chris craft newest pics

[Mulv80]

Boat looks awesome

[kheid]

well.......went to put the old rubrail back on and just couldnt do it......with the new paint top and bottom it just looked real old so i broke down and bought a new rubrail,got it from jamestown distributors who seems to have the best prices on a lot of things i bought and the shipping is normally 2 days great site!! no pics yet

[nauditq]

Looks great, your coming along nicely and the Blue looks fantastic.
I have been following your progress and will be watching for your updates.
that 235 on the back should Haul.

I have a 81 213vf thats been thru the ringer and fished hard, but love the boat for fishing in the bay.

[kheid]

thanks everybody.... i am curious nauditq as to what motor you have on the 213 and what are your performance no.s as i have no idea what to expect since i havent had the boat in the water yet???

[nauditq]

kheid,
I have had the boat for six years. It came with a floscan, that I monitored all the time when ran. I disconnected it a few years ago, due to the sensor going out and a poss. air leak at the fuel lines.
The motor is a 1991 Rude 200hp. with a rebuilt powerhead with aprox. 200hrs on it.
My notes when the floscan was working
4200 rpm 35mph @10gph was best 3.5m per gal.
5600 rpm 46-47mph 16-20 gph depending
That was with two aboard 1/2 to 3/4 full tank of gas. light tackle.
Now days, after adding a kicker, that drags the water, always three aboard and tons more trolling stuff, and no flowscan.
it still runs the same at cruise, but a tad slower on top end, no clue as to GPh, it will hit 36knots or 42mph pretty easy. I don't really push it, or keep up with the figures, just fish it, and she goes.

[kheid]

excellent ,thanks a lot for those numbers gives me a good idea what to expect ....that 10 gallons an hour sounds better than 16-20 though so have to keep it around 35 which is plenty fast enough !!!! will post some pics when i splashdown hopefully friday after work

[THEFERMANATOR]

Those fuel burn numbers sound a tad low for a 200 JOHNNY-RUDE, I would expect closer to 12 at cruise, and almost 20 GPH is required to make 200HP. FLOSACAN'S are nice, but have to be calibrated. I had one and out of the box it was reading 12% low, recalibrated and it was within 1/2 a gallon of each fill-up. Still not bad numbers though considering my 150 MERC burns 12-13 at 4000 and 19-20 at 5500. And unfortunately the 235 OMC's earned there nickname of 2 thirsty 5 with authority.