On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:04:16 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Tony Thomas wrote:
Depending on where you boat and what you use the boat for, you might
seriously consider a performance boat w/ an outboard. Used ones are
available for about the same price as a good 20' runabout w/ a V8 engine.
For example. I have $15k in my eliminator. Seats 7, runs 85 mph top end.
Runs 70 w/ 5 adults in the boat
and you can cruise at 60 if you want to all day long. Point is, it will
ski, pull tubes, looks good (to most people), go fast, carry people, tows
well (3400 lbs), rides good (21' tunnel), and is not that expensive to
operate/maintain. Gets right at 3 mpg on an average outing which is a
little running fast, a little cruising at 35 to 40 mph, a little tubing,
etc...
Just a thought.

Okay, there, fella. Now...explain the Saturn.

It's the 180 gph on his Eliminator - he's got to conserve somewhere.
:)

You guys would appreciate this.

A guy I know is really into high performance boats - he has a 42'
Ocean Performance cat with twin 850 hp supercharged 454s, a couple of
Baja zillion mile per hour jet boats in the 25 foot class and a
freakin' 30 foot cat with a French designed jet turbine pushing one of
those fancy transmisison/outdrive combinations - Jorgenson maybe?

Guess what his everyday car is?

A beat up piece of crap Toyota pickup.

He wife drives a Lexus.

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
You guys would appreciate this.

A guy I know is really into high performance boats - he has a 42'
Ocean Performance cat with twin 850 hp supercharged 454s, a couple of
Baja zillion mile per hour jet boats in the 25 foot class and a
freakin' 30 foot cat with a French designed jet turbine pushing one of
those fancy transmisison/outdrive combinations - Jorgenson maybe?

Guess what his everyday car is?

A beat up piece of crap Toyota pickup.

He wife drives a Lexus.

Later,

Tom

That's sweet!

I've got three boats...one of then a turbine (which uses 2 gallon per mile
at speed BTW), and I haul them all behind my 1991 Chevy 1500 Silverado with
225k miles on it. It still has great oil pressure (30 psi), but the exterior
is getting a little ratty...I might be looking for a new tow this winter.

I don't drive the truck everyday anymore...my "day car" is an '03 Acura
TL-S.

Take care.


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