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Thread: Boat Porn!
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05-09-2023, 09:52 AM #1151
If a boat name isn't awkwardly sexual in context, is it even worth it to own the boat?
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05-09-2023, 11:41 AM #1152man of ice
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I'm not really sure I want to stick my tongue in Life's mouth.
Some nice boats there, though
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05-11-2023, 09:14 AM #1153
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05-11-2023, 10:41 AM #1154Registered User
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I thought that PPE was what you wore when boarding the Tinder Lovin....
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05-11-2023, 12:08 PM #1155
Some Mormon dude should name his boat "soaking life"
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05-11-2023, 12:25 PM #1156
I had a 19’ Mako named “Wookin’ pa Nub”. I got shown a lot of tits! Some nice, some not so much.
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05-26-2023, 05:06 AM #1157
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05-26-2023, 06:07 AM #1158
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05-26-2023, 06:30 AM #1159
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05-26-2023, 07:07 AM #1160
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05-26-2023, 07:16 AM #1161
I was told it’s an Ellis 20 built here in Southwest Harbor, Maine. I’ll never really know with how the transom was replaced and glassed over. Very similar to any of the small DownEast SiSu/Eastporter/Webber’s Cove boats.
She’s going to be a tool not a jewel… running work crews out to island projects.
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05-26-2023, 09:17 AM #1162
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
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05-27-2023, 06:02 AM #1163
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05-27-2023, 11:12 AM #1164man of ice
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Got mine in Thursday, little shakedown cruise later on today.
Sisu's are originally a Lowell design and Lowell Brothers still makes them but Eastern makes them too: https://www.easternboats.com/22-sisu
But that ain't one I don't believe.
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06-12-2023, 11:53 PM #1165Good-lookin' wool
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Boat Porn!
Need some advice. I live on an island right next to a great harbor with a boat launch. Figured the family would like to putz around the harbor, drop some pots, low impact stuff. I know dick-all about purchasing a boat or what to look out for. Any tips would be appreciated.
What I’m looking for:
As low maintenance as possible (I know, I know)
Not huge so it’s easy to manage (budget may negate this regardless)
Something I don’t need to keep moored.
Holds 5 people
No real need to tow anyone but could be nice. Just want to get on water.
Don’t really want to spend more than 20k
What should I keep in mind and how do people vet these purchases out if the boat is out of the water and you can’t just jump in and take for a spin? Like a car and get a mechanic to take a look? Questions to ask seller?
Any Seattle area listings always appreciated or hell, maybe someone has a boat in the area they want to sell to the next poor sap.
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06-13-2023, 06:54 AM #1166
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06-13-2023, 07:13 AM #1167
Not sure of the market and availability in Seattle area as I am on the other Coast, but…
I think you want something under 20’ (smaller is easier to handle and learn in)
Outboard motor (easier to deal with if needs work or replacement)
Center Console (good access to the perimeter of the boat for learning launching/docking/moving around the boat)
Hard to go wrong with something like a 17’ Boston Whaler as a first boat. Small and simple is almost always better with boats.
Go to a boatyard and ask one of the workers if anyone is available for a quick informal survey of boats that interest you. $100 to have someone knowledgeable look over a potential purchase will be money well spent.
Good luck! Boating is a great way to spend time with the family.
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06-13-2023, 07:31 AM #1168
I'd look for something in the 21' range if your going to have 5 full size people on it, Boats always seem to feel a lot smaller when there's more than 3 or 4 people on it with a trap or two. A simple center console is easy to handle and clean (shrimping and crabbing really make a mess of a boat}. No need for high horsepower if your just running around the bay. Most importantly , when you find something you like get a survey and check the hull with a moisture meter it's amazing how many great looking boats I check that are saturated with water (Boston Whalers especially). I think the perfect boat for me right now would be a 18' like Singlecross posted with a 70hp outboard. Easy to trailer, don't have to spend hours keeping it clean, and big enough to run home from Friday Harbor if the weather turns shitty while I'm over there.
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06-13-2023, 07:48 AM #1169Registered User
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Just to add to refried's points, I would stick w a deep v aluminum in the 20-22' range. It's great to be able to run up on a beach w/out worrying about fiberglass.
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06-13-2023, 08:57 AM #1170
Truth. If you don’t mind an outboard boat with a tiller instead of a steering wheel, a good aluminum boat is about as simple and rugged as they come. In my volunteer work with the Maine Island Trail Association, we’ve used 18’ Lunds with 40hp Hondas for decades to shuttle work crews and haul garbage. Not sexy but reliable.
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06-13-2023, 08:59 AM #1171man of ice
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This. They're indestructible. They're too expensive but they hold their value like nothing else. Uncomfortable in chop but whatever. Buy one, abuse it for 10 years, spiff it up a little and sell it for more than you paid for it. continuouswave.com is a good forum for info.
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06-13-2023, 09:17 AM #1172Registered User
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I disagree w the BW17. It's heavy, there is no freeboard so you'll get soaked, and beat to shit. What more can you ask for in a first boat?
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06-13-2023, 09:40 AM #1173man of ice
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All of that is true and yet all of what I wrote is true. They're incredibly popular and people love them and they can be a lot of fun in calm water. And they have drawbacks.
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06-13-2023, 09:51 AM #1174
If I was going to get a boat for family cruising I'd want to make sure it had sun protection and wasn't terrifying in rough water. I've seen little kids totally gripped when the waves get big and it sort of ruins the experience for them for a long time.
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06-13-2023, 10:04 AM #1175Registered User
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sun protection?
He's looking to boat in the PNW.
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