Why?
#1
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Why?
As the thread title states?! Seriously, what's the scoop on this boat? Older owner who wanted easy docking and either hates noise or is in a noise restricted area? Weird seeing no external steering, BIII's, and underwater exhaust on a TS TG. Otherwise the boat is t!ts. Adding steering, exhaust, and changing out the lowers would be easy enough though I think the engines might have to be pulled to properly fill in the transom. Would the ECM's have to be re-flashed to disable the Axius or just pull a fuse so the joystick is inoperable? Will be interesting to see if next owner uses "as is" or converts it over to a more traditional setup.
https://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...20-o76984.html
https://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...20-o76984.html
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This boats been for sale for awhile now. Think it was well over 300k before pbc listed it. I agree it is an odd setup but easy to drive, maintain, quite at idle etc. Maybe from Europe?
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Nice boat, but to have it built that way you would have to plan on keeping it a long time and realize that the resale value would not be good, as it would need a very specific buyer. I also doubt very much that, set up will 80 mph!
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Obviously it was built for a specific purchase. I agree on the first thought. It could be for someone who lives/lived in a tight canal, and needed the ability to dock it easily on their lift, without making a lot of noise. It would be a great tender as well; especially with that large cabin. The Bravo III setup lends itself to that function too for ease of getting on plane when heavy. I had 27 people on a TS/TG during the Miami Boat Show a few years back, and it was not easy getting on plane with all that weight in the cabin.
And I think the Axius would still work with Bravo 1 XR lowers, it would just need to be recalibrated. And that exhaust will still make a fair amount of racket when the boat is on plane.
And I think the Axius would still work with Bravo 1 XR lowers, it would just need to be recalibrated. And that exhaust will still make a fair amount of racket when the boat is on plane.
Last edited by Sydwayz; 12-19-2019 at 11:20 AM.
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If the boat handles and runs properly with those drives (granted with a lower top end) I can see the attraction.
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