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Posted: July 23 2005,10:17 am |
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I am already thinking about changing boats again and would like to draw from some exp. I know that several of you have had different boats so I like to hear what you think. I love the o/b tunnel but, weight is the enemy and I have to seat 6 (small or otherwise). Anyhow I was thinking about an older jet or v-drive around 22ft and open bow. I like to ski and the kids want to tube so I would like something that planes quick.
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Posted: July 23 2005,10:31 pm |
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What is your primary use for it? Is it mostly inner tubing & wake boarding? Are you looking to by used (usually someone elses problem) or new? Where do you usually boat?
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Posted: July 24 2005,8:39 am |
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Quote (LASINC @ July 23 2005,10:31 pm) | What is your primary use for it? Is it mostly inner tubing & wake boarding? Are you looking to by used (usually someone elses problem) or new? Where do you usually boat? |
Pulling the kids on the tube (painfully slow cuz they're young), skiing and riding arnd the lake. No wakeboarding yet. I plan on buying used. Az lakes - Pleasant and Roosevelt.
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Posted: July 24 2005,8:56 am |
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B.B. that's sweet. That is pretty close to what I had in mind but, I have never had a v-drive so I don't know the ins and outs of them. What I would really like to know is how good the hulls and the quality of the older boats. I.E. back in the late 70's and early 80's Schiada made the best v-drive minidaycruisers followed by....... I heard a lot of names but I am not sure how good they really were. Some of the makers that I associate with quality are Schiada, Eliminator, Nordic, Sleekcraft and Hallet. What do you think???
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Bullitt Bob
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Posted: July 24 2005,9:31 am |
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In my opinion, Sanger is top shelf when it comes to excellent, durable hulls and they really know how to put a v-drive boat together. Biesmeyer, Campbell, Eliminator, Hawaiian and Sleekcraft are also excellent daycruisers, but as with any older boat it really comes down to how it was used, abused and cared for.
GoFastRacer is the board expert on this topic and when he eventually chimes in, I'd take his suggestions as gospel.
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Posted: July 24 2005,10:15 am |
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Quote (Bullitt Bob @ July 24 2005,9:31 am) | In my opinion, Sanger is top shelf when it comes to excellent, durable hulls and they really know how to put a v-drive boat together. Biesmeyer, Campbell, Eliminator, Hawaiian and Sleekcraft are also excellent daycruisers, but as with any older boat it really comes down to how it was used, abused and cared for.
GoFastRacer is the board expert on this topic and when he eventually chimes in, I'd take his suggestions as gospel. |
Yea that Sanger is really nice.
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Posted: July 24 2005,10:18 am |
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Quote (Sleek-Jet @ July 24 2005,10:13 am) | My advise would be to ride in a couple different hulls to see what you like.
If you'll be up at Rosy next weekend, I'll take you for a spin in the Eliminator. |
I definitely would like to get up there and I got fuel I need to burn in the GMT. I'll check the work/school sched. and see if I can. Did you test drive it yet??
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Posted: July 24 2005,10:35 am |
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How does it run?? Good holeshot?? Smooth?? (20 ???'s)
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Posted: July 24 2005,7:53 pm |
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And fast he wasn't messn arnd put up a bunch quick. Do v-drives use less gas than jets???
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Posted: July 24 2005,7:55 pm |
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Quote (AZKC @ July 24 2005,12:08 pm) | Just for ease of use and safety a jet is the way to go. But you do use a bit more gas and slow driving speeds for small children tubing may be an issue. Its according to where it will run without losing plane. Mine probably falls of plane around 20-25 mph.
That 25 foot Sleekcraft was pretty cool. Got a nice cabin to get out of the sun and catch a nap. Â |
K.C. I don't think you can use one of those cabins during tthe summer in Az it would prob be like an oven
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Posted: July 24 2005,8:06 pm |
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Man o man, I think I'll just stay out of this one!.
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Posted: July 24 2005,8:42 pm |
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Quote (GoFastRacer @ July 24 2005,8:06 pm) | Man o man, I think I'll just stay out of this one!. Â Â |
What!! Come on!!!
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