What size boat do you have?

[AlinaMarie]

2900 scr

[Horizon]

1994 3200 scr with twin 320hp bravo 2-love it

[Tommyfmu]

2400SCR, but that'll be history if the Admiral has her way. In a new marina where the big boys are, she now has her mind set on something along the lines of a Silverton or Carver 40 footer. Uh yi yi.

[mauiwaui]

I have a 2001 3300 SCR with with twin 7.4L B3.

[canada randy]

I wanted twin 7.4L around 35 feet and 12 foot beam aprox. But thats just a little too big to trailer. Which i may have to do from time to time. Settled on single 7.4L Bravo2 1995 2700 SCR. 30x10 (Never mind what the wife said) That will even fit in my driveway(if i widen it and park it in front). Hope i don't get footidis. She's been warned

[bka56]

I just bought my first boat 23' 5.0L my question is what would consider ideal size for a first timer ?

[seapuppy]

Originally Posted by bka56

I just bought my first boat 23' 5.0L my question is what would consider ideal size for a first timer ?

it depends on what you feel your comfortable with and what your wallet can handle...remember that when you go to a bigger boat, your paying more for everything..moorage..gas..oil....etc...then when you go to twins...you double the costs....I was shocked ...like someone threw freezing water in my face shocked at the cost involved with a bigger boat and twin engines.....what was once a 50 dollar oil change ran right up to over 100 bucks...for friggin oil!!!!...

SP

[ed & inge]

Originally Posted by Tommyfmu

2400SCR, but that'll be history if the Admiral has her way. In a new marina where the big boys are, she now has her mind set on something along the lines of a Silverton or Carver 40 footer. Uh yi yi.

is it possible to lend me your admiral for a few moments, mine says the 2400 sc3 is enough for me to play with.......

[bt63]

2005 1800 SR3 - used mostly for watersports on a small lake (in my back yard) and day trips to larger ones.

Third boat I have purchased in 25 years - all 16-18 ft Bowriders.

First used one - so far so good.

[jim furey]

i have an 1800 sr, just love it , could 'nt find a 95 manual anywhere but joined the club and holly cow got one now!!! Thanks and i'll be coming back to the site lots, in 15 minutes i've learned more than the three months i;ve had the boat!!

[seapuppy]

welcome to the zoo jim....


SP

[deanries]

1992 Maxum 1800SR. Bought new at the St. Louis Boat & Sport Show in Feb '92 and closed the deal. Received from the dealer and brought home on April 15, 1992. Boat passed 1000 hrs of operating time last summer and continues to perform well. So happy I bought the Maxum and not the Bayliner which had been considered.
deanries

[biggerseagar]

Have had Bayliner's before and they were great boats. Now we have a 2001 Maxum 3000SCR and it is a dream come true. Going on our fifth year of ownership with the Maxum and it is a fantastic boat.

[deanries]

Looks like FUN! Makes my little 18 ftr look like a toy, but I love it. Don't know how to add a photo to my posts but I have uploaded some to my album which is public. I'm located 25 miles south of St. Louis, where in central Illinois do you hail from? "Go Big or Go Home"
deanries

[seapuppy]

does it look like this???

SP

[biggerseagar]

deanries............My wife and I boat out of Wharf Harbor Marina in Peoria. We were headed up to a fantastic beach that day. Our friends (in their boat)Lar amd Markie took a bunch of pic's. I have one pic crashing through the wake. cool

I looked on the map where the Kaskaskia Rover comes out to the Mississippi River near St. Genevieve. Is that your neck of the woods?. After looking at your pic I know my son would like your boat. Do alot of wake boarding?

Wife and I are coming down to the boat show in St Louis that friday........can't wait!

Roger

[deanries]

seapuppy - Big Thanks for posting the photo of my boat. Yeh, that's my '92 1800SR. Where does one learn how to add attachments to a post? I'm trying to learn, slow but sure! "Go Big or Go Home"

Dean (deanries)

[deanries]

biggerseager -

Thanks for the reply. Haven't been that far up the Illinois but have been to your beautiful city a few times. I'm too slow at this post thing and keep getting logged off and lose what I've entered.
Send an E-mail to our address: sharondr@htc.net and I'll get back to you on maybe a get-together in St. Louis. Would be great, as soon as this crappy weather is over!
Can't wait for warmer weather and getting back on the water.
"Go Big or Go Home"
Dean (deanries)

[seapuppy]

Originally Posted by deanries

seapuppy - Big Thanks for posting the photo of my boat. Yeh, that's my '92 1800SR. Where does one learn how to add attachments to a post? I'm trying to learn, slow but sure! "Go Big or Go Home"

Dean (deanries)

Dean..posting a pic is really easy..but you have to be careful of it's size...sometimes if they are big..they won't post....when you go to reply or quick reply..at the top bar, towards the right of the line of icons..there's a bubble...a film ...and then what resembles a picture frame....select that ...it will prompt you for an http address....that is where your picture is located on either here or some other site...we can't post directly from your computer.....copy and paste the address the photo is located ..ensure that it has an ending of ".jpg"..like in http//:someplace in the web location.jpg......when it comes into your post it will say [img][img].....your address should be between the two ctr brackets.....
that will be in the address bar on the prompt.....select ok ...and it should slide it right into your posting...





hope this helps...

SP

[deanries]

seapuppy - I'll give it a try and yeh I've already learned about the sizing thing. Photo Shop works great in that respect for me. If I post more pic's to my album then I can grab/attach to a post from there? Like you did for the above post. Appreciate your help bunches.
"Go Big or Go Home"
Dean (deanries)