Re: Anyone have a love affair with 1978 Chrysler Bass Runners?
I had a 1971 16' Sport Fury with a 45 hp at first (gutless) and swapped it back to the dealer for a 3 cyl 85 the same summer at a wholesale-used vs retail-new price differential. The 85 ran out pretty good but the buddies of the day with their OMC Loopers could run circles around me on half the fuel...seemed like....with lower hp engines. In '72 I took another beating and traded for an 18' Caravelle tri-hull (heavier and deeper center V with lifting strakes) with a 125 Johnny. Day and night.
Years later, had another buddy tried to sell me a 16' Bass Runner of the same vintage which did have the 3 cyl Johnny 60 hp looper. This was a tri hull, like the Fury, only had the width chopped down and rigged for bass fishing. The deck and the hull made an air chamber and the water that got in there and the thin hull material didn't survive the test of time. Didn't take a lot of thought to pass on it.
Hope you are thrilled with yours as mine were not that pleasant an experience. So, why am I posting this? For others, trying to decide what they want in a "new to them" boat to beware and make sure you check out what you are looking at before you plunk down your money.
HTH,
Mark
