Whatever happened to offshore go-fast boats?
01-26-2015, 09:15 PM
#151
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Outboards rock if you have enough of them. This rig needs a couple more. I really do miss the simplicity of my 200 hp V-6 Merc 2.4. Modified, it made my Hydrostream go 85. I still had gear case problems though. I twisted a prop shaft and wiped out a brg carrier and put in a double roller brg output shaft carrier.
I saw that or one just like it at the boat show here some years ago. Still not an eggbeater guy but looks cool for that style.
01-26-2015, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Nate5.0
Just cause something is cool though doesn't make it sensible.
SummerObsession - I will agree with that statement if you can agree the reverse is also very true.
Does this mean my Sansabelt slacks and Orthofeet oxfords aren't cool?! (Several "seasoned" members just caught that reference and looked at their pants and shoes, BTW)
Just cause something is cool though doesn't make it sensible.
SummerObsession - I will agree with that statement if you can agree the reverse is also very true.
Does this mean my Sansabelt slacks and Orthofeet oxfords aren't cool?! (Several "seasoned" members just caught that reference and looked at their pants and shoes, BTW)
01-26-2015, 09:47 PM
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Everybody is programmed differently , I'm 50 and still spin my tires in the rain while being called a moron by my wife ( for this and many other things ) . I'm not hyper , but I dont care for "just hanging out".
On our honeymoon , we travelled 1500+ miles in a rent a car in Europe and never stayed in a city for more than two days . I have friends that cruise 1.5 miles to the sandbar and hang out all day ,
I cant do it , I'll burn a couple hundred bucks of gas checking out new places , cruising a little , hauling a$$ a little , but always moving . Thats how I relax. It doesnt mean anybodys wrong or right , just different .
On our honeymoon , we travelled 1500+ miles in a rent a car in Europe and never stayed in a city for more than two days . I have friends that cruise 1.5 miles to the sandbar and hang out all day ,
I cant do it , I'll burn a couple hundred bucks of gas checking out new places , cruising a little , hauling a$$ a little , but always moving . Thats how I relax. It doesnt mean anybodys wrong or right , just different .
01-27-2015, 06:53 AM
#156
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I understand what Nate means because we thought the same thing. When it was time to upgrade, my wife wouldn't let me even look at another closed bow. Pontoon, cat-deck, and MCOB's were it because she wanted more room & storage plus be able to bring our/my friends. It was a way to spend time with our married friends after we all had kids. It worked for awhile but it got harder and harder for everyone to schedule sitters for the kids or get away from work. My wife realizes now that we usually have a maximum of 5 people total on the boat nowadays and has agreed to another closed bow if I want one.
It was nice for a few years when everyone could come out boating though. All my buddies are the guys I used to street/drag race with and it was much easier to talk our wives into going out boating for a day than to go stand in a parking lot for hours talking cars while our women were bored as hell.
It was nice for a few years when everyone could come out boating though. All my buddies are the guys I used to street/drag race with and it was much easier to talk our wives into going out boating for a day than to go stand in a parking lot for hours talking cars while our women were bored as hell.
01-27-2015, 07:04 AM
#157
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If I was smart, I'd want a CC with outboards next as it's the practical/sensible choice but it'll be a closed bow offshore style boat because of looks and the sound 
01-27-2015, 07:26 AM
#159
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Everybody is programmed differently , I'm 50 and still spin my tires in the rain while being called a moron by my wife ( for this and many other things ) . I'm not hyper , but I dont care for "just hanging out".
On our honeymoon , we travelled 1500+ miles in a rent a car in Europe and never stayed in a city for more than two days . I have friends that cruise 1.5 miles to the sandbar and hang out all day ,
I cant do it , I'll burn a couple hundred bucks of gas checking out new places , cruising a little , hauling a$$ a little , but always moving . Thats how I relax. It doesnt mean anybodys wrong or right , just different .
On our honeymoon , we travelled 1500+ miles in a rent a car in Europe and never stayed in a city for more than two days . I have friends that cruise 1.5 miles to the sandbar and hang out all day ,
I cant do it , I'll burn a couple hundred bucks of gas checking out new places , cruising a little , hauling a$$ a little , but always moving . Thats how I relax. It doesnt mean anybodys wrong or right , just different .
01-27-2015, 07:49 AM
#160
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Everybody is programmed differently , I'm 50 and still spin my tires in the rain while being called a moron by my wife ( for this and many other things ) . I'm not hyper , but I dont care for "just hanging out".
On our honeymoon , we travelled 1500+ miles in a rent a car in Europe and never stayed in a city for more than two days . I have friends that cruise 1.5 miles to the sandbar and hang out all day ,
I cant do it , I'll burn a couple hundred bucks of gas checking out new places , cruising a little , hauling a$$ a little , but always moving . Thats how I relax. It doesnt mean anybodys wrong or right , just different .
On our honeymoon , we travelled 1500+ miles in a rent a car in Europe and never stayed in a city for more than two days . I have friends that cruise 1.5 miles to the sandbar and hang out all day ,
I cant do it , I'll burn a couple hundred bucks of gas checking out new places , cruising a little , hauling a$$ a little , but always moving . Thats how I relax. It doesnt mean anybodys wrong or right , just different .
