Dangerous STARCRAFT boat having U.S. Coast Guard sign
Hello from Finland.I just took a look of a finnish boating magazine from year 1991 and was
really allerted. There was a story about US-made boat which could not
pass a finnish yachtclub inspection at all. This boat is made by SYLVAN MARINE Lagrande, GA. Model 17VFC / VFC 175 There is very low transom freeboard. If you put a 140 hp engine which
you can do according to the U.S. Coast Guard plate, the stern probably
takes water inside thru the two holes which probably are supposed to
drain the boat not fill it with water. There is no motor well. I can't undestand that this boat has U. S. Coast Guard plate. How is
this possible? Here I have some pictures: http://www.mattikaki.fi/starcraft/
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Matti
Sep 5
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| Personally, I like the too long screws.
JR
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JR
Sep 5
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| How come 20 yrs? The magazine tells that this boat was imported 1989!
So it was only two years old. Or do you think that this was on old
and used boat made in early 70's? I undestand that the exporter
started to export these boats in 1989 and these were all new boats.
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Matti
Sep 6
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| I believe that the photographer had removed the hatch to show
that there is no groove to prevent water going to the pilge.
The hatch is not tight and water goes thru the seem easily.
There should be groove (water channel) which prevent water
entering the pilge and over the battery. But do you think that the U.S. Coast Guard plate _is_ authentic
and not a forgery? This kind of boat could _never_ get a Finnish
approvment nor CE.marking. We had earlier so called "Blue shield"
or "Sininen kilpi" in Finland which was safety guarantee before
CE-regulations took place in 1998. Well, CE-marking is _not_
same as safety guarantee. :-( Finnish Marine Industries Federation: http://www.finnboat.fi
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Matti
Sep 6
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| I don't know, Matti, and I don't care. It's a cheap old decrepit boat,
and if it is still around, should be used as a planter. |
HK
Sep 6
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| Takes a while for those 1991 magazines to get to your address, eh? |
HK
Sep 5
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| That's a bit north of Helsinki, Finland.
Man, this low transom issue is becoming an international furor. --Vic |
Vic
Sep 5
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| Yup, that low transom problem really needs to be addressed. Too many
people seem to think it is normal for water to come flood the boat thru
the transom in 1 ft. waves. ;) |
Reginald
Sep 5
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| Did you look at the photos he posted? The boat is just this side of
decrepit, and the reason water coming in can get to the battery is
because someone removed the hatch that covers the opening in the deck.
He'll fit in well here with the rest of the inlanders. |
HK
Sep 5
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| I looked. Lotsa old crappy boats out there.
You do know I was joking?
Probably the Finn was joining in the fun, but I'm not up on Finns and
their humor.
For the record, I'm not an experienced boater, but given your
experience and your comments I have no trouble with your low transom,
and I think Tom's is even lower. --Vic |
Vic
Sep 5
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I think women worry more about low transoms than men. Eisboch |
Eisboch
Sep 5
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Yeah, I realized that, and unlike Chuck, I enjoy jokes at my expense. No
one laughs more at me than me. Unfortunately, we have a number of
posters here with an "agenda" that includes trying to make trouble for
me and a few others. The fact that they don't succeed, haven't
succeeded, and never will succeed must cause they a great deal of grief,
eh? :>} I thought Tom was transomless. Oh...Finns. I worked with one for three years. He had no sense of humor.
None. |
HK
Sep 5
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Sinking transoms on a woman...not a fun thing. |
HK
Sep 5
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DownTime
Sep 5
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| Sorry if you heard it before, and I dressed it up a bit making it
longer. Whoa. Could Chuck be affecting me? --Vic |
Vic
Sep 5
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If he is, I'd recommend a quick trip to the doctor. There must be
medications to cure that! |
Don
Sep 5
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| Harry is more experienced than anyone else in rec.boats. You can't go wrong
trusting whatever he says, no matter what the topic is. |
John
Sep 5
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| Well...manly men, anyway. |
John
Sep 5
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| well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: |
Gene
Sep 5
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HK
Sep 5
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