26' Chris Craft Sportfish For Sale

[Corpus Skipper]

I have to sell my baby 1980 Chris Craft 262 Corinthian flybridge. 26', 10' beam, really nice cabin, huge cockpit. Twin Crusader 270s(Chevy 350s) completely rebuilt (have receipts) bored .030, align bored, honed w/ torque plates, new pistons (Keith Black hypereutectic), moly rings, Summit Stage II rods, bearings, oil pumps, fresh water cooling heat exchangers, thermostats, manifolds, risers, elbows, carburetors. Starters/ alternators rebuilt. Starters/ battery switches rewired. Racor filters. 135 gallon fuel capacity/ 2 aluminum tanks. 20 gallons fresh water. Full galley 120V/ alcohol stove, ac/dc fridge, sink. Full head w/ shower and porta pottie.V berth and convertible dinette. 5000 BTU window A/C unit, 30 amp shore power. Lees 18' outriggers, Raymarine VHF, Datamarine sounder, Humminbird fishfinder, Flowscan fuel meter, AM/FM stereo/ cassette, radar arch, flybridge bimini, 3 bilge pumps, Velvet Drive 1.91:1 transmissions w/new shaft flanges/seals, new shift/throttle cables (port side, stbd in good condition). Custom swim platform and rod storage. Bottom in good condition. Over $25,000 invested, will sacrifice for $14,000. Send me a PM for contact info. or to see the boat.

[Corpus Skipper]

No takers? I figgered y'all would be beating my door down I really don't WANT to sell her anyway. Maybe gas prices will come back down to earth some day and I can afford to run her again. Or there's always the lottery

[bluefishlady]

Hi,
looks like a nice boat--well cared for. Got current pics? what is the gph at cruise and at max and speeds--do you know? what is range? trailerable?
thank you,
c

[Corpus Skipper]

Thanks Bluefish. I sold her some time ago, I forgot I had posted this here. But I'll answer your questions anyway. Top speed was about 26 knots, with undersized props. She had 16x16 3 blades. I think she needs 16x20, and that'd get her up to 30 knots (and improve fuel economy). I could turn over 5000 RPM, the max is supposed to be 4400. Max fuel consumption was 24 gph according to the flowscan, and 20 gph cruising at 3500 rpm/ 22 knots on calm water. I averaged 16 knots @ 3000 rpm @ 16 gph offshore in 3 to 5 foot seas, depending on load. This gave me about a 120 mile useable range with 135 gallons of fuel capacity. The boat really needs another 50 gallons of fuel capacity for serious offshore fishing, or ditch the twin inboards and put in a single diesel I/O like I wanted to do! She's not really trailerable with a 10 foot beam.