"HK" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Still conflicted about the whole large CC vs Cuddy. Looked at the
Canyon 33 again and talked to the dealer - he's not getting a lot of
traffic on the boat - I may win this one yet.

Found a Jupiter 31 Cuddy http://www.jupitermarine.com/31c.aspx that I
liked a lot - white with blue accents - my favorite color scheme.

Still have a couple of weeks before I decide to pull the trigger -
I've renewed my slip, so I have a place to put it. If not, I can keep
the slip and let the marina use it for transients with a kickback to
me.

Great day all around - getting the fever to get back on the water.


If i was paying all that money for a boat that size and slip fees, I'd
want to be able to overnight on it once in a while.


Jupiter makes some great boats, but these days, with regular grade
gasoline climbing to $4.00 US at gasoline stations and higher at marinas,
and with that 31-footer required at least two 250 hp engines, maybe
more...whew! Probably burns 30 gph or more at a reasonable cruise
speed...that's going to be $120-$150 an hour, just to move along at a nice
clip.

Not that I wouldn't want to own one...but I'd want to own a string of
gasoline stations, too!


Tom just sold off his half of Connecticut, he's probably not too worried
about gas. ;-)