The 36 is an awesome boat...had one of the few with a stand up head before the 41 but in really big water I think the 5ft in length and extra weight make the difference.

you get a crap boat with crap money............at least thats what i was told lol

I agree 100% on that one. Our 36' is great on rivers and inland lakes but if we were always on the great lakes or in the ocean I think the 41' is the way to go for sure. When I was shopping I wanted something that was a little easier to tow and I didn't want it sticking out of my 40' slip.

Come on Mark, all that is needed is a few rocker arms!!!

:D After the season that I had, if I had boat payments on top of it all.....there would be scars on my wrists!!!:D But what the heck, I've now got two new engines and two fresh #6's...........probably the best time to sell!!!! That way I would be able to look at myself in the mirror!:cool-smiley-011:

Like mm has said, most boats are sold when they are tired!! The cost of them is the easy part!!!!!!:hitfan:

Let's be honest - boats don't get tired...boat owners get tired.

50 years and still boatin................WHERES MY GOLD WATCH???????????????????

if it was all done right and you treat it right you have 3-5 seasons before you do it again.......trouble free boating......how sweet it is............m.m..

What happened to the blower motors...................... :)

detonated.....the n/a motors are my spares...the 800s will be back........soon.......

see apache 28 thread........post #55........

There's an absolute world of difference between the 41 and the 36. I got tired of the hassles of the long, heavy 41 and BS'ed my self into replacing it with a 36. Didn't last a season. Traded it for a Topgun and started looking for another 41 project. Wonderful boat and nothing in its size class compares in messy water. It's just not a 41.

Hope to see it! Little Tommy was telling me about it.

there's no substitute for length and weight! :cool:

I went with the 36' because of the cost differential in running a 41 vs. a 36' and also the ease of finding dock space, cheaper storage and easier transport. Secondly the cabin had much better head room than the 41. We spend a lot of time overnighting on the boat and also hanging out so that was another factor.

If $$ wasn't an object I would probably be in a 41'.

I've been in a few Top Guns and they all seem to ride different... Some ride nice, others pound. Was on my friends this past summer and my knees and back hurt pretty bad. Took my boat out 30 min after we got back and the ride was much better.... The Flat Deck SE that I've been on definitely had a noticably better ride than the TG.

Or forget to turn on the aux. fuel pumps and lean one out....:hitfan:

We've all been there at one time or another... Luckilly I do most the work myself....:cool:

Ahhhh....good times, good times!!!:ernaehrung004:

you didnt mention down time...how much of your short summer did you miss....mental anguish has to be worth something.......

I hear ya!

I went down that road the first year I owned this boat... It took some $$$ to find out that the person I thought I trusted to do the work (friends for over 10 yrs) was just like the rest of em... Then I found someone I could trust to fix his mistakes and I did the rest of the work myself. The rest is history!! :ernaehrung004: