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Old 02-27-2012 | 08:41 PM
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Default Can the 22-25' Eliminator Daytonas Handle the Ocean

Right or wrong, when I think of Eliminator, I think of a fast lake boat. I was wondering if the lake boat perception is really accurate. Can the 22 and 25 foot Daytonas handle the Pacific ocean on calmer days without pounding the occupants or the hull into submission (or stress cracks)?

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Old 02-27-2012 | 09:04 PM
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i had an older 23.5 daytona i remember it being good up to about 1.5 to 2 foot seas then had to slow down and things got wet after that
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Old 02-27-2012 | 10:20 PM
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Not sure about the ocean but Lake Erie will take the fun out of boating real quick in a 25 Daytona. Swells are too far apart to stay on top.
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Old 02-27-2012 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dmann
Not sure about the ocean but Lake Erie will take the fun out of boating real quick in a 25 Daytona. Swells are too far apart to stay on top.
Off topic but was your avatar photo taken at Cumberland?
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Old 02-27-2012 | 10:33 PM
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Old 02-28-2012 | 12:07 AM
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Sure was. Were you there also?
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Old 02-28-2012 | 12:11 AM
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Sure was. Were you there also?
I'm there every weekend in the summer. That shoreline is hard to miss.
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Old 02-28-2012 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by dmann
Not sure about the ocean but Lake Erie will take the fun out of boating real quick in a 25 Daytona. Swells are too far apart to stay on top.
its not that there that far apart on erie...they are actually pretty close. Its the fact that on anygiven day your hitting two 3' waves followed by one 5' wave followed by a 1 foot wave followed by two 3' waves and repeat..but they are all close and steep.
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Old 02-28-2012 | 12:20 PM
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I've heard the Great Lakes have a washing machine effect.

What happens when you hit a 5 foot wave in a Daytona 25? Is that going to stuff it?

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Old 02-28-2012 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael1
I've heard the Great Lakes have a washing machine effect.

What happens when you hit a 5 foot wave in a Daytona 25? Is that going to stuff it?

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Simple...Im guessing its a sit down boat.
You drill a hole in the middle of the seat, then use that hole to mount a 2" hitch ball. Now when you hit that 5' wave, shear pucker power will keep you firmly attached to the restraint system and in the boat. you may get a little wet, you may walk like Jessica Simpson after taking the entire dallas offensive line at once, but you should stay in the boat and survive.
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