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Originally Posted by Indy
(Post 4624838)
Could it accept twins or too small? Nice boat!
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Glad to hear the pilot and pass will be ok.
Boat looks great Nate! |
Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix
(Post 4624817)
Nice Nate, everglades are proud of there boats!
And made over here,,,,,,, one of the guys on our old dock in Indiana has a son that is a ME there. Or was a couple years back anyway, lost contact with most of those. If US1 see's this thread he would know better. Bob Dougherty founded Edgewater (later sold) and Everglades after running Boston Whaler for 20+ years. The 243 Everglades was an iconic design and Nate's 223 is basically the same boat without the enclosed head in the console. They are weight sensitive and they have had issues with sinking (open scuppers) when overloaded so definitely NO TWINS! They came out with a 273 (similar design 3 ft bigger) and it will do twins. Bob died a couple years back and Everglades was sold to an investor group. His son Steve ran the company with him and is still making fiberglass products but they are more like accessories than actual boats. If you bought Nate's boat new in 2004 it was about 40-45K brand new and it is probably worth 85% of that today because a new 243 with a single 300 is like 100K! |
Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
(Post 4624894)
Bob Dougherty founded Edgewater (later sold) and Everglades after running Boston Whaler for 20+ years. The 243 Everglades was an iconic design and Nate's 223 is basically the same boat without the enclosed head in the console. They are weight sensitive and they have had issues with sinking (open scuppers) when overloaded so definitely NO TWINS! They came out with a 273 (similar design 3 ft bigger) and it will do twins.
Bob died a couple years back and Everglades was sold to an investor group. His son Steve ran the company with him and is still making fiberglass products but they are more like accessories than actual boats. If you bought Nate's boat new in 2004 it was about 40-45K brand new and it is probably worth 85% of that today because a new 243 with a single 300 is like 100K! some damn cool info there. thanks for that. this one was in the mid 30's used with 400hrs on her but needs zero. happy with the boat for sure |
Originally Posted by Nate5.0
(Post 4624903)
some damn cool info there. thanks for that.
this one was in the mid 30's used with 400hrs on her but needs zero. happy with the boat for sure https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/manuf...-boston-whaler I got a few facts wrong, he was with whaler for over 30+ years. I said the scupper issue sinks the boats, well they won't actually sink but rather capsize would have been a better term to use. The 211 had the issue the worst, they take on water and roll at the dock. |
Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4624585)
I figured drones would have put them out of business by now.
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Originally Posted by ToMorrow44
(Post 4624980)
I don't know how their "business model" hasn't put them out of business...
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Originally Posted by Nate5.0
(Post 4624805)
It's perfect for around here, big thing was being able to ride the gulf as the last Pathfinder we had didn't like the outside area. This on is just fine and rides better than I thought it would.
Of course I want bigger or more like a 35' Statement but maybe another day later down the road, not in those ranges just yet. I will settle with riding on them a lot for now lol. Wanting to be around this area or more south like Ft. Myers/Naples? |
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
(Post 4625355)
Sarasota would be about as far South as I'd go. I've been going to the panhandle since the 70's and being from the Midwest I wouldn't hate still having a change of seasons so right now Pensacola has my interest from a house/lot size for the money perspective.
You can tell your friends and family you retired to LA.......lower Alabama! :D |
I don't see near as many jacked up 4x4's flying confederate flags as I used to but you still get them cruising up and down Front Beach Rd in PCB occasionally.
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