opinion on the 700i campion never heard of campion
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Campion is a little more of your express runabout, rather than traditional offshore go-fast. With only an 18 degree deadrise, you do not have a Deep-V; and are going to have a rough ride in anything over a few inches of chop.
They are more on par with the Glastron-Carlson and Stingray lines of boats.
They are more on par with the Glastron-Carlson and Stingray lines of boats.
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would it handle chop like my liberator 221 ? and is all im going to get with a 496 h.o is low 60's that sucks out of a 26 foot boat when the swim platform is two feet bolted on back so it is really only 24 feet !! sorry to complain but i was hoping to get closer to 70 with out supercharging it. the quality of the boat seems to be terrific compared to the other boats i have looked at.
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campion is a decent boat for what it is. The earlier post
was correct on the comparison to Stingray. It is not a
true offshore boat. It is a canadian boat and i think has the
best re sale in the NW part of the country.
was correct on the comparison to Stingray. It is not a
true offshore boat. It is a canadian boat and i think has the
best re sale in the NW part of the country.
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The build quality of Campions put them in a different class than Stingrays on construction alone. They make a great product, one of the more innovative boatbuilders in Canada. The Apex hull is a great design, but as said above, they really shine in smaller chop, but a boat that size is somewhat restricted to conditions anyway! Go for it, you'll be pleased!
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would it handle chop like my liberator 221 ? and is all im going to get with a 496 h.o is low 60's that sucks out of a 26 foot boat when the swim platform is two feet bolted on back so it is really only 24 feet !! sorry to complain but i was hoping to get closer to 70 with out supercharging it. the quality of the boat seems to be terrific compared to the other boats i have looked at.
But if you boat on smooth lakes I wouldn't worry about it.
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yea i hate to stir too much up but ive been pricing boats and i would like to get into a 26 or 27 foot offshore style but im going to have too trade up my 221 lib. and you know dealers they won't give much on trade for a used boat so im going to have to break down and sign my life away on a new one. so im looking for a great boat with fridge ect. and would like maybe wrap around seating so i called around and found a profile dealer said they could do it on a new 304 for 125.000 retail we will have to see how far that price comes down because that might be a little too steep for me. I checked into campions not realizing the dead rise was only 18 degrees and i like to boat michigan winabago ect. and if it's choppy out i don't want get to shaken and have to pack up and put the toy away.
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