bahner boats

[rideorange]

hey im new here, but im lookin for anyone who knows anything about bahner...interested in doing one of their 19'6. heard there may have been a tie to eliminator? somewhere along the line? thanks

[RaceFace]

hey im new here, but im lookin for anyone who knows anything about bahner...interested in doing one of their 19'6. heard there may have been a tie to eliminator? somewhere along the line? thanks
My buddy had one got one of the last boats from Bahner and it had to be rigged and finished by Eliminator. I think thats the tie you were thinking of. Eliminator played "clean up" on the last boats to come out of there to help keep the customers happy.

[RaceFace]

That was in the '80's. Are they making boats again??

[bahner454]

I have one and LOVE IT!!!! 1979 19.6 with 454BBC:) Other then that not much help.

[rideorange]

no the boat is an '86..my dads had it since....well...86..haha.. but he got his new deck so im gonna try to take this one of his hands...so basically bahner folded and eliminator finished thier hull? grew up in this boat so I just wanna freshen it up and keep it in the fam. by the way, boat runs a 225 johnson...any probs..things to look for with these hulls

[RaceFace]

As far as I know, they're good boats. Ive heard more bad things about how the company went south and they "borrowed" parts from boats that were in for repairs to finish other boats. My buddy lost a nice prop that way. He had an '83 or '84 21ish open bow small block I/O....he dug it.
Enjoy it!!!

[Pro Max]

I had one and loved it, mine was a 87 19ft with a N2O chevy. Tommy P helped me set it up RIP, If I never had gotton married and had kids I would still have that boat.

[Newcastle]

Here's my old Bahner. '85 or '89, can't remember. BBC 454 in it. Great boat, fun to drive. Got about 9 for it several years back...
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2185boat_9.JPG

[BajaMike]

Here's my old Bahner. '85 or '89, can't remember. BBC 454 in it. Great boat, fun to drive. Got about 9 for it several years back...
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2185boat_9.JPG
Nice looking boat.....I've always heard good things about Bahner boats.

[NuckinFutz]

I had a 18' flatdeck, 1978 version and loved it. Not the most pratical boat for an entire weekend at Powell, but probably one of the funnest if not the funnest toy I've ever owned. Good boat.

[Her454]

I have owned two now and loved both of them. If you do a search under "Bahner" you will find alot of info on here as the history etc has been discussed many times.
Good luck:D

[bead]

love mine! i have heard different storys about each one and how they were setup. it depends on how they were feeling on the day they made each boat. if they were having a bad day then that boat wasnt as good as maybe the next boat they built. full stringers are a must if you have any kind of hp or you will be in rough h20. mine is pushing 730hp w/berk jg pump runs good in heavy chop.

[bead]

Nice looking boat.....I've always heard good things about Bahner boats.hey did you have custom ot headers made for you bahner? I know my motor sits pretty deep in the boat and my ot headers wouldnt work.

[RetroBoats]

That Bahner looks a lot like a ~ 21 Connolly of the same era....splash ??

[TCN]

We had a 1982 21' closed bow and it was a really good boat. The owner got into trouble and closed the business in the late 80's. I am pretty sure that Ultra used a few of their molds for the 21 LX or XT. The Nada guide can tell you the last year they were produced and if the one you have is in good condition then IMO it's worth keeping.