Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.
This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.
Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.
http://vimeo.com/36015592

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Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.
This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.
Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.
http://vimeo.com/36015592

Nice boat.

On 2/26/13 11:28 AM, True North wrote:
Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.
This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.
Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.
http://vimeo.com/36015592



Nice boat, and just the right size for what you want to do on the water.

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:41:18 PM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/26/13 11:28 AM, True North wrote:

Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.

This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.

Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.

http://vimeo.com/36015592







Nice boat, and just the right size for what you want to do on the water.


Trouble is the dealer had the 18 and 20 foot Xcalibur models next to my 16 model at the boat show. That 18 would have been a good compromise for an extra $5k, but I would have had to buy a better tow vehicle right away.
Also saw the ComPac Sunday Cat sailboat. A bIt pricey at $26k including the trailer and mooring cover but it had me dreaming.

On 2/26/13 12:08 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:41:18 PM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/26/13 11:28 AM, True North wrote:

Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.

This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.

Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.

http://vimeo.com/36015592







Nice boat, and just the right size for what you want to do on the water.


Trouble is the dealer had the 18 and 20 foot Xcalibur models next to my 16 model at the boat show. That 18 would have been a good compromise for an extra $5k, but I would have had to buy a better tow vehicle right away.
Also saw the ComPac Sunday Cat sailboat. A bIt pricey at $26k including the trailer and mooring cover but it had me dreaming.


Back in the day, about 75% of the runabout style boats my dad sold were
in the 14-16 foot range, with 25-40 hp max outboards for use on Long
Island Sound, which can get quite choppy. The last few years of his
dealership, he switched to Merc outboards and every manufacturer started
to offer larger boats that required larger engines. But the smaller
boats are still popular on the Sound. I still see lots of 16-footers
every summer when I visit Connecticut, although they tend to be plastic
rather than aluminum.

On Tuesday, 26 February 2013 13:18:46 UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/26/13 12:08 PM, True North wrote:

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:41:18 PM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:

On 2/26/13 11:28 AM, True North wrote:



Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.


I've had a summer's use of my Legend.. took it home mid June of last year.
Found it great for chop 2 feet & under...above, not so much.
But just dropping speed makes it quite comfortable. It's a fairly heavy boat at just over 1000 lbs plus that heavy motor. With the 100 gauge aluminum and injected foam floor/sides plus built in torsion bar system it seems sturdy enough. Time will tell, I guess.


This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.



Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.



http://vimeo.com/36015592















Nice boat, and just the right size for what you want to do on the water.

On 2/26/2013 9:18 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/26/13 12:08 PM, True North wrote:

Trouble is the dealer had the 18 and 20 foot Xcalibur models next to
my 16 model at the boat show. That 18 would have been a good
compromise for an extra $5k, but I would have had to buy a better tow
vehicle right away.
Also saw the ComPac Sunday Cat sailboat. A bIt pricey at $26k
including the trailer and mooring cover but it had me dreaming.

Back in the day, about 75% of the runabout style boats my dad sold were
in the 14-16 foot range, with 25-40 hp max outboards for use on Long
Island Sound, which can get quite choppy. The last few years of his
dealership, he switched to Merc outboards and every manufacturer started
to offer larger boats that required larger engines. But the smaller
boats are still popular on the Sound. I still see lots of 16-footers
every summer when I visit Connecticut, although they tend to be plastic
rather than aluminum.

As a young kid I spent some very happy hours on my dad's 16' Thompson.
This is as close to it as I could find.

http://tinyurl.com/amkjkdj

The motor was an older white Mercury 60hp and it felt pretty fast at the
time. I remember he literally ran circles around one of his friends
once just to rub it in.

On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:13:44 AM UTC-4, thumper wrote:
On 2/26/2013 9:18 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

On 2/26/13 12:08 PM, True North wrote:



Trouble is the dealer had the 18 and 20 foot Xcalibur models next to

my 16 model at the boat show. That 18 would have been a good

compromise for an extra $5k, but I would have had to buy a better tow

vehicle right away.

Also saw the ComPac Sunday Cat sailboat. A bIt pricey at $26k

including the trailer and mooring cover but it had me dreaming.



Back in the day, about 75% of the runabout style boats my dad sold were

in the 14-16 foot range, with 25-40 hp max outboards for use on Long

Island Sound, which can get quite choppy. The last few years of his

dealership, he switched to Merc outboards and every manufacturer started

to offer larger boats that required larger engines. But the smaller

boats are still popular on the Sound. I still see lots of 16-footers

every summer when I visit Connecticut, although they tend to be plastic

rather than aluminum.



As a young kid I spent some very happy hours on my dad's 16' Thompson.

This is as close to it as I could find.



http://tinyurl.com/amkjkdj



The motor was an older white Mercury 60hp and it felt pretty fast at the

time. I remember he literally ran circles around one of his friends

once just to rub it in.


Those old wooden runabouts sure we're pretty.
A neat model was listed on the local Kijiji at a very modest price but I was nervous about upkeep.

On 2/26/13 11:13 PM, thumper wrote:
On 2/26/2013 9:18 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/26/13 12:08 PM, True North wrote:

Trouble is the dealer had the 18 and 20 foot Xcalibur models next to
my 16 model at the boat show. That 18 would have been a good
compromise for an extra $5k, but I would have had to buy a better tow
vehicle right away.
Also saw the ComPac Sunday Cat sailboat. A bIt pricey at $26k
including the trailer and mooring cover but it had me dreaming.

Back in the day, about 75% of the runabout style boats my dad sold were
in the 14-16 foot range, with 25-40 hp max outboards for use on Long
Island Sound, which can get quite choppy. The last few years of his
dealership, he switched to Merc outboards and every manufacturer started
to offer larger boats that required larger engines. But the smaller
boats are still popular on the Sound. I still see lots of 16-footers
every summer when I visit Connecticut, although they tend to be plastic
rather than aluminum.

As a young kid I spent some very happy hours on my dad's 16' Thompson.
This is as close to it as I could find.

http://tinyurl.com/amkjkdj

The motor was an older white Mercury 60hp and it felt pretty fast at the
time. I remember he literally ran circles around one of his friends
once just to rub it in.


Those old Thompsons, Cruisers, Inc., and Lymans were beautiful boats. My
dad sold the Cruisers line. I always thought the Lymans were the
prettiest. Century made some similar boats in the larger (for that time)
lengths, too. The round chines gave a pretty smooth ride, too.

On 2/26/2013 12:08 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:41:18 PM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/26/13 11:28 AM, True North wrote:

Yes it's a degree or two above freezing and with memories of the weekend visit to the Halifax International Boat Show, I'll taks a brave step and show a promotional video of my new boat.

This video shows items in a beige colour that went to black on my 2012 model.

Boat came with a full stand up canvas protection. I upgraded to the Mercury 60 Big Foot outboard,Deluxe Contour swivel seats and galvanized trailer, bought a travel cover, engine cover, transom saver etc.

http://vimeo.com/36015592







Nice boat, and just the right size for what you want to do on the water.


Trouble is the dealer had the 18 and 20 foot Xcalibur models next to my 16 model at the boat show. That 18 would have been a good compromise for an extra $5k, but I would have had to buy a better tow vehicle right away.
Also saw the ComPac Sunday Cat sailboat. A bIt pricey at $26k including the trailer and mooring cover but it had me dreaming.

Get Harry to teach you how to cheat the tax man and you'll soon have
enough loonies for that bigger boat you've always wanted.