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On 20 Dec 2005 17:05:28 -0800, wrote:

Is it the right boat for Wayne? Probably not fast enough or the best
possible choice in choppy conditions.

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For $7K you could option it up to a 350 Mag MPI with a Bravo 3
outdrive and probably get some performance out of it, but at only 17
degrees of deadrise it would shake your fillings out and probably
damage the boat in short order. Fuel capacity is only 75 gallons, not
really enough for a bigger engine, and air conditioning (mandatory
here) is another $3K, windlass $1.7K.

With over $12K in mandatory options the price is still low but it's a
totally unsuitable boat for around here. They just don't hold up in
sal****er and Florida sun. Even the best made boats require a lot of
TLC to keep them up to spec.