Perhaps buying a boat today......

Gerald

I"m psyched! Thinking about water front property also... I was going to get another Viper (SRT10) but damn, I can only drive one car at a time..

I'm thinking a 18 to 20' flats boat (kind with pedestal over motor) with about a 115HP Yamaha on it. Power Tilt / Trim, etc with trailer..... I'm not really into boats..

G

SoCal Rebell

Boats are fun, for a while. Since you are in TB you may wanna buy a boat with a deeper Vee hull to take advantage of the ocean

What's your price range?



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dansauto

Damn, I just sold my brother the perfect boat for you. A Baker racing boat. 19' 200Hp OMC speed prop, trihull. No good in rough water though. SoCal is right, you would be better with a 19' or larger deep V on the ocean, or get some jet skis!

slaughterj

Er, it'd be a long boat right for him to the ocean. Into the Gulf is another matter [img]/images/graemlins/wink[/img]

Torquemonster

Boats are fun Gerald - I grew up on the water.

If you are into it you'll love it

down side for many is it takes half an hour to get the boat ready for a day out, and you have to keep an eye on wheel bearings if the trailer sits around, plus everytime you take it out - no matter how tired or what is on when you get back - allow an hour to clean the trailer of salt, clean the boat off and flush the engine... that can be considered "normal" work for a boat ride - or enough to leave the boat on the trailer for months - depending on the person.

if that is no problem - you'll love it!

Anthony - 98 GTS

If it fly's, float or fucks............its going to be expensive.

If your close to the water - nothing is better than a day on the lake/ocean.

Gerald

Well, I looked at some. Inboard, Outboard. What the advantages / disadvantages?
Seems what I'm after is about 21k to 28k


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Torquemonster

Gerald it all depends on what you want out of the boat.. but in general an outboard V-hull is the best all rounder. They'll do anything ok, can handle getting caught out if the wind comes up and the waves rise, will handle well if a good design and have no major drawbacks.

A flathull is only good in smooth water - it'll scare you in the rough and jar your spine in choppy conditions

an inboard is heavy and the only advantage is the sound - a good outboard will outperform an inboard in most cases. It takes a lot of power in an inboard to beat an outboard - because of the extra weight. An outboard also leaves the maximum possible room inside the boat.

A jet is the thing if you want to run rivers and shallow water - but for a trailer boat that can do everything - I think the outboard V-hull has it all - skiing, fishing, island hopping, cruising.... for the least maintenance and lightest weight

b3rndtt0ast

outboard.. you see the motor hang'n out the back. inboard you see nothing :-P inboard outboard you see somthing out the back, but its right at the level (little above) the water. i know thats not what you wanted to know tho.

Gerald

Barry, the salesman trying to sell us the outboard was a New Zealander native.. kinda funny listening to him talk... I bet you sound even funnier [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img]

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Torquemonster

are you saying I talk funny?


come over here and say that [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img]

Mark O

Pedastal over motor....say what????? You mean an outboard?

I never would have guessed. [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]

Makara

I had a few drinks with barry the other night. I swear up and down one of his friends, the guy with the 440, reminded me of the Crocodile Hunter. Cool guy.

Gerald

Mark ,

Here in FL they have boats that you can fish on the "flats". Flats are shallow water for MILES that have Tarpon, trout, redfish among other gamefish. It pays to sit up high or have a high place to stand to spot the schools. Some boats have PEDASTALS (sp?) built OVER the motor in the rear the you can stand on to get a birds eye view..

Better ? [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/supergrin.gif[/img]


Gerald

Jamie

The 2 best days of owning a boat: The day you get it and the day you sell it!

Denny Wagner

Ger........I have a 2001 StingRay bowrider, 3.0 liter I/O Merc, power everything, stereo, bimini, trailer, less than 20 hours on it for $12k...gorgeous rig....it's in West Palm Beach if you can use it. I'm not there enuff to enjoy it. Denny

Torquemonster

Hey Mike - you mean Mark?

[img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] - Mark's a nice guy.

We got some real Dundee types here too - you need to meet some rural guys - especially those that go pig hunting. Over here when a man goes pig hunting in the bush (sub-tropical jungle with vines and crap to cut your way through) they carry a dog or two and a knife, usually no gun.

They actually wrestle and "stick" big hairy wild boars - one wrong move and their tusks will do untold damage to man or dog. THOSE guys are real Dundee types - only not generally quite as bright.... and sport the odd scar.. and go thru a few dogs....

SnowMann

Here's the truth on boats. Fun the first few times, but then it's just such a pain in the ass to take it out an haul the SOB in and out of the lake. Pretty soon you take it out on the lake and your like "huh, I am on the water now what"... Gets boring quick IMO. If you like to wakeboard or actually do something out there you might like it more. Got pretty old pretty fast for me.

alexws6

True [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]

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