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Greg K
10-09-2006, 10:22 AM
cool boat..looks like a cig 20, but isn't.
Rootsy
10-09-2006, 01:53 PM
i sure wouldn't want a heavy following sea
Ryan M.
10-09-2006, 01:57 PM
The 'Sting' *looks* to be a 21' Scorpion. I believe they were built in Ontario during the late 80's. My uncles best friend ordered a bare hull, then rigged it himself with a 454mag/bravo combo. Seem to recall it was good for nearly 70...

Incidentally, this same guy was one of (if not, the) first to pull a hull out of Lenny's 18' mold.
Ed Donnelly
10-09-2006, 05:22 PM
Ryan; Welcome to the site. I think you are the first Alberta member??
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.......Ed
Ryan M.
10-09-2006, 08:28 PM
Thanks Ed. Ya, I'd be willing to bet I'm the only member from Alberta...not much in the way of water in these parts. Been here for 3 1/2yrs, spent the first 30 in Victoria...
Ed Donnelly
10-09-2006, 11:22 PM
What came first, The Scorpian or the Challenger ???......Ed
Dave911
10-10-2006, 12:49 AM
What came first, The Scorpian or the Challenger ???......Ed

Yep. Superboat.
Greg K
10-10-2006, 05:42 AM
Appears to be a late 70's 21' I/O Challenger. Pics of an outboard version.
BUIZILLA
10-10-2006, 06:32 AM
Greg, where did you find those pic's??
Greg K
10-10-2006, 11:02 AM
The pics I posted are from an ad on boat trader. Two more I found of another challenger.

Greg, where did you find those pic's??
Greg K
10-10-2006, 08:08 PM
Challenger or shadow? FF2 says it's a challenger.
2 others claim it to be a shadow...hmmm.. At least a 1/2 dozen copies of that hull out there.
DON N.
10-11-2006, 01:10 PM
The One I Remember Was All Black With A Picture Of A Bee Painted On The Side + Sting I Think . It Had A Scoop On The Hatch . Don't Remember The Make Though , Probably 30 + Years Ago .
Dredgeking
10-11-2006, 01:39 PM
any black classic hull looks sharp to me. nice looking boat. were these more of an "offshore" boat or a lake or river boat?
yeller
10-14-2006, 11:59 AM
That Sting looks awesome :yes:


Hey Ryan, I'm probably heading to Ed. next summer. Is it possible to boat the river?
Ryan M.
10-14-2006, 06:11 PM
Yeller,
You could run your 16C (jet powered, right?), but I wouldn't take an i/o anywhere near it. There are several lakes within 30-60mins. of the city that are fine for boating...

What's bringing you to the great white north?
fastfun2
01-27-2008, 08:50 AM
The boat is 1 1977 21 Challenger. I have a 1978. We (Performance Marine) have always maintained it. Jim DeNooyer had it first. It had a turbocharged SBC out of his Shadow Cat and with 380K-Planes the boat would just bump 100, in any water. Then, my uncle boat it, run a stock 454 (seen in the picture) and ran it for about 15 yrs. The still ran 80. Then he sold it to Sam Castro who still has it now.