1978 Eliminator original MSRP

[twowheeledfish]

I have a question for the old and wise here that were running jets in the 70's back when I was riding my big-wheel trike. What would the MSRP of a 1978 Eliminator bubbledeck have been back in the day? 460 Ford powered. Just curious.

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

Ill take a shot and say $4100
Thats just a guess though;) Rigger will be in here sooner or later and set us straight;)

[zipper]

Alot less than I paid for mine:D

[publicnuisance]

I can't tell you about a 78 ,but I have a 1984 Eliminator 21 Daytona which I bought new.R & S trailer,360 hardin marine 454,dominator pump ,blue printed bottom,dual 4 tunnel ram and NOS cheater system for $26,497.00 out the door from Gruninger's Performance Marine in St Louis Mo.

[Cas]

hmmmm, I bought my first jet boat in 1976, I think it was. The boat was a basic 1975 Tahiti Tiger, 455 Olds, Berk JC pump that was virtually new for $4,200.00. If memory serves me right, the Eliminators were in the $6,000. to $6,500.00 range for an 18'er. I didn't pay much attention to them as I knew they were out of the price range for a 19 year old.
With the Tahiti's, the BBC was a $150.00 upgrade, a SS impeller was either a $25. or $50. upgrade and an electric jetovator was another $100.00 +. That was a lot of money back then :D

[twowheeledfish]

Good stuff. $6k or so was probably some decent coin at the time.
As a sidenote, I bought my first boat in the summer of '91. I was 16. It was a 16.5' Enterprise hull with a Merc 80 outboard... ya know, the old one's that you shut off and flipped the firing order to run in reverse? Orange metal flake gel with a silver racing stripe down the center. Been hooked ever since.

[3 daytona`s]

I can't tell you about a 78 ,but I have a 1984 Eliminator 21 Daytona which I bought new.R & S trailer,360 hardin marine 454,dominator pump ,blue printed bottom,dual 4 tunnel ram and NOS cheater system for $26,497.00 out the door from Gruninger's Performance Marine in St Louis Mo.
Did you mean 1994? :jawdrop:

[publicnuisance]

Nope I mean 1984, It had all the available add ons.The hull with out motor and pump was $12,286.Spyder package,windshield,special layup,and reworked center pod....Custom drop axel trailer,$2500.Price included tax 7%..I still have it today..I can't remenber price brake down on pump and motor goodies'I still have all the invoices but would have to look at them...

[dumbandyoung]

I can't tell you about a 78 ,but I have a 1984 Eliminator 21 Daytona which I bought new.R & S trailer,360 hardin marine 454,dominator pump ,blue printed bottom,dual 4 tunnel ram and NOS cheater system for $26,497.00 out the door from Gruninger's Performance Marine in St Louis Mo.
What!!
That was almost more than a house at the river in that day!

[b's sanger]

My Dad's Sanger Superjet was about 7K in '75-'76 for what it's worth. Ford powered. Sundown Marine on Beach Blvd. HB.

[Classic Daycruiser]

1989 21 foot Eliminator Monoco 350 merc w/alpha drive, bought used from Eliminator in 1994, $18.5K +taxes. I sold in 1997 for $18.5K to a private party.