On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:37:37 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Albemarles are okay boats, but woefully heavy and they roll a lot. Also,
most of the smaller ones have that awful compromise, an I/O.

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Forgot to mention that we will be keeping the boat in a lift so I/O is
not as big an issue and actually has a few things to recommend it
around here.

Wayne,
I have owned I/O, inboard and outboard boats. The I/O and outboard
definitely are easier to handle in close quarters.

I did find it amazing that some people who had only owned inboards, found it
very difficult to dock an I/O. So I guess it is whatever you get used to.




"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:37:37 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

Albemarles are okay boats, but woefully heavy and they roll a lot. Also,
most of the smaller ones have that awful compromise, an I/O.

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Forgot to mention that we will be keeping the boat in a lift so I/O is
not as big an issue and actually has a few things to recommend it
around here.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:13:16 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:
You know, you might be a candidate for one of the nice smaller boats
coming out of Ray Hunt's studio:

http://www.huntyachts.com/

There's a 25-footer with a speedboat hull, a cabin and in that cabin a
head. Private enough.

Downside is that it is an I/O, but it is jackshafted. Also, there are
gas and diesel options.

Doubt you'll find a better-riding boat with its amenities in that size
range.

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Nice looking boats for sure. Unfortunately they have a 9 ft beam
which is 6 inches wider than legally trailerable, and 6 inches wider
than my dock and boat lift are presently built for. Wish he hadn't
done that. On the other hand they are probably way outside the price
range I'm shopping in, and probably very hard to find on the used boat
market.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:58:02 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Actually, I think she's too beamy for your needs, but you can get a wide
tow permit. Yo Ho is 9'6" at the hips.

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Yes. Rebuilding the dock and lift are the big issue although being
able to legally tow (without permits) is a nice convenience also.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:40:51 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll be interested in what you finally get.

I still think that the Albermarle is what you're looking for.

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It sure looks interesting, I'll have to find one we can look at.

Things go better with these boat transactions if the admiral decides
she likes it also. It's all in the marketing... :-)

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:25:59 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:40:51 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll be interested in what you finally get.

I still think that the Albermarle is what you're looking for.

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It sure looks interesting, I'll have to find one we can look at.

Things go better with these boat transactions if the admiral decides
she likes it also. It's all in the marketing... :-)


This looks quite nice! Just got their weekly email today.

http://ww2.boatus.com/classifieds/Ad...asp?Boat=14480
--
John H

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Heh - tell me about it. We're going through the throes of that
decision at the moment and I blame you and your Grand Banks for that -
thanks a lot pal. :)


Hmmmmm.......

You in the market for a GB maybe? ......

Eisboch

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:41:56 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

You in the market for a GB maybe? ......

No, but thanks anyway. I'm not a Grand Banks kind of guy.

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Nice big comfy boat that will take you just about anywhere you'd like
to go...

Slowly. :-)

It's amazing how fast those miles slide by though when you start
running for two straight days around the clock. And the best part is
when you still have more than half a tank of fuel left and neither you
or the boat are tired.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:24:28 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:41:56 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

You in the market for a GB maybe? ......

No, but thanks anyway. I'm not a Grand Banks kind of guy.

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Nice big comfy boat that will take you just about anywhere you'd like
to go...

Slowly. :-)

It's amazing how fast those miles slide by though when you start
running for two straight days around the clock. And the best part is
when you still have more than half a tank of fuel left and neither you
or the boat are tired.

Your GB is gorgeous, but GB type boats just aren't my style.

Unfortunately, I have a need for speed.

But wive's are different.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:23:37 GMT, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:24:28 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:41:56 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

You in the market for a GB maybe? ......

No, but thanks anyway. I'm not a Grand Banks kind of guy.

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Nice big comfy boat that will take you just about anywhere you'd like
to go...

Slowly. :-)

It's amazing how fast those miles slide by though when you start
running for two straight days around the clock. And the best part is
when you still have more than half a tank of fuel left and neither you
or the boat are tired.

Your GB is gorgeous, but GB type boats just aren't my style.

Unfortunately, I have a need for speed.

But wive's are different.

Yes - yes that's very true.

Unfortunate, but true.


Maybe not so unfortunate for us. We may have enjoyed longer lives because
of SWMBO's. I was thinking of building a jet dragster in my younger days.
They were cheap, fast, and profitable for demo runs. First, the POTUS send
me an invitation to a job I did not want. Got another job in a different
complex, but still a very controlling job. Then University and marriage and
children prevented the building of a jet car, while at the same time I was
feeding an SCCA B-prod vette. 180 in the vette, was probably safer than 300
in a jet car.