Bryan wrote:

"Mr Wizzard" wrote in message

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Having some crazy thoughts lately, so do I need smacked?
Ok, so I got my new 2005 Bayliner 175 last June, and had
a blast with it last year. I'm a single man with no kids, and of
course last year, everybody was my friend, and did a lot of
boating with the neighbors, and even had the ex on the boat
a few times. anyways, took it out yesturday for the first time
this year, and also had fun. But the whole thing has me
thinking lately. Neighbors all too busy to go out boating
with me, ex is not really into it, and a lot of my friends arn't
into boating ("that" much). Me? well, I love speed, period.
I love my Bayliner, and I love it when I do get out on the
water, but taking the 175 out by myself each time is a lot
of work, and a real chore to back it up in the driveway
which has only +/- 4-inches of chearance. Soooo.

I been thining (*very* wild hair) about the possibilities
of trading the 175 in on some sort of higher end PWC.
Either a 1,2 (3?) seat Sea Do, or Yamny jet ski or something.

Is this a crazy idea? Will I lose my shirt on a trade in?
I'd like to still get out on the lakes here in the great
NorthWest, I should be still able to do that, right ?
What is the range of one of these? Can I do 20 miles
on a tankfull ? How well do they do in light chop?

20 miles? Is that what you said? I go about 133 miles on a tankful
(18 gallons) of regular 87 octane on my four-stroke Yamaha cruiser
model pwc,
it did about 59-60 stock and with a few light, "bolt-on," non-engine
mods an honest
62-63. And it cruises super smoothly and comfortably in just about
any
rough water or even heavy chop I encounter (just for fun check out the
Yamaha
HO Cruiser model with its plush seat and seat-backs for driver and
passenger, unbeatable among pwc's for long-range comfort and
confidence). That's why me and my friend, who also has one, (and my
wife, who often travels on the back of mine with me for different
long-distance cruises and overnight trips) go a lot more places and
cover a lot more miles than anybody we know on traditional bigger
boats. You sound like a candidate for PWC nation to me, Mr. Wizzard.

Could a PWC be an adaquate substitute for the 175?

Thanks for any thoughts/dialogue on this notion.

The boat offers more variety and comfort. Find a nice cove, drop the
anchor, toss a few lures into the water, enjoy a nice picnic lunch, listen
to the radio or play some CD's, take a nap. Sounds like your 175 has a lot
more to offer than a PWC.


You can do all those things on a pwc too. Well, to me, the
installation of sound systems is way overkill, but lots of people do
it. Okay, on a pwc, you'll want/need to actually get off the boat and
onto the beach for your picnic lunch and nap, but that's not the end of
the world. (On Sundays I usually take the New York Times magazine
along with my towel and t-shirt in the dry bag and do the crossword
puzzle on whatever beach I decide to cruise to.) But you'll probably
end up visiting and discovering a lot more different coves and beaches
because it's so much easier and less hassle to trailer and launch solo,
and so much less expensive to own, store, maintain and definitely to
run.

Go to pwctoday.com and you can learn a lot more than here about what
kinds of things people can and like to do with pwc's, there are lots of
threads discussing pwc's vs. boats too from people who own both and are
enthusiasts with fairly measured, objective, perspectives not heavily
biased towards one or the other.

Yeah, just so you know, I'm blindly anti-PWC, so my perspective is seriously
biased.

Me I'm blindly pro-pwc (well, blindly pro-boat also!) so maybe I"m
biased too.

richforman