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Larsen Boats
Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio
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My in-laws purchased the 18' outboard model last year. Seems to be a well
crafted boat... it's designed quite well. We looked at probably 6-8 manufacturers before settling on Larsen (Four Winns was close 2nd)... for the size it was well designed (ample leg room for driver, high-back for rear bench seat, usable open bow). As I said, we needed and were looking for an outboard, which limited our choices to one model from each manufacturer. I'm sure your search will be a little more difficult. But as far as quality... it appears to be there. Good luck! "Shaqman" wrote in message om... Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio 220 |
Shaqman wrote: Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio 220 ********* Larson (with an "o") builds a decent boat, very worthy of your consideration. Materials and workmanship are good, but pricing remains affordable. The design feature I like the most about Larson is called the Dou-Delta-Conic hull. The bottom has a vented chine (sort of like a step)that relieves the drag on the forward portion of the hull when the boat is getting up on plane. At the same time the two "deltas" are cone-shaped,surfaces aft of the vented chine that provide broader surfaces specifically intended to support the boat on plane. Larson builds one of my favorite planing hulls among smaller boats. There are some other brands I'd personally look at as well, but Larson deserves to be a contender and may turn out to be the boat you like the most among everyting you consider. |
On Thu, 19 May 2005 04:09:58 GMT, "Shaqman" wrote:
Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio 220 I was on the design team at Larsen when this boat was built. I made so much money, I moved into a house with a 500' driveway. Me and the wife http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harkra...bum?.dir=/1323 |
Out to trash every boating thread today?
New name for you, whoever you may be......the Anti-Krause. |
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"Shaqman" wrote in message om... Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio 220 Our marina sold Larson boats. I crawled through all their model boats, but that did not include the 220. Decent boats but nothing to write home about. What made you decide on Larson? What other manufacturers have you looked at? How do you plan to use the boat? |
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Hi Jim
We have looked at several boats, bayliner 222 classis was the latest (all in the 22ft range). We were looking for something for family use and also remove the seats at the back for fishing. We were very impressed at the quality of the 220 but needed to know if there were any Northern CA owners out there. Most of the boats we looked at in these range had a lot of area not accessible to fishing from the rear of the boat (ex four winns 220). We liked the layout (very clean and simple) and would be very easy to take the carpets and seats out for our fishing trips. We plan on using it both in the lakes and near the SF bay (weather permitting). Price seems be very competitive Again I appreciate any feed back I can get.. "JimH" wrote in message ... "Shaqman" wrote in message om... Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio 220 Our marina sold Larson boats. I crawled through all their model boats, but that did not include the 220. Decent boats but nothing to write home about. What made you decide on Larson? What other manufacturers have you looked at? How do you plan to use the boat? |
Try www.coastsidefishingclub.com Is a San Francisco / NorCal sal****er
mostly board. "Shaqman" wrote in message . com... Hi Jim We have looked at several boats, bayliner 222 classis was the latest (all in the 22ft range). We were looking for something for family use and also remove the seats at the back for fishing. We were very impressed at the quality of the 220 but needed to know if there were any Northern CA owners out there. Most of the boats we looked at in these range had a lot of area not accessible to fishing from the rear of the boat (ex four winns 220). We liked the layout (very clean and simple) and would be very easy to take the carpets and seats out for our fishing trips. We plan on using it both in the lakes and near the SF bay (weather permitting). Price seems be very competitive Again I appreciate any feed back I can get.. "JimH" wrote in message ... "Shaqman" wrote in message om... Any opinions good or bad against these boats. We are looking at the Cabrio 220 Our marina sold Larson boats. I crawled through all their model boats, but that did not include the 220. Decent boats but nothing to write home about. What made you decide on Larson? What other manufacturers have you looked at? How do you plan to use the boat? |
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