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Who's got a Four Winns Liberator ??

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#1 ·
Just wondering how many Four Winns Liberator owners are out there? don't hear much about them here. I got a 88 liberator with twin 350's and alphas. I got the motors out for a freshining up over the winter :winker: .
 
#5 ·
i had a 1998 211 i kept it for 15 years
boat was mint and rode awesome
it met an untimely death on i-75 2 days after i sold her
came completly off the trailer, with the new owner
going 65 mph...he said the boat literally passed him on the side of the road... even though i didn't own it any more i was heartbroken

long live the libby
 
#14 ·
I bought a brand new 1989 201 liberator right after I got out of college yellow and grey named it the Aquahaulic 350 mag king cobra built the motor she ran 62mph even had corsa captains call on it. I even had had it at the ocean 3 times and offshore in Stone harbor nj. The boat was a chick magnet. I drove that boat for 12 years and still runs strong and looks new the only thing i was able to wear out on the boat was the seats and I had them redone a year before I sold her. If that boat would of grown I would still have it
 
#15 ·
Did have a 1989 211 with 350 King Cobra. Nice boat for what I had paid. Pretty heavy wavebasher! Got just over 50 mph. With it. Good overall boat, not best build quality. LOTS better than my Rinker, not as good as my Chris Craft, NOT anywhere's near the quality of my PowerQuest. See if I can post some pics later from home
 
#24 ·
That is awesome. I thought of doing the to my 211 except use V6s before I replaced my 460 with a 540.
I liked the extra room in the cockpit and the twin power but chickened out when thinking about possible handling or balance problems. Plus I couldn't justify the cost when comparing to larger (already twns) boats :( .
I would like to know how it runs too.
 
#25 ·
My boat is exactally like the one Sunsation 98 has pictured 261 RED/BLACK except 350's and alphas. Mine also has those strange bolsters that look like they belong on the space shuttle :laugher: comfortable though and power. I think they were on 88/89's Glad to see that there are some out there. Not too many 261's in my neck of the woods. Haven't heard anything bad from any one that has owned one, except they are a little heavy. to be expected from a old style boat. I am building two conceritive sm blocks around 330 hp I would like to get into the low 60's or high 50's with this boat. any Idea what it should run? trying to be realistic with it and be relyable/ budgetable. :D