Stizzla
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My bad. Shocked the 17’ double eagle has the same max rating at 4’ shorter
Boats on Used Victoria and Other Areas
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Aquaholic
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Depending where he fishes, the main might control the boat better in wind or strong current conditions. This debate has been done to death, troll motor vs main motor.
Aquaholic
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get the Seller to pay for a survey.
Aquaholic
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more pics coming shortly. Will this be one of many bail out sales in the near future?
alumaman
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I'm pretty sure the max up is 175, I had the same boat with a 175 ocean series 2stroke and it ripped. A 150 would be fine on these boats.
Aquaholic
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175 two stroke vs 150 four stroke, remember that weight is also part of the transom rating, not just push. Some manufacturers gave 2 ratings for this exact reason, a few insurers accepted a 2 tier allowance as well..
Stizzla
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Interesting that most 23’ers need 225-250 horsepower. That’s a big jump for 2’ when I have friends with 17’ers with 150hp. Narrow beam on that trophy?
I’m Just trying to educate myself for my next boat, not trying to be a **** disturber. That just comes naturally for me I guess!
I’m Just trying to educate myself for my next boat, not trying to be a **** disturber. That just comes naturally for me I guess!
Aquaholic
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Addios
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Buddy of mine has a 225 optimax on his. It’s a 92 or 93 but same hull design. I actually thought this was his boat at first.
Pineapple Express
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There are so many variables! Too many to count, really. A few off the top of my head
- hull deadrise (more deadrise generally means it takes more power to push to a given speed)
- boat weight
- hull design characteristics (ie size reverse chine, configuration lifting strakes, does the hull have "pad" for lift, etc)
- length vs beam ratio
- wetted surface length vs total length
- steering configuration (ie remote steering vs tiller....tiller ratings are typically lower horsepower because the motor can be steered lock-to-lock in an instant)
Also, in my experience the bigger the boat the less consistent various manufacturers are with actual length correlating to model name length, so it makes it harder and harder to compare boats based on model name length alone.
Aquaholic
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Better Shamrock deal right now? https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/seattle-2002-shamrock-246/7092139279.html
kaelc
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How/where do you find them?
kaelc
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Sick Robalo 240 and pretty nicely priced.
dmurph
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you may need a new pillow and mattress maybe to have better dreams lol
Rain City
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Bigger dreams Dave. Bigger dreams.
Aquaholic
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I think that transom backing plate is there for a reason, followed by others. (unfortunately)
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