Mystery Boat

[DonCig]

Here are the specs and a picture. Has anyone spent any water time in one of these?

They built these in both an O/B and an I/O configuration.

DonCig

Specifications
Length 23'
Max Beam 76"
Approx Weight 3200
Seating 5
Approx Fuel Cap 65 gal
Hull Deadrise 23º
Transom Angle 15º
Freeboard 23"

[Ed Donnelly]

If it is what I think it is???? Challenger??

Fairly light, very fast, A friend had a 482 tall block in his and ran it on Lake Ontario. Not as smooth as a Donzi(weight?)........Ed

[DAULEY]

could it be a banana??? or excalibur???

[DonCig]

Here are your first two clues.
1. This boat is still being manufactured on a limited basis.
2. The manufacturer is on the west coast.

"With its long deck and narrow beam, the 23 Offshore cuts through rough water like it nonexistent. Looking more like a scaled down offshore racer than a family performance boat, you will be pleasantly surprised by its all around tame handling and versatility."



DonCig

[baronmarine]

23' howard

todd

[DonCig]

Todd, you are correct!!!!!!!!!!! :rlol: :rlol: :rlol:

Howard 23 Offshore

Howard Custom Boats

http://www.howardboats.com/23_offshore.html

[baronmarine]

i here the winner gets a merc 1075 / # 6 package.

that howard is a great boat.
todd:propeller

[Ed Donnelly]

Well my record is still intact, batting a 1,000
Thought I had this one pegged, and of course I was wrong.
Does the loser get a 600SC??? .........Ed

[DonCig]

ED, I will give you first crack at the "Next" Mystery Boat Theater.

DonCig

[Greg K]

Could've been popped from this...??

[Ed Donnelly]

OOH, OOH, OOH, I know this one
Thats a Challenger :eek: :eek: ....Ed

[Greg K]

OOH, OOH, OOH, I know this one
Thats a Challenger :eek: :eek: ....Ed

Ok Horshack...go back to school and try again.. :lookaroun

[DonCig]

Gotta love Photoshop!

[Greg K]

Gotta love Photoshop!
I wish I knew how to use it...do you have a guess or know ?

[1996Z15]

Is that a Shadow? Or a Rallye? Both were copies of the original Challenger 21 which is now being sold by Superboats as the Legend 21.

[Greg K]

Nope...

[DonCig]

I spent a couple of hours today with the owner of this boat mold. Mr. Gene Willen, President of Howard Boats is the gentlemen that built 12 of these boats, and he still has the mold to make a few more. gene made 3 of these for himself, but all are now spread arouund the country. There might be 2/3 in the NW and 2/3 in the SW. As for the rest, Gene has lost track of the owners. Today as I talked to Gene and toured his facility, I learned the history on this model. The bottom hull design configuration was taken from a 27' Magnum hull chopped down by the past owner of Crusader boats here in the US. Gene said that this boat would have been a prime candidate for a Blackhawk outdrive since Gene incorporated a long Delta pad on the bottom of the hull, plus the hull has a fair amount of rocker already built into it. Gene felt that a new/used Merc. Scorpion 377 would be the way to go today with this hull. Gene quoted me a price of $65K with a Merc. small block chevy and a Bravo 1 outdrive combo. 3 months to build a new boat. It is a low freeboard design with a center mounted fuel tank. It reminds me of a long Donzi Classic 18.

DonCig
Gene Willen's phone # 661-257-9275

[Sagbay32]

Looks like an Apache with that windshield.....but no Indian graphics?

Mike

[mattyboy]

the superboats 21 legend just got a face lift boat doesn't look like that anymore
http://www.superboatonline.com/21.html
wasn't there a member here that had a white 22-23 all white apache with a big block same basic outline
i just looked at a 21 legend up at ABAY with a 300 efi merc and a shorty on it
was reasonable just not feasable at this time

[Cuda]

If we are going outboards, I'd like to have this Magnum I saw up at Crescent Lake.

[Sagbay32]

Reminded me of this one:


Mike

[half shell]

Cuda at first glance you could be fooled that it is the magnum missle but I dont think so....

Regards Bob

[Cuda]

I do not know who makes that "Magnum", but it is not a Magnum Marine (http://www.magnummarine.com/history/historyall/history_intro.html) product...
Where do you think I was snooping around when I saw the pictures of the Magnum 80? :wink:

[Christian]

Its a bobby S apache

Best,
Christian

[Sagbay32]

"Saccenti built"

So how long can we make this thread go? LOL

Mike