than my 34 Eliminator was. Engine maintenance is more or less the same. Change the fluids and filters, check the belts, and overall keep an eye on things.

I don't typically run very hard, but maybe I'm missing something? So far it's been about the same as most other boats I've owned.

That's awesome! Unfortunately I started with a boat that was rotten but sold to me as, "one of the nicest 40's in existence" by some people I trusted.
If mine had started like yours, I think things would have been different.

After I spent the amount of money I did to make it right, I could simply no longer enjoy it. Every noise or leak I was sure something drastic was about to happen.

My last Desert Storm, 4 or 5 of us ran to the Springs for the lunch run. Lick This, Bob Teague, Tony from DCB and a few others and I ran 150+ all the way. When I pulled in and docked I popped the hatches like usual and saw both Huber transmissions had puked tranny oil all over my engine compartments. Not much, but enough. Instead of enjoying lunch, I was crammed in the bildge for 2 hours cleaning as to make sure if there was another problem I would see it. After that I was like, fuck the lake anymore, I am out.

My father was diagnosed with Parkinson's about the same time, and the rest is history.

 

[ChrisV]

That's awesome! Unfortunately I started with a boat that was rotten but sold to me as, "one of the nicest 40's in existence" by some people I trusted.
If mine had started like yours, I think things would have been different.

After I spent the amount of money I did to make it right, I could simply no longer enjoy it. Every noise or leak I was sure something drastic was about to happen.

My last Desert Storm, 4 or 5 of us ran to the Springs for the lunch run. Lick This, Bob Teague, Tony from DCB and a few others and I ran 150+ all the way. When I pulled in and docked I popped the hatches like usual and saw both Huber transmissions had puked tranny oil all over my engine compartments. Not much, but enough. Instead of enjoying lunch, I was crammed in the bildge for 2 hours cleaning as to make sure if there was another problem I would see it. After that I was like, fuck the lake anymore, I am out.

My father was diagnosed with Parkinson's about the same time, and the rest is history.

So we going Friday or what.

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

Not to argue, but this I'm not experiencing. It's work, but it hasn't been my experience that a "crew" is required. It's 43' to clean and twin 1200s to maintain, but my wife and I manage parking/launching/retrieving pretty easily.

I've had a couple of hiccups with the engines and drives, but so far it's not really any worse than my 34 Eliminator was. Engine maintenance is more or less the same. Change the fluids and filters, check the belts, and overall keep an eye on things.

I don't typically run very hard, but maybe I'm missing something? So far it's been about the same as most other boats I've owned.

And I won't. My situation is mine and yours is yours. It's 105 degree's in my garage when I get home. I only clean enough after retrieving to not be embarrassed for the trip home. When tilted, you can obviously see the entire deck, transom, interior. So, I keep it tidy AF. I can certainly A/C my garage but choose not to. It's just too much money.

My trailer is, (too me) as nice as is the boat. I detail it every time we go. It's actually two trailers. A red tilt cradle and black "trailer" It ALWAYS looks good. Including the hydraulics.

If I keep the boat in the water for ~4ish days at the Islander, It's so crusty at the waterline, its 3-4 hours to get it back, props, drives and bilge included. At upcoming DS/SCFW, I'll launch, leave it in for 3-4 days. Pull it out, clean it, fuel it and dunk it back in.

All that said, the "fun time" is worth every minute of work. There is no feeling like packing air and just driving it like Skaters are built for.

Point of my post was just to agree with @Duramax on "not a day boat for you and the wife".

Duramax was a tremendous help coming up to Phoenix several times to help with the fuel problems I was having. We became good friends through our time on the lake.

 

[Wizard29]

That's awesome! Unfortunately I started with a boat that was rotten but sold to me as, "one of the nicest 40's in existence" by some people I trusted.
If mine had started like yours, I think things would have been different.

After I spent the amount of money I did to make it right, I could simply no longer enjoy it. Every noise or leak I was sure something drastic was about to happen.

My last Desert Storm, 4 or 5 of us ran to the Springs for the lunch run. Lick This, Bob Teague, Tony from DCB and a few others and I ran 150+ all the way. When I pulled in and docked I popped the hatches like usual and saw both Huber transmissions had puked tranny oil all over my engine compartments. Not much, but enough. Instead of enjoying lunch, I was crammed in the bildge for 2 hours cleaning as to make sure if there was another problem I would see it. After that I was like, fuck the lake anymore, I am out.

My father was diagnosed with Parkinson's about the same time, and the rest is history.

Yeah, I remember you telling me about the headaches you inherited. Like I said, I've had a couple of hiccups, but nothing serious. The worst was the drives. They both needed a rebuild because they sat for too long with some salt water in them that got by the seals. Vern got a few bucks out of me on that deal.

Maybe the real difference here is how hard the running is. Occasionally I'll push it up over 100-110, but not often. I'm not running a sustained 150. Gary from GT told me before I bought the boat that if I ran it like a race boat, I could plan on maintaining it like one, but otherwise it would be very reliable. True so far.

I'll consider myself fortunate that at this point my experience has not been big boat + big power = big problems and getting soured on the river experience.

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

Yeah, I remember you telling me about the headaches you inherited. Like I said, I've had a couple of hiccups, but nothing serious. The worst was the drives. They both needed a rebuild because they sat for too long with some salt water in them that got by the seals. Vern got a few bucks out of me on that deal.

Maybe the real difference here is how hard the running is. Occasionally I'll push it up over 100-110, but not often. I'm not running a sustained 150. Gary from GT told me before I bought the boat that if I ran it like a race boat, I could plan on maintaining it like one, but otherwise it would be very reliable. True so far.

I'll consider myself fortunate that at this point my experience has not been big boat + big power = big problems and getting soured on the river experience.

I'll bet I haven't even hit 100 in the last 4 trips. Wife has a speed limit of 85. With my son in the boat, I usually keep it just under the hop ~65-70ish.

 

[Duramax]

Yeah, I remember you telling me about the headaches you inherited. Like I said, I've had a couple of hiccups, but nothing serious. The worst was the drives. They both needed a rebuild because they sat for too long with some salt water in them that got by the seals. Vern got a few bucks out of me on that deal.

Maybe the real difference here is how hard the running is. Occasionally I'll push it up over 100-110, but not often. I'm not running a sustained 150. Gary from GT told me before I bought the boat that if I ran it like a race boat, I could plan on maintaining it like one, but otherwise it would be very reliable. True so far.

I'll consider myself fortunate that at this point my experience has not been big boat + big power = big problems and getting soured on the river experience.

Yeah, I had to have mine completely rebuilt by Vern too.