Well, Welcome and help needed!
Good thing I found this website, I was starting to get worried about finding parts for our older mariah's but you all seem to have the low down! Well just picked up my first boat, It's a 98 shabah 210 with the fuel injected 7.4 with the Bravo 1 outdrive. Fun boat ! The original ladder is all busted up, and i've been searching hi and low for a good replacement. I would go for one of the over the swim deck types but I'm kinda scared it wont hold due to not being able to put a backing plate on the other side? :( Have others had this problem and found something that works out well? My buddy's and myself are all good sized aka 250-300lbs so I kinda need something thats gonna hold up to draging us out of the water after getting killed tubbing! Thanks alot guys ! Sure you'll be seeing alot more post by me as the questions roll through my mind.
Here's a pic of it sittin pretty http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...6/IMGP1877.jpg |
Hi Mike S,
Welcome to the club! Great looking Shabah, geez a 7.4L in a 21 footer, must run like a scalded cat! :eek_animated: You may want to try going online and looking on West Marine, Boaters World, Overtons or any Marine hardware dealer for a similar ladder. Since these were made inhouse, I doubt you'll find a direct replacement, but as in my case, I found one that took a little modifying but now works and almost looks original. BTW, I a big guy too and it handles me just fine! Good luck, WetWilly |
Wow, 21 foot with a 7.4 I have a 20 footer with a 4.3 and I can crack 55. That thing must really scoot. Don't have a good answer for the ladder issue. Sorry. Would love to see thing on the water.
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I've been debating whether to post this or not... here goes.
I added a swim platform to my '99 212 Shabah that has it's own ladder, making the old one obsolete. I don't know if it's the same as what you need, but I may be able to take it off and sell it to you (or anyone else in need). Problem is, it's a huge pain in the a_s to get to it, and I'm not terribly comfortable filling the holes left in the hull. Even if I decide to do this, it may not be until I perform the winter storage clean-up this fall. Is yours the telescopic type that slides underneath the swim platform? |
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Re: Well, Welcome and help needed!
Well well been about 3 years since I posted this still have the boat ! Ended up having to pull the motor and get it redone the first year..Last year I had to replace the transome assemble due to rotting. Boat still purrs like new ! Maybe this season I will get to getting the vinal seats redone . Well heres a few pictures from playing around in the water with it
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ics2resize.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...oat1resize.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...26/boat5re.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...sCamera463.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...sCamera462.jpg |
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Good pics. Thanks for posting them up. Looks like it wants to take flight in that first one.
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If you want to stick with the Mariah line, go for a Z272. Biggest bowrider they ever made, and has a reputation as one of the strongest and best built boats, even former employees i've spoken to have claimed this boat was built like a tank. Seeing those "launch" pics, you probably want to consider something that's built strong and tough. Definitely wouldn't be looking at something like a Bayliner, Stingray, Tahoe, or any other entry line boat.
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