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On May 28, 11:54 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On 27 May 2007 18:33:43 -0700, wrote: I have a nice Brockway 16. High sides, nice swim ladder lots of room. I think if I could get that on plane, I would be happy with it, right now I have hull speed all day long, but no faster. Do you think a 25 would get it going (I have one but I would need to do some work on it) or do I need to go 40-50 horse. That's a big heavy boat for a 25, don't think it would plane with even one person a board, certainly not with two or three. A 50 would be more reasonable in my experience. Thanks, that's what I figured. I am getting closer to buying the Whaler, I can get it for less than most used 50 horse engines I have seen on line so far just price shoping, Still would keep the Brockway, it is quite a tool for fishing, swimming, cruising, camping etc. I may post some pics later if anyone is interested. |
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On May 28, 12:25 pm, wrote:
On May 28, 11:54 am, Wayne.B wrote: On 27 May 2007 18:33:43 -0700, wrote: I have a nice Brockway 16. High sides, nice swim ladder lots of room. I think if I could get that on plane, I would be happy with it, right now I have hull speed all day long, but no faster. Do you think a 25 would get it going (I have one but I would need to do some work on it) or do I need to go 40-50 horse. That's a big heavy boat for a 25, don't think it would plane with even one person a board, certainly not with two or three. A 50 would be more reasonable in my experience. Thanks, that's what I figured. I am getting closer to buying the Whaler, I can get it for less than most used 50 horse engines I have seen on line so far just price shoping, Still would keep the Brockway, it is quite a tool for fishing, swimming, cruising, camping etc. I may post some pics later if anyone is interested. Well, I decided to buy the Whaler, very excited, gave the guy a call... 15 minutes to late, the guy was taking cash for it as we spoke, bummer. Hope it went to a good home. I hate buyers too |
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On May 28, 3:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On 28 May 2007 10:54:06 -0700, wrote: Well, I decided to buy the Whaler, very excited, gave the guy a call... 15 minutes to late, the guy was taking cash for it as we spoke, bummer. Hope it went to a good home. There are lots of Whalers out there. Thanks for the encouraging words, I guess I won't jump out the window yet. Of course if I did I would just screw up the lawn. 1 story home |
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wrote in message ups.com... On May 28, 3:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On 28 May 2007 10:54:06 -0700, wrote: Well, I decided to buy the Whaler, very excited, gave the guy a call... 15 minutes to late, the guy was taking cash for it as we spoke, bummer. Hope it went to a good home. There are lots of Whalers out there. Thanks for the encouraging words, I guess I won't jump out the window yet. Of course if I did I would just screw up the lawn. 1 story home Snooze and lose. Seriously...........sorry you missed out. I am considering getting rid of our runabout next year and buying a center console in the 24 foot range with a single outboard. I am tired of this I/O crap and cramped space on the runabout. |
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:49:33 -0400, "JimH"
wrote: wrote in message oups.com... On May 28, 3:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On 28 May 2007 10:54:06 -0700, wrote: Well, I decided to buy the Whaler, very excited, gave the guy a call... 15 minutes to late, the guy was taking cash for it as we spoke, bummer. Hope it went to a good home. There are lots of Whalers out there. Thanks for the encouraging words, I guess I won't jump out the window yet. Of course if I did I would just screw up the lawn. 1 story home Snooze and lose. Seriously...........sorry you missed out. I am considering getting rid of our runabout next year and buying a center console in the 24 foot range with a single outboard. I am tired of this I/O crap and cramped space on the runabout. Take a look at Polar - I really like their 23 foot class CC. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get it across to them that I don't want a Yamaha, I don't want a Mercury and just a boat without gages or engine or controls. Unbelievable. Like they are selling zillions of boats. You might also want to take a look at Pathfinder. I took a ride on one today - their 2300 DV is a very nice boat. Or Contender which is also a great boat. |
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On May 28, 6:08 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 28 May 2007 14:09:33 -0700, wrote: On May 28, 3:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote: On 28 May 2007 10:54:06 -0700, wrote: Well, I decided to buy the Whaler, very excited, gave the guy a call... 15 minutes to late, the guy was taking cash for it as we spoke, bummer. Hope it went to a good home. There are lots of Whalers out there. Thanks for the encouraging words, I guess I won't jump out the window yet. Of course if I did I would just screw up the lawn. 1 story home Hell - you want a deal? I'll give you a deal. $13,000 will get you my Ranger with low hours 200 FICHT, jack plate, T-top, new tires on the trailer with new brake pads, spare tire and various other and ends. What a bargin. It is, and I am trying to contact a bud who is into fishing with his dad and looking to upgrade their bassboat to a boat better suited for the sound. I am actually going to be more landlocked in fresh water for a few years so I am looking to get a smaller boat than my current 16 foot workskiff (read lighter, easier to load, unload, push around the yard on trailer, at my age) I was totally convinced about that Whaler, if I do buy another boat, it will be something like that I can take anywhere fast, and fish from all day. I will still keep the Brockway, that is set up great for family fishing and fun, just needs more power and a bigger trailer to be more comfortable to use without a big production. |
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On May 28, 3:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On 28 May 2007 10:54:06 -0700, wrote: Well, I decided to buy the Whaler, very excited, gave the guy a call... 15 minutes to late, the guy was taking cash for it as we spoke, bummer. Hope it went to a good home. There are lots of Whalers out there. Yeah, I have been searching for two days now and have not seen one that was not three times the price though.. I really f****d up. I am so ****ed at myself. |
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