Starbuck or No Starbuck

[BUCK_IT]

Refer to pic at (17' Starbuck photo) post. Need help on who built this boat. Trying to find HOOTY. Was told he may know the designer from back in the Glastron GT days. Anybody else have any idea what the boat is? Boat has no hull numbers. Does have a name plate on each side that reads; Starbuck Kustom LTD Denver, Colo. Ran the TX number and was told the hull number is SKB07420BMD. Have also been told that is not even close to a Starbuck number. I think the boat may have been asigned that number out of state. You would think that even an asigned number would start with Starbucks builder code. (SCP) I would appreciate any info.

[73kona455]

Hooty hangs out over at www.byuboyz.com ... he is supposed to be in shreveport at our ByuBoyz northern chapter rally in 2 weeks...

[lamsv]

I realize this is an old topic, but I have some information on Starbuck Boats. I am currently looking at buying one, and the owner e-mailed me this explanation:
"...The manufactirer was originally Starbuck boats. Jimmy Starbuck was a local racer in Denver and after about 15 years went bankrupt. About 5 years later he started up again as Colorado Custom Boats from Longmont, Colorado. Jet boat sales went down in the late 70s and Jimmy slowly got out of the boat buisness and into making fiberglass things like the rides for kids at carnivals and boxes to carry things on a conveyor at the airports. He since sold the buisness and now lives in Havasu..."
Hope this helps anybody that runs across a Starbuck boat.

[ratso]

I realize this is an old topic, but I have some information on Starbuck Boats. I am currently looking at buying one, and the owner e-mailed me this explanation:
"...The manufactirer was originally Starbuck boats. Jimmy Starbuck was a local racer in Denver and after about 15 years went bankrupt. About 5 years later he started up again as Colorado Custom Boats from Longmont, Colorado. Jet boat sales went down in the late 70s and Jimmy slowly got out of the boat buisness and into making fiberglass things like the rides for kids at carnivals and boxes to carry things on a conveyor at the airports. He since sold the buisness and now lives in Havasu..."
Hope this helps anybody that runs across a Starbuck boat.
Starbuck... Colorado Custom... then Contender out of Mesquite Tx... he still has some molds I believe... and then Liberator also made a version (Crowley Tx)

[lamsv]

Cool. I'm assuming if the molds keep getting used, it is a decent hull? I'm looking at a 18' Colorado Custom. Is it a worth while boat to even look at?

[ratso]

Cool. I'm assuming if the molds keep getting used, it is a decent hull? I'm looking at a 18' Colorado Custom. Is it a worth while boat to even look at?
I think the 18 was something like this Contender, he doesn't build them anymore and the think the molds are in sad shape. Terry Brown with Browns Fiberglass Repair built the 17 tunnel and the 18 picklefork tunnel (Contender) I have pictured...
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3036bowlift.jpg

[ratso]

...ooops... I mean 20 that is pictured.

[lamsv]

Pictures of said boat....
http://images.craigslist.org/01010901021101040420070702fb41b7b81ff71bc9b600c64e .jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/01010601020201040320070702389a203dfa1f77ec52009095 .jpg

[ratso]

Pictures of said boat....
http://images.craigslist.org/01010901021101040420070702fb41b7b81ff71bc9b600c64e .jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/01010601020201040320070702389a203dfa1f77ec52009095 .jpg
They are calling that a Starbuck?:jawdrop: That's a new one on me...http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/idea_2.gif
The only ones I've seen were tunnel outboards... Might get more help on Scream and Fly or byuboyz on that one.

[ratso]

Sorry, went back and read it again... That they are saying is Colorado Custom...;)

[73kona455]

my 1974 starbuck tunnel.....it is a 17footer true tunnel...if i understand right jim starbuck sold the molds to contender boats.. liberator boats actually bought a starbuck hull and made a mold off of it...
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35617175512.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4322155)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35617175819.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4322160)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35617180075.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4322165)

[Marty Gras]

Starbuck 928 680 2551

[OCMerrill]

my 1974 starbuck tunnel.....it is a 17footer true tunnel...if i understand right jim starbuck sold the molds to contender boats.. liberator boats actually bought a starbuck hull and made a mold off of it...
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35617175512.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4322155)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35617175819.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4322160)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35617180075.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4322165)
That must be one hell of a ride.:eek: :)

[73kona455]

That must be one hell of a ride.:eek: :)
its a blast...kinda like riding a go cart.. you sit more on top of it.. instead of down in it,, due to the full tunnel running down the center of it..
u can see in these pictures how high u sit...
he is sitting in the seat.. with his feet flat on the floor....lol
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/19623400048.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6012662)
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/19623395941.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6012660)
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/19623395995.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6012659)