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1984 21' Sanger OB

Just bought this boat, blown 3.4 merc, stuck a couple of pistons I'm told, bolting on a rebuilt 79 200 Merc 2.4

I can't seem to identify the model anyone ever seen one of these? Maybe a model name?

It is from 1984 and says Sanger on the dash and sides, I think it may be a Mini cruiser
Most of the sangers were jet or v drive.

i had one, dont know that it had an official model name? good sturdy old boat.

thanks, yeah, it seems pretty solid, hope it moves with the little 200.

I believe it was called the Classic

Originally Posted by the lynch mob

I believe it was called the Classic

Figured it out :http://www.roostwear.vintagerodcompo...ges/sanbr6.jpg


It is a 1985 Classic, like the man said. Thanks for the help, I knew someone here would figure it out.

My dads buddy had one with a jet drive and 502 in it. Only one ever built with a jet. Sanger Jack said it woulld never work, boy was he wrong. The boat worked very well, and was very fast.

Originally Posted by sangercat

My dads buddy had one with a jet drive and 502 in it. Only one ever built with a jet. Sanger Jack said it woulld never work, boy was he wrong. The boat worked very well, and was very fast.

I think they built them during the transition from performance boats, for years they made jet drag hydros and daycruisers. They held a lot of records but I think the Carter years recession croaked their market, so they shifted to family and tournament ski boats that they still build. It seems like this boat is kind of the end of their performance mini daycruiser run. It seems kind of like a cross between a mini daycruiser, and one of their ski race boats, and a Supersport jet they used to build, but with an outboard to appeal to a market that couldn't deal with a big block and headers over the transom. I'm sure the 502 jet was some snappy performancewise, I bet it went 80 must of had 400 hp.

I have the motor hung on a 12" manual jackplate and I have 24, 25 and 26 props to try on my way old ( 78) rebuilt 2.4 Merc. This was the first Merc. v6 200 , called a 2000, and a vertacal reed block motor. The transom bracket has cast in dual steering tubes, and 2 trim rams and non standard bolt pattern. Got the cables hooked up and the hydraulics working, and the steering is rigged .

I have wiring and general clean up to go and its boatride time!

Dave