I don't know that my pockets are deep enough, but I want it

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
05/22/2018 at 16:44 • Filed to: boatlopnik

Thanks to a certain !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I am now looking at boats on Craigslist.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! has my interest piqued real hard.

I don’t need a new boat, but I want it.

“That doesn’t look so bad, why would you be afraid of costs?”

Well, I don’t know that I’d be able to afford to feed it...

But, man it must move.

DISCUSSION (24)

Nibby > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 16:51

Bust
Out
Another
Thousand

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 16:54

How did the dyno go?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/22/2018 at 16:55

Don’t know yet...I dropped it off last week, it’ll be done sometime this week. I’ll post an update once I get it back.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 16:55

Don’t buy a boat unless you can afford two boats, something like that.

Future next gen S2000 owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 16:56

Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it.

functionoverfashion > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 16:58

Yessssss dual 5.7's

That makes me shiver, thinking of maintenance. Two bravo drives, also.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > functionoverfashion
05/22/2018 at 17:07

It would be a chore and a half that’s for sure...worth it though? Maybe. I’m just day dreaming at this point anyways.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Future next gen S2000 owner
05/22/2018 at 17:07

You stop that.

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 17:11

Oh my. I’m not really a boat guy, I’m more of a ride on a friends boat every few years guy, but oh man ....

functionoverfashion > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 17:12

This is the only real solution to the problem you’re trying to solve with your hydrofoil thingy.

Sovande > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 17:29

Is a Regal like a Bayliner but with all the bolts tightened up? Or is it like Maxxum with more bolts?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 18:13

Looks like a SeaRay? My old boat was a 25' Mariah with the 220hp 5.7 Bravo 3. The maint was pretty much limited to oil changes and winterization, and check the drive fluid levels. (Winterization on those engines is simple) I assume those are RWC Mercs, so I’d want to know if it was run in salt or not. Fuel costs can be scary, esp if you want to do a lot of tubing/skiing. If you want to get on the water, it’s tough to beat an outboard-powered pontoon or deck boat. Those can be bought used fairly cheap and operating costs won’t suffocate you.

Gerry197 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 18:23

DON’T BUY A BOAT.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 19:44

I thought a boat was a hole in the water into which you throw money. Or maybe you throw money into the gas tank. With that one I can’t remember which.

FLmanisback > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/22/2018 at 19:54

Dual bravo mercruisers and fresh water equal indestructible. Plus a cuddy cabin? Why not? Just remember you need to drop the outdrive on a bravo to change the impellers.

I’m near Orlando FL, where Regal boats are built and they are great folks. They do open houses all the time and have an annual factory tour. I have a 2014 -they have been pushing the Volvo outdrive and I took it, but honestly, there’s a reason all the racing boats use mercruiser.

LastFirstMI is my name > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
05/22/2018 at 21:19

I’ve never heard this advice. I’m hearing it 10 years too late, but thanks anyway.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
05/22/2018 at 21:43

I’d assume only freshwater being in the Midwest, and we don’t tube or ski too often so we usually do pretty good on fuel.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Sovande
05/22/2018 at 21:44

Lol

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Gerry197
05/22/2018 at 21:44

Too late, I already have one

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > LastFirstMI is my name
05/22/2018 at 22:47

I grew up in Hawaii, seems like I heard it a few times growing up.

PyramidHat > Sovande
05/23/2018 at 00:28

Regal is much better built. Bayliner hulls have (or used to) hulls made of chopped Fiberglas. Regal, Cobalts, etc had hand laid Fiberglas, thus they’re heavier and better built. Now Bayliners are fine for most folks. A relative has a 24 footer that he bought in 1995 which gets regular usage and it’s still holding up (after some repairs, but we’re talking 2000hours of use).

PyramidHat > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
05/23/2018 at 00:29

See, I had a 19 foot regal with the 4.3 Alpha One and it had 230 HP...what’s up with the 5.7?

PyramidHat > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
05/23/2018 at 00:32

With twin screws you can do this:

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > PyramidHat
05/23/2018 at 09:49

My Mariah was a 1999 base trim with the bottom spec carbed V8.