The Pink Flamingo in Arizona

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SOLD – SOLD – SOLD – SOLD
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1989 21′ Caribbean by Hardin Marine open bow, 454 Mercruiser re-manufactured engine (8 hrs) ,  Bravo outdrive.  The model from the original bill of sale is 21′ Empress Open Bow model.  1988 Competitive tandem axle trailer custom made for it.  The original sales receipt lists it as a $38,000 package back in 1989.

These boats were custom made in Anaheim, CA from what I could find and the gelcoat lines are just as straight as my Eliminator was I would say.  This one looks to be about 5 colors of blue.  It’s a very sharp boat and a timeless look to it which is what I loved about it when I saw it for sale.

To me the boat feels bigger than 21′ and definitely has more room in the bow than the 21′ Eliminators I have seen.

Long story short I bought the boat after selling an Eliminator I was going to finish up because I decided I wanted an open bow instead.  I bought it knowing it needed the floor replaced but in the end it needed an engine also so I replaced everything planning on keeping the boat for a long time.  I even put in a new oil pressure sending unit while at it.

I honestly have no idea on the top speed of it as the engine still isn’t broken in.  I would guess the hull is a little bit heavier and deeper than say an Eliminator Skier for that year range.

But things change and we are now camping and using the Rzr more so if this finds a good home I would be willing to sell it.  I don’t need to sell it so no use low balling me.

All of the work below has been done since June 2018 and most of it the Spring of 2019.  I just recently finished rebuilding the wood bases and part of the front seat and just finished installing that.  I’ll try to get some more pictures and video of it the last week of July when I return from camping.

Hull and Interior

New floor professionally installed and glassed over.  Stringers and transom were rock solid so I just had the floor replaced.

Rear seat base rebuilt.  Marine plywood, epoxy coated, even spaced off floor with PVC strips to it should far outlast the original.  Front seat bases rebuilt and epoxy coated also.

Gray and white stripped Synthetic EVA Foam flooring.  This is the eBay flooring sheets I did myself, not the SeaDek that that they custom machine to your boat but it looks great.

Blue bimini top for the cockpit with storage cover

Interior is in great shape with no major rips or tearing.  1 minor cut and a few knicks out of the welting on the back seat that I can think of.

Hull does have some scratches on the bottom and a few minor spider cracks in the top.  Better than probably 95% of boats this age.

Engine

Re-manufactured 454 engine long block in May 2019.  As of July 31, 2020 I have exactly 8.0 hours on it.  We pretty much replaced everything at that time as I was planning on keeping this long term and wanted to have a trouble free boat.

New cap, rotor, spark plugs wires, spark plugs.

Carburetor rebuilt – July 2020

New exhaust manifolds

New exhaust risers

New exhaust flappers

New water circulation pump

New thermostat

New raw water pump in 2019 and new one waiting to be installed again.

New hoses

New belts

New fuel lines

New fuel and water separator – July 2020

Dual fuel tanks with electric actuated switch

Fuel was drained and only premium used in the engine so far.  Engine is stock so it doesn’t need premium but I wanted to run premium through the break in stage at least.

Outdrive

Bravo 1 Outdrive

New coupler

New u-joints

New gimbal bearing

New bellows

New shift cable boot

New trim sending units

New Halo Drive shower

New o-ring on top cap of drive.

Drive fluid changed – July 2020.

Electrical

New dual batteries – May 2018

New battery selector switch – May 2018

New bilge pump – May 2018

New bilge blower motor – May 2018

New  bluetooth marine stereo

2 new Boss 6×9 speakers

4 new Boss 6.5″ LED lighted speakers

New hour meter.  Original one had 65 or 67 hours I think it was but not sure if it was working or not.

Trailer

AZ title for trailer in my name

5 New tires – May 2018

4 New aluminum rims – May 2018

Trailer bearings repacked in 2018

Guide posts added to back of trailer

Roller guides added to back of trailer

Retractable Boat buckles safety straps mounted permanently on trailer

New master cylinder and shock for the trailer brakes. (Still needs to be bled)

Misc

Has an good full cover. Cover does need minor patches in front where I think the pack rats chewed on it when I left it on the ground one time.

Added support poles and vents to the cover

Stainless prop.  I think right now I have a 23 pitch Mirage on it and it also comes with a 24 pitch 4 blade.

Life jackets, paddle, fire extinguisher, everything you need to take it to the lake and have a blast with it.

Performance

Please keep in mind the numbers I’m giving below are during break in and no way optimized for speed.  The engine still isn’t even broken in yet so I’ve mainly been taking it easy but here are the speeds from the Speedometer app on the iPhone July 31, 2020.  Below are close speeds I had and approximate RPM (have not verified tach yet but sounds correct rpm wise) with a Mirage 23 pitch prop on it.  It still had lots of throttle left and I was using very little trim on all of these.
34 mph @ 3000 rpm
39 mph @ 3500 rpm
42 mph @ 4000 rpm
48 mph @ 4600 rpm (Calculated based on max recommended rpm)

Calculated Values – This are just basic guesses not taking into account using more trim on the boat or decreased slip of higher pitch prop or anything like that.
48 mph @ 4600 rpm with 23 pitch we have on it now
51 mph @ 4800 rpm with 25 pitch
56 mph @ 4600 rpm with 27 pitch

This is what it still needs

You can take the boat to the lake today and use it but I don’t have to sell my stuff so I’ll tell you everything I know wrong with it.

A good buff and polish job.  It shines up VERY NICE as it is but I’ve never a had it professionally detailed so I know it can be even better.

One of the windshields is cracked.  It’s glued back together the proper way so it’s structurally sound.  It’s hard to notice it but I like to point out anything I know before someone comes and looks at it.  I was either going to have new ones made or maybe since I don’t look though them just have a wrap put on them.

Trailer brakes still need to be bled and checked over.  Master cylinder did not work when I bought the boat but I just replaced that with a new one.

It should probably have a new water pump impeller installed.  I have the kit but haven’t had the time.  I like to replace them yearly even though it only has a few hours on it my father said it’s always the cheapest insurance you can do on any boat is to replace it every year. It’s not running hot or anything and I just put 1.3 hours of solid running on it and temps were great.

Needs another 12 hours of break in still.  Vary speeds and do not go full throttle was the suggestion.  Another oil change after that.

Cover does need minor patches in front where I think the pack rats chewed on it when I left it on the ground one time.

Trailer will need some touch up painting.

I have a new backlight connector on order for one of the gauges.  Most sellers would silicone it in and call it good.  I tracked down the correct connectors for it I believe and ordered some up to fix it correctly for the next 30 years.

The gauges will fluctuate when you turn on the lights and such.  Temp gauge will increase by 20 degrees or so.  Looks to be common on boats and could be a loose ground or just the way it’s wired.  Here’s some interesting points I found on it.
http://teamtalk.mastercraft.com/archive/index.php/t-38124.html

Videos

Here’s a couple quick videos showing you more what the minor things wrong with the boat so we don’t waste either of our time.  Again I don’t have to sell it so I’m not going to just show you the good views and pictures of it as most sellers would.  Videos taken on 7/28/2020 after just uncovering and wiping top down with rag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7B8Sy9stxQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayn7XzhQKBc

Interior Pictures

Interior Pictures from the lake on July 31, 2020.  Please forgive my wet footprints on the flooring.

Cover Pictures

Pictures showing the cover and the few holes in the front that Mr. Pack Rat decided to have a snack the time I left it off overnight.

Older Pictures

Here are the old pictures of it from 2018 when I first took it to the lake.  I’ll get new pictures and a video as soon as I can get a chance to clean it up.