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Shadow Bass Boat 88-89 model 18ft any one had or have ?

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I have a customer that has a Shadow Bass Boat .. they are no longer made and haven't been in some time .. Im looking for some info on transom replacement in this boat .. If you have had one, or have one let me know.

I have yet to see boat .. Ive heard they are glassed together not screwed or riveted top cap to bottom hull ? Anyone have any experience with these boats ?

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First off, not sure which hull your looking at but I'm pretty sure they were all modV hulls (Vhull with tunnels down both sides). They are very fast and rather light weight. They are also very weight sensitive. A friend of mine had a 20VT and with a motor I built to put out 312 hp, his ran 93 mph. As for the cap being glassed on or not, I'm sure it's going to be glass across the transome and probably to the floor but back then most boat's caps were screw on under the rub rail. They a primarly built to go FAST, they are not the strongest and best fishing platform you will ever own. Just sitting in the water, they look very similar to a Bullet but with the Mod-V hull, you don't have to worry about chine walk, like with the Bullet.

I will say this, if it was a 19 or 20 ft, even if it needs a transome and the price is right, I would have been interested.

Being from TN, you could probably check with C and O Marine, http://www.candomarine.com/ they can probably tell you whats involved in getting the cap off.

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We had a local dealer carry the Shadow line of boats.  They lasted about as long as Shadow boats did and are no longer in business.

As W2S said, they were a fast boat. Built in KY or Tenn. IIRC.  A really nice looking ride as it sat on the trailer, how they actually handled with all that speed is another matter and like most go-fast bass boats, weren't always the greatest fishing platforms.

Only a few boat companies back then were bonding the cap to the hull, Ranger and Champion come to mind.  

If that would happen to be a bonded joint boat you might as well forget about a cap off resto job.  Cutting that joint correctly is not easy and only some fiberglass repair places know how to do it.  C & O is one of them.  

 

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