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Speaking of boats for the middle class.
Chuck Gould wrote: Small boats probably turn over pretty quickly. Two-foot-itis is more prevalent in boats under 30 feet or so than with larger models. I'd say thats right, Chuck. I bought my 83 Chriscraft 169 because the boat was in well maintained shape and the price was right. when I took it out the next eyar I found out it was a bit cramped for my wife, daughter and myself. Oh it's a fun little boat, and I still enjoy taking it out occasionally, especially for a quick trip out to the local smaller lakes, but because of it's smaller deminsions, that'swhen I decided to move up to the 23' Marquis Cuddie. It's a lot more boat, and still well maintained and was priced very reasonable. But it uses a lot more fuel. Room and ride is still a decent trade off for the economy, though. But I'd really like to get up to a 27+ footer again, but then again trailerability becomes a problem for cruisers, plus at this stage the fuel expenses are prohibitive. But yes, I think that most people start out small then for reasons I've stated will move up to larger rather quickly. |
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Speaking of boats for the middle class.
"Tim" wrote in message ... Chuck Gould wrote: Small boats probably turn over pretty quickly. Two-foot-itis is more prevalent in boats under 30 feet or so than with larger models. I'd say thats right, Chuck. I bought my 83 Chriscraft 169 because the boat was in well maintained shape and the price was right. when I took it out the next eyar I found out it was a bit cramped for my wife, daughter and myself. Oh it's a fun little boat, and I still enjoy taking it out occasionally, especially for a quick trip out to the local smaller lakes, but because of it's smaller deminsions, that'swhen I decided to move up to the 23' Marquis Cuddie. It's a lot more boat, and still well maintained and was priced very reasonable. But it uses a lot more fuel. Room and ride is still a decent trade off for the economy, though. But I'd really like to get up to a 27+ footer again, but then again trailerability becomes a problem for cruisers, plus at this stage the fuel expenses are prohibitive. But yes, I think that most people start out small then for reasons I've stated will move up to larger rather quickly. The previous boat I bought new. But was a 14' aluminum boat and I wanted a deep transom model, so ordered it new. Was about $2100 out the door with a new Mariner 15 hp longshaft. 1986. The boat I have now was 4 years old when I bought it in 1995. Is also aluminum, but was $26k in 1991. Have no plans to trade this one. Did replace the engine 2 years ago. Previous boats were used also. |
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