Monaco20

I am considering buying a project boat
1980 Crestliner 2655 Rampage 26 feet, the boat look more
og less simulare to formula 25 Liberator
Any one know this boat ? any comments preformances etc.?

h2oboater

Here is a ad from back in the day, AMF built the Crestliner Rampage, and like my two Harley Davidsons of that era there quality was not that good. Defiantly not a Formula. Our local Sheriff Dept had one, as well as a friend of mine, both boats had hull delamination problems.

Donzi38ZXXX

I had a 1979 Crestliner 2655 - great boat, great layout, but it also had hull problems.

Monaco20

Hi
Thanks for the respons. What kind of hullproblems did the
boat have.? Powerboat Magazine from february 1979 gave
this boat a fantastic positive reveu.
I will attache the article later

Donzi38ZXXX

The wood stringers became detached from the fiberglass wrapping. Then from the bulkheads. Also, there was a crack in the hull visible from the outside under the boat beneath the mentioned stringers. it appeared that the boat had been "oil canning" while running. Keep in mind I owned this boat a very long time ago so the details are kinda faded now. However, all this work was redone by a guy in Annapolis and I still see that boat running around on the Chesapeake today. Good Luck.
BTW, I still like the boat's style and layout. Mine had twin 260's.

BUIZILLA

I wouldn't put much stock in any AMF product, after all they barely knew how to make bowling pins stand up...

Monaco20

Hi again

Here are the article from powerboat magazine 1979 feb

It is pretty good

I also read that Creastliner gave 20 years waranty on the hull.

Monaco20

Last page of the article *S*

Monaco20

Hi
Some pics of the boat, that I consider buying.

Any coments about the status of the boat based on

these pics??

Monaco20

My plan is to buy the boat without the 170 hp engines,
wich is installed. Rebuild it to a singel engine.
(big block from 350 hp to 450 hp).

How will this effect the preformance of the boat?

Most of this boats was delivered originaly with 2 x 260 hp small blocks, this power gave a speed around 60 mph.

If I install a singel bigblock 450 hp how mouch speed will I
loose, the boat wil cary less weight.?