Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

Have some concerns about how it will ride in the LOTO soup.
will i get beat to death? Can the boat handle the wave abuse? anything i should be aware of with this setup?

Thanks

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it does amazingly well in the slop!

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it will be a little flighty on the rough days, but the rest of the time it will be a blast.... :evilb: :D :drink:

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Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh it will!!!!!! The most fun you will ever have with clothing.....

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3 feet and under and it will ride like a Cadillac. Over that and your passengers better hold on. :evilb:

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thanks guys. :cool:
ill post pics if the deal goes thru.

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Mine is for sale with big blocks in the Classifieds. It might be worth considering in the rough water? The extra weight helps keep it down and its 15mph faster than the outboards.

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Theres One On screamandfly For sale

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i have a 98 30' with 300x's. its used primarily in the barnegat bay. 100 gals of fuel, 2 3 or 4 people, 15x32 3 blades, 62-6300 rpms, usually 1-2 ft washing machine water its a consistent 100mph boat with a best of 106 and a very conservative set-up. they love chop and dont like swells. i totally agree with what speed2lead said...100%. going to tinker over the winter. its my understanding that by adding a little weight to the nose on the outboard boats it'll run better and faster. boat has perfect manners, has never left me feeling like i'm on the edge of outta control. its my first cat and will NOT be my last. good luck in your purchase. in my opinion its the best outboard cat on the market (pleasure wise) but then again i'm partial

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

that is a beautiful cat...
Quick ?...what are transport charges to the west coast for a cat that that?

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Looks like your dealing with rough water too.
thanks for the feedback and nice ride :cool:

the rest of you guys. post pics of yours. i have Spectre fever!

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

The only weekends you will see 1-2 foot washing machine water is in the cold months at LOTO. :evilb:

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

well Steve wheres the pics ?

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pics compliments of '' Lucididee" Thanks again Dor

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Steve did you get ahold of Randy? Also are you going to come out and get the boat yourself?

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

still negotiating. ill post when its a done deal.

Bernie, nice talking to you. :D

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

a friend just happened to be in the area and checked it out for me today. transporting is still up in the air at this point.
appreciate your help and advice though!

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steve if ya need anything gimme a ring...good talkin to ya

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I thought they looked familiar. Any time Bern.

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Steve
I, myself am leaning toward one with egg-beaters if you know of one that is a good deal please let me know so that I may check it out..
Thanks
eliminator219

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no problem

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will be picking it up in a week or so. :cool:

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:eek: :eek: Congrats Steve, nice! :cool:

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Nice Steve! Did you sell the Formula?

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thank you guys

it was an Apache. yes, sold it awhile back when i got laid off. best boat i ever owned :(

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

heres one for sale at loto. dont know anything about it. myself or one of the other loto guys can go check it out for you if you want.

http://www.dmmotorsports.com/moredet...=dmmotorsports

Re: Looking at a 30 ft. Spectre w/300's
 

Oops, my bad. Those 30 Spectres are very popular down here.

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Nice ride. Have fun and try to keep under 100mph :evilb: :evilb:

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Give it time the Apache (nice boat) will soon become the the SECOND BEST boat you've ever owned.
Your going to love the outboard cat.
Good luck
:drink:

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What he said !!!

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Andy
Whats on your schedule for this weekend? I seen somewhere that wet-vet is going to some lake in Indiana, is that still on and are you also going? I might like to tag along even thou showers are predicted of sat and sun, but then Im not made of sugar..
Les

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Nice boat Steve. Congratulations. It will still be easy to find you at Frankie and Louies. :D

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Congrat's Steve!!! Good to see you back with a boat!!!

How do the 30ft Spectre's with outboards do on fuel?? Compaired to the Big Blocks???

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mine has 300x's at 5000rpms i'm buring 15-17 gph per motor, flat out 63-6500 i'm double that

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true, but there wont be any dock space when your F4 is there :D

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Dont worry....you will be there first :evilb:

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That's right. :p :p

So he can save me the space out front where there is plenty of room. :eek: :eek:

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I love the boat and Im sure you will too.
One thing I would consider changeing asap is the drive indicators. Trim is important in these boats and the current indicators on the center consol are going to be worthless. JMHO

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Be careful with that tab on LOTO. You really will never use it there. NO flat water

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yup, was thinking the same thing. last thing i want to do is look down at ANY speed.

Josh, yes it is the same boat.