Vehicle Description
Price slashed!This pristine and beautiful boat spent most of its
life near Tahoe City CA at Agate Bay. The current owner found it
while attending the famous Garwood's Concourse d' Elegance
purchasing it in 2013. The boat is entirely original except for:
the seating pads and carpeting were redone in Haze White with a kit
purchased from Century Boats (little doubt the original red
upholstery got quite hot in the sun); the 385 horsepower 454 ci V8
was entirely rebuilt (925 hours ago); original teak swim platform
was replaced with a new fiberglass one (original comes with it).All
of the fiberglass interior full cover Bimini top trim and hardware
are in excellent condition as is the 1994 Sport Boat Trailers 21'
tandem trailer.Century Boats is a 95-year-old Florida leading
builder of racing and pleasure boats. In the 1950s Century boats
were used in two Hollywood films and Century Boats grew to 343
authorized dealers nationwide. In the late 1960s Century began
creating fiberglass hulls for the first time. The 1970s brought an
era of production innovation and efficiency and Century Boats began
to expand its parts sales and marketing departments.By the late
1960's and early 1970's the fiberglass boat business was growing
quickly and the modern designs were beginning to take shape for
both Century and Chris-Craft. The Muscle Car Era was peaking in
terms of popularity and horsepower and the boat builders were also
focused on performance with the availability of big V-8 horsepower
engines from the automotive manufacturers.In 2011 Woody Boater did
a Shoot Out article between two experts to determine the best "Big
Gun" fiberglass runabout from the early 1970's. Kind of like one of
those Ford vs Chevy battles you hear about. This was a battle
between the Century Arabian 19 and the Chris-Craft XK19 both with
big American made V8's. One of the experts said "The Mighty Century
Arabian is a man's boat and attracts women because of it's
'Manliness'."A link to the full article is below.Highly respected
Hagerty Marine Valuations values a 1968 Arabian 19' from
$15k-$47500 (Hagerty link below). U.S. ads for fiberglass 19'
Arabians range from under $10k to mid-$30k range and above. This
boat is a desirable useable and appreciating asset. We offer this
beauty for a very reasonable $15900 OBO.The boat is registered
through 12/31/21. It's in dry storage on huge Lake Don Pedro (160
miles of shoreline) between Jamestown and Groveland CA ($145
monthly storage rent).Century Arabian vs Chris Craft XK19 full
article:
https://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2016/11/19/classic-fiberglass-shootout-two-big-guns-from-the-70s-century-arabian-vs-chris-craft-xk-19/Video
of 1975 restored Century Arabian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=titC1QG24Nk Hagerty Marine
Valuation (1968 model latest valued):
http://apps.hagerty.com/marinevaluation/index.html Hagerty Marine
Valuation canturyboats.com Engine: Inboard "Big Block" 454 ci
(7.4L) OHV V8 Crusader (Chevrolet) 385 hp (stock)Hours: 925Drive:
V-Drive Colors: Burgundy hull Haze White decks Haze White vinyl
upholsteryVIN: CEB3E1180373 Visit My Car Guy online at
www.mycarguy-sf.com to see more pictures of this vehicle or call us
at (209) 962-1144 today to schedule your test drive.
