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A boating conundrum..
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Jan 6, 5:53 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will. I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs. I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the trip to do some inshore stuff. Ranger makes a series called "Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted interior, it has a hard deck. http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40 Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality. http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333 Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you are going to get wet. So that brought me to thinking about this: http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather boat. Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow - might be a better choice. And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know, is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief. I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very impressed with them overall. It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid me.) None of this slow boat to China nonsense. :) So, that's where I'm at at the moment. All this is subject to change you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time this time making the decision. -- "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." H.L. Mencken Tom, in your seemingly never ending search for *THE* boat. why don't you get one of these and be done with it. I mean, Look at it. Full canvas enclosure, radar, shallow or deep water, very stable. lots of flooring, custom cabin and berths, radar, multi-channel radio, no carpet. economical and reliable power with gobs of torque! However, trailering might be a bit of a problem. http://www.jerebeery.com/Scan0002.jpg That thing looks familiar. Eisboch |
A boating conundrum..
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:48:37 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Jan 6, 5:53 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will. I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs. I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the trip to do some inshore stuff. Ranger makes a series called "Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted interior, it has a hard deck. http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40 Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality. http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333 Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you are going to get wet. So that brought me to thinking about this: http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather boat. Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow - might be a better choice. And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know, is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief. I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very impressed with them overall. It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid me.) None of this slow boat to China nonsense. :) So, that's where I'm at at the moment. All this is subject to change you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time this time making the decision. -- "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." H.L. Mencken Tom, in your seemingly never ending search for *THE* boat. why don't you get one of these and be done with it. I mean, Look at it. Full canvas enclosure, radar, shallow or deep water, very stable. lots of flooring, custom cabin and berths, radar, multi-channel radio, no carpet. economical and reliable power with gobs of torque! However, trailering might be a bit of a problem. http://www.jerebeery.com/Scan0002.jpg That thing looks familiar. It's the ultimate swamp boat - I think you Squids call them River Patrol Boats or Riverines. If I remember correctly, they had Detroit Diesels and jet drives. I think if I were truly looking for the ultimate shallow water fishing boat, I'd probably go with one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LCAC_19970620.jpg |
A boating conundrum..
On Jan 6, 7:18*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:48:37 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... On Jan 6, 5:53 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will. I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs. I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the trip to do some inshore stuff. Ranger makes a series called "Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted interior, it has a hard deck. http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40 Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality. http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333 Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you are going to get wet. So that brought me to thinking about this: http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather boat. Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow - might be a better choice. And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know, is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief. I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very impressed with them overall. It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid me.) None of this slow boat to China nonsense. :) So, that's where I'm at at the moment. All this is subject to change you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time this time making the decision. -- "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." H.L. Mencken Tom, in your seemingly never ending search for *THE* boat. why don't you get one of these and be done with it. I mean, Look at it. Full canvas enclosure, radar, shallow or deep water, very stable. lots of flooring, custom cabin and berths, radar, multi-channel radio, *no carpet. economical and reliable power with gobs of torque! However, trailering might be a bit of a problem. http://www.jerebeery.com/Scan0002.jpg That thing looks familiar. It's the ultimate swamp boat - I think you Squids call them River Patrol Boats or Riverines. *If I remember correctly, they had Detroit Diesels and jet drives. I think if I were truly looking for the ultimate shallow water fishing boat, I'd probably go with one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LCAC_19970620.jpg Too noisy! But speaking of shallow. This might be a bit more realistic. http://www.godevil.com/Video/Surface_Drive_Mud.wmv |
A boating conundrum..
