Sold Turn key 45 crapshooter

[KenBeller]

Selling turn key 45 Crapshooter. CMB V5 with a Zoom Carb and AA parabolic pipe.
$2000.00 USD plus shipping
Pay Pal is okay

Bought this boat from Paul Striton. I never ran the boat so I’m selling. Price is firm..

 

[Timbo Whalen]

Hmmm, nearly a month later and no one has taken a shot at this boat.
Strange....makes me wonder why....black boat?.... that's easily corrected.

 

[Wasted wages]

Maybe because it's 2 grand ?

I've seen RTR twins listed for a few hundred bucks more lately...

 

[timothy johnson]

Don't think you saw a Crapshooter with a V5 for a few hundred dollars. Seems like a fair asking price for the boat. Yes Black is not a great heat racing color.

 

[Wasted wages]

Perfect example....

 

[Timbo Whalen]

Maybe because it's 2 grand ?

I've seen RTR twins listed for a few hundred bucks more lately...

$2000?....if that were the case, how is the $2500 for an unpowered 45 Crapshooter sold here recently for, in very short order, explained?....a brand new one, w/hardware, is in the $1300-$1500 range, if you're in the builders favor enough to get one.

 

[Timbo Whalen]

Don't think you saw a Crapshooter with a V5 for a few hundred dollars. Seems like a fair asking price for the boat. Yes Black is not a great heat racing color.

Please read the comments with more clarity here ....nobody even remotely mentioned a 'Crapshooter with a V5 for a few hundred dollars'....Frank referred to a TWIN Crapshooter listed for a 'few hundred bucks MORE'.

Comprehension is everything.

 

[Steve White]

Please read the comments with more clarity here ....nobody even remotely mentioned a 'Crapshooter with a V5 for a few hundred dollars'....Frank referred to a TWIN Crapshooter listed for a 'few hundred bucks MORE'.

Comprehension is everything.

Spank......spank........spank...

 

[Timbo Whalen]

Spank......spank........spank...

Nah, it's not like that....I'm just fed up with the state of this nation, all due to wreckless attitudes and people who think they just have to be heard....it's nothing personal, but this hobby is rife with it.

None of the damn comments had anything to do with my first query.

I saw the boat had been for sale for quite a while with zero inquiries. Seemed strange to me.

Yes, a black rigger conked out in the back chute during a heat race is a sitting duck....but, for a serious boater, a new paint job over the winter is a piece of cake.

IMO, Crapshooter's are just another toy boat, albeit marketed in a crafty fashion. How can a USED race boat cost as much, if not more, than a new one?....that's akin to buying a used firecracker with half a fuse!.... it's not the boat that wins races, it's the driver.

Maybe that's why people who are highly experienced, race every weekend, and travel great distances to race appear to be the only one's who are able to get new ones.
It is what it is.

 

[Steve White]

^^^ Just playing for a chuckle Tim. Yeah for sure on the great "Crapshooter Myth". And I ran 'em back in the day, great boats - still have a couple and a few Harold Broussard "derivatives". But to quote another boater at a race in St. Louis back in June 2001. Open water test & tune time Saturday morning - Stu Barr had an OS 80 powered black Crapshooter out on the course and it was screaming - I mean dialed in to perfection, the motor climbed the hill all way down the straights - turned like it was on a tether. A younger boater that traveled to the race with Bob and I commented on how well the "Crapshooters" ran and Bob Finn immediately corrected him "It's the man, not the boat"......couldn't be more true.

 

[Timbo Whalen]

^^^ Just playing for a chuckle Tim. Yeah for sure on the great "Crapshooter Myth". And I ran 'em back in the day, great boats - still have a couple and a few Harold Broussard "derivatives". But to quote another boater at a race in St. Louis back in June 2001. Open water test & tune time Saturday morning morning and Stu Barr had an OS 80 powered black Crapshooter out on the course and it was screaming - I mean dialed in to perfection, the motor climbed the hill all way down the straights - turned like it was on a tether. A younger boater that traveled to the race with Bob and I commented on how well the "Crapshooters" ran and Bob Finn immediately corrected him "It's the man, not the boat"......couldn't be more true.

I've never seen Stu's personal boats run slow. If he doesn't win it usually is a result of someone taking him out, a plug flame-out, or tactical error on his part....I mean, come on, the dude has a closet full of green jackets.

There's nothing superlative about a Crapshooter. It's the unobtainium factor that's driving the price.
People get stupid when they want something they can't have. It's inherent within the human species.
And credit where credit's due- Stu's apparently a marketing genius....
I mean, think about it, what else could it be???...

 

[Mike Hughes]

It is made of the really rare material which fetches the high price. UNOBTANIUM

 

[Tommy Levescy]

And I will say, as a owner of a crapshooter, yes its a fast boat, yes its by far the fastest boat I have ever owned. But am I able to take it off the shelf and go win everytime I take it out....... no. That's all based on luck at the end of the day. Now would I ever sell it................ NO. That being said do I feel they are worth these crazy numbers people are getting for them....... no. His craftsmanship is definitely why he gets the price he does for the lucky few who get new ones.

Just like the bouche pipes. Yes they are unobtainable, Yes they are amazing to run, are they the best thing out there............... On certain occasions yea they defiantly are. Are they worth the nutty prices people can get for them...... Maybe....

 

[Timbo Whalen]

And I will say, as a owner of a crapshooter, yes its a fast boat, yes its by far the fastest boat I have ever owned. But am I able to take it off the shelf and go win everytime I take it out....... no. That's all based on luck at the end of the day. Now would I ever sell it................ NO. That being said do I feel they are worth these crazy numbers people are getting for them....... no. His craftsmanship is definitely why he gets the price he does for the lucky few who get new ones.

Just like the bouche pipes. Yes they are unobtainable, Yes they are amazing to run, are they the best thing out there............... On certain occasions yea they defiantly are. Are they worth the nutty prices people can get for them...... Maybe....

No doubt luck is an element.....however, the bulk of the equation lies in the hands of the driver, IMO....No doubt, good equipment boosts the odds in a good driver's favor.

We've seen videos of Stu just destroying the competition on his better days, against some very good driver's with boats on par with the Crapshooter, at the least. Sure not going to mention names!

 

[Tim Kish]

People who are serious about racing have no problem spending money for something that will allow them to compete at the highest level and that's what these boats offer.
Quality, craftsmanship and performance, it's that simple!

 

[Timbo Whalen]

People who are serious about racing have no problem spending money for something that will allow them to compete at the highest level and that's what these boats offer.
Quality, craftsmanship and performance, it's that simple!

Kinda 'duh'....thinkin' the topic in commentary was centered around used/pre-owned racing equipment selling for more than OEM pricing.
Show me another motorsport where this happens....the only exclusion is possibly a machine that garnered some sort of major accolades, that history acknowledges, to land in a museum to display historical significance. Surely, not going to see any 'toy boats' there.
It remains a hobby.

Again, still curious as to why there were no inquiries to this classified, especially considering, well, Crapshooter....one just sold, maybe a month ago, unpowered, yet raced, for $2500, in the blink of an eye.

Again, my curiosity....people can spend their money anyway they choose...I couldn't care less.

 

[Jeff Barnes]

Can't take it with you

 

[Chris Wood]

people will spend what they think things are worth. PERIOD.. don't question it unless you are ready to spend it.

 

[Timbo Whalen]

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[Wasted wages]

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