1969 San Juan has a new home

So there was a 2" hose connected to the portapotty - anyone have a guess as to where it goes... and what went in it? I want to get that hose out of there.

Yeah, really nasty stuff went in it, and I bet that exit hose went to the bilge....

yikes!

Donald80SN wrote: Nice Find, Did it come with a Wildlife Title or Bill of Sale ( free) something that will help you get it registered in New York State? Donald

Wildlife title? It looks like it came with an entire wildlife sanctuary. I have never seen anything like that before.
Nice looking boat. It is enormous.

peter1234 wrote: I would have loved to back that boat onto the ramp of some of the new england lakes just to see the look on the faces of some of the inspectors that look for foreign objects on the hulls ... I can see them just running at the boat screaming stop stop.

Hahah I would love that also.


didn't think those suckers culd attach onto brass.

That barge would make a great home for a 572 crate motor

hotboat wrote: That barge would make a great home for a 572 crate motor

Yikes! I'm not so sure there has ever been a 50 mph San Juan, and not so sure how it would handle at high speed, but I guess anything is worth a try. Seems like a fairly bow heavy boat that might want to bow steer suddenly at higher speeds.

I'm thinking a Peninsular 6.5 diesel. Unfortunately they are very expensive.

cant wait to see the SJ back on the water with a more hydrodynamically efficient hull

63 Skier wrote: I get what you're saying about the v-hull, maybe instead of one person in the backseat it would need 3 people to get that bow up a bit.

Unlike the flat bottomed boats, I have not found the v-hull to respond to additional weight in the back. Ours runs just as fast with 2 in front as with a back seat full. Definitely different hull dynamics!

It's an Apex cool!! That motor screams around 5300 rpm. She been in the water for sommmeee time. Looks like you and I have the only free boats on the site!

I think the 302's were the standard option for all the twins... probably because theyre the narrowest 8cyl. A single screw small block seems like it would be overworked in such a large boat... a buddy of mine had a 302 in a 20' Shamrock and it could be propped to come out of the hole nice, but topped out in the mid 30's. A big block would be a better option, I would think.

Still tuning props, etc on our BFN, but its running a consistent 61-62mph.

Tough to tell from the pics... might be a 13"? Doesnt look to have any extra clearance.

That thing is pretty cool, I would get the apex running as it should be great economical power for that boat. It is not like you are going to be pulling slalom skiers or footers with the thing, if you can get the thing to cruise 30 mph at 3800 you would be doing pretty darn well. Run it down the intercoastal to florida for the winter!

I'll volunteer to ski behind it, might get some good air over the wakes! Would be a challenge to get back into the boat. Maybe it will be the ultimate surf machine.

Joe, you're right of course, the real practical thing is to be able to cruise efficiently at 24 - 32 mph. I think it would be a blast as a coastal day cruiser, or big lake cruiser. If I had to repower it though I'd definitely go with a big block.

The '68 brochure shows 5 different engine configs. WOW, 60 gallon tank! You sure don't want to guzzle the go-juice!

With a dry-weight of 4400 lbs, sure looks like the boat was a bit underpowered in all motors except the mercruiser...even the twins only combined to get you 250hp...

But then again, this was essentially just a party-barge, so the 250hp options were likely plenty...

Ultra

JoeinNY wrote: TRBenj wrote: JoeinNY wrote: It is not like you are going to be pulling slalom skiers or footers with the thing Why not? With such a deep vee, I bet you could foot behind it in 3' seas! 5 bucks a gallon for gas on the water is why not, having a big water crusier that you can't afford to cruise in is just plain ol annoying, big waters mean big distances to cover. Fuel injected small block is the way to be! (Unless you got diesel power money burning a hole in your pocket).

If I had that boat it wouldn't exceed 1000 rpms on Sebago Lake.