Go Back  Offshoreonly.com > General Discussion > General Boating Discussion
New guy here who needs some advice. >

New guy here who needs some advice.

Notices

New guy here who needs some advice.

Thread Tools
 
Old 05-20-2008, 10:10 PM
  #11  
Registered
 
OkieTunnel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 879
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I came from small fast boats also. You are going to get bored quick with these boats. Just my 2 cents
OkieTunnel is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 10:22 PM
  #12  
OSO OG
Gold Member
 
DollaBill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Blue Martini Hall of Fame
Posts: 7,037
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by OkieTunnel
I came from small fast boats also. You are going to get bored quick with these boats. Just my 2 cents
?........
DollaBill is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 10:31 PM
  #13  
Registered
 
OkieTunnel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 879
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by DollaBill
?........

?.......
OkieTunnel is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 10:34 PM
  #14  
OSO OG
Gold Member
 
DollaBill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Blue Martini Hall of Fame
Posts: 7,037
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

didn't know if you were kidding.
DollaBill is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 10:44 PM
  #15  
Registered
 
OkieTunnel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 879
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

If you've gone 90 in a v-drive 75 is going to seem real slow pretty quickly in a bat that is probably 4-5 times the size (by mass). Much smoother and a whole different experience for sure but I know when I stepped from a supercharged jetboat into a 80mph bigger boat I was on the revlimiter and wanting more real quickly. I'm still wanting more...
OkieTunnel is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 10:49 PM
  #16  
VIP Member
VIP Member
 
blume's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Sherman, Texas
Posts: 2,530
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Cool here's one

Here's one close to your price, 1994 38' Fountain Fever, freshwater boat with 502EFI's, 415HP. 220 total hours. Recent paint, interior and upgraded dash.
Attached Thumbnails New guy here who needs some advice.-lindsays-pics-070.jpg   New guy here who needs some advice.-lindsays-pics-071.jpg   New guy here who needs some advice.-lindsays-pics-073.jpg  

blume is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 11:01 PM
  #17  
VIP Member
VIP Member
 
blume's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Sherman, Texas
Posts: 2,530
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Cool more pics

Originally Posted by blume
Here's one close to your price, 1994 38' Fountain Fever, freshwater boat with 502EFI's, 415HP. 220 total hours. Recent paint, interior and upgraded dash.
more pictuires............... a little slower than you wanted, right at 70mph??
Attached Thumbnails New guy here who needs some advice.-lindsays-pics-076.jpg   New guy here who needs some advice.-lindsays-pics-067.jpg   New guy here who needs some advice.-lindsays-pics-072.jpg  


Last edited by blume; 05-20-2008 at 11:05 PM.
blume is offline  
Old 05-20-2008, 11:05 PM
  #18  
OSO OG
Gold Member
 
DollaBill's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Blue Martini Hall of Fame
Posts: 7,037
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Started out at 18 mph in an alum Sears Gamefisher. Been 100+ in a tunnel but that was baby sh!t. 178 in a cat will get your adrenaline going. 130 in a V will wake you up.

Leaving Port Everglades in a 38TG with while the sun is setting on a friday night at 8! mph with "in the air tonight" on the stereo with the boys is as good as it gets. You cant do that in an 18' boat on a river.
DollaBill is offline  
Old 05-21-2008, 03:49 AM
  #19  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Summerville, SC
Posts: 127
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by blume
more pictuires............... a little slower than you wanted, right at 70mph??
What is the price and where is it located?
bruin_d is offline  
Old 05-21-2008, 08:19 AM
  #20  
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 9,495
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by OkieTunnel
If you've gone 90 in a v-drive 75 is going to seem real slow pretty quickly in a bat that is probably 4-5 times the size (by mass). Much smoother and a whole different experience for sure but I know when I stepped from a supercharged jetboat into a 80mph bigger boat I was on the revlimiter and wanting more real quickly. I'm still wanting more...
I think our boy wants to give up the 30-second blasts across ponds and start running rollers out in the Atlantic. The former is OK but gets old after a while. The latter never does. Running a 10,000 lb vee up the back of a big swell, from a hole so deep you can't see the horizon, then jumping across to the next one is a pretty satisfying substitute for max speed. With or without the Miami Vice soundtrack.

Bill- the MV music is covered under under my Sonny Crockett Wannabe franchise. Please remit your check this morning.
Chris Sunkin is offline  


Quick Reply: New guy here who needs some advice.


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.