"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:30:47 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

http://www.vikingyachts.com/models/52c/52c_main.asp On Wed, 28 Dec
2005 22:14:51 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



If you like Vikings, (as do I) you should also check out:

http://www.riviera.com.au/usa/index.htm

I've spent a little time on one (40' or so). Fit and finish a bit better
than Viking, IMO, and the ride was very impressive given the sloppy day we
went out. Nice boats.

They have a kind of 50's Modern feel to their design don't they?

Nice looking boats.

Tasteful, not gaudy. I like a boat that looks like a boat.

One thing I learned about some of the sportsfish/sportsyacht boats produced
in recent years:

The hardcore fishing types have been demanding faster boats so they can get
off shore quickly to get in more fishing time. The response from the boat
manufacturers has been to build the boats lighter, modify the hulls for
speed and tweek small displacement diesels for more horsepower. The
downside of this is harder rides and engines that don't last as long between
rebuilds. This is the reason I got rid of the '02, 37' Egg Harbor I had for
a couple of years. It was nicely done, cruised at 30 knots, but beat the
bannanas out of you in anything over 3' footers unless you slowed down to 19
knots or so. I've been spoiled by the Navigator, I guess. Slower, but a
very comfortable ride, even in much higher sea states. Not a fishing boat,
for sure, but a very comfortable cruiser.

Eisboch