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me? my dad had boats. i had a boat. i was in the coast guard aux. loved it. butt i live in hell here and any chance i can get to the lake.....................IM OUTTA HERE!
screw the heat, screw sitting around the pool, ya cant go to the track, the only way ya go jeeping or dirty biking is have a destination that has water here in the dezert or your gonna fry yer brain. its damn hot here in the summers.
my last boat was a 26ft fourskinn(4winns) cabin pig cruiser. had a/c and generator and taught the kids to ski and fish and camp and swim like water dawggies.
trailering was a pain even with a 3/4 4x4 sirbourban(surburban) but we hit all the lakes for quite a few years. now i own the DOOLIE(duallie) FROM HELL and towing will be much much less of a white knuckle experience.
been planning this purely evil stunt for years. 382 fastech with twin 525EFI's and genset and a/c. 2003 or better. low hours. have it down to a science.
shakedown cruise at local lake 35 minutes away. then it goes to my marine wrench and spiritual coors light guru for the "everythang " fix. $2500 once a year for all new rubbers/hoses/bellows/plugs/oil/drives drained/blah blah on both engines. have drank alot of beer on this subject and ya just cant beat a merc 525EFI. then it goes to roo-selvelt lake and stays in dry storage and gets the piss run out of it. any problems we solve then. and next it goes to lake powell.
bottomline he told me "dont come in here with anything smaller or bigger than a 525EFI or yer 86'd". 75-80mph reliable power. hes been doing capsule boats and worked for formula racing for years. knows these boats inside and out.
wanna go faster buy a fountain. i want comfort. i will have a/c and genset or it aint happening.
wifey is all for it and is a water skiing fool.
lake powell is one the most beautiful lakes i have EVAR BEEN TO! spent 3 weeks there last time with my boat. been a bunch of other times in my life. wahweap all the way to hite marina in july. ONLY problem of the entire trip was (1) 40 amp fuse blew .
property big enough to stuff right next to my bedroom door and it will be gated guarded by "mr. snuggles" and" mr. benelli." will be able to plug shorepower into house and live on it(banished) while arguing with wifey.
slap some prop locks on and some drive locks,chain the damn trailer wheels and it aint GOING NOWHERE unless i sezz.
with these merc 525's its plug and play. download any over rev situations, how many hours run, what temp of # 8 cylinder on port side blah blah blah. feeking idiot proof if maintained and ya have 1/2 a brain about boats.
enjoying a boat comes down to preparation and not being a space case or a cheap azz.
ya got a potty for the wenches and showers, a microwave,reefer with ice maker. the wenches are happy and comfy and the boyz can HAUL ASS!
if you havent spent time at lake powell here in lil ol airy-zoney................well yer missing out on strippers big time. not strippers as in the bar dumbazz, STRIPPERS LIKE THE FISH! over the top fun fresh water wunderland.
the name on this one will be: "FOSSIL FOOLS" and have "sinclair" the green dinosaur wearing a sombrero,with a corona in his hand and a CEEGAR(cigar) hanging out of his mouth and the lil bubble caption "WHAT ME WORRY?"
see if ya buy a cabin here you have a very good chance of it burning up in a FIRE cuz alot of people here like burning up the forests. and this will be my 2nd home write off.
i cant think of anywhere else i can drink coronas, have a designated driver, have my pole in the water and look at bikinis all damn day long until i puke or RUN OUT OF BAIT!
dont give me that crap the (2) happiest days of boat ownership are when ya buy it and when ya sell it. only if ya sell it for a BIGGER FASTER BOAT!
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