$150k budget... What to buy???
12-22-2010, 10:06 AM
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Just want to tack on here about towing.
Actual trailering (towing) is, for the most part, the least of your worries 'cause once you get a towed load going it doesn't take much to keep it going. However, with the size boats you are considering I would think long & hard about getting that sumb!tch out of the water on a less than ideal possibly steep launch ramp. There is nothing, AND I MEAN NOTHING, like the pucker factor of feeling your vehicle starting to go backwards against your will towards the water on a ramp. Good for the YouTube laugh - bad for you.
I've towed a lot of different things with a lot of different vehicles over the years and like most, have learned the hard way. You might think you're only gonna go 10 minutes but sooner or later you will wanna go farther when your new go-fast friends invite to new places. Bottom line - you can NEVER have too much towing capacity.
Tom
Actual trailering (towing) is, for the most part, the least of your worries 'cause once you get a towed load going it doesn't take much to keep it going. However, with the size boats you are considering I would think long & hard about getting that sumb!tch out of the water on a less than ideal possibly steep launch ramp. There is nothing, AND I MEAN NOTHING, like the pucker factor of feeling your vehicle starting to go backwards against your will towards the water on a ramp. Good for the YouTube laugh - bad for you.
I've towed a lot of different things with a lot of different vehicles over the years and like most, have learned the hard way. You might think you're only gonna go 10 minutes but sooner or later you will wanna go farther when your new go-fast friends invite to new places. Bottom line - you can NEVER have too much towing capacity.
Tom
12-22-2010, 10:07 AM
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I'm going to retract my previous post.
You should buy my 90+ mph 33 O/L that is a great party boat
.......so I can buy the 38 TS Top Gun
You should buy my 90+ mph 33 O/L that is a great party boat
.......so I can buy the 38 TS Top Gun
12-22-2010, 10:17 AM
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12-22-2010, 10:23 AM
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These threads are always good fun!
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12-22-2010, 11:52 AM
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Tons of great advice here... It's appreciated...
To clear things up, I don't mind getting a tow vehicle... Funny enough, my last boat is why I have my current truck. I would just buy a $15k older truck to handle the job and can write it off so it wouldn't be the end of the world and it wouldn't take away from my budget... Nor would a repair budget... So taking all that into consideration I'm still willing to spend up to $150k
Any thoughts on this:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o21608-en.html
All the best!
To clear things up, I don't mind getting a tow vehicle... Funny enough, my last boat is why I have my current truck. I would just buy a $15k older truck to handle the job and can write it off so it wouldn't be the end of the world and it wouldn't take away from my budget... Nor would a repair budget... So taking all that into consideration I'm still willing to spend up to $150k
Any thoughts on this:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o21608-en.html
All the best!
If you're going to upgrade your tow, something like this would be perfect:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37143-en.html
That said, you're the one that suggested a cat hull that is much less practical, so maybe you would prefer a 38' Cig. Great boats, you can't go wrong with them, but that is one helluva Donzi for the price, and should fit everything that you want to do with it.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o34351-en.html
Last edited by wjb21ndtown; 12-22-2010 at 11:58 AM.
