Formula guys, what boat is this?

[Donziweasel]

Saw this in the Bahamas. Neat looking little boat. Not sure what it is, but it had not moved in a while.

[Donziweasel]

I can track him down pretty easily. What year were they produced? Had a 150 Evinrude on the back. Would probably move pretty good. Looked like a nice resto project.

[BUIZILLA]

that's a 90..

V4 looper's were great engines, people still seek them out today, in fact several peep's on S&F are actively looking for them all the time..

[BUIZILLA]

who cares.. :wink:

even with the Doel Fin it's cool

your talking six pack weight here, the barnacles weigh more than that

maybe that's why it needs the Doel Fin :propeller:

[Donziweasel]

It was a small little bugger, I bet it wasn't an inch over 15ft. What would she do with a 90 Yamaha? 55+?

[onesubdrvr]

"If you value your kidneys you won't run it in rough"

Yup,... I agree,

Reminds me of 2 things,.....

A trip to the keys, when we were caught off shore in Key Largo in a 13' Orlando Clipper with a storm moving in,..... Couldn't walk for a couple days after that mad dash - but made it safe

2nd, the Angel Aid run in 2004(?) MAN was that brutal, the 21' Ragazza took a beating, many folks didn't finish the run, many boats broke,..... but all the Donzi's made it back in one piece.

Ahh, the kidneys,... gotta love 'em :wink:

[Donziweasel]

What would she run with a modern 150 or even a 175? 65+?

[Lenny]

Depends upon how hydrodynamic the deck is :eek!::eek!:


I have had three Whalers in my day(s) BUT, the one I never had, and wanted to have, and have NEVER seen personally, was the 17' "Newport".

Basically a sit down version of the Montauk with some canvas and stuff. Very cool looking boats.

[Cuda]

The looper looks like a 1988. I had a 120 looper on my fishboat, when I bought it new. It was always a dog. I repowered to a 175.

I'm sure that boat has a maximum HP rating, and you'd have a hard time getting anyone to rig one with more HP than it's rated for.

[Donziweasel]

It was in the Bahamas, so I doubt they care too much about hp ratings. The 150 that was on it seemed to fit nice and looked good.

Saw a video of one on You Tube doing 65. Looked pretty smooth and fun as hell to drive.