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Comments on a Four Winns 245 Vista (1986)
Can anyone offer comments on a 1986 Four Winns 245 Vista? We're new to
cruising and this one looks great, new canvas, clean I/O OMC V8. We did notice the bow rising pretty high at full throttle. Is this a good boat to learn on? We're competent sailors but haven't had much experience with power boats. Advice and opinions, please. Thanks. -David K. |
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Comments on a Four Winns 245 Vista (1986)
Can anyone offer comments on a 1986 Four Winns 245 Vista? We're new to
cruising and this one looks great, new canvas, clean I/O OMC V8. We did notice the bow rising pretty high at full throttle. Is this a good boat to learn on? We're competent sailors but haven't had much experience with power boats. Advice and opinions, please. Thanks. -David K. Four Winns has an above average reputation. Your prospective boat could be anywhere between a great value and a worthless toad....depending entirely on the individual maintenance it has (or hasn't received). Get survey--hull and mechanical. Lots of planing hulls have a lot of bow lift during the transition from semi-displacement to planing mode. Did the bow come back down once you achieved a reasonable cruising speed? A well designed boat will need no more than a little trim tab to run at an acceptably level angle. |
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