Power Cat Boat

1966 Power Cat Ski Boat with 197? Mercury 135HP outboard motor.
This boat is very fast and unusually stable on the water. She is a true collectable classic and draws a crowd
when ever you take her out. The boat comes with the original trailer made specifically for this Power Cat. I bought the boat from
another collector/owner that was as picky, or maybe more, than me. I searched for this boat for two years before buying,
and bought BECAUSE it is a POWER CAT. There isn't a better handling boat out there, and i've owned twenty or more boats,
including ocean going rigs. I also owned and operated a scuba shop in Hawaii, ever notice how many Dive Operators use cats!!??
Anyway, i have received my marching orders and will be returning to Hawaii so this awesome boat must go.
IT WILL ONLY BE SOLD TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE VALUE AND WILL TAKE CARE OF HER. IF YOU CANNOT
CONVINCE ME OF THAT, DO US BOTH A FAVOR AND DO NOT BID!!! Now that i am thru ranting here is more info;
you can see more photos about the boat on the Powercat web site at http://www.powercatboat.com. Please do not
bother the gentleman that i bought her from with questions. If you are a serious bidder and want to talk with him
I will contact him and ask if he minds. You can see from the photos here and there that i have made some nice upgrades.
I believe he was the first owner, i know he had her for over twenty years and loved her as much as I.
THE BOAT: The transom was professionally redone and reinforced for a larger motor, thus the 135.
The jelcoat is in good condition with some minor scratches in the places you would expect.
There are no leaks, and no cracks in the fiberglas that i can find. we use the boat a lot since we are
in the middle of three lakes with one less than two miles away. We took her out about five times
last year and fifteen this year.. and we never, ever had a spot of trouble from the motor or the boat.
We installed carpet and a new depth finder and rebuilt the bottom of one seat. the radio works,
heck, everything works; lights, horn, speedo, tach, clock, upgraded steering (single cable), new top,
new gas tanks with quick disconnect, new batt. if anything you will have to replace the seats
in a year or so. (about $250). It also comes with the very nice stainless ski rope tower.
THE TRAILER: built specially for this boat, we took off the side rollers and added rails for ease of loading.
All rollers under the boat are in good shape. Lights work perfect, New tires this season, great winch
and front wheel, has spare under the bow of boat. NO MAJOR RUST, just regular surface stuff.. it needs a paint job.
Comes with transom saver and rear hold down straps.
MOTOR: I can't tell you what year the motor is, i was told 1976 and then 1971, i do know that it's in really good
shape and runs like a bat of out hell. It has tilt that works perfectly but has a wierd leak in one of the large pistons..
wierd cuz sometimes it leaks and sometimes it doesn't. I have to refill the trim motor about every fifth
trip to the lake, but sometimes it does not leak at all???
The guys at POWERBOAT in Hot Springs said it could be replaced no prob, but it wasn't that much of a problem for me.
This motor has ALWAYS started first time every time and never left us on the lake. It has always been professionally
and carefully maintained. I have driven it all day for up to twelve miles from the ramp and never thought a thing about it.
The motor has been repainted, has a new prop with a spare, and i spent almost $1500 on it when
I bought it from G, going thru the motor; new water pump, wiring, and other stuff for which I still have the receipts.
Includes whaletail.
OTHER STUFF: since we are leaving we will not need all of the fun stuff; we have two of the large tubes with covers,
many vests, a set of skis and a single ski, many ropes, etc. Well over $500. worth of stuff. If you're interested we can
talk about that when you come to pick up the boat, but please don't email me asking to list it all,
there's just too much. Sorry, but i will not respond to those questions. if i have left something out :-),
please feel free to post me at djpierce@cablelynx.com for more photos or info.
Good luck, thanks for bidding.
Bonus: buy the boat with the buy-it-now feature and you get the extra periferals for free.
Partial list: One carbon slalom ski, two Cypress Gardens Advantage carbon skis, two different size
innertubes with covers and ropes, many different size vests, booties, extra ropes, etc