The Official Cafe Racer Thread

[Seafordguy]

Let's start a Cafe Racer thread where we locate them, but this time let's use the Hull # so that we aren't double counting boats because we are unable to account for the ones that have been repainted, etc....

This is Mine - #69

Try to make the thread searchable by following the above formatting ("#69") - that way people can search the thread and find ones they are looking for.....

 

[cigdaze]

Good call. Cafe's have some of the most elegant, classic line of any offshore in my humble opinion. Let's get a registry going. I have no idea what # mine is, but it's a '95. Any way to tell from the HIN? Here's mine:

 

[Seafordguy]

You can tell by the HIN.

I believe the following is correct.....

CRT = Cigarette Racing Team
35R = 35' Cafe Racer
69 = Which Number the boat is
8 = Build MONTH - August
0 = Build Year - 1990
90 = Model Year

Check your HIN and be sure to edit your post CigDaze...

 

[cigdaze]

Hmmm...my HIN is nothing like that. CRTUSC##C###

 

[Sea-Dated]

Here is mine:

#87 if I am reading this right

CRT35R87

 

[Seafordguy]

Hmmm...my HIN is nothing like that. CRTUSC##C###

Whoa.....that is weird.

Some of the other threads I have seen have bullets that are similiar to the methodology I posted above and that Sea-Dated has - CRT31B etc.....

Sea-Dated - That looks right to me - and makes logical sense if mine is 69 and a 1990 that your's cold be 87 and a 91....

 

[yesrej]

nice cafes.

 

[cigdaze]

Sea-Dated - That looks right to me - and makes logical sense if mine is 69 and a 1990 that your's cold be 87 and a 91....

You think mine could be #113 then? #13 on that year? I'm confused.

Here's how it's supposed to be done (according to the CG) after 1984.

 

[Tank]

Listen, I don't have hull numbers but you can keep the confusion down if you post the boats before and after and the history.

Here's Kevin Schulte's old Cafe. Don't know where it was originally from but Lip-Ship did some updating to it (including adding the yellow) in the late 90's. It's a 93 w/500EFI's and Bravo's. Ran low 70's...Great boat! It's now in Miami and for sale.

 

[Tank]

Storm Bartlings 92(ish). Still in California...Same paint.

 

[Tank]

Gary Sanchez' 92 Cafe...Gary sold it to a guy named Carlos who re-did the interior and painted it (used same graphics) charcoal grey and candy blue. Really looks nice...Has 496's in it now.

 

[Tank]

Larry's 95 Cafe w/Pfaff 1000's. Boat was sold to Japan.

 

[stecz20]

i was wondering where that boat went... how did he do with those 1000's and the bravos???

 

[Tank]

i was wondering where that boat went... how did he do with those 1000's and the bravos???

Broke a LOT of drives. Matter of fact, the picture of it running is from Havasu. He broke a drive just after the pic was taken. But after Larry sold the Cafe he bought a 36 Eliminator Cat with big power and beefed up drives. But he mostly just drives (while Mike throttles) "Risky Buisness", Mike Bobbit's 40 Skater w/ 1500 HP Pfaffs.

 

[stecz20]

you guys had a lot of cafes out west at one point... love the cafe, awsome lines..

 

[Tank]

you guys had a lot of cafes out west at one point... love the cafe, awsome lines..

Yea, it seemed it was the favored boat by west coasters in the late 90's. Cigs weren't that poplular on the west coast at all back then. I think Jeff Cheng's "Ruckus" was the first Top Gun to be a staple on the West coast.

And I agree....Love the lines of the Cafe.

 

[RebarBox]

#74

 

[SKRAMER]

I have to check the #... But here is mine!!!

 

[SKRAMER]

i have to check the #... But here is mine!!!

# 20

 

[Seafordguy]

# 20

Looks Great.....