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Boats MUST LIST A LOCATION (State)IN THE TITLE (Seems people can't read lately)-along with Make/Model/Year
Tried no luck so far. I might get it made.
Hi @Betik I agree with what you say. I would prefer a Yamaha for the crossing any day as I know the pounding it took for the crossing and came out safe at the end. This decision was not just about the Bimini crossing. There were a lot of factors in this decision.
) So I figure it's time I start getting used to bigger boats
Thanks @Betik Let me know when you are planning to come. I would definitely want you to come over to my place (as it is on the way) and be my guest and stay at my place.
Oh for godness sake, @Amar Nanduri, show us the damn pictures of the new boat already, would you!!!Hi @Betik I agree with what you say. I would prefer a Yamaha for the crossing any day as I know the pounding it took for the crossing and came out safe at the end. This decision was not just about the Bimini crossing. There were a lot of factors in this decision.
1. I boat by myself a lot and I love exploring new places. The Yamaha is limiting my time from morning till evening. With an express cruiser I can stay overnight in strange places/islands and continue boating in that area the next day. One of my plans early next year is to take my boat to Florida and the Keys for a week and go camping and boating and exploring the keys by myself. Another option is the Chesapeake bay. There are a bunch of islands that I can explore.
2. My family is more comfortable with a heavier boat (having experienced it on a friends boat) and they would be more amenable to take weekend trips with me.
3. If the crossing is predicted to be as rough for next year as this year I will simply fly them into Bimini. No sense in risking my family safety.
4. I will be paying for a brand new trailer anyway. A 1-2k more will get me a better load capacity trailer so that in future if I want to get a bigger boat I don't have to worry about buying another trailer. It will also be less wear and tear on the trailer to carry a lower weight boat. I plan to change my truck in 2 years time and I will get an F250 that time. If I hate the boats I buy now I will definitely change it in a couple of years.
My plan is Bimini 2018, Exumas 2019 or 2020 and before I retire the whole world (we all can dream
We actually look at them often even though the price is prohibiting for the ones we like. We do lake michigan as much as possible, have friends north of chicago, friends in michigan, and we usually launch in portage. We would love to do weekend trips on the water up to various places along michigan but then also be able to tow to various lakes meaning i prefer 8'6" beam and i would prefer to keep it less than 30'. We like some of the stuff from regal but we don't want the prop just yet
