First big boat recomendations??
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Haha thanks for the insight. If you think v12's in a boat are bad, you should see some of the bikes I've had and the R1 powered go-kart for runs down Kanan. I'm back to looking for 24' ish single engine something or others now...
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I spent two years looking for a boat and spending a whole lot of time on this site. I had my heart set on a 31 Sonic, mint condition, great price. Then I ran into the towing issue. Spend some time in the towing section, it opened my eyes tremendously concerning towing big boats.
I concur with buying something stock. Tricked out boats that you haven't done = a whole lot of money finding out what's wrong. And things always go wrong with tricked out boats.
I got extremely lucky and found my 26 PQ locally. Low hours, the previous owner was pretty anal about it which is great, plus he does car shows for a hobby, so he was dead on with his maintenance. It plows through the chop with no problems at all. It's good on gas with the single, it just depends what you want to do with the boat. Pantera, Sonic, Active Thunder, are all great boats, my biggest advice, don't have a bad case of the gotta haves, be patient, it will make your choice that much better. Good luck
I concur with buying something stock. Tricked out boats that you haven't done = a whole lot of money finding out what's wrong. And things always go wrong with tricked out boats.
I got extremely lucky and found my 26 PQ locally. Low hours, the previous owner was pretty anal about it which is great, plus he does car shows for a hobby, so he was dead on with his maintenance. It plows through the chop with no problems at all. It's good on gas with the single, it just depends what you want to do with the boat. Pantera, Sonic, Active Thunder, are all great boats, my biggest advice, don't have a bad case of the gotta haves, be patient, it will make your choice that much better. Good luck
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My Sunsation is my first boat. At 32' , it's been a steep learning curve. Twins have also added to operating costs significantly. I have a partner in it to share costs and learn from which has been a big help. Since we bought it, we've put about 10K in repairs and outfitting. Be sure to leave plenty of room in the budget for that stuff. If I were doing it all on my own, I would have definately stuck with one of their older 288 Intimidator's or 25' Aggressor's. Can't go wrong with a single, stock bbc and a Bravo drive.
Last edited by Ryan8886; 07-20-2008 at 11:53 AM.




