Here is my boat. We paid 20k for it. Other than a prop, it has required no
upkeep.

http://tinyurl.com/7vaya

Here is the boat we're considering....

http://tinyurl.com/c6orm

Here are the reasons why.....

1. 6'5" enclosed cabin. The only reason to go below is to sleep or use the
enclosed head. Whereas on my pocket cruiser, I have to crouch everywhere.

2. Supposedly more fuel efficient with the dual prop outdrive. Definitely
tracks better at slower speed.

3. All weather, windowed cabin instead of canvas, more suitable for the
Pacific NorthWest.

4. Quieter, due to foamed hulls.

5. Dialed in with all the electronic goodies.

Downside......$465/mo. vs. $183/mo.

What do you fellas think?

-Greg

"Dene" wrote in message
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Here is my boat. We paid 20k for it. Other than a prop, it has required
no
upkeep.

http://tinyurl.com/7vaya

Here is the boat we're considering....

http://tinyurl.com/c6orm

Here are the reasons why.....

1. 6'5" enclosed cabin. The only reason to go below is to sleep or use
the
enclosed head. Whereas on my pocket cruiser, I have to crouch everywhere.

2. Supposedly more fuel efficient with the dual prop outdrive.
Definitely
tracks better at slower speed.

3. All weather, windowed cabin instead of canvas, more suitable for the
Pacific NorthWest.

4. Quieter, due to foamed hulls.

5. Dialed in with all the electronic goodies.

Downside......$465/mo. vs. $183/mo.

What do you fellas think?

-Greg




My opinion? Forget the single engine outdrive and invest your money in a
twin engined inboard with rudders. You will never look back.

RCE

"Dene" wrote in message
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"RCE" wrote in message
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"Dene" wrote in message
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Here is my boat. We paid 20k for it. Other than a prop, it has
required
no
upkeep.

http://tinyurl.com/7vaya

Here is the boat we're considering....

http://tinyurl.com/c6orm

Here are the reasons why.....

1. 6'5" enclosed cabin. The only reason to go below is to sleep or
use
the
enclosed head. Whereas on my pocket cruiser, I have to crouch
everywhere.

2. Supposedly more fuel efficient with the dual prop outdrive.
Definitely
tracks better at slower speed.

3. All weather, windowed cabin instead of canvas, more suitable for
the
Pacific NorthWest.

4. Quieter, due to foamed hulls.

5. Dialed in with all the electronic goodies.

Downside......$465/mo. vs. $183/mo.

What do you fellas think?

-Greg




My opinion? Forget the single engine outdrive and invest your money in a
twin engined inboard with rudders. You will never look back.

RCE

What about twin outboards. Did notice another listing with a pair of 150
hp
Evinrudes.

-Greg



My opinion? Much better than a single I/O.

RCE

"RCE" wrote in message
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"Dene" wrote in message
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Here is my boat. We paid 20k for it. Other than a prop, it has
required
no
upkeep.

http://tinyurl.com/7vaya

Here is the boat we're considering....

http://tinyurl.com/c6orm

Here are the reasons why.....

1. 6'5" enclosed cabin. The only reason to go below is to sleep or use
the
enclosed head. Whereas on my pocket cruiser, I have to crouch
everywhere.

2. Supposedly more fuel efficient with the dual prop outdrive.
Definitely
tracks better at slower speed.

3. All weather, windowed cabin instead of canvas, more suitable for the
Pacific NorthWest.

4. Quieter, due to foamed hulls.

5. Dialed in with all the electronic goodies.

Downside......$465/mo. vs. $183/mo.

What do you fellas think?

-Greg




My opinion? Forget the single engine outdrive and invest your money in a
twin engined inboard with rudders. You will never look back.

RCE

What about twin outboards. Did notice another listing with a pair of 150 hp
Evinrudes.

-Greg

"RCE" wrote in message
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"Dene" wrote in message
...
Here is my boat. We paid 20k for it. Other than a prop, it has required
no
upkeep.

http://tinyurl.com/7vaya

Here is the boat we're considering....

http://tinyurl.com/c6orm

Here are the reasons why.....

1. 6'5" enclosed cabin. The only reason to go below is to sleep or use
the
enclosed head. Whereas on my pocket cruiser, I have to crouch
everywhere.

2. Supposedly more fuel efficient with the dual prop outdrive.
Definitely
tracks better at slower speed.

3. All weather, windowed cabin instead of canvas, more suitable for the
Pacific NorthWest.

4. Quieter, due to foamed hulls.

5. Dialed in with all the electronic goodies.

Downside......$465/mo. vs. $183/mo.

What do you fellas think?

-Greg




My opinion? Forget the single engine outdrive and invest your money in a
twin engined inboard with rudders. You will never look back.

RCE


I do not think many of those are trailerable.

At six this morning, this boat popped into my computer screen, beckoning
me.....

http://tinyurl.com/axysw

Then we looked at it and fell in love. Sleeping on it tonight, then will
likely offer $27,500. 2nd owner has a baby on the way and is taking a break
from boating. 400 hours on the boat but 200 hours on a new long-block 5.7.
Reason....1st owner failed to winterize. Compared to our boat, here are the
favorable points....

1. Bravo 3 vs. Alpha drive

2. Superior cockpit layout, notably my wife is sitting next to me at the
helm, facing forward, instead of sitting sideways on the port side. Also,
there is a perfect spot in front of her to mount the laptop, which we use
for gps and chart plotting (Nobeltec).
Finally, this boat has a dining table topside instead of a wasted wet bar.

3. Cabin. I can walk around the thing, even pee like a man. No more
backaches. Only downside is that the midberth isn't as wide as our 25'
Starcraft. A cozy double instead of full. We or me might end up on the
v-berth.

4. Storage/galley/sound system/hull design (deep V instead of modified V)
all add up in the Maxum's favor.

Downside....temporarily owning 3 boats.

-Greg

"Dene" wrote in message
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At six this morning, this boat popped into my computer screen, beckoning
me.....

http://tinyurl.com/axysw

Then we looked at it and fell in love. Sleeping on it tonight, then will
likely offer $27,500. 2nd owner has a baby on the way and is taking a
break
from boating. 400 hours on the boat but 200 hours on a new long-block
5.7.
Reason....1st owner failed to winterize. Compared to our boat, here are
the
favorable points....

1. Bravo 3 vs. Alpha drive

Stop right there and check into possible corrosion problems on that outdrive
and do a little more research on it.

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..

"Dene" wrote in message
. ..
At six this morning, this boat popped into my computer screen, beckoning
me.....

http://tinyurl.com/axysw

Then we looked at it and fell in love. Sleeping on it tonight, then
will
likely offer $27,500. 2nd owner has a baby on the way and is taking a
break
from boating. 400 hours on the boat but 200 hours on a new long-block
5.7.
Reason....1st owner failed to winterize. Compared to our boat, here are
the
favorable points....

1. Bravo 3 vs. Alpha drive

Stop right there and check into possible corrosion problems on that
outdrive
and do a little more research on it.

Ok....nothing showed up on a google search. Would the survey reveal any
current or potential problems?

-Greg

"Dene" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..

"Dene" wrote in message
. ..
At six this morning, this boat popped into my computer screen,
beckoning
me.....

http://tinyurl.com/axysw

Then we looked at it and fell in love. Sleeping on it tonight, then
will
likely offer $27,500. 2nd owner has a baby on the way and is taking a
break
from boating. 400 hours on the boat but 200 hours on a new long-block
5.7.
Reason....1st owner failed to winterize. Compared to our boat, here
are
the
favorable points....

1. Bravo 3 vs. Alpha drive

Stop right there and check into possible corrosion problems on that
outdrive
and do a little more research on it.

Ok....nothing showed up on a google search. Would the survey reveal any
current or potential problems?

-Greg



http://tinyurl.com/cpq7y

But if it has not surfaced yet you are probably OK.

Go to boatus.com forums and ask Caroline to run a search on past recalls of
the make/model/year boat you are considering to see if it has had any past
reported corrosion problems on the OD.

http://my.boatus.com/forum/