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decisions, decisions, decisions . . .
On Friday, October 19, 2012 6:26:01 PM UTC-4, tee43 wrote:
On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:54:08 PM UTC-4, Meyer wrote: On 10/19/2012 5:19 PM, JustWait wrote: On 10/19/2012 4:18 PM, tee43 wrote: 18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions?? Where do you boat, what do you want your boat to do for you? That basic info is necessary before anybody can really help you. Whalers are definately over rated. I picked one up for a song And discovered that the hand rail around the front was not mounted securely to backing blocks. Foam sandwich construction is fine until the bond is compromised. Grady is a good name but tends to be overpriced. Never heard of Edgewarter. Thanks, Meyer, for your reply. Edgewater was the brainchild of one of the original Boston Whaler designers (can't recall his name). The website is: www.ew.com |
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On Friday, October 19, 2012 6:31:07 PM UTC-4, tee43 wrote:
On Friday, October 19, 2012 6:26:01 PM UTC-4, tee43 wrote: On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:54:08 PM UTC-4, Meyer wrote: On 10/19/2012 5:19 PM, JustWait wrote: On 10/19/2012 4:18 PM, tee43 wrote: 18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions?? Where do you boat, what do you want your boat to do for you? That basic info is necessary before anybody can really help you. Whalers are definately over rated. I picked one up for a song And discovered that the hand rail around the front was not mounted securely to backing blocks. Foam sandwich construction is fine until the bond is compromised. Grady is a good name but tends to be overpriced. Never heard of Edgewarter. Thanks, Meyer, for your reply. Edgewater was the brainchild of one of the original Boston Whaler designers (can't recall his name). The website is: www.ew.com OOPS! That website is wrong! It should be: www.ewboats.com |
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"Meyer" wrote in message eb.com... On 10/19/2012 5:19 PM, JustWait wrote: On 10/19/2012 4:18 PM, tee43 wrote: 18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions?? Where do you boat, what do you want your boat to do for you? That basic info is necessary before anybody can really help you. Whalers are definately over rated. I picked one up for a song And discovered that the hand rail around the front was not mounted securely to backing blocks. Foam sandwich construction is fine until the bond is compromised. Grady is a good name but tends to be overpriced. Never heard of Edgewarter. ----------------------------------------- I've had two Boston Whalers (a new Dauntless and an older, original 13', blue bottomed model), an 18' Robalo, and two other 21' or under outboard powered boats, the manufacturers of which escapes me. Of them all the best by far, in terms of fit, finish and overall performance was a 17' Sailfish made by Seminole Marine in Cairo, GA. The one we had was very similar in design to the original Whaler, only bigger, had a center console and was the most stable boat of it's type I've ever been on. I could sit on the gunnel on one side and it barely tipped. Same moving fore and aft. I used to haul lobster traps on the forward deck and the boat remained perfectly flat and stable. Only had a 90 hp outboard, but it flew and handled great. It was the only small boat we had that my wife felt very comfortable taking out by herself. http://www.sailfishboats.com/ Eisboch |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:18:20 -0700 (PDT), tee43
wrote: 18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions?? ======= What ever you do, don't get a low transom Parker. They are dangerously unseaworthy in rough water, and owners frequently go off the deep end. |
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On Friday, October 19, 2012 4:18:23 PM UTC-4, tee43 wrote:
18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions?? I bought a 2007 Key West Center Console which I absolutely love. It's this one: http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6 I put a Yamaha 150 four stroke on it, and it cooks. Also great for trolling, as the jump seats in the stern are removable, and the holes are just the right size for rod holders. You can troll eight rods at a time! |
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