Hydrodyne

This Hydrodyne boat has been completely restored , is in an excellent condition and fully operational.

Boat Details

Year : hull manufactured 1961 or 1962

Manufacturer: Hydrodyne

Model: 1600 Custom Deluxe

Material: Fiberglass

Length 16 feet

Beam: 77 inches

Maximum HP: 90

Transom height: 16 - 20 inches

Weight: 520 lbs

Stereo: Fusion MS-RA200

Boat cover: Yes

Motor Details:

Recently restored

Year : 1967 Homelite outboard

Type: 4 cylinder / 4 cycle

HP: 55

Fuel Type: regular gas

Weight: 227 lbs

Hours: fewer than 50 hrs on this rebuild

Prop: New high-performance prop installed

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Trailer:

Weight: 800 lbs

Newly restored and repainted

Features: Break-over hinged tongue

Additional Information:

This boat and motor are true classics - beautiful and well-built and incredibly rare in this condition. Except for the new gel coat, which was also professionally done, I restored this boat personally and the restoration is meticulous. New gauges (speedo and tach), new floor and carpet, new upholstery from Marine grade vinyl. The boats wiring harness has been completely restored and upgraded. I also installed new stainless steel fasteners where appropriate and reinforced the cleats and deck hardware with aluminum backing plates. I also installed a new vinyl rub rail to finish off the hull restore.

I constructed and upholstered a removable rear bulkhead to hide the gas tank and battery clutter. In this bulkhead I installed marine grade stereo speakers for the stereo system. The stereo system is a Fusion MS-RA200, 2-zone, marine stereo. It has usb and aux connection to make it easy to play mp3s directly from a usb flash drive or from a smart phone, iPad, or other computer.

The motor is really special. The 4-cycle, 4-cylinder Homelight motors are truly rare. I have many spare parts (too many to list) for this motor which will keep it running for years.

According to web sources the seven original astronauts and Jackie Kennedy owned similar Hydrodyne boats and this style of boats was very popular with professionally water skiers in the 1960s and 1970s.

The boat trailer, a single-axel RoadRunner, has also been restored and repainted. The tailer weight is approximately 800 lbs. This is long-tongue trailer tracks as straight as an arrow and a hinge has been installed in the tongue in order to make it easy to store in any garage.