"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Rural Knight wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Rural Knight wrote:

"Donny" wrote in message
news Dude, follow my lead, there are PLENTY of nice older boats out
there,
you just have'ta find 'em. We did, so can you. I wallowed in the
boat
search sites for almost a year until I concluded that most are not
good deals at all.

Our total budget was right around what yours is, and we haven't come
close to it yet, and are cruising, fishing, and having a GREAT time
on
Lake Champlain.

Granted, my 9'6" beam would be a problem for a non-professional
driver
to take down the road, but it hasn't proved so for us, yet. (It
might
later, depending on if I decide to actually permit it!)

I was just going to ask how you got away with that. ;)

Our Parker 2520XL has a 9'6" beam. I don't like pulling a trailer, but
I
have hauled the boat about a bit. It's not a problem. If I were going
to
haul the boat around regularly, I'd get a permit from the State of
Maryland, but the place where we keep the boat is so convenient, I'm
thinking of selling off the new trailer.

Well, don't get caught in CT - $700 fine and the SP/DMV Traffic Squad
will stop you. My Ranger trailer is just under at 106 inches and I've
been stopped twice to have the trailer inspected and weighed in the
year I've owned the boat.

It's a pain in the.....well, let's just leave it at that. ;)

Later,

Tom

Hmmm. Where in Connecticut do you boat? We used to do a lot of
fresh-water boating at Candlewood and Zoar, and for a couple of years
had access to cottage on Zoar. Caught my first smallie there when I was
about seven...

I'm about as far North and East as you can get from Candlewood
and still stay in the state. ;)

Later,

Tom