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:32:48 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Jan 6, 7:18*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:48:37 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Jan 6, 5:53 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will. I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs. I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the trip to do some inshore stuff. Ranger makes a series called "Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted interior, it has a hard deck. http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40 Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality. http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333 Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you are going to get wet. So that brought me to thinking about this: http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather boat. Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow - might be a better choice. And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know, is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief. I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very impressed with them overall. It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid me.) None of this slow boat to China nonsense. :) So, that's where I'm at at the moment. All this is subject to change you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time this time making the decision. -- "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." H.L. Mencken Tom, in your seemingly never ending search for *THE* boat. why don't you get one of these and be done with it. I mean, Look at it. Full canvas enclosure, radar, shallow or deep water, very stable. lots of flooring, custom cabin and berths, radar, multi-channel radio, *no carpet. economical and reliable power with gobs of torque! However, trailering might be a bit of a problem. http://www.jerebeery.com/Scan0002.jpg That thing looks familiar. It's the ultimate swamp boat - I think you Squids call them River Patrol Boats or Riverines. *If I remember correctly, they had Detroit Diesels and jet drives. I think if I were truly looking for the ultimate shallow water fishing boat, I'd probably go with one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LCAC_19970620.jpg Too noisy! But speaking of shallow. This might be a bit more realistic. http://www.godevil.com/Video/Surface_Drive_Mud.wmv I'm a little suspicious of those beasties. |
A boating conundrum..
On Jan 6, 8:50*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:32:48 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Jan 6, 7:18*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:48:37 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Jan 6, 5:53 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will. I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs. I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the trip to do some inshore stuff. Ranger makes a series called "Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted interior, it has a hard deck. http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40 Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality. http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333 Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you are going to get wet. So that brought me to thinking about this: http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather boat. Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow - might be a better choice. And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know, is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief. I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very impressed with them overall. It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid me.) None of this slow boat to China nonsense. :) So, that's where I'm at at the moment. All this is subject to change you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time this time making the decision. -- "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." H.L. Mencken Tom, in your seemingly never ending search for *THE* boat. why don't you get one of these and be done with it. I mean, Look at it. Full canvas enclosure, radar, shallow or deep water, very stable. lots of flooring, custom cabin and berths, radar, multi-channel radio, *no carpet. economical and reliable power with gobs of torque! However, trailering might be a bit of a problem. http://www.jerebeery.com/Scan0002.jpg That thing looks familiar. It's the ultimate swamp boat - I think you Squids call them River Patrol Boats or Riverines. *If I remember correctly, they had Detroit Diesels and jet drives. I think if I were truly looking for the ultimate shallow water fishing boat, I'd probably go with one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LCAC_19970620.jpg Too noisy! But speaking of shallow. This might be a bit more realistic. http://www.godevil.com/Video/Surface_Drive_Mud.wmv I'm a little suspicious of those beasties. I'm more suspicious of where these guys go with those beasties! bad places for a breakdown.... |
A boating conundrum..
On Jan 6, 8:32*pm, Tim wrote:
On Jan 6, 7:18*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:48:37 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... On Jan 6, 5:53 pm, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will. I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs. I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the trip to do some inshore stuff. Ranger makes a series called "Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted interior, it has a hard deck. http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40 Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality. http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333 Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you are going to get wet. So that brought me to thinking about this: http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather boat. Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow - might be a better choice. And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know, is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief. I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very impressed with them overall. It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid me.) None of this slow boat to China nonsense. :) So, that's where I'm at at the moment. All this is subject to change you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time this time making the decision. -- "An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." H.L. Mencken Tom, in your seemingly never ending search for *THE* boat. why don't you get one of these and be done with it. I mean, Look at it. Full canvas enclosure, radar, shallow or deep water, very stable. lots of flooring, custom cabin and berths, radar, multi-channel radio, *no carpet. economical and reliable power with gobs of torque! However, trailering might be a bit of a problem. http://www.jerebeery.com/Scan0002.jpg That thing looks familiar. It's the ultimate swamp boat - I think you Squids call them River Patrol Boats or Riverines. *If I remember correctly, they had Detroit Diesels and jet drives. I think if I were truly looking for the ultimate shallow water fishing boat, I'd probably go with one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LCAC_19970620.jpg Too noisy! But speaking of shallow. This might be a bit more realistic. http://www.godevil.com/Video/Surface_Drive_Mud.wmv Then again Tom. this Center Console might be more suitable for your needs. Still pretty much all the standard features of the PBR, (I'm sure a M2 could be an option, though) but with a lot more deck space. http://www.hamiltonjet.com/gallery/23.jpg |
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