if you're going w/ J series carolina skiffs, you might as well look at aluminum center and side consoles. lighter, easier to clean and keep up, go faster w/ the same power, and can handle the same water.

$.02

[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 8:20 PM. Reason : and i think you can do better w/ $4k if you're patient]

3/17/2009 8:19:43 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/1081361620.html

$1400, but needs work.

or

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/1081304054.html

$3200 and it's in Rocky Mount.

[Edited on March 19, 2009 at 12:12 PM. Reason : s]

3/19/2009 12:11:10 PM

Going to look a this one tomorrow.


http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/1114488861.html

Any thoughts? Is there anything specific I should look for with this make/model?
2006 Sea ray Stingray

tanks...tanks..

4/10/2009 9:34:15 PM

I'm not aware of any relationship between Sea Ray and Stingray. Looks like a Stingray to me. I generally think pretty highly of them as far as build quality although I don't know anything about that specific model. They generally do really well by comparison to other brands in regards to MPG as well.

4/11/2009 4:01:39 PM

two entirely different companies

4/13/2009 6:57:00 AM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/1175871995.html

this will make someone an awesome fishing machine. mariners of that model were actually just re-stickered yamahas. they are solid. those old tri-hulls make for a sweet ride. a little bit of easy work and you'd be ready to ride. hardest thing you might have to do is steering cable, bearings on the trailer, and put a rebuild kit in the carb(s).

[Edited on May 18, 2009 at 11:44 AM. Reason : you could take that thing to pretty much any of the trout creeks i hit at the coast]

5/18/2009 11:44:05 AM

way too much $$ for that pos

5/18/2009 1:46:39 PM

way too much $$ for that pos

5/18/2009 1:46:40 PM

i didn't say give him what he was asking

5/18/2009 2:37:14 PM

i give him nothing

5/20/2009 7:44:17 AM

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184746


heh heh heh.

7/24/2009 2:01:19 AM

too much other stuff to do right now than drive to NJ, though...and I should sell some other stuff first, too.

7/24/2009 3:06:31 AM

Cool boat, but the only way I can think to drain your bank account faster would be to go live in a casino for a few months. Twin 454s will suck that 150 gallon tank dry in a few hours or less. Bye bye $400! Not to mention breakage. A boat like that will shatter outdrives the way your Miata went through driveshafts. Especially on a rough day if you let the prop out of the water. btw...Props are a consumable on boats like that and they aren't cheap.

[Edited on July 24, 2009 at 9:47 AM. Reason : s]

7/24/2009 9:44:05 AM

haha, you shut your whore mouth!

You're telling me things I don't want to hear (although I was under no illusion that it would be an exercise in frugality).

Really, I should (1) get some other stuff sold, (2) get my '66 Chevy pickup built so I can tow a boat after I sell my Ram, (3) wait until after next summer's deployment and buy it next fall/winter, and (4) maybe think about getting something a little smaller that would still scream with a single hot big block.

7/24/2009 11:13:04 AM

I rode on a 26' Donzi a few weeks ago. 502 Chevy, hand built by a race shop. The guy had been through three props in three days (ok, some of that could have been avoided ) and he was on his third engine in as many years. That's a lot of loot to be tied up in a boat that probably isn't worth much more than the last engine ran him. It was sweet though.

[Edited on July 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM. Reason : w]

7/24/2009 11:20:51 AM

that can't be normal. sounds like he's being beyond abusive and/or his setup is AFU

7/24/2009 12:28:20 PM

Not normal.
But are you really one to talk about being abusive?

7/24/2009 1:07:15 PM

i don't think I'm abusive. I run my stuff hard at times, but I don't thrash it savagely and relentlessly the way, say, BigBlueRam does to his stuff.

7/24/2009 7:07:26 PM

agreed

7/27/2009 8:28:46 PM

How in the hell was he going through engines and props that quickly?

7/28/2009 12:51:19 AM

sandbars and oyster beds

7/28/2009 1:33:25 PM

No idea on the engines. I'm sure it's like a day at the track. Stuff breaks, often. Sometimes it's not repairable or not worth repairing.

For the props it was:
1 operator error
1 hit something unexpected
1 got burned up from cavitation

[Edited on July 28, 2009 at 1:55 PM. Reason : s]

7/28/2009 1:54:15 PM

yeah, doesn't cavitation begin around 150 mph prop blade tip speed?

7/28/2009 2:08:41 PM

No idea, I assumed these were half in half out type props. I'm sure they cavitate too but I've only been on a couple boats that had them.

7/28/2009 2:36:53 PM

Quote :

"yeah, doesn't cavitation begin around 150 mph prop blade tip speed?"

I don't know, but it doesn't take a lot of power to cavitate a prop coming out of the hole or turning sharply. The holeshot cavitation is what always got the props on the boat I grew up skiing behind. They'd normally last me 2-3 years. I know that 4.3 wasn't making that much power.

Planed out and running I think it depends a lot on how the prop is trimmed and whether you get off the throttle quickly when it starts to cavitate.

[Edited on July 28, 2009 at 2:45 PM. Reason : l]

7/28/2009 2:41:13 PM

boat snobs!

7/28/2009 6:06:00 PM

SNOBBERY ITT!!!

7/28/2009 10:51:01 PM

oooohh, I want one of those, too!

but not as much as I want an offshore powerboat!

7/31/2009 4:33:35 PM

dats mah boat

8/6/2009 9:14:24 AM

So how big of an offshore speedboat do I need if I want to cruise out to, say, hattaras (and do it at a pretty good speed)?

If a 22-24' boat is enough, I'd be able to get the speed I want with one engine (and save on fuel costs). I'd like an 80ish mph boat.

8/9/2009 9:47:08 AM

you won't get a true off shore style hull that size anywhere near 80mph with a single unless it's built to the hilt. 22-26' is a great size for this sort of boat. big enough to tame most seas you'll encounter, yet not so big it's a huge pain to pull in and out of the water/tow around.

a lot of people do it, but i'll be damned if you'll catch my ass much more than a mile offshore with just a single. i would certainly stick with a twin if i was you. you can always choose to just run one at a time to conserve fuel. it's not like there's many boats of that type/size that came with singles, anyway.

8/9/2009 10:07:31 AM

1. You think something like a 22' Velocity is ''offshore'' enough?

2. I'd be uneasy with a single at 30 miles into the open ocean (though I've done it), but I'm cool with going out to the banks or a few miles of open ocean with a single and a radio

8/9/2009 10:59:59 PM

the specific boat that led me to make that last comment:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110422374292&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AVRI

8/10/2009 2:55:21 PM

You could take that on the ocean but you couldn't go fast for long

8/10/2009 4:53:52 PM

^^ the bow looks pretty low and doesnt have much flare to it.....in a following sea it would probably stuff real easy and not be very good at all...

8/10/2009 8:34:48 PM

yeah, that's what I'm getting at...wondering how "offshore" I need...

8/10/2009 9:01:08 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200371388903&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Wheeee!


unless i find the mother of all deals, I'm window shopping at the moment, though. In a few weeks, I'll be gone for a month and a half, and when I get back, it'll be mid-November. Oughta be able to get more boat for the money by then.

Of course, it depends on when I deploy again, too...if I'm gonna be gone all next summer, I'll probably just wait until I get back and buy a boat about a year from now.


[Edited on August 11, 2009 at 12:35 AM. Reason : window shopping = learning about these things so as to make a good purchase]

8/11/2009 12:31:29 AM

did you ever get it?

10/14/2009 7:27:38 PM

me, or Fumbler?

I haven't bought anything, yet.

10/14/2009 7:28:39 PM

HYDRO

STREAM

10/14/2009 9:14:24 PM

dude, I would have one for sure if I lived on a lake. I just don't have enough glassy water near my house.

I want enough boat that I can take it out to Cape Lookout, to include around the hook if I want...and maybe the occasional trip out to Ocracoke or Hatteras. I don't know if I need a real offshore hull like a Scarab or Checkmate Convincer/Enforcer, or if I can get by with something like a sporty 22-24' cuddy with a hot rat motor.

10/15/2009 3:23:56 AM

just buy a charter boat, it will pay for itself in no time

10/15/2009 9:36:04 AM