Laveycraft Motorsports today ...

[ElAzul]

lucky dog (har)
30 years and still every person that sees it says - 'that's a really nice boat'...some didn't like the 2-stroke fuming, but a new 4banger should fix that

Blasphemy there is nothing better than 2 stroke smell

 

[lavey jr]

My river neighbor Kent has a bad ass 1999 Lavey mod vp open bow - 225 opti
best ski boat i have even driven or skied behind hands down. May be for sale soon.......with river house sad.
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If it goes for sale please let me know or update this thread. I might have someone interested.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

My river neighbor Kent has a bad ass 1999 Lavey mod vp open bow - 225 opti
best ski boat i have even driven or skied behind hands down. May be for sale soon.......with river house sad.
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I guess it's just the angle of that picture but that really looked like a Nu-era the first time I looked at it. Didn't think it was a 20.8 based on the side profile of the deck and the apparent height of it.

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[Christopher Lucero]

Blasphemy there is nothing better than 2 stroke smell

Welll...I still have two dirt bikes and a Yamaha RD400 in case I need a dose of the sacred smoke.
Chris Camire has recently mounted the motor, so it should be getting wet again very soon.

https://www.facebook.com/laveymotorsports/posts/2532172333769861

 

[Gelcoater]

Welll...I still have two dirt bikes and a Yamaha RD400 in case I need a dose of the sacred smoke.
Chris Camire has recently mounted the motor, so it should be getting wet again very soon.

https://www.facebook.com/laveymotorsports/posts/2532172333769861

That’s yours?
Sweet little ride, man.
Seen it down there and wondered what was going on with it but didn’t ask.

 

[lavey jr]

There’s also another small boat Lavey 20.2 Sebring in the shop getting a full restoration. I just finished up the transom reinforcement on Friday. This one will also be getting the Mercury Racing 300R!

 

[LazyLavey]

I guess it's just the angle of that picture but that really looked like a Nu-era the first time I looked at it. Didn't think it was a 20.8 based on the side profile of the deck and the apparent height of it.

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the 20.8 is nu-era styling as opposed to the 20.2 and 18

 

[ToMorrow44]

Welll...I still have two dirt bikes and a Yamaha RD400 in case I need a dose of the sacred smoke.
Chris Camire has recently mounted the motor, so it should be getting wet again very soon.

https://www.facebook.com/laveymotorsports/posts/2532172333769861

I saw that boat in the shop a few months ago, it’s beautiful!

 

[Christopher Lucero]

There’s also another small boat Lavey 20.2 Sebring in the shop getting a full restoration. I just finished up the transom reinforcement on Friday. This one will also be getting the Mercury Racing 300R!

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these lake boats have really become a lost art. Its tough owning one where there is alot of wakeboarding, for sure, but I bet if you started molding them again they'd catch fire. mine even fits in my tract house garage along with another car and a couple motorcycles. SUVs and Porsches both go fast, but the sensations are WAAAAAY different.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

There’s also another small boat Lavey 20.2 Sebring in the shop getting a full restoration. I just finished up the transom reinforcement on Friday. This one will also be getting the Mercury Racing 300R!

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How many 20.2's were made with splash Wells? I think I've only seen my uncle's.

the 20.8 is nu-era styling as opposed to the 20.2 and 18

Oh I'm aware. That angle just made the hull overall seem very tall like the Nu-era Vees are.

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[LazyLavey]

How many 20.2's were made with splash Wells? I think I've only seen my uncle's.Oh I'm aware. That angle just made the hull overall seem very tall like the Nu-era Vees are.

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I don't know how many w/o wells

Mine had a splash well... 1985,

an early build.. The Dale Clark era.. I loved that boat!

A friend bought one in the late 80s with no well

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I don't know how many w/o wells

Mine had a splash well... 1985, View attachment 839331
an early build.. The Dale Clark era.. I loved that boat!

A friend bought one in the late 80s with no well

Obviously only the very early ones then. My uncle has Chris's boat he raced in the '85 Parker 9 hour. Likely laid up very early in '85 or late '84.

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[lavey jr]

Obviously only the very early ones then. My uncle has Chris's boat he raced in the '85 Parker 9 hour. Likely laid up very early in '85 or late '84.

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This one?

 

[Flying_Lavey]

This one?

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Quite possibly. It looks like the blueish color is really muted in the picture. His is dark blue and about 4 other shades. I can't remember, did your uncle race that year too? You can still see the faint outline on the windshield of the Camire name but the first name is faded away. I'm 90% certain Chris drove my Uncle's but it could have been Jeff as well as I know there were a few Seabrings entered in that years race.

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[lavey jr]

Quite possibly. It looks like the blueish color is really muted in the picture. His is dark blue and about 4 other shades. I can't remember, did your uncle race that year too? You can still see the faint outline on the windshield of the Camire name but the first name is faded away. I'm 90% certain Chris drove my Uncle's but it could have been Jeff as well as I know there were a few Seabrings entered in that years race.

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Not sure. In the picture, the name on the helmet says Chris.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Not sure. In the picture, the name on the helmet says Chris.

Looked at it again and I don't think that's the one. Besides the color being off the gel is different at the rear above the rub rail. I've posted pictures of it here before and swore I had some on this phone, but I guess not.

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[Hammer]

This one?

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Quite possibly. It looks like the blueish color is really muted in the picture. His is dark blue and about 4 other shades. I can't remember, did your uncle race that year too? You can still see the faint outline on the windshield of the Camire name but the first name is faded away. I'm 90% certain Chris drove my Uncle's but it could have been Jeff as well as I know there were a few Seabrings entered in that years race.

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Not sure. In the picture, the name on the helmet says Chris.

Looked at it again and I don't think that's the one. Besides the color being off the gel is different at the rear above the rub rail. I've posted pictures of it here before and swore I had some on this phone, but I guess not.

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Here’s a pic of it from naci bash


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[Flying_Lavey]

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Here’s a pic of it from naci bash


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Thanks Mike. For some reason I was remembering his gel slightly differently. Looks like it very well could be it.

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[Hammer]

Thanks Mike. For some reason I was remembering his gal slightly differently. Looks like it very well could be it.

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I concur... looks like the same boat. I didn’t realize it was a former race boat.


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[Flying_Lavey]

I concur... looks like the same boat. I didn’t realize it was a former race boat.


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Oh yeah. So was the Vossmeyer's (yellow and black hull). In the same race even. You can still see the patch from where the center steer helm was mounted in the dash.

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[DC-88]

This one?

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Bell Moto 3 for the win. Gel looks the same , bitchin' boat----

 

[lavey jr]

I concur... looks like the same boat. I didn’t realize it was a former race boat.


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Oh yeah. So was the Vossmeyer's (yellow and black hull). In the same race even. You can still see the patch from where the center steer helm was mounted in the dash.

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I just showed my dad the picture of the boat at Naci.
He was blown away! Says that is the same boat and that is the very first 20.2 Sebring!

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I just showed my dad the picture of the boat at Naci.
He was blown away! Says that is the same boat and that is the very first 20.2 Sebring!

Yeah, it's lived the last 20 years at Naci and has been used A LOT. Taught all my cousins and brothers (along with countless others) how to ski. Used to pull us all down the slalom course at Naci as well. That heavy sucker will still run 80 when unloaded and with just the big ear Ron Hill chopper that is used to pull skiers with too.

That boat is what I use as evidence or whenever someone asks me about Lavey quality. It's made a HUGE impression on many people over the years

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[Fenderbender]

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That dude is the best right there!!

 

[Christopher Lucero]

Chris fired up the new 300R yesterday.

 

[LazyLavey]

Chris fired up the new 300R yesterday.

18 or 20.2??

 

[lbhsbz]

18 or 20.2??

Either way…that’s a lotta weight hanging off the back.

 

[Christopher Lucero]

18 or 20.2??

Either way…that’s a lotta weight hanging off the back.

It was mine...the 18'10". The Blue 20' was there and it was rigged with its 300R, but Chris didn't send me a video of that one (cuz its not mine). I will have to ask him about introducing me to the owner of the blue boat.
As far as weight, the 300R is only 100 lbs heavier than the original 150XR2, so floating will not be a problem (I used to put my foot on the lower unit to get my 250lb self a boost up into the boat from being in the water.) We will have to be sure the motor height is dialed in ... we didn't rig a jack plate.
As a precaution, though, both these Sebrings got a transom gusset/buttress reinforcement system a la Chris Jr.

 

[RiverDave]

What's going on with Chris and Lavey Jr nowadays? Where are they working at and what have they been up too? Seriously talented guys.

RD

 

[Gelcoater]

What's going on with Chris and Lavey Jr nowadays? Where are they working at and what have they been up too? Seriously talented guys.

RD

@lavey jr

 

[LazyLavey]

It was mine...the 18'10". The Blue 20' was there and it was rigged with its 300R, but Chris didn't send me a video of that one (cuz its not mine). I will have to ask him about introducing me to the owner of the blue boat.
As far as weight, the 300R is only 100 lbs heavier than the original 150XR2, so floating will not be a problem (I used to put my foot on the lower unit to get my 250lb self a boost up into the boat from being in the water.) We will have to be sure the motor height is dialed in ... we didn't rig a jack plate.
As a precaution, though, both these Sebrings got a transom gusset/buttress reinforcement system a la Chris Jr.

Bitchen!!

 

[Christopher Lucero]

I know a little about the sitch with Chris, but I think Chris Jr will give the best answer.
I gotta get some new tires for the trailer.
Chris is still rigging the foot throttle and a few other small things like the back seat, but with luck we will float it this weekend.

here's a walkaround. I was chatting with his son while I took the video

 

[lavey jr]

What's going on with Chris and Lavey Jr nowadays? Where are they working at and what have they been up too? Seriously talented guys.

RD

Thank you for the compliment @RiverDave ! I am and have been rigging for Eliminator since November 2020. I actually did all the rigging myself on that Harnden 31xo you just posted a video of on YouTube and I’ve done the rigging on 6 of the boats that’s left the factory this year, I’m very thankful for the opportunity Jake has given me and it’s a real great company to work for with a great team with lots of builds on the board!

As for my dad, I’ll let him speak up when he wants but he’s still fully in the boat industry

 

[Christopher Lucero]

back home. Thanks Chris.
Next is choosing a wheel. have to get some time with Chris to test some High5's and maybe a cleaver or chopper or two. Probly gonna be close to or higher than a 30.
I am going to start a new thread in the Boat restorations and Upgrades forum. will put a link to that here once I get it together.

WHAT_A_JOURNEY

 

[ChrisV]

holy shit

 

[lbhsbz]

back home. Thanks Chris.
Next is choosing a wheel. have to get some time with Chris to test some High5's and maybe a cleaver or chopper or two. Probly gonna be close to or higher than a 30.
I am going to start a new thread in the Boat restorations and Upgrades forum. will put a link to that here once I get it together.

WHAT_A_JOURNEY

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Cool!…you got a picture of my boat at LB….

Here’s a better one:

 

[Christopher Lucero]

Cool!…you got a picture of my boat at LB….

Here’s a better one:

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that hull is alot better when aloft. in my pic it was still very wet.

 

[lbhsbz]

that hull is alot better when aloft. in my pic it was still very wet.

You shouldn’t have any problem keeping your aloft with that V8 hanging off of it.

 

[boatsnhoes]

Taking my boat to LaveyJr and co. at Lavey in October for a refresh on my 93’ Sebring 20.8 - super excited!

 

[Christopher Lucero]

Taking my boat to LaveyJr and co. at Lavey in October for a refresh on my 93’ Sebring 20.8 - super excited! View attachment 1041004 View attachment 1041005 View attachment 1041006 View attachment 1041007 View attachment 1041008 View attachment 1041009 View attachment 1041010 View attachment 1041011

this one, belonging to a guy from Colorado is already fitted with its 300R.

looks to be a slightly older cousin to yours...even has the same late 80's, Duran Duran/Nagel three-swipe swoosh on the bow.
Chris still working on the other stuff in his 'spare time'.
Your ride is VERY well cared for.
best regards, see you on the water.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Taking my boat to LaveyJr and co. at Lavey in October for a refresh on my 93’ Sebring 20.8 - super excited! View attachment 1041004 View attachment 1041005 View attachment 1041006 View attachment 1041007 View attachment 1041008 View attachment 1041009 View attachment 1041010 View attachment 1041011

Chris and Junior still doing work under the Lavey name? Jr said he was rigging over at Eliminator a couple weeks ago.

this one, belonging to a guy from Colorado is already fitted with its 300R.

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looks to be a slightly older cousin to yours...even has the same late 80's, Duran Duran/Nagel three-swipe swoosh on the bow.
Chris still working on the other stuff in his 'spare time'.
Your ride is VERY well cared for.
best regards, see you on the water.

That would be the 20.2 MUCH lower freeboard and generally small interior boat. Suppose to run a little better that the 20.8 with the outboard though.

 

[Duramax]

back home. Thanks Chris.
Next is choosing a wheel. have to get some time with Chris to test some High5's and maybe a cleaver or chopper or two. Probly gonna be close to or higher than a 30.
I am going to start a new thread in the Boat restorations and Upgrades forum. will put a link to that here once I get it together.

WHAT_A_JOURNEY

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GREAT JOB!!! Wow! Love that big ol Merc hanging off the back!

 

[lavey jr]

Chris and Junior still doing work under the Lavey name? Jr said he was rigging over at Eliminator a couple weeks ago.



That would be the 20.2 MUCH lower freeboard and generally small interior boat. Suppose to run a little better that the 20.8 with the outboard though.

“Under the Lavey name” is one way to say it. That’s mainly due to the fact of who we are and our heritage. But long story short, no it’s not under the Lavey name. Just my dad and I taking care of Lavey customers (and other manufactured boats) who still want the Lavey quality restoration/service but as a side gig. And yes I am rigging full time for Eliminator since November 2020.

 

[boatsnhoes]

Chris and Junior still doing work under the Lavey name? Jr said he was rigging over at Eliminator a couple weeks ago.



That would be the 20.2 MUCH lower freeboard and generally small interior boat. Suppose to run a little better that the 20.8 with the outboard though.

Yes that’s a 20.2.

 

[boatsnhoes]

“Under the Lavey name” is one way to say it. That’s mainly due to the fact of who we are and our heritage. But long story short, no it’s not under the Lavey name. Just my dad and I taking care of Lavey customers (and other manufactured boats) who still want the Lavey quality restoration/service but as a side gig. And yes I am rigging full time for Eliminator since November 2020.

We appreciate your family still being attentive to your customers with Lavey Crafts boats.