#Wood runabout boat plans series

The boat has an original Riva factory cover and comes on a custom tandem axle trailer. It is powered by the original Riva Crusader 320 horsepower, 427 cubic inch engine.

The boat only has 600 hours on it since new and less than 1 hour since its refurbishment. All of the rest of the wood on the boat is original. The bottom has been professionally replaced with a West System bottom by Northwest Classic Boats. It has just recently been the subject of a comprehensive multiple year refurbishment. The current owner imported the boat to California 20 years ago. This boat is the last Super Ariston to be built while Carlo Riva was still in charge of Cantiere Riva and the last one with the traditional black face VDO instruments. He was tragically killed in 1999 when his waterfront estate on Monaco harbor burned.

It was sold new to Edmond Safra, a billionaire banker who resided in Monaco.

#Wood runabout boat plans series

Renegade III (original name) is a 1971 Series 4 23-foot Riva Super Ariston. The super designation was assigned to boats with larger engines, in this case the big block Chevrolet marinized by Crusader Marine and Riva. вЂњSuperвЂќ AristonвЂ™s account for only 181 of the total hulls produced. It is classified as a series four hull and the last hull type of the super Ariston series, which were longer and had the best riding hull. According to records a total of 1004 hulls were produced. The Ariston model enjoyed a long run, with the first prototypes being built in 1950 to the last boat built in 1974. This 1947 Gar Wood вЂњCommodoreвЂќ won awards at the Lake Tahoe Concours dвЂ™Elegance and the ACBS Lake Tahoe International boat shows. It sits on a 1987 Trail-Rite dual axle trailer. This boat comes with a custom waterline cover to protect it. The seller has two extremely detailed binders for the complete boat history and for all service and maintenance records. The interior was completed by Champion Upholstery in Reno, NV which brought the boat back to factory specifications of the two-tone blue and gray colors. The throttle was returned to its original steering column location. The engine was rebuilt consistent with period Cadillac engines and the racing modifications retained. The side planks and deck were restored and hardware re-chromed. A failing fiberglass bottom was replaced by a no soak membrane bottom. The Gar Wood was placed in storage in a Stockton warehouse and unused from the 60вЂ™s to August of 2011 when the current seller purchased the boat from Balcao.ДЇrom 2011 to the fall of 2012, the current seller invested over $187,000 in a complete restoration done by Sierra Boat Company. In the 1960вЂ™s, Santos sold his share of the Gar Wood to Balcao for $600. Subsequent to the Balcao/Santos purchase, the engine was highly modified by Joseph Bianchini of Bianchini Engines in Stockton, CA where he bored the engine to 365 cubic inches, balanced the crankshaft, installed вЂњDetroit RacingвЂќ intake manifold with dual carburetors and chrome deck intake, a racing camshaft with roller rockers, a second remote oil pump and cooler, high compression pistons, dual exhausts, and a electric fuel pump. In the early 1950вЂ™s, Joe Balcao and Eddie Santo purchased the boat for $1,800 primarily because it was considered the fastest of its time. The original owner was unknown, but he upgraded the powerplant with a 1951 Cadillac 331 engine. Hull 9016 was one of the very last Gar Wood 19вЂ™6вЂ™вЂ™ runabouts built. In April of 1947 the boat division of Gar Wood Industries was permanently closed. Only 84 of the 19вЂІ 6вЂі Commodores were ever produced and only a few are still around today. This very rare 1947 Gar Wood 19вЂ™6вЂі Deluxe Runabout Commodore is hull number 9016. The new designs were superb and worthy of the great Gar Wood tradition. In 1945 as World War II wound down to its final campaigns the new management of Gar Wood Industries decides to restyle their boat line with a completely new look.

The Commodore was regarded as one of the most beautiful double cockpit runabouts of its time, and arguably of all time. 1947 Gar Wood 19вЂ™6вЂ™вЂ™ Deluxe Runabout вЂњCommodoreвЂќ