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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4155859)
Like I said, to each their own. If I could afford a nice second boat for entertaining large groups it would be a yacht with full bar and amenities.
70 miles per hour does not get me into the thrill zone so might as well have the comfort of a yacht or nice cruiser. All just my opinion of course. I just don't see the appeal of the CCs other than the convenience of the OBs. 70's offshore in real waves is more than enough to get your heart up. I hope you realize most these big offshore boats are in that range as far as speed |
"Our inland lakes" do you mean that only Offshore boat owners should be allowed to use your inland lakes??
Some of you redneck members are brutal, you treat every other type of boater like an enemy, you need to wake up and get back to the roots of boating, "pleasure and respect on the water" Whether you drive a sail boat a pontoon, a bass boat of a 42 Cig we are all boaters
Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4155741)
Me too. I'm surprised at all the praise for CCs on this thread. First our inland lakes get taken over by pontoons and now these giant 70 mph fiberglass pontoons are going to replace traditional go-fasts? I don't like it. I don't need ten people on my boat. I rarely have four.
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no wood! awesome, put 300 xs's the difference over a 250 is unbelievable
Originally Posted by Pete280
(Post 4155811)
This is my second CC and I couldnt be happier, the boat has a great layout, very well built, I love the simplicity of a CC and nothing like standing up working on your motors. I have a 4yr old and for kids it's a no brainer, bottom line I own a boat to "use" it and have fun, that's it!
32' x 8' x 6,000 lbs, about 57 gps top speed with my old 250's, should be 63-64 when I re-power with Merc 250 xs's in a year or so. I do my yearly maintenance in the spring and run the boat all summer. Sonic bought the Dakota molds and is selling the same hull, Marlago, Marlin, Palmetto were all the same basic hull at some point. all composite construction, no wood rot to worry about. About 5'5" headroom in console for a head, decent cabin that 2 can sleep in, Boat rides great in rough water, that's the main reason I bought this model. CLA if the only thing keeping your lady from leaving is the boat you may need to re-evaulate http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8b1405c8.jpg |
Nevermind. You can't discuss anything here intelligently anymore without people getting an attitude. Sad.
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4155891)
Nevermind. You can't discuss anything here intelligently anymore without people getting an attitude. Sad.
Lol.....I am going to say you started it the unintelligent end of it there bud. |
If I lived in a fresh water lake I would not appreciate OB's either but for saltwater they are the ticket, anodized aluminum holds up much better than steel, period!, OB's are also designed for the purpose, extended high RPM runs are normal.
Jupiter, the Marlin was a 35, there are differences between all of those but I think the hulls are the same, the 35's are 9'4" wide and mine is 8' but I think the hull is similar. I think they were ahead of their time for a lot of the features, mine is a 97 |
Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4155891)
Nevermind. You can't discuss anything here intelligently anymore without people getting an attitude. Sad.
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I owned a 28' Mako C.C. from 1987 to 1998 and to this day i miss that boat. It's not about how many people you can carry, more about the simplicity of operation and maintenance. I still don't get the blinging up that's done to performance C.C's, seem to compromise the intent having to keep up all the high end upolstery, carpeting, stereo speakers, gazillion of anodized signage stating who made the boat etc. C.C. boats are work trucks and work trucks can be blingless and fast.
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4155891)
Nevermind. You can't discuss anything here intelligently anymore without people getting an attitude. Sad.
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Originally Posted by Nate5.0
(Post 4155507)
Who the hell are you hanging out with that would do that?
Maybe you should see what kind of friends you have first then There used to be this couple who had one of those big wide old Sea Ray 42s from the 80s who used to come out to our sand bar. There were all kinds of people on that boat big party. Boat would get trashed, unbelievable. |
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