I bought a new boat, any good?
04-11-2014 | 09:24 AM
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Store it indoors if possible. Those red ones turn pink really fast, especially given its age. With proper maintenance you can keep her red, but I have seen a lot of pink ones running around. But when kept up right the red with tan interior really looks classy.
04-11-2014 | 10:36 AM
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Yep, very nice! BTW, that IS an offshore boat, It has a SS prop and Corsa exhaust. 
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04-11-2014 | 11:10 AM
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You can load pics to Photobucket.com or other free pic services, then post the image link.
Bad part is, if you lose the photobucket account or delete pics from it, they disappear anywhere they were posted.
I keep a separate folder for Forums that I don't touch once posted.
Bad part is, if you lose the photobucket account or delete pics from it, they disappear anywhere they were posted.
I keep a separate folder for Forums that I don't touch once posted.
04-11-2014 | 11:17 AM
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Ever since this thread got started, I started looking at Crownlines in Boat Trader to see what they are all about. It is very rare to find one with a big block, and rare to find one with a cuddy cabin. I didn't see any with both. Actually, I think it would be a pretty good boat for me, because any boat I get needs to have a windshield to keep the wind noise out of my ears (they've had enough abuse).
Enjoy your new ride!
Michael
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04-11-2014 | 11:33 AM
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Very nice CL, great looking boat, and yes this IS an offshore style boat and bet it's pretty stable in choppy sea's.... hope you enjoy it and like others have said don't pour you're heart and soul into this for more speed, enjoy it for now and save your green backs, Peso's, cabbage, duckies and buy a boat that is already built faster.
04-11-2014 | 02:16 PM
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I owned a '94 Crownline myself. Two things that were already mentioned in this thread were very sound advice and worth repeating:
Keep up with the red. Mine stayed in water all season, and every spring it was a huge PIA to get the red back from the pink it became over the summer.
Keep a VERY close eye on the wood in the boat. I had to replace almost every piece of wood in mine during the time I owned it - Bow seating frames, passenger and driver's seat frames, rear seat frame, floor, stringers, etc.
As was already stated, Crownline didn't use treated plywood back then, and it will rot very easily if you aren't careful.
Keep up with the red. Mine stayed in water all season, and every spring it was a huge PIA to get the red back from the pink it became over the summer.
Keep a VERY close eye on the wood in the boat. I had to replace almost every piece of wood in mine during the time I owned it - Bow seating frames, passenger and driver's seat frames, rear seat frame, floor, stringers, etc.
As was already stated, Crownline didn't use treated plywood back then, and it will rot very easily if you aren't careful.
