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Move closer to the water and get another fiance...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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07-18-2009, 01:31 PM
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Just put Brand New power and you will have a ten time better boat for 1/2 the price!! As far as safe goes, well let me say that I have been in everything including a 10' rough wave that smashed the windshield and filled the boat to the gunnels, and was able to stay a float and make it home safe!
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07-18-2009, 07:38 PM
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I'll translate that safe commit from female speak to plain english, I hear it all the time from my customers. In man's terms, it means" you've spent more money on that crappy boat than you have on me, so from now on, I going to make sure you're miserable every time you use it". You best bet is to buy her another book to read while in the boat and get her a more comfortable lounge chair to sit in while reading it.
BTW, why is it that women feel the need to read a book while in a boat????
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07-19-2009, 11:23 AM
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Because as a wise old fellow friend of mine said "They just don't fly" not sure of the details of that thought, but it always struck me as accurate.
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07-19-2009, 12:07 PM
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Take it from a guy who owned two V20's and a Carolina Skiff (238 Semi V), the ride is much, much better than a Skiff. The new skiff you're looking at is a wide beam, 258 DLV with some cosmetics. I've spent alot of time in the 258 DLV's and they're not a good offshore boat. They will beat you up. The old 258 DLV Elite had a sticker of $50K (I know where there's one available for $42k. The new Elite 25 has a 103" beam and can take up to a 300 hp motor. In my opinion, if that boat can take up to a 300 hp motor, we're going offshore, but the ride won't be nothing like a deep V boat. If you like a Carolina Skiff, take a look at their 250 Sea Chaser. You can get a good Bay boat that is a dual duty (inshore/offshore) boat that will give you a much better ride offshore than the Elite. Trust me, this ain't no Whaler. Check the fit and finish carefully. Besides a rough ride, my Semi V will wet you in a second, however the DLV series has improved the dryness but not the ride. Just my $.02.
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07-19-2009, 01:04 PM
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Good advise from a man who makes his living on one of those boats, Hey Seacreats how the heck you doing brother?
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Willy 1986 V20 Old School 1992 V20 1992 150 Yamaha 1997 HydraSport 2250 Vector 2009 17' G3 Outfitter "G Spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDebw...eature=related "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted and I won't be laid on a hand on. I don't do these things to others and I require the same from them" JW
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