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My personal preferance is 6 pack full stagger with 1/4 cabin for your junk.....but for everyone that does family boating it just isn't practical.
But hey another idea is to have say a 53' express cruiser and the wave crusher to do bay blasts with while everyone hangs on the cruiser. :D:D All in all most family boating you need the frills of the full cabin to go hang, shower & change to go get ready to got to the bar & restaraunt at the end of the day to unwind. Just a couple of hindsight thoughts on my part. Sean |
The reason I like a big cabin is I put about 75 hours on the motors driving. The rest of the time (about 1000 hours) I am in a cove or on the beach blending up some crazy drinks and listening to tunes. The girls love the air condition cabin more than any motor when you are partying.
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If you need a cabin, go for a "cabin cruiser" Otherwise, just go with the basics. You will probably not use the amenities anyway
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I like having the best of both worlds. Being able to go fast when I want and also having someplace comfortable to sleep for those weekend excursions.
I don't like to run my boat hard. I open her up for a minute or so but mainly cruising at 50mph. If I wanted to run fast all the time and beat the crap out of my boat I would opt for no cabin. For the type of boating I do, a cabin is needed. BTW, a friend has a 42' OL and his cabin seems to hold up just fine. Panther |
Originally posted by 10x Scott: I think the ideal setup would be to have a big Sea Ray type of cruiser docked in the harbor for partying and entertaining, then, the hot rod go fast deep V or cat docked along side. (Now back to reality) Boating is about compromises, you can't run 100 in 5-6's in that 45 Sea Ray, but you can't go down below in that 3 man bolster, stag eng, no cabin hot rod boat and flip on the AC, take a shower, and watch some TV. For me, I like havin some what of a cabin to get out of the sun or just kick back and relax. (The wife will surely agree to that!) We probably spend less than 2% of our time in the boat, in the cabin. So I say if we need to have all the plush comforts of home, we might as well stay home. We both love goin fast and jumpin waves! |
Originally posted by animalhouse wicked, knowing what I know now, I would think long and hard about the ammenities. Not because of how well they hold up in hard conditions, but the overall practicality of such a large cabin. The major use of this boat is all day trips. The bigger the cabin, the more junk you end up storing. But I will admit, I have been forced to spend some nights on-board, and thank god that it was there. The wine glasses and bottles of Grey Goose are all still in tact. |
JM Nicely done with the center console. Very sharp. I saw JD's in Florida very nice also. How bout more pics. NK
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We (3 of us) spend every weekend on the boat Fri-Sun but all we do in the cabin is sleep. If it's crappy we stay home, we've figured Cover-girl (Cigarette) is enough, I look at it as camping. If I need A/C, Heat, a fridge and want to watch TV or DVD's I'll stay home. I'm in a freakin cabin all winter long anyway!
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There's a switch ...
Originally posted by Nauti Kitty JM Nicely done with the center console. Very sharp. I saw JD's in Florida very nice also. How bout more pics. NK NK ..... I'll bring the Concept thread back up .... all I have are in there ....... JM :D |
I own a Formula 382 with all the amenities like Troutly, and don't regret it for a second. We've spent LOTS of long weekends onboard, and being able to duck into an air-conditioned cabin to cool off on a sweltering day in the middle of a raftup can be a Godsend, not to mention the savings on hotels. With 600's, we can run close to 80, but more importantly, we can cruise a 3900/55-60 all day long.
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