boat 1977 ridgeway 26 belonged to mel fisher

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No reserve selling as is where it is This is a ridgeway hull from the ridgeway bluefin mold from ridgeway boat, Dusky purchased the mold from ridgeway and made boats from the mol, this ridgeway hull is titled under the Dusky name . The boat was fully restored and set back in the water in 201, the layout resembles a sport fish yatch this is a custom layout done by a master boat builde, the width beam of the boat is 11F, 3inchs wid, length 26 foo, length including anchor bridge & dive platform approx 30 F, boat is equipped with seastar hydraulic steerin, fuel capacity 290 gallons on 3 new tank, aluminu, auto pilot I have the receipt shows 4,000 for aouto pilot purchas, all gauges were installed new + all wirin, twin 454 mercruisers 340 h, fresh water cooled with 185 hour, 1 block took in salt water from an overheat cuasing risers to lea, then engine sat unknowing the leak had accurred it ruined the cylinder walls & cease, I have purchased the replacement block it needs to be dressed and installe, the port engine has no issue, Borg Warner transmission, the vessel is twin inboard with stainless shafts & brass prop, raw water intakes are solid bras, cuddy cabin with brass plumbing for raw sewage dispense morse control, aluminum top frame with rod holders and standing towe, all stringers and the hull are perfect and heavy buil, this hull is thick and can handle deisel deisel engines I have cut a section of forward cockpit floor out for replacement due to some rot on deck & floor frame which is light work totally seperate from all stringer, stringers do not need any attention at al, boat has large trim tabs and cuts large waves like pi, this boat is awesome & just for comparison makes a 26 Grady white look small side by sid, nothing against GW I owned one & loved i, this ridgeway blue fin is a high class hull and is worth it's weight in gol, if it was in perfect condition engines running & cleaned up she would be worth a sale price of 30,00, the engines alone run 10 to 12,000 eac, it cost over 40 thousand on the restoration and new engines and equipment that was added to this vesse, this is a rare hull and it's layout design is original theirs not another out their like i, this is a very nice vessel lots of room huge space ! Rides like a yacht because it is a mini yacht . This vessel belonged to Mel Fisher . The only reason I'm selling and so cheap is I'm moving back to north Texas from S Florida Any question let me kno, make the deal and let's get shipping arrangements set u, the boat is in a secure storage facility with owner living on site and securit, it can be kept their as long as you like their is no pressure to move the boat quickly if you need time to workout delivery of vessel , the monthly storage fee is 150$ a month .