First big boat
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That 38/700 boat has a beautiful paint job - I crawled all over it prior to picking up our 42. The only 2 things that steered me away from the 38/700 was 1) I really wanted a 42 and 2) the engines are ready for top end work (from what I was told). It is certainly a head turner and presumably wicked fast!
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the 42 is hands down a better boat than the 38,i know as i own a 38 with big power and often drive my buddy,s 42.a 42 with 1075s is a totally awesome boat.send a pm to offshoreexcursion,he is the most awesome boater in the world and has logged more miles on the water than any man alive!
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Rat race, pun intended.
To decide what length you like highly consider where you'll be storing and whether or not they can accommodate the boat. Where I'm located my hands are tied with just a 30.
As far as launching I saw one post about tying 2 line to the boat and letting it leave the trailer under power. I highly advise against it with a boat that you can't physically pull back on the trailer. For whatever reason it won't fire it's now stuck in the water. I've had 2 instances where mine hasn't fired on the trailer for removal once in the water and damn glad I power it off.
To decide what length you like highly consider where you'll be storing and whether or not they can accommodate the boat. Where I'm located my hands are tied with just a 30.
As far as launching I saw one post about tying 2 line to the boat and letting it leave the trailer under power. I highly advise against it with a boat that you can't physically pull back on the trailer. For whatever reason it won't fire it's now stuck in the water. I've had 2 instances where mine hasn't fired on the trailer for removal once in the water and damn glad I power it off.
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Rat race, pun intended.
To decide what length you like highly consider where you'll be storing and whether or not they can accommodate the boat. Where I'm located my hands are tied with just a 30.
As far as launching I saw one post about tying 2 line to the boat and letting it leave the trailer under power. I highly advise against it with a boat that you can't physically pull back on the trailer. For whatever reason it won't fire it's now stuck in the water. I've had 2 instances where mine hasn't fired on the trailer for removal once in the water and damn glad I power it off.
To decide what length you like highly consider where you'll be storing and whether or not they can accommodate the boat. Where I'm located my hands are tied with just a 30.
As far as launching I saw one post about tying 2 line to the boat and letting it leave the trailer under power. I highly advise against it with a boat that you can't physically pull back on the trailer. For whatever reason it won't fire it's now stuck in the water. I've had 2 instances where mine hasn't fired on the trailer for removal once in the water and damn glad I power it off.
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Last edited by VoodooRob; 02-18-2017 at 07:40 AM.
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the 42 is hands down a better boat than the 38,i know as i own a 38 with big power and often drive my buddy,s 42.a 42 with 1075s is a totally awesome boat.send a pm to offshoreexcursion,he is the most awesome boater in the world and has logged more miles on the water than any man alive!
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