Re: Explorer Mysteries?

I suspect the Explorer ad could have several informational mistakes including:

a) year (1970 vs 1969)
b) hull length (16 vs 19) (the V8 would imply a 19' hull)
c) power rating (230 v 210) (water hose shows a "210" marking on it)

but what the detailed photos clearly show:

a) Explorer name plate on transom curved-style (not rectangular/flat style)
motor cover
b) small block Chevy in engine bay (most likely a 307 in the 1969 - 1970
timeframe)

So some unresolved mysteries that come to my mind are:

1) Were there any 19' Explorers?
2) Did someone retrofit a 210 V8 into a 16' Explorer or was it originally
installed at the factory?

Cheers

Lee Shuster

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Budne" <phil@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Sport '16 vs Sportsman

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> > Also, does anyone know if the factory 210 hp engine was ever installed
> > in the late 1969-70 forward contol 16' hulls?
>
> Not that I've seen evidence of, but I'm always learning something new!
>
> > This one appears earlier than the one on Phil's website.
>
> Why do you think this one is older? The boat in the ad is listed as
> 1970. The only one on the web site I have solid data for was
> described as a 1969, but the model number is supposed to be a 1970
> model number.
>
> It looks like a similar design was sold as the Johnson "Frontrunner".
> There's a photo of one on the website under "Other Johnson Models".
>
> > Here's one that I found listed (incorrectly ?) with 230 hp and it's
> > listed as an Explorer 16'. A 16 foot hull must fly with the small-block
> > Chevy!
> >
> > http://boats.iboats.com/evinrude/bow_riders--1004/15346-ad.html
>
> The infomation I have is that 200 and 210HP engines were only sold in
> 19' boats. Evinrude never sold anything described as a 230.
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