All the stain and paint used on Nick’s boat is the Epifanes brand, so they’re not the standard finishes used by the Century factory. These are all owner-added custom touches on the 1959 Century Coronado. Also, the side glass is now real glass, instead of the Plexiglas that was standard for this model. The top has been motorized to slide back and forth, rather than moving it manually. It is a nice feature for fall cruising on Pennsylvania lakes. There were also a few extra features that I noticed, as on some water ski boats, this boat has a heated cockpit. Nick’s more compact Chevy engine also created seven inches more space between the first and second rows of seats for more legroom. Nick has put in deeply padded seating with storage for proper PFDs located underneath the new cushions-out-of-sight but readily at hand.Ī stock 1959 Coronado would have individual “throw cushion” seat bottoms. The seat cushions and frames have also been changed. A handmade console has also been added that encloses switching, cup holders, and lighting details. Pat Powell did this work before he passed away. Most of the other, older gauges-like the clock, tach, and volt meter-have also been converted to electronic versions. Speed onboard is recorded with the new guts of a GPS speedometer fitted into a period-correct gauge in the dashboard. With our full our group of guests aboard we easily exceeded 55 miles per hour. Why isn’t it in this boat? Nick wanted an electronically controlled powerplant, primarily for easy starting, so he now has an LS 2 Chevrolet with 385-hp in his Century Coronado. Back then, the boat came with a 275-hp Hemi engine. Nick has rebuilt/restored/updated this boat twice since it came into his life at the age of eight. Nick had brought the boat from its home on Harveys Lake to our local waters for the three-day Chesapeake Bay-ACBS Antique and Classic Boat Festival in St Michaels. I recently had a chance to enjoy it firsthand when I took a two-hour cruise aboard her, and we roared across the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Nick Arnone has created quite the custom, luxury ride in his 21-foot 1959 classic Century Coronado speedboat.
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