I once built a boat. With friends. Out of cardboard. We raced it against other cardboard boats in an artificial pond. It held three full-grown men for several races showing no signs of structural failure. So I'm basically an expert marine architect.
I once built a boat. With friends. Out of cardboard. We raced it against other cardboard boats in an artificial pond. It held three full-grown men for several races showing no signs of structural failure. So I'm basically an expert marine architect.
Boat - Bust Out Another Thousand; A hole in the water in which money is thrown.
My fishin boat. I could buy a lot more guns if i dint have this but my time on the water is priceless.
I have zero business with a boat like this, and have no clue what I'd do with it, but I like this boat.
It conceptually ticks a lot of boxes, but I'm not entirely sure if it would fit my desire for a "Suwanee River boat."
Probably too big.
Would love too know if there are other better/cheaper/more-appropriate options like this (particularly like the large, enclosed, dedicated, head)
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Living on the puget sound, aluminum is the way to go for island hopping. Without a boat, you miss out on some of the best the NW has to offer!!
Spring projects in the works, should be splashing next week. New trim tabs, underwater lights, switch panel, battery charger, above-deck livewell, and more. Hope all the other boat owners here aren’t bleeding as much money right now.
Also got something in the mail this week.
My trim tabs are tracking to arrive Monday!Originally Posted by NPV
Not sure they are going to be the proper ones, the part number doesn't match the picture (007: "As long as the cuffs and collar match") and I didn't notice until scoping the confirmation this morning.
I am in the hemorrhaging stage of boat ownership, bought and paid for but getting everything precisely the way I want it.
I’m on my 5th season with this boat and the “optimization”, never ends 😂. What tabs did you go with? I had Volvos on there that were not working well. These ZipWakes were not cheap by any means but are supposed to be the cats tits, I guess we’ll see.
I went with electric Bennets, buy our boat is small and on a trailer and used in freshwater.
And we currently have none, so anything will be an upgrade. My main motivation is to try and hold it on plane at slower speeds when I need to. Secondary motivation is faster planning out. Tertiary use if actually trimming the boat...
Been deep into the "optimization" process: Break Out Another Thousand!
Decided to just charge in and do all the stuff I want and just get it done. Trim tabs, GPS, stereo, the list is long.
Just one day's worth:
First gotta pull all the old stuff out:
Transom looks like it was parked in front of a drive-by:
Got the tabs hung, need to hang the new transducer:
Doing new/better stereo, decided to cut larger 8" deck plates where there were 6" deck plates and mount the speakers to the plate, first one worked great!
First I cut a hole saw guide. YouTube is a fantastic resource, I never knew how to hole saw a hole where there is already a hole, and helped me work up the nerve to go at my boat with a 8.25" hole saw!
Dashboard is next, replacing the speedometer with the stereo head unit and the tach with the trim tab controls (neither of them worked and are replaced by other gadgets).
And need to get the GPS mounted
Then pull all the wires, but am enlarging an access hatch first.
It has actually evolved to being a fun project. The storage unit has electricity, so I can easily work on it there. It is rapidly turning into the clubhouse workshop I always wanted, moved a fridge in last weekend and am taking some old stereo gear out later today.
We weren't boaters either. Bought this to do the Great Loop. Hired a Captain to train us and got reasonably proficient. Took it from Florida up to Virginia and that was enough to decide we aren't really into boating so it's up for sale. It's actually a pretty ideal size for doing the Loop. About as big as you can get while still being small enough to fit under all the bridges. Plenty of room for a couple, but could fit a couple kids too. You need a decent size if you're gonna live on it for 6,000 miles.
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