SOCALCRICKETT
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A few years ago I had an opportunity to buy a barn find schiada, and I made sure to not let this one pass on by...
The way the story goes is that in 2020 I had caught wind of an all original 21RC that was tucked away in a warehouse for 30 years. The owner was the original owner and had every stitch of paperwork right down to the original order sheet, a copy of the original bank loan pay off sheet and every piece of paper that involved the boat.
Well, 2020 the owner and I just couldnt meet on a price he was still very emotionally attached to the boat because his wife was the one who ordered the boat from schiada in 1974 and she went with some weird options, small block 350, mercruiser TRS drive with left hand rotation, and an interior configuration that is basically 6 jump seats with a modified passenger lounge.
Let's fast forward to October of 2023, I decided to call the owner and see if he was ready to let the boat go. I showed up to the warehouse with cash and ended spending hours listening to stories about that boat and the time it spent on lake mead. I have to say it was a little tear jerking seeing the owner get so emotional watching the boat get hooked up to the truck.
Right after I bought the he boat i contacted spindler to see if I could get more information on the boat. I found out that this boat is actually the oldest 21 RC around with a vin tag of 002 and was delivered in May of 1975. Hull number 1 from the mold ended up catching fire on mead in the 80s and boat #3 actually lives in parker.
Today is the day, I decided for my birthday this year im going to bring the boat back to her former glory. I turn 39 today and I have always had a love for schiadas since I first saw them at the LA boatshow when I was around 8 years old. My wheels came in last week, and I drove out to my parents house and threw them on and repacked the wheel bearings, I'll pull her back to havasu Tuesday to officially start the boats restoration.
The way the story goes is that in 2020 I had caught wind of an all original 21RC that was tucked away in a warehouse for 30 years. The owner was the original owner and had every stitch of paperwork right down to the original order sheet, a copy of the original bank loan pay off sheet and every piece of paper that involved the boat.
Well, 2020 the owner and I just couldnt meet on a price he was still very emotionally attached to the boat because his wife was the one who ordered the boat from schiada in 1974 and she went with some weird options, small block 350, mercruiser TRS drive with left hand rotation, and an interior configuration that is basically 6 jump seats with a modified passenger lounge.
Let's fast forward to October of 2023, I decided to call the owner and see if he was ready to let the boat go. I showed up to the warehouse with cash and ended spending hours listening to stories about that boat and the time it spent on lake mead. I have to say it was a little tear jerking seeing the owner get so emotional watching the boat get hooked up to the truck.
Right after I bought the he boat i contacted spindler to see if I could get more information on the boat. I found out that this boat is actually the oldest 21 RC around with a vin tag of 002 and was delivered in May of 1975. Hull number 1 from the mold ended up catching fire on mead in the 80s and boat #3 actually lives in parker.
Today is the day, I decided for my birthday this year im going to bring the boat back to her former glory. I turn 39 today and I have always had a love for schiadas since I first saw them at the LA boatshow when I was around 8 years old. My wheels came in last week, and I drove out to my parents house and threw them on and repacked the wheel bearings, I'll pull her back to havasu Tuesday to officially start the boats restoration.
