Celebrity Boats

[willb...@webtv.net]

Are they still in business? Very pretty boats. Their construction
methods must have been developed by sixth graders. Just Curious: William

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<willb...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Are they still in business? Very pretty boats. Their construction
> methods must have been developed by sixth graders. Just Curious: William
>

Are you talking about Celebrity Boats in Benton, IL?

If so, that was eventually bought out by Bombardier, I believe, and now spew
out little bitty squirt boats. Old timers (must be the tenth graders) say
that once the family that started and owned it up into the early Nineties
sold out, the sixth graders started doing the engineering, too.

I have an 89 Celebrity 199 Bowrider. The fifth graders they employed in
assembly at the time used untreated plywood and pine to build the rear seat
frame and sundeck/engine cover framework.

Must have been because the big sixth graders made them do it.

I could go on....and on...and on....but I still own it and use it weekly.

[willb...@webtv.net]

Hi Dave. A word of caution about your Celebrity. I've had two come into
the shop recently. One was older, don't remember the exact year, the
other one that just came in is a '95' model. Neither had glass covering
the floor, except for a little around the edges, and the stringers only
have glass about half way up on them. These had screw down gas tank
covers that leak water right down on top of the resin painted stringer
wood. Well, I could go on and on about whys and therefores also, but I
will say that the older one has held up much better than this newer one
has. I'm not in the habbit of putting down other brands of boats, but I
just had to 'vent' on this one. Vented: William

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[mi...@pso.siu.edu]

Hi...I live near Benton....Celebrity went out of business....I agree.....6th
graders.....Crownline Boats is still in business about 7 miles away in West
Frankfort Illinois...not sure about the quality of their boats though.
MIKE
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[willb...@webtv.net]

Hi Mike. Well, so far I haven't had to dig the floor & stringers out of
any Crownlines. But that's not saying others haven't. Thanks: William

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> Hi Mike. Well, so far I haven't had to dig the floor & stringers out of
> any Crownlines. But that's not saying others haven't. Thanks: William
>

Hey Mike,

Is the Celebrity factory occupied? Just wondering if SeaDooz were being
assembled there.

William,

Funny you'd mention floors.

I've had the floor out of mine. Found exactly what you did. Reinstalled it
from just ahead of the front seat bases all the way back to the transom.
Lousy construction practice. No interest in the thing lasting more than 5-6
years, I suppose. I let the thing air out for quite a while before
reinstalling the replacement, because even tho the boat stays properly
covered and on a lift with the plug out of it, it was still wet. I'm sure
I'd get a few more years yet out of it, but am making plans to get something
else as soon as next year if the ol' budget can manage. Something cored
with foam, perhaps?

What makes have you seen that impress you construction-wise in the 18-22'
class of I/O ? Since it appears that you're involved in boat repair, where
are you located? Always like to pick you guys' brains. Keep the thread
going.

Dave
Lake Norman NC

[willb...@webtv.net]

Hi again. Funny thing is, we don't get to see the good ones. I've heard
good things about "Well Craft" & "Four Winns" though. I'm in Sherwood,
Arkansas. Just north of Little Rock. Here is a site that describes what
I do: http://community-2.webtv.net/willbill50/HotBoats/ On the last
page is a link to Mr. Pascoe's site. There you can find reviews he's
made of many brands of boats & tons of production do's and don'ts. His
name comes up frequently in here. We've built all our boats with a balsa
wood cored hull for more than 20 years without incident. It just so
happens that balsa wood (as a core material) is the only one Mr. Pascoe
can't really find anything wrong with, though he tries real hard. Our
boats are high performance so a cored hull is essential in achieving
this. I'm going to decline giving the company name here or this might
look like a big advertisement which is a big nono in here and with my
isp's tos. Happy Hunting: William P.S. the name of the company I work
for is not on my site page either.

[glv6...@gmail.com]

Hello folks,

I have an '87 Celebrity Bowrider that still looks and runs like new.

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On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 2:23:56 PM UTC-7, glv6...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I have an '87 Celebrity Bowrider that still looks and runs like new.

Maybe it's difference in models/Size. I have a '96 285 Sport Cruiser and am very happy with its quality of construction. I have inspected it extensively and it has impressed me. I am a Quality control inspector by trade again am happy with mine.