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Bob H
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Would this boat stand out in Baja?
I wonder if this boat would turn heads plowing through the Sea of Cortez just offshore?
FAST YACHT!
http://www.boattest.com/boats/boat_video.aspx?ID=2701
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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wessongroup
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Sure fun to look at ... 
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mtgoat666
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it has a range of 385 miles and fuel tank capacity of 2,378 gallons fuel. get out your checkbook! it gets about 0.16 miles per gallon. that is
about 8 miles per 55-gallon drum of fuel!
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Udo
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OUCH!
There goes someone's 401K
Udo
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Alan
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I don't know. I'd probably spill a lot of c-cktails
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
it has a range of 385 miles and fuel tank capacity of 2,378 gallons fuel. get out your checkbook! it gets about 0.16 miles per gallon. that is
about 8 miles per 55-gallon drum of fuel! |
Wow, you got out your pencil! OK, then it looks like it would take around $9 to $10,000 to fill that tank, depending on where you buy it. What,
about $260 per mile?
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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aguachico
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On the Cortez, you should see this:
La lancha de Slim
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desertcpl
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I agree its fun to look at, but what in the world would you do with the thing,
some people have just way to much money,
we have a pontoon boat that we use here on the Colorado river, its slow and alot of fun to take family out and enjoy
we see people from California ( not just picking on Calif)
they have a very expensive boat, and the only thrill they get out of their boat is to see how fast they can go up and down the river, it just never
made any since to me, but each to there own
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wessongroup
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BobH... sent this to a guy I know in FL ... used to have a large one ... but, his Parkinson made him get rid of it ... something about holding a
steady hand on the "wheel"...
His response:
"Now that's a boat.
Some guy blew off the back end of his boat this morning in the marina that abuts our house. He probably forgot to turn on his blower (to cleanse the
engine space of gas fumes) before cranking his engine. Sounded like a bomb going off. He quickly abandoned ship and his 40' boat was adrift in two
pieces..
Expensive pilot error."
Aren't boats fun things ...
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
it has a range of 385 miles and fuel tank capacity of 2,378 gallons fuel. get out your checkbook! it gets about 0.16 miles per gallon. that is
about 8 miles per 55-gallon drum of fuel! |
Wow, you got out your pencil! OK, then it looks like it would take around $9 to $10,000 to fill that tank, depending on where you buy it. What,
about $260 per mile? |
more like $25/mile
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
BobH... sent this to a guy I know in FL ... used to have a large one ... but, his Parkinson made him get rid of it ... something about holding a
steady hand on the "wheel"...
His response:
"Now that's a boat.
Some guy blew off the back end of his boat this morning in the marina that abuts our house. He probably forgot to turn on his blower (to cleanse the
engine space of gas fumes) before cranking his engine. Sounded like a bomb going off. He quickly abandoned ship and his 40' boat was adrift in two
pieces..
Expensive pilot error."
Aren't boats fun things ... |
Holy Cow! I didn't even know you had engine blowers for something like that.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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tripledigitken
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I'm guessing you could improve the range by going a little slower than 40 knots.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
I'm guessing you could improve the range by going a little slower than 40 knots. |
that's what she said!
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by aguachico
On the Cortez, you should see this:
La lancha de Slim |
WOW!! And I am trying to get enough money set aside to repair my kayak!
bacquito
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Udo
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And I'm working on saving cash for some kayaking fishing gear!
| Quote: | Originally posted by bacquito
| Quote: | Originally posted by aguachico
On the Cortez, you should see this:
La lancha de Slim |
WOW!! And I am trying to get enough money set aside to repair my kayak! |
Udo
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The Sculpin
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If you're in that price range, this makes much more sense for baja - much less draft!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiBHCAnKa5U&feature=relat...
Whoa there, Cowboy - pull back on those reins!
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captkw
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not a baja unit
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Alan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
I agree its fun to look at, but what in the world would you do with the thing,
some people have just way to much money,
we have a pontoon boat that we use here on the Colorado river, its slow and alot of fun to take family out and enjoy
we see people from California ( not just picking on Calif)
they have a very expensive boat, and the only thrill they get out of their boat is to see how fast they can go up and down the river, it just never
made any since to me, but each to there own |
I love to see all of the pickleforks sitting on the beach all
day until about 5 o'clock when they all fire 'em up and take one quick speed run after most the boats are off the lake and the water smooths out a
bit, then right back to their cove.
In Memory of E-57
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Cypress
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
I'm guessing you could improve the range by going a little slower than 40 knots. |
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mcfez
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I didn't give anyone here permission to publish this picture, of my boat.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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