John H. wrote:
On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:19:04 -0400, Dan intrceptor@gmaildotcom wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:48:43 -0400, Dan intrceptor@gmaildotcom wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:28:41 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:37:01 -0700, Tim wrote:

No Vic, I've never boated in the winter, even though I know some real
die-hards who feesh out of a boat as long as the water isn''t frozen
over.
Like me. I've been known to go fishing on Webster Lake with skim ice
the day before Christmas.

This summer I chartered with a guide on Lake Murray and he told me he
had a charter once in late January. Temperature was 17 or so and
winds were upwards of 20. He called the client and kinda gave a hint
that it might be better to wait a couple of days before until the
weather got warmer and the client said "What the hell kind of guide
are you?".

ROTFL!!

Turns out the two guys were from Alaska.
Tom, put on your boat knowledge hat for a minute. I'm being offered a Key
West, 18', CC, with the Yamaha 4stroke 150 HP and aluminum trailer for
about $28K.

A Scout, with the same engine, etc, would run about $4-5K more. Are they
worth it?
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***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H
Check the price with the 115 before you buy.

Dan
With the 115 it's about $3500 cheaper according to the salesman.
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***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H
Damn, I wouldn't have guessed that much of a difference. See if you can
sea trial one with the 115. I'm happy with the performance on my 19'6" CC.

Dan

You may well be correct. I guess the idea of going 'max horsepower' came
from years back when I had a 15' Whaler with a 70hp Johnson, which was the
max.

Do you ever use your boat for pulling skiers, tubers, or whatever?

I haven't but the boat has plenty of power for that. I can get just
under 40 mph (GPS) on a calm day with two people and the usual coolers,
ice, etc. I also try to keep the tank at least 3/4 full so that's
another 270# or more. The 115 will save you about 60# on the transom.

The only reason I can think of to get a 150 on that Key West would be if
you had to cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. You are
going to be on a lake so you will benefit from calmer sea conditions.

Dan