need a bigger boat, oppinions please
01-13-2009 | 08:42 PM
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For 80k you ought to be able to get a hell of a 33' or even a hell of a 36' outlaw for that matter. When it doubt Sea trial one of each and you will know right away which one fits your needs.
I don't have anything against bajas ( I almost bought a 36' before I found mine) but you might also check out active thunder as well. I looked heavily at them and Sonics before I got my boat because I was looking for a heavy boat that I would be comfortable in while boating with our infant son in all conditions.
I don't have anything against bajas ( I almost bought a 36' before I found mine) but you might also check out active thunder as well. I looked heavily at them and Sonics before I got my boat because I was looking for a heavy boat that I would be comfortable in while boating with our infant son in all conditions.
01-14-2009 | 07:55 AM
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01-14-2009 | 10:28 AM
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Your boat looks great and cigarette seems to be the best of the best. The more I learn the more there is to consider. I think Im more into turn key and low maintnance. How dependable are the 500 plus cid. merc. engines. Is it a chore to maintain and keep in tune an older boat with twin carburated engines.Do they still make the 31 bullet?
01-14-2009 | 11:18 AM
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I put 450 hours on a 32 Sunsation over 5 seasons on LOTO. I never beat the crap out of it, but then again I ran hard and never doubted the structural integrity of the boat in snotty conditions either. And it proved the integrity. After that time and hours there was not one blemish or stess crack on that hull.
With that said, it is a much smaller hull overall than the 33 OL, so there are differences in the comparison.
K4M spent several hundred hours in it with me, so he can attest that the hull stood up to the LOTO conditions.
I think either boat will serve you well on LOTO. And either are a good size for getting around to the restaurants etc.
With that said, it is a much smaller hull overall than the 33 OL, so there are differences in the comparison.
K4M spent several hundred hours in it with me, so he can attest that the hull stood up to the LOTO conditions.
I think either boat will serve you well on LOTO. And either are a good size for getting around to the restaurants etc.
01-14-2009 | 12:17 PM
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01-14-2009 | 12:24 PM
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