Cig 28 SS project

[rainmn]

Anyone interested in a project? This is at a gas station about 5 minutes from my house.

I don't know anything about the boat, other than that I'm pretty sure Lucky Strike bought it new. When I first moved here, it was uncovered back where it sits now, and they shrink-wrapped it a few years ago.
http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/boa/1229560259.html

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

More likely Volvo drives

[Sean Stinson]

Exactly I dont remember any OMC on the 28 in that era !!!!

[Bertram38]

Has the Big 20" tabs

[stormrider]

anyone have any pics from when it was being used?

[Ratickle]

Exactly I dont remember any OMC on the 28 in that era !!!!

I tried blowing up the pic and I can't tell what they are. Look like Mercs to me on the fuzzy pic in there.

[Fast Shafts]

If this is the boat in Barnegat, the guy wanted $15,000 last year. The boat was left uncovered for years. I guess he eventually shrink wrapped it. The boat is ROUGH! I believe tRainmn is right:this was Lucky Strikes boat back in the day.

[fund razor]

I have had alphas, bravos and OMC cobras. A buddy had Volvos.
Of all of those... it looks most like mid-late eighties Cobras. But the tie bar is in a strange place. I think that the transom assembly of a Cobra and the later (post 270) volvo is the same... so could be a volvo painted black. Would love a better pic.

[rainmn]

If this is the boat in Barnegat, the guy wanted $15,000 last year. The boat was left uncovered for years. I guess he eventually shrink wrapped it. The boat is ROUGH! I believe tRainmn is right:this was Lucky Strikes boat back in the day.

That's the boat. $15K would be insane for it.

[TMS1155]

Definately Volvos, Either 270s or 280s. You can tell by the gimble housings.

[NJgr8ful]

Correct on the Volvos, they are def. Volvos, I know the owner, and yes it was Steve Lucky Strike's boat.

Boat is a mess-and-a-half. Do a search on OSO and you'll dig up a huge thread there with many detailed pics and condition (or should I say lack there of) of everything.

As FastShafts said it sat uncovered for 5+yrs. He only shrink wrapped last year ... who even knows why at this point :( Very sad to see her rotting away. I told him 1000 times to cover it or store it inside ... but $$$$$$$ dictated his decisions. I would not pay more than couple grand of my money for it. I've offered him that already, cash in hand, he did not take it.

I can put you in touch or negotiate a deal for anyone seriously interested, I know the money he 'needs' out of it, call me to discuss ... It is a major project that would certainly be a nice piece come the end, but you'd easily have sunk $50K+ into her and she'd be worth $30. :rolleyes: Chris 732-300-5222.

[lucky strike]

I believe tRainmn is right:this was Lucky Strikes boat back in the day.

Yep....That was my boat....280T Volvo Drives with speedmaster lowers.

I had 2 more 28 SS's after that one...... Great Boats. :driving:

LS

[lucky strike]

Here's the original Lucky Strike Cigarette

[lucky strike]

My Others

[Bobcat]

great pics lucky strike, hadn't seen that one of aronow before,or any of them as a matter of fact, how about a thread in classic ??????

[lucky strike]

great pics lucky strike, hadn't seen that one of aronow before,or any of them as a matter of fact, how about a thread in classic ??????

That's my skinny arm... Don took my boat for a ride at the Hennesy Gran Prix. in Jersey that summer... WIDE OPEN the whole ride... My kind of guy...

[Tony]

Nice thread.:cool:

[phragle]

now thats a tow vehicle.. Ragtop and all :sifone:

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

now thats a tow vehicle.. Ragtop and all :sifone:

Hell yea, He had it going on.. Weren't those old caddies packin 468 and 502's?

[lucky strike]

Put air shocks in the rear....Towed perfect....At 80 mph.... All day long...

[NJgr8ful]

Here's one of the threads I found on OSO ... let your imaginations run wild!

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/cigarette/146782-28ss-3.html

~~edit~~
Steve, GREAT PICS! ... she was a bit nicer, in its hayday, when you ran it :( As I said in other thread, you should buy it back and love it back to full luster :) :cool: It deserves it desperately
~~end-edit~~

[Bobcat]

Hell yea, He had it going on.. Weren't those old caddies packin 468 and 502's?

my grandma had one with I think a 535 ? we trashed it as kids:sifone:

[TMS1155]

Yep....That was my boat....280T Volvo Drives with speedmaster lowers.

I had 2 more 28 SS's after that one...... Great Boats. :driving:

LS

Those drives were few and far between. The "T" was rare but the speedmasters were even harder to find. They also blew apart on a regular basis with any kind of horsepower.

[phragle]

sent him an email...will trade 95 ford explorer 4x4, 180K miles, needs heater core, and stereo (It was stolen), passanger door lock frozen, decent tires



figure it's worth a grand max hehehe..but how the hell would I get the damn thing home??? I have a couple spare alphas and one 350 wonder if it would plane if I yanked the 188 monster moters out of the nova??

[Ratickle]

sent him an email...will trade 95 ford explorer 4x4, 180K miles, needs heater core, and stereo (It was stolen), passanger door lock frozen, decent tires



figure it's worth a grand max hehehe..but how the hell would I get the damn thing home??? I have a couple spare alphas and one 350 wonder if it would plane if I yanked the 188 monster moters out of the nova??

Borrow a couple of Bobcats outboards and duct tape them to the back. Steer with an oar for a rudder, should be no problem....

[Ratickle]

Those drives were few and far between. The "T" was rare but the speedmasters were even harder to find. They also blew apart on a regular basis with any kind of horsepower.

Any parts available now?

[phragle]

the scarey thing is that if he washed it and used a little black spray paint he could probably clear 10k on ebay....

[TMS1155]

Any parts available now?

For the uppers yes. fot the lowers, I doubt it because when they were making them (70's) you couldnt get parts for them. If you follow the link up a few posts and go to post #38 Lucky Strike said he still had a speedmaster in stock from it. That was in Dec of 06 so he should still have it (LOL)

[phragle]

you get it home for me and you can have the drives :D

[lucky strike]

If you follow the link up a few posts and go to post #38 Lucky Strike said he still had a speedmaster in stock from it. That was in Dec of 06 so he should still have it (LOL)

Nope

[Airpacker]

my grandma had one with I think a 535 ? we trashed it as kids:sifone:


501 cid.

[Prosno]

The Caddy is 69-70 era and came with 472 ci engines, 1974 they went to 500 ci because of emissions

[phragle]

the fool turned down my exploder....I'm thinking he would have been the one comming out ahead if he had taken the deal...

[lucky strike]

the fool turned down my exploder....I'm thinking he would have been the one comming out ahead if he had taken the deal...

Probably

[phragle]

he just emailed me back..he wan't 5k for it..it was all I could do to not email him back and tell him to stop smoking crack......

[Trim'd Up]

Those 500 caddy's are badass mills. I dropped one in an old 3/4 international I used to have. If I remember correctly they are 425hp 550ft/lbs stock and weigh about the same as a small block chevy if you get rid of the intake for an aluminum one.