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09-23-2019, 11:50 AM #151
Plus, you can still steer a larger boat after losing a rudder if you have two motors.
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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09-23-2019, 12:01 PM #152
I was trying to say large outboard with additional kicker. You can get home or at least to protected water. When gas is $4.50 a gallon speed becomes secondary to affordable.
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09-23-2019, 12:35 PM #153
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09-23-2019, 12:40 PM #154
Aluminum brands that look sick to me:
Silver Streak
Crozier Craft
Armstrong marine
Seawolf
Lifetimer
Coastal craft
NW Aluminum
Broadwater
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09-23-2019, 01:10 PM #155
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09-23-2019, 01:10 PM #156
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09-23-2019, 01:28 PM #157
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09-23-2019, 01:45 PM #158
I have one of these, built like a tank.
http://www.pacificboats.comYou Will Respect My Authoritah!
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09-24-2019, 08:05 PM #159
So, looking into Freedom Boat Club; $5,000 to join, followed by monthly dues of between ~$300-$400. So around 10k for the first year of membership. Doesnt look like they have cuddy cabin type boats though and I wouldnt be able to take a boat out to any of the local lakes nearby if I didn't feel like making the ~hour drive to the coast... Hmmmm
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09-24-2019, 08:55 PM #160Funky But Chic
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5 grand to join seems a little harsh, you might only want to do it for a couple years as a way to learn and see what you like, that's close to 14 grand for two years...I can see it both ways for sure. There's a lot of boats for sale for that money. If you do buy something keep maintenance, winterizing, storing, etc etc in mind, all that costs money.
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09-24-2019, 09:23 PM #161
Garage-able, trailerable, welded aluminum, front helm, open bow sled with a fuel injected 4-stroke and a kicker.
If bought for a decent price, it's hard to lose money on such a thing. After 2-3 years, I made money on mine.
Free storage. Negligible maintenance time/expense. Easy to throw around solo. Salty enough to fish the lower Columbia most days, but svelte enough to use as a gondola for panfish in no-motor lakes.
That's my 2 cents on a first boat. It got me on the water and able to meditate more deeply on what I wanted next for what one year of the boat rape club would cost, and then I got all the money back when I sold it. But maybe there's something I'm missing about the boat club...
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09-24-2019, 09:34 PM #162
^^^^ reasonable, well thought out process.
UNallowed!
Buy the quad mounted blown out sum’bitches and post pics. Tits required
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09-24-2019, 10:02 PM #163
Not a dentist (well kinda sorta, but I wear a blue collar instead of the white coat), but I dream big and never had kids so...
Pacific Boats look rad timeo.
Other crazy dreams alu boats:
https://www.metalsharkboats.com/
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09-24-2019, 10:08 PM #164
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09-24-2019, 10:27 PM #165
Lots of people don't want to own, do maintenance, etc. It makes sense to them, somehow. My friend owns Nantucket Boat Club. I think he gets $10,000 per summer season, limited uses. He sells out every summer. Different sort of clientele though.
I think Diamond Joe should look for some older Grady's in the area and start crunching the numbers.
Natty- I started out in a 13 Whaler with a 40 horse Yammi. Moved up to a 21 Mako with a 200 Yammi, Then onto a 34 Intrepid with twin Merc 250's. I think I am done going up in size, but who knows. Still own the Whaler. It is the kids' boat at the lake house in CT that I grew up on.
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09-24-2019, 10:38 PM #166
Spent part of the other day finishing the polishing on one side of the boat. Aquabuff 2000 is amazing stuff if anyone is looking to restore their gelcoat back to like new condition.
You can see the progress in this pic if you look at the top rail- that dull area is what it used to look like. You can also see the difference in the reflection of the dock off the hull, but that was tough to get a good picture of.
It honestly didn't look too bad until I started polishing it. Amazing difference. This is round one. After round 2 I am ceramic coating it with Glidecoat. Supposedly lasts 18 months, and you just periodically spruce it up with a top coat product. I will report back the results if anyone is interested.
If it lasts well in our sun down here, it should last years for you guys that only get to use your boats a few months out of the year.
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09-25-2019, 10:02 AM #167
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09-25-2019, 11:14 AM #168
I'd like to take this out for test fish in Nootka Sound
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-powerboat-mo...ationFlag=true
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09-25-2019, 01:30 PM #169Registered User
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I'm a big fan of Kingfisher boats. Sort of a nice midpoint from a full on working boat and a Crestliner.
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09-25-2019, 08:33 PM #170Registered User
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Gonna toss the grady gulfstream up for sale. Let a tinkerer try to fix or repower.
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09-25-2019, 08:53 PM #171Funky But Chic
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post a link when you do, I'd like to see it. I don't think I'm a buyer but who knows.
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09-25-2019, 09:05 PM #172
warthog post more on the clean up when around to it. Looks good.
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09-25-2019, 09:35 PM #173
Kind of what I was thinking. I could drop 14k on my first boat, but that boat is then an asset that I could sell off in an emergency or conceivably turn around and sell for near what I paid in a year or two. Boat club, just hand over your 14 Gs and hope that you get out enough to make it worthwhile. Also, like I said, I have several large lakes within a 20-30 min drive and I'd like the option of a quick afternoon on the water to be open.
I've definitely factored in winterizing, maintenance/repairs and whatnot. I'm *somewhat* handy with a wrench/paint brush etc so some easier stuff I could def do myself.
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09-25-2019, 09:39 PM #174
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09-25-2019, 11:10 PM #175
I would never count on being able to resell quickly for what you have into it. It is almost winter i would make some low ball offers.
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