Pics of the Piratta

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Here are some pics of the '89 piratta I brought home this weekend.

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Some questions I have. Does the engine look original? Exhaust manifolds original?

Has two spots for batteries. Did it just have two, one for a back up and you would switch the cables if needed? Or were both wired in?

Anyplace to find a service manual? Or any literature on this boat.

Anyone else have a piratta? I was thinking I would like a tower eventually just wondered how it would look with one and what type would look good. Of course that is down the road after the stringers are repaired.

[wotan2525]

That does look like the stock engine and risers. The intake/carb is a little funky but that's probably just because most of these are not running the original carbs by now.

I think they only had 1 battery from the factory. 2 batteries is a very common upgrade (especially once you start upgrading the stereo.) You wire in both batteries with a perko switch and some kind of automatic charging switcher. One battery is kept in reserve for starting and the other one runs all accessories. Lots of info about this on the forums.

I'm not sure that any kind of service manuals ever existed for these boats (at least not any that have shown up online.) Planet Nautique has some manuals for PCM engines from similar years which are VERY useful. http://www.planetnautique.com/vb3/content.php?12-Owners-Manuals

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351 Cleveland
8 bolt 2-plane valve covers
small 14mm spark plugs

this is the motor you have , heads are bigger on the clevelands than the windsors ..
stock carbs were holleys ,

take a look underside of exhaust manifolds to look for cracks or loose or corroded Allen head bolts ... i just ordered both risers and manifolds for mine ..
also check your trans and see if its a velvet drive or not .. and last but not least check ur stringers ... witch i think u got the heads up already on that .. boat looks good and for the price that u got it for it deff seems fair ... interior is fun !! lol

Hey i was also wondering if you could take some measurements of that angled spotters seat ?, i want to build one for my sunsport just need some measurements to get a
ruff draft drawn up ?

[wotan2525]

351 Cleveland
8 bolt 2-plane valve covers
small 14mm spark plugs

Eh? This is a big block 454. Note the distributor location.

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I was told it is a 454

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Willbe happy to get some measurements of the seat.

[sybrmike]

Looks like a great start. I've got an 89 Saltare (open bow version of the same boat). You're engine looks just like my 454 did originally - even the low profile spark arrestor on top of the Holley 4160. Manifolds look original as well. There's a user manual that's pretty close here http://www.supraboats.com/downloads/ - click the drop down for 1990 20-23'. A year younger & not too detailed, but better than nothing & never found a difference from my 89.

I'm an open bow, family man, kinda guy - but the Priata's a sexy boat in her own right & cool having the closed bow love shack up front. Again, nice find with lots of potential.

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Cool. I would have preferred an open bow. I can see my wife up there sunning. But she will be fine on the sun deck in back. The love shack would have been better 20 years ago. Not much room for a big guy in there. And probably gets hot in the summer. But it does have what looks to be the original custom foam mattress covered in some strange material. really in good shape up there.

[Salty87]

I would have preferred an open bow.

this could be done. while you're getting what life you can out of the stringers, keep an eye out for a junked saltare. it happens. swap the tops when rebuilding. or a few minutes with sawzall and a bunch of hours glassing to make your own open bow.

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More seats to pay for. While I like open bows. She is pretty cool looking as is. And plenty of room to store stuff