BDOUCET
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Welcome to the asylum, how about more pics of the boat, wife and girlfriend, all 3 in the same pic makes you a premium member .New member! Just purchased a 1989 23' Crusader and looking to see if anyone has any good are bad information about this boat. Oddly enough there is little to no info on the net other than it is similar to a Howard. It has 454Mag/Bravo combo. Thanks
Nice boatYes on the teak oil, just picked the boat up last Wednesday after a 21 hour round trip. I looked around for a owners club are forum dedicated to this boat model but came up with nothing. Here is a few more pics,..less wife are girlfriend! View attachment 1068311 View attachment 1068312 View attachment 1068313
Why does it look like there is no oil filter?Yes on the teak oil, just picked the boat up last Wednesday after a 21 hour round trip. I looked around for a owners club are forum dedicated to this boat model but came up with nothing. Here is a few more pics,..less wife are girlfriend! View attachment 1068311 View attachment 1068312 View attachment 1068313
No shit, where is the filterWhy does it look like there is no oil filter?
It was off to check for any contamination are water mixing. Today I ran it on the muffs, oil is clean but I hear a rattle as the RPM's come up. Oil pressure is lower than it should be which I new when I bought it. I'll rebuild the engine and paint everything like new. I'm a performance engine builder and machinist so starting with a fresh rebuild will make me feel better about running it hard when needed.Why does it look like there is no oil filter?
Thanks, 146hrs.Looks good. Appears no one messed with the engine, nice and tidy. How many hours?
Hope it works out.
… on the bottom… At least it is on my Spectra 24 with a big block???..: And you would not believe how hard it was to change filters… Several of my hero buddy mechanics tried… And then along came Jeff Courtie… former top fuel funny car guy… He made it look easy???…Dunno???…No shit, where is the filter
Not sure! Haven't dug into this project yet.Interesting prop, what is it?
Looks nice dude. Is that the original interior or a nice resto? Either way it looks really good....CleanYes on the teak oil, just picked the boat up last Wednesday after a 21 hour round trip. I looked around for a owners club are forum dedicated to this boat model but came up with nothing. Here is a few more pics,..less wife are girlfriend! View attachment 1068311 View attachment 1068312 View attachment 1068313
Factory interior. I bought the boat from the second owner. He bought it in the early 90's and has been mostly covered and stored since then. The anodized rub rail doesn't have a scratch on it!Looks nice dude. Is that the original interior or a nice resto? Either way it looks really good....Clean
21 hr drive...that's commitment right there..haha I hope it exceeds your expectations.
As far as history goes from my limited knowledge cruisader was considered a pretty well built and good performing boat. Beyond that i aint got shit for ya but well wishes...lol
nlce boat, cool wooferYes on the teak oil, just picked the boat up last Wednesday after a 21 hour round trip. I looked around for a owners club are forum dedicated to this boat model but came up with nothing. Here is a few more pics,..less wife are girlfriend! View attachment 1068311 View attachment 1068312 View attachment 1068313
Woofer is for the family that I bought the boat from. Pretty cool dog though.nlce boat, cool woofer
It was off to check for any contamination are water mixing. Today I ran it on the muffs, oil is clean but I hear a rattle as the RPM's come up. Oil pressure is lower than it should be which I new when I bought it. I'll rebuild the engine and paint everything like new. I'm a performance engine builder and machinist so starting with a fresh rebuild will make me feel better about running it hard when needed.
ThanksCool boat