Renegade

Up for bid is a 1976 Renegade jet boat/drag boat with a 351W Ford Windsor. This is not a show boat or a race boat. It is a fun river/lake boat that we mainly used for swimming and fishing on the Suwannee River. It is very easy to maintain much simpler than an outboard motor.

I will only accept Paypal or cash. Buyer is responsible for shipping/delivery.

The boat is 159 plus the length of the jet drive. The boat has a clear Florida title. The trailer does not have a title as Florida does not give titles for these types of trailers but I will provide a bill of sale if needed.

The engine numbers are for a mid/late 1970s Mercruiser sterndrive but the motor mounts have been modifiedso this is likelynot the original engine. The 351 runs strong and does not smoke. The Holley four barrel is the correct carb number for the Ford 351. Here is a link to a video of the boat running on the river when it had the two barrel carb -https://youtu.be/WCKPOkg_DUw

The jet drive is a Jacuzzi 12YJ/B. Factory rudders are the break-away design and are still available for purchase. I installed a homemade rudder that will break away if a log is struck (or a manatee or sturgeon if you run the Suwannee).

There are deck plates on each side of the hull floor beside the motor mount and one in the center of the floor for access to the stringers. The stringers were wrapped in fiberglass from the factory and appear to be in good condition.

I only run Mobil 1 full synthetic 15W50 (zinc additive) and will include a new 5 quart jug with the boat. I only use Motorcraft oil filters. I do not have a manual but can give you a link to the online Mercruiser manual that I used for the tune-up specs. The distributor is the stock Prestolite marine.

A plywood deck was added to the front as a swimming/jumping platform because the fiberglass deck of the boat is not strong enough to jump off of. The fiberglass deck also has a patch under the plywood deck. The white paint is an acrylic by Richards (a local Florida company) for pool deck and patios (wet environments). The PVC screw cap covers the original fuel tank filler cap.

The red and black paint on the boat is not original and shows normal signs of aging/wear. The photos make it look better than it does in person.

The gauges work although the fuel gauge usually needs a finger tap to wake up. The oil pressure reads about 55 PSI at startupand 45 to 50 PSIafter warmingup. The engine temp readsaround 140 when warmed up (142 degree thermostat). The voltmeter reads a little over 12 volts when running.

The battery is a marine deep cycle from 2016.

The trailer is also from 1976 and is rusty underneath but the frame/structure is solid. The wheel bearings were repacked in 2017 and new inner wheel seals were installed. The Bearing Buddies were cleaned and new dust caps were added. The trailer lights work properly and a new weld-on coupler has been installed. The aluminum rims are new and the tires have lots of tread left with no cracking. The lugs are bolts instead of studs and I will include the 13/16 socket (for a 1/2 drive) that fits the lugs.

The seats show normal wear for a boat this age. There are few seams that have come apart as the photos show.

The following items have been installed since Ive owned the boat and I have most of the receipts for these items.

Edelbrock Performer intake manifold

Holley four barrel carb

Spark arrestor

Carb rebuild kit (factory/stock settings)

Seachoice electric fuel pump (USA made) with oil pressure cut-off switch (Carter)

Rubber 45 degree exhaust turn-downs. These direct some of the sound towards the water. This boat is fairly loud but not near as loud as a drag boat with headers that exit above the transom.

Thermostat

Water intake filter with removable housing for cleaning the filter. This filter has a garden hose hook-up for test running at home.

U-joints (Spicer -USA made). There is an access hole in the Indmar bell housing so that the inner u-joint can be greased.

USCG fuel line

Fumoto oil pan drain valve allows for a complete oil change without removing the engine from the boat. Just run a drain hose through the hull drain and connect it to the valve nozzle.

Sierra fuel/water separator

Edelbrock aluminum exhaust manifolds the original cast iron manifolds are included with the purchase. The aluminum manifolds are 100 lbs lighter than the iron ones.

NAPA starter

Thanks for looking. If you have any questions just send them through classifieds board and I will respond by email or give you my cell number.

Thanks, Mike