Re: Winner Center Console
I have a 1986 Winner 1850 that I been restoring and using since March 2007. . This boat is amazing on what all it's capable of. I go 30 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico and or cruise up the river into a sleuth in skinny water and fish. Not to mention the speed. I have a 1989 Johnson 175hp outboard. My Gps indicates 65mph topped out. These boats can really fly to your fishing spot! Anyhow, I painted my boat which, it came out fine. Maintain the teak wood, and everything else you can say is new except the helm wheel. Important for the value of these boats, if you own a WINNER you know the BOOK VALUES mean nothing. The integrity of these boats are 1st to none back in the day. And to find another to replace it is hard to do Also in addition to the fiberglass, The hull is Styrofoam and if you read into history, the Winner was the only boats that had that type of hull with the styrofoam blown in during building. At that time the Coast Guard took the Winner idea and from then on all boats had to have the Styrofoam blown in type hull. Anyhow ,I hope there still is a Winner owner on this forum.