In total ignorance: Plancraft Stingray question

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I had about half an hour of blasting around in a bright red Plancraft Stingray in the mid-'80s, and I thought I was Sonny Crockett. The fact that it was only 14 ft long, with an aged Johnson 25hp instead of a really mean black 60hp Mercury, didn't cool my excitement.

All these years later, I can't remember if the Stingray was actually as good a boat as I wanted to think. It might have been a bathtub. Are they still the little Ferraris I regarded them as, or just kids' boats? Are they okay in rough water, or best pulling skiers on reservoirs?

What is today's equivalent sub-twenty-foot inshore speedster? (Sorry, I really don't like RIBs or 'bow-riders'.)

Thanks.
 
One of the many small sportsboats around in the 70's, no better or worse than most of the others. From memory it did have a flatter hull than the Fletchers of the day which could cause a lot of bouncing in a chop. But with a 25hp, \i dont think it would have done much bouncing ;)

If you want to know about fast boats available these days, have a look over on Boatmad.com. They like Rings, Phantoms, Marshans etc. Lots of them run easily over 60kts and some are touching 80 with sub 21ft boats :eek:
 
Hi
In the early 80's I went to the SIBS looking to buy a new mono ski, I did buy one but I also bought a new orange coloured Plancraft Stingray and a 80hp merc on the back to replace my old fletcher with a 50hp merc. It completely changed my skiing - for the better I must add, and from a boat handling view it was great. Would I have another one - yes I would.
I seem to recall they are still being made but don't have the address with me.
Hope this is of some help.
 
Peanuts said:
Hi
In the early 80's I went to the SIBS looking to buy a new mono ski, I did buy one but I also bought a new orange coloured Plancraft Stingray and a 80hp merc on the back to replace my old fletcher with a 50hp merc. It completely changed my skiing - for the better I must add, and from a boat handling view it was great. Would I have another one - yes I would.
I seem to recall they are still being made but don't have the address with me.
Hope this is of some help.
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http://www.plancraft.co.uk/index.htm

http://www.plancraft.co.uk/boat_history.htm#Stingray.




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Seaflyte weekender

Many years ago we owned one of these.for a 21footer it was a fantastic sea boat.very sorry to see it go but we out grew it.
It was so well designed that it did not need trim tabs.
I wanted them to make me a stretched version(28ft)but the owner @ the time was quite ill so never pursued it.didn't mind too much as it got me into Fairline & never looked back.
Regards mm1.
 
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