TOPIC: An Aristo Craft Nineteen I'm considering

A friend brought this by today for me to check out. I've been kinda looking for one of these off and on for a while. When I'd find one,something else would come up that needed attention I'm goona check for saturated foam under the floor and some other stuff. If it pans out, I'LL prolly get it. Thought I'd throw up some pics on the "Disco Duck" forum

jim, looks like a real nice boat. hope all checks out ok. and those 6 cyl gm motors are bullet proof. good luck with it, I know you have been looking for one for a while. greg

Thanks Greg, Yeah, those 250 GM sixes are good engines. My Dad had one just like it in of all things, a '77 Gleaner K2 combine LOL. That was one tough motor. Kinda why I started leaning towards the 165 six instead of the 140 four.

Wow, very good looking boat! If it's half as nice as the pics look I'd buy it! Just started using my Mercruiser 165, so far it's pretty amazing. compared to the outboards I've had all my life, this motor barely sips gasoline.
Good luck!
Bernie.

JimL,

NIFTY BOAT with what is (imVho) the BEST I/O motor that's commonly available.

yours, satx

Looks like she could be a really nice find, congrats Jim!

From what I can see, it needs the side windshields polished and the center windshield replaced( has stress cracks), some buffing and waxing and the rub rail straightened in a few places. Seats are pretty good with some wear of course. Gel coat is good ,but does have some stress cracks here and there. Not bad for 39 years .I'm going to drill a hole in the side of the floor ski locker to check for saturated foam.
Keeping finger crossed. Really don't want to get into cutting the floor out to remove wet foam

If the foam is good and it's what you've been looking for, then go for it, assuming the price is reasonable.

I think I'll take it!!! Foam seems DRY to me I drilled a hole 2 inches from the bottom of the ski locker in the floor in about 4". This is what I found...

looks good jim, add it to your fleet, and we need lots of pic,s greg