On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:56:20 -0600, "Nute" wrote:

Anyone have experience with Stingrays? Even opinions.

I rented one once for an afternoon. It looked like 40 miles of bad
road and didn't run all that well but it was a rental boat after all,
and had probably been run hard and put away wet.

Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:56:20 -0600, "Nute" wrote:


Anyone have experience with Stingrays? Even opinions.


I rented one once for an afternoon. It looked like 40 miles of bad
road and didn't run all that well but it was a rental boat after all,
and had probably been run hard and put away wet.


A buddy of mine had 190rs? with a 4.6 V6. The hull they called a
Z-Plane. The thing would go 50 mph and flat water. And beat you to death
on any type of wave action.

Capt Jack R..

A buddy of mine had 190rs? with a 4.6 V6. The hull they called a
Z-Plane. The thing would go 50 mph and flat water. And beat you to death
on any type of wave action.

Capt Jack R..

I don't think the zhull makes much difference. I think thats more
marketing bs.
My 240cs will do 50 on flat water and is a solid ride in the waves.

Like any boat, trim tabs are what make the difference in getting on
plane and really help riding out smaller waves at speed.

John C.

John Chaplain wrote:

A buddy of mine had 190rs? with a 4.6 V6. The hull they called a
Z-Plane. The thing would go 50 mph and flat water. And beat you to death
on any type of wave action.

Capt Jack R..


I don't think the zhull makes much difference. I think thats more
marketing bs.
My 240cs will do 50 on flat water and is a solid ride in the waves.

Like any boat, trim tabs are what make the difference in getting on
plane and really help riding out smaller waves at speed.

John C.

I think you make a valid point, but my buddies 190rs would go pretty
slow and stay on plane. Of course it could go slower with tabs, no doubt
about that. The only thing I recall from riding in it is that even small
wakes were unpleasant.

The 240cs is most likely a very different boat, one that I have never
been on. Thus my comment was only aimed at my experiance with the 190rs
bowrider. And that is the onlt Stingray I have ever been on.

Capt Jack R..