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Fish Chris | Thu Jan-19-06 09:36 AM |
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#3637, "I really want a new boat....."
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but geez are new boats getting rediculously expensive ! For quite some time I have tripped on the price of those 200 plus hp glitter-rockets (totally worthless for me anyway) but after looking at much smaller, lighter, less hp, aluminums, I guess those high-per bass boats are not such a bad value after all, at least in comparison !
Anyway, I have searched the Internet high and low, and I really can't find a production boat which would suit me better than this one: http://www.g3boats.com/OutfitterSeries/OutfitterV143T/default.php I just love this thing. The layout (no rear benches !!!), the Realtree camo finish, welded, high transom, 25 hp Yamaha ! Geez, what a fish catchin' machine ! (and BTW, a small deck could be added very easily, from the front bench forward, giving me a raised fishing platform, storage underneath, and effectively eliminating the one and only bench this boat has :-) But the price..... $9200 out the door ! (from Diablo Marine anyway.... haven't checked around further yet). Sure, I could get a 14 ft Klamath, Gregor, Valco, etc, for way less.... maybe $6500 brand new, or, since they are so darn common (dime a dozen) I could probably find a very good condition used one, for like $3K. But I swear I will never again climb over a bench, if I live to be 100 !!!
Anyway, as much as I want a new boat, if I can't get the G3 I posted the link to..... or something 'very' similar that I haven't seen yet, I'll just have to keep fishing out of my little 12ft Seaking.
Any ideas or suggestions ?
Thank you for listening to my rant. Peace, Fish
PS, I have even considered getting a Klamath, or Gregor, hacking out the benches, and rebuilding it with a double floor (flotation within) additional side support, etc. If I had a shop, and the right tools, I'd already be there !
I just want a small V-hull aluminum that I can run laps in..... but don't want the hurdles.....
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RE: I really want a new boat.....,
BassFly,
Jan 19th 2006, #1
RE: I really want a new boat.....,
Sacto John,
Jan 19th 2006, #2
Hey Sacto.....,
Fish Chris,
Jan 19th 2006, #7
Hey Bassfly....,
Fish Chris,
Jan 19th 2006, #6
RE: I really want a new boat.....,
Bucketmouth,
Jan 19th 2006, #3
Hey Bucketmouth.....,
Fish Chris,
Jan 19th 2006, #8
RE: Hey FIsh,
Carrot Top,
Jan 20th 2006, #10
Hey Carrottop.....,
Fish Chris,
Jan 20th 2006, #11
RE: I really want a new boat.....,
Josh D,
Jan 20th 2006, #12
RE: I really want a new boat.....,
Ken A,
Jan 19th 2006, #4
RE: I really want a new boat.....,
Fishing805Fever,
Jan 19th 2006, #5
Yea' buddy ! :-),
Fish Chris,
Jan 19th 2006, #9
RE: Yea' buddy ! :-),
Bucketmouth,
Jan 20th 2006, #13
RE: Yea' buddy ! :-),
Josh D,
Jan 20th 2006, #14
RE: Yea' buddy ! :-),
magmaster,
Jan 22nd 2006, #15
Ya' know Magmaster.....,
Fish Chris,
Jan 22nd 2006, #16
RE: Aluminium Boats ....,
BigBass,
Jan 31st 2006, #17
RE: Aluminium Boats ....,
magmaster,
Jan 31st 2006, #18
Thank you Jacques and Magmaster....,
Fish Chris,
Feb 02nd 2006, #19
Come on Chris.......,
mrfinesse,
Feb 03rd 2006, #20
Hey Shawn.....,
Fish Chris,
Feb 03rd 2006, #21
RE: Hey Chris,
BobH,
Feb 04th 2006, #22
RE: Hey Chris,
BobH,
Feb 04th 2006, #23
RE: Hey Chris,
mrfinesse,
Feb 04th 2006, #24
Naaaa...... Honestly.....,
Fish Chris,
Feb 04th 2006, #25
RE: Naaaa...... Honestly.....,
BobH,
Feb 05th 2006, #26
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Fish Chris | Thu Jan-19-06 09:52 PM |
Member since Jul 07th 2002
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#3645, "Hey Sacto....."
In response to Reply # 2
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Yes I have, and it's not too bad. Of course I could give it a decent camo paint job, but probably not as cool as the Realtree on the G3.
I like the rod locker and storage of the G3 better too, but then hey, if this boat were a LOT less than the G3, I might have to consider it. BTW, Lund, and Fisher both make a 14 ft V-hull too (without benches), but they are heavier gauge aluminum (requiring a larger motor to go the same speed) plus are carpeted (requiring me to cover the thing, and to try to keep it halfway clean and dry) I love the fact that the G3 is straight diamond grip aluminum. And as I have sworn, it would never, ever see soap or a scrub brush :-) I'm talking about a straight up fishing boat ! The more fish slime and bait drippings, the more real it would be ! :-)
Peace, Fish
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Fish Chris | Thu Jan-19-06 09:44 PM |
Member since Jul 07th 2002
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#3644, "Hey Bassfly...."
In response to Reply # 1
Thu Jan-19-06 09:53 PM by Fish Chris
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Kind of.... but your talking Mod-V's, right ?
For me, since I sometimes get into some pretty big water, the Delta, even some saltwater, I really want a straight up V-hull (plus that's what I'm used to)
Anyway, one thing is for sure, if I was willing to settle for a mod-V, my choices would be nearly endless.
Sighhhhh.... Peace, Fish
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Fish Chris | Fri Jan-20-06 08:05 AM |
Member since Jul 07