Should i keep my 33OL or sell it?
05-15-2013, 09:35 AM
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HUGE>>
size difference
imagine adding the space from the back of the bolster to your dash on the 25ol.. Now add that between the bench and your bolster 
see pic.. there is still some room to the bench.. that box is a radio box that I was about to install..
I put my JUMBO fenders in the gunnel!
Steven720.... again.. my vote KEEP HER! Why give up this space!
size difference
imagine adding the space from the back of the bolster to your dash on the 25ol.. Now add that between the bench and your bolster see pic.. there is still some room to the bench.. that box is a radio box that I was about to install..
I put my JUMBO fenders in the gunnel!
Steven720.... again.. my vote KEEP HER! Why give up this space!
Wow ! looks like a dance floor, just need a place to hang the disco ball and your set! Can't believe the difference.... Awesome!
05-15-2013, 11:42 AM
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Easy decision.
If you like to run fast not burn a ton of fuel and play in the ruff? Get rid of it fast. These boats (33-36) will beat you to death in the rough and fail apart.
If you like a cruiser with the go fast look keep it. They have tons of room and still look fast.
For myself best thing I did was dump my 36. It looked great but was a pig on fuel, speed, and couldnt handling the rough. Never wanted to go out of the bay. Great raft up boat but horrible runner.
If you like to run fast not burn a ton of fuel and play in the ruff? Get rid of it fast. These boats (33-36) will beat you to death in the rough and fail apart.
If you like a cruiser with the go fast look keep it. They have tons of room and still look fast.
For myself best thing I did was dump my 36. It looked great but was a pig on fuel, speed, and couldnt handling the rough. Never wanted to go out of the bay. Great raft up boat but horrible runner.
Nice looking boat!
I agree, if you are looking to run fast, a straight hull probably isn't your best bet. Stepped hull and (if you have room) staggered drives are a better choice, if speed is your ONLY goal then buy a Cat, but, insurance can sometimes be REALLY expensive.
I guess it's like someone mentioned earlier, what's your desire or motivation to move up?
05-15-2013, 09:56 PM
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maintainance and up keep will be MORE Expensive with a larger and faster boat. As great as blue engines are they still need rebuilds and freshening. Some have had head gasket issues, some header leaks, etc. Awesome engines but you still have to plan on putting money into them, and sometimes sooner then you would hope. And since they are more horsepower, high end engines, they cost more to rebuild.
XR drives are nothings special, they actually suck. Plan on rebuilding them more often they you can imagine. Even behind stock blue power they break, sometimes as soon as 80 easy family hours.
So yeah, upgrade boats, just remember your slush fund needs to be MUCH larger then it is now, or you will have one sweet boat, broke down at the dock.
Good luck and enjoy your shopping, dreaming, and current boat in the mean time!
05-17-2013, 08:53 AM
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Easy decision.
If you like to run fast not burn a ton of fuel and play in the ruff? Get rid of it fast. These boats (33-36) will beat you to death in the rough and fail apart.
If you like a cruiser with the go fast look keep it. They have tons of room and still look fast.
For myself best thing I did was dump my 36. It looked great but was a pig on fuel, speed, and couldnt handling the rough. Never wanted to go out of the bay. Great raft up boat but horrible runner.
If you like to run fast not burn a ton of fuel and play in the ruff? Get rid of it fast. These boats (33-36) will beat you to death in the rough and fail apart.
If you like a cruiser with the go fast look keep it. They have tons of room and still look fast.
For myself best thing I did was dump my 36. It looked great but was a pig on fuel, speed, and couldnt handling the rough. Never wanted to go out of the bay. Great raft up boat but horrible runner.
05-17-2013, 12:55 PM
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Had a 33OL before the 42 Fountain we now have. We really loved it for day boating and great looks. Handled and docked so well it was a pleasure. The 42 runs smoother and handles rough water better but with less cockpit space and harder to dock. I had a 2004 with 496HOs and went 72 with labbed Bravo 28's with four people and half a tank.
05-17-2013, 03:57 PM
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Had a 33OL before the 42 Fountain we now have. We really loved it for day boating and great looks. Handled and docked so well it was a pleasure. The 42 runs smoother and handles rough water better but with less cockpit space and harder to dock. I had a 2004 with 496HOs and went 72 with labbed Bravo 28's with four people and half a tank.
05-18-2013, 11:58 AM
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Someone is always going to have a nicer faster boat! I remember when I bought my 25OL, to me I had the baddest boat on the water , I couldn't help wondering out to the driveway just to look at it, then the newness faded and i started looking again and questioning my purchase! This all goes away the second I dip her!
I've learned to be happy with what I have, and not to make life a competition that I could never win!
I've learned to be happy with what I have, and not to make life a competition that I could never win!
05-18-2013, 12:00 PM
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