looking for Challenger 2000 hull

[timdogge]

I hit something big Sunday and put 2 big holes in my hull. im looking for a hull for sale. maybe one with top side hull damage, blown engine, something someone is looking to dump cheap. tried posting this in classifieds but link is not working.

Thanks!

 

[ORION '95 Speedster]

You would have to pay a monthly service charge to this site in order to use the classifieds..... I have not tried it, so I cant say if its good or bad. I think your best bet is craigslist. Maybe you could ask a paid member to check for you, but that would probably be against the rules. Anyway, its unlikely that you will find a cheap hull that is in good shape. You would be better off fixing yours. Hull damage is actually not hard to fix. I helped fix a jet ski that had dozens of holes in the hull, ranging from golf ball size to pumpkin size. All you need is a can of fiberglass resin, and some fiberglass mat. There are two types of fiberglass mat - one is a woven material similar to cloth, the other is VERY loosely woven. The cloth type is much easier to use, and stronger. If you have the materials on the beach, you could punch a hole in the hull the size of an apple, and have it repaired and back in the water in 15 minutes. The resin dries in minutes. But you probably already knew all that. Have a nice day.

 

[Lumps]

Not to pile on but the challenger 2000 is a mercury powered boat. I don't know if the mercury owners come to this side of the forum. Anyway, my first thought was I'd have to have some pretty bad damage to want to swap everything on one hull into the new one. I can't guess how long that would take. Fibre glass repair is pretty easy in comparison. I guess the hard part would be getting it off the trailer to work on it? Not sure if your damage is accessible on your trailer. Do you have any pictures?

 

[racerxxx]

mandeville......................LA? It would be helpful to help direct members to help.


Try www.searchtempest.com

It's a search engine for craigslist, you enter your zip and the miles range you're looking to go.

 

[ORION '95 Speedster]

Racerxxx - good link, I will have to save that in the favorites.

 

[racerxxx]

Racerxxx - good link, I will have to save that in the favorites.

Be careful, it's extremely addictive. You've been warned. LOL

 

[snikwad003]

We talkin golf ball holes or watermelon holes here? It might be easy to fix :cheers: