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Thread: Boat Porn!
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10-22-2020, 09:45 PM #526
Unless you can show us how much cocaine you plan to import with this one, your boat suggestion abilities are hereby temporarily suspended. I can't even find a way to share the picture of the collapsible accordion-style MIRRORED privacy door onboard.
I therefore award you one image of a depiction of Escobar for this post and offer the subsequent post as a palate cleanse for the rest of decent humanity.
THIS SWAN HAS MATCHING NAVY SAILS. THINK ABOUT THAT.I still call it The Jake.
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10-22-2020, 10:19 PM #527man of ice
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I didn't say I'd want to own it, just that it's amazing. It's so over the top it's unbelievable. Imagine the guy who had all that work done, who is that dude? I bet he died. Some 90-year-old former developer, smoked a cigar, owned horses.
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10-22-2020, 10:22 PM #528
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10-22-2020, 10:23 PM #529man of ice
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Then that guy bought it from the dead guy. or something.
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10-22-2020, 10:25 PM #530
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10-22-2020, 10:26 PM #531
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10-22-2020, 10:27 PM #532Originally Posted by iceman
That will be a fun thread to follow. It looks like the dude has done a couple similar projects already, no?
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10-22-2020, 10:29 PM #533man of ice
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Yeah, at least two. He does nice work for sure.
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10-24-2020, 03:32 PM #534
Did somebody say moar outboards?
Not sure if I posted these before. Recent boat cruise this summer.
Nothing says IDGAF like parking $750,000 of boat incorrectly on the lift. My OCD was going nuts that day.
Quad 627's on this beast.
For those scoring at home. That is $360,000 in engines alone. 2500 HP. Some stupid money flying around here lately. I know 4 guys at my kids' school that took ownership of brand new Whalers during covid. None of them were smaller than 27 ft. Those are getting like $300- 450,000 right now. WTF?
The used market is nuts right now.
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10-24-2020, 03:42 PM #535
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10-24-2020, 04:40 PM #536
Despite some very good advice from some peeps here, I went ahead and bought a boat late last year. Used = check. Used in the ocean = check. In/Out powertrain = check. Bottom paint = check. Went against everything you guys told me .
The good: higher-end builder (Sea Ray) and proven hull design. Single anal-retentive owner for 95% of her life. New 4.3L engine installed last year... I had to put a little bit of work into her this spring (trailer wheels/tires, re-carpet bunks, re-wire lights, gimbal bearing and boots on the outdrive) but after that I did nothing but enjoy her all summer. I'm into it for about $1,500 less than the price of the down payment to join a boat club (as was recommended here as well).
(Stock) pic of my boat (the "Ship 4 Brains" )
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10-24-2020, 05:13 PM #537man of ice
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Cool. I saw one of those tied up today, it kind jumped out at me for whatever reason. The guy had a canvas storage cover over the whole stern area that looked pretty nice for keeping rain and leaves and seagull shit out of it, it fit perfectly, maybe it was from sea-ray. Glad you had fun with it mang.
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10-24-2020, 06:59 PM #538
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10-24-2020, 08:15 PM #539
They have the same Merc. I/Os that the other guys do. IMHO the problem is that everything else is shittier than on more expensive craft e.g. SeaRay. Fit&finish, literally all the switches, cleats & hardware, b side hatch finish (not gel coated sometimes just painted plywood) etc... that said I have a ‘13 175 bow rider that served very well this summer. It is unquestionably jankier than any of the better brands of the same vintage but does the job. It’ll probably be too small for next summer as it’s only rated for 7 - perfect for quarantine with just our family of 5!
And yes, really just a lake boat, though I did bring it up to Orcas Is. for a week of fair weather knocking around...
Edit: mine had new bottom paint when I bought it, it’s pretty rough after 1 year... found out it’s the ablative type when I hit it with the pressure washer, DOH!Last edited by jfost; 10-24-2020 at 08:18 PM. Reason: To add...
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10-24-2020, 09:11 PM #540
I've been in Marine propulsion my entire career, and the first massive project I was on is this one, Gentry Eagle 1989 TransAtlantic winner. 62hrs, and 7 minutes across the pond
Met Richard Branson on the Scilly Isles which is the end point of the race where he gave his trophy to Tom Gentry.
Spent some days at Cowes week where we got the place of honor. Drank ourselves silly
The boat got converted to a yacht and we did 2 tours of the Superyacht Med tour
Propulsion was 2 x 16cyl MTU TB94, and 1 x Avco Lycoming TF40 gas turbine (my responsibility)
We spent 6 weeks in Greenwich CT waiting for a weather window, and enjoyed the hell out of terrorizing Long Island Sound "keeping the bottom clean"
Also was involved in the USN LCAC - bizarre hardware capable of 60 knots while hauling 60 tons, and 20 knots on land. Hauling the main battle tank at at speed was a trip.
Now doing merchant HUDGE engines and alternate fuels (LNG, Methanol, Ethane, LPG and now ammonia). Not as exciting, but I'm getting old anyway.
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10-24-2020, 09:31 PM #541man of ice
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Did you ever consider outboards?
Kidding. Cool stuff for sure. Thanks.
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10-25-2020, 07:13 AM #542
Boat Porn!
Thanks for the post, the wake pic is nutty (tried to isolate on this post, I give up)
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10-25-2020, 07:58 AM #543
Agreed, just I find fit and finish to be fixable, for the right entry price. If it has wood in the transom, hard pass. But that goes for most older boats at this point. Though it is pretty easy to check for water intrusion, and a transom redo is not the worst job ever. As long as the stringers are solid, it is fixable. Again, huge negotiating chip to cash in.
The point about I/Os is not a dig on I/O. I kinda like them, especially on lakes. The new ones that run backwards are pretty slick and let you wake surf behind an I/O. My worry on I/O is service. There is a huge gap in knowledge in any trade industry right now. Most of the engine techs around here are over 50. Not one of those guys wants to crawl around inside a small engine compartment. This is a real problem that needs to be considered. If you don't have a good source for service close by, I wouldn't get anything other than an outboard. This problem is only going to get worse. It is a huge part of the reason you see so many manufacturers going outboard now. Much easier to service, or pluck off the back and replace. Plus the gas mileage and draft advantages can't be ignored.
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10-25-2020, 08:10 AM #544
The MTU's were on waterjets, and the centerline turbine was on an Arneson surface drive which was pulled up when not in use. Tom had one prop pitched for maximum rooster tail just for laughs when doing publicity tours (this pic was with the performance pitched prop). One estimate was that there was 20 tons of water in the air at full throttle.
A great way to spend 5 minutes is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo-DT2BBPh8
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10-25-2020, 08:21 AM #545man of ice
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Well he died because of doing what he loved: https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/17/s...rd-holder.html
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10-25-2020, 12:15 PM #546
Thanks brother, and its funny you mention custom-fit canvas storage covers - where the fuck do you find custom fit canvas storage covers?? That is the one thing I've been unsuccessful with this year. I have the snap-on cover for the passenger area but I really want a storage cover. Especially since this is the second time I've paid for shrink-wrap for the winter.
I understand your problem with I/Os, and appreciate you elaborating on it more in another post, and Im really, really lucky in that sense. There is a "marina" about 15 minutes away from me in a really shady city (Ice, Fitchburg??) that looks like a run down POS. However, the guy that runs it is super nice and has been really honest in my experience. He hires a bunch of Brazilian boat mechanics and all they do is work on older I/O boats. Its the kind of place that only accepts cash, but they do good work and like I said, I trust the owner, he has treated me very well.
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10-25-2020, 12:30 PM #547man of ice
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There's a marina in Fitchburg? huh.The shady and the cash and the Brazilians sounds about right though.
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10-25-2020, 01:03 PM #548
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10-25-2020, 01:58 PM #549Captain - Team Asshole
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[QUOTE=Bite Me;6107557]I've been in Marine propulsion my entire career, and the first massive project I was on is this one, Gentry Eagle 1989 TransAtlantic winner. 62hrs, and 7 minutes across...
Post of the day. That is fascinating stuff. What was the reasoning for water jets and an arneson surface drive?
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10-25-2020, 02:03 PM #550Registered User
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Seconded. As a non boat guy(well driftboats and rafts dont count) this is the shit that keeps me hanging around this place. Fascinating shit!
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