Any Sportsman / Coastal owners here?

Monkey Butler · #1 05-19-2007, 01:06 PM

I just picked up a 1986 250 Sportsman. I know you guys like pictures but by the time we got it home and finished doing a quick once over and cleanup we were running out of daylight, but here's goes...

I'll post more later as I go thru her better today.

This means I have an extra boat that I need to get rid of which I'll put in the For Sale section.

Look forward to hearing from any other owners.

Steve p.

msbhammer · #2 05-19-2007, 04:11 PM

Welcome to the site Steve, whare ya located at, how much you spend on the sportman. What other boat ya selling. Thanks for posting pics., some of these guys nag, nag and NAG if they dont get Pics. *:P *;D *;D

Bygracealone · #3 05-19-2007, 05:17 PM

Skools has one that I sold him not very long ago. He is the guy to talk to about those boats... They are great boats!

msbhammer · #4 05-19-2007, 05:35 PM

BGA, you working on the V this weekend ???

Bygracealone · #5 05-19-2007, 06:21 PM

Hey Hammer, naaahhh, but I did work on it through the week a little bit. Got the motor started for the first time. I also started installing the NFB steering, but I ran into a couple of snags. I'll post some pics on Monday. I'm not sure the design of my console will provide the amount of room that the product calls for. Soooo, I may have to cut out some of my console. No biggy... I planned on doing some fiberglass remodification to the dash anyway. I've learned a lot just watching Skool's progress on his 21 footer...

I hope all is well with you and your V this fine weekend.

msbhammer · #6 05-19-2007, 06:47 PM

Glad to hear you are working on her. ;)

reelapeelin · #7 05-19-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MSBHAMMER

Glad to hear you are working on her. ;)

I notice ya don't nag him about waitin' til later to post pix ... are you a selective nagger ??? ...

Sorry Tally Ho...didn't mean to stray...your coastal looks GREAT ... hope we see some daylight pix when ya can ;) ...tell us more about it ... we curiouser and curiouser ;) ...

THEFERMANATOR · #8 05-19-2007, 07:31 PM

Nice one, I've been looking for one for awhile now. The best I found so far is an 82 with busted stringers and engine mounts(I'm looking for an I/O) that let the engine move and crack the transom some. He wanted 3500 for it with a junk trailer.

#9 05-20-2007, 12:02 AM

I had a 1984 sportsman 248 red and white with full inclosure with a very thirsty 235 johhnny on it that I ran for years very hard with no issues other than a soft spot behind the fish box which was a design error that the 248 had. A $50 trip to west marine and most of a saturday fixed it I now have a 240 coastal with a 225 johnny that is probably the best fish boat I have ever had including some high dollar ones. I like the 240 coastals which replalced the old 248 because they have the wash downs, live wells, outside fresh water shower and sink ,seperate coolers,cutting boards on each side ,euro transoms and huge fish boxes , hard tops with spreader lights and rocket launchers etc but they are both excellent boats and you can pick them up cheap compared to other boats in the same class. The 248 was a small kids family camper boat or mini cruiser that while it had a huge fish box it was not really set up as a fish boat like the coastal.I added an RV pump and plumed a salt water wash down that recessed flush right at the sea gate and installed a half assed live well inside the huge fish box that worked pretty well..They are very stable boats that can take a pounding and you still see lots of them out in the big blue...Frank

lumberslinger178 · #10 05-20-2007, 12:34 AM

there nice for an over niter