Playmate in the works

[Vmax]

Even though I signed on a while back this is my first post . I thought Id show you my playmate. I gave $400.00 for the boat,motor and trailor. Im still in the process of painting it polar white. Wish I had the air foil that I have seen on another one.If you know were I might get one Please let me know .
SORRY Ill have to post pics later. Have to get help on how to attach them.

 

[Vmax]

Even though I signed on a while back this is my first post . I thought Id show you my playmate. I gave $400.00 for the boat,motor and trailor. Im still in the process of painting it polar white. Wish I had the air foil that I have seen on another one.If you know were I might get one Please let me know .
SORRY Ill have to post pics later. Have to get help on how to attach them.

 

[Chris]

Welcome to the board Vmax.

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[Vmax]

Chris Can you tell me how to upload my pics.
I went to the help it says click on the paperclip icon ,but there isant one.
Thanks Richard

 

[Chris]

Vmax, we don't allow members to upload files to our servers. I gather your pics are not currently loaded somewhere on the net?

If that is the case, then email the pics to me in jpg format, and I'll get them posted for you.

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[Vmax]

Thanks for the help
Richard

 

[Chris]

Here are Vmax's Playmate pics.

I love these boats...gonna get me one someday. And I'm going to take it to Mate and have the metal flake redone.

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[Chris]

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[shadowwlkr1]

I just got an 81 playmate,think its gonna be fun what size motor is on yours and how fast is it

 

[montiboats24]

anybody know of a playmate for sale under 3000 i want one reallly bad insted of my lil boat that i dont even know what it is

 

[bearclaw]

One just went on ebay a couple months ago for around $2000 with a Johnson 70 Stinger on it, it loooked fairly original and in good shape. Was probably quite a runner. It was in Chicago. If your scour the web, they're out there, but not many. You're in WA like I am, and most are in the Midwest, so you'd have to negotiate shipping.
I had one as a kid in '73, as many of my friends did. Mine had a Merc 20 and would run about 35mph. (I weighed a lot less back then!). They will actually plane with one adult with a 10hp.
With a 40, they will run in the low 40's, with a 50, they should crack 50mph. If you can find one of the originals (1970 model without the sculptured deck), they were a little lighter and so a couple mph faster. I've even seen one of those laid up 'light' by the factory, with center steering and no interior. It had a rating plate of 70 hp. on it! Was originally rigged for a Merc 80, some sort of drag-racer. I also saw a guy on the lake with an old Merc 700 6-cyl. on one. Crazy-looking, but the boat held it okay.

 

[montiboats24]

where in washington are you?

 

[JW]

There were several designs of Playmates over the years. I like the Playmate model that looked like a mini off-shore boat. Gonna buy one some day and install a Stinger or 90 hp inline Merc

For the style of Playmate that I liked, you can also do a search for 'Paradise F-13'. Paradise got the molds for the Playmate and made them a few years. Now Paradise is belly-up.

 

[Vmax]

I own the playmate in the pic. above. I am considering selling it . It was originaly blue metalflake. It has a 25hp merc on it stainless prop,elect. start. Runs great. What is the boat ,motor & trailor worth?

 

[Vmax]

Guess not hu!!