Skater vs Gladiator
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Re: Skater vs Gladiator
Originally Posted by Indy
Only for 35 years
Dan, where were you, the Race?
Dan, where were you, the Race?
Have you been out lately???
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Re: Skater vs Gladiator
Originally Posted by fountain40icbm
Have you been out lately??
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Re: Skater vs Gladiator
Originally Posted by Indy
Yes, we did the Brunch Run around Manhattan then my trailer brakes/bearings crapped out on me so it's been sitting. I want to run it one more time before winterization. So. Florida Trailers is supposed have the parts shipped to me this week. Hopefully I'll be out this coming weekend if I can find some time for the rebuild.
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The arnesons on my 36 Nor tech work wonderfully they are light & very strong.. + the boat has no porpoise that is prone to a #6 style drive... on a smaller 32 the arnesons will work best... as far as the Gladiator or ZR just drive both & you will find the answer easy.
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Originally Posted by customryder
The arnesons on my 36 Nor tech work wonderfully they are light & very strong.. + the boat has no porpoise that is prone to a #6 style drive... on a smaller 32 the arnesons will work best... as far as the Gladiator or ZR just drive both & you will find the answer easy.
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Originally Posted by fountain40icbm
You should have seen the water I just came back in. I dont think a 32 Skater could have done any better or given a better ride. The best I could average was 35-40mph. It was solid 8 footers. Real 8 footers. My dad has been boating for over 45 years and knows how to judge waves. I was driving and it was the biggest water I have ever driven in. If any of you have boated in Long Island Sound you know what Im talking about. If we ever get a Cat its going to be 36+ ft. One last thing, Im happy that there's a #1 on the side of our boat!!!
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Originally Posted by SS930
On Sat 10/14?????????? I don't know where you were, but I ran from New London to Clinton and never saw anything close to an 8 footer in LIS! Wind was was only 10 to 15 kts and waves were 2-4'. Check on NEBC as the records should be there. It's been a loooonnnnggg time since I've seen true 8 footers in LIS. Now Plum Gut or the Race are a different story, but are isolated areas and there certainly weren't 8 footers in the Sound on Sat!
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We pulled into Clinton around 4 PM. The wind was building from 10-15 kts earlier in the day to 15-20 by 5PM so I suspect it did get a little worse after we got off the water. I live on the shoreline and I can tell you it certainly wasn't 8's at any point, maybe 4' to 6' at best... rough either way. TRUE 8's (not OSO exaggerated) are huge and very rare for LIS.
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All I know is that I dont think a cat could hve gone any faster or given a better ride in the water we were in. Maybe, Maybe not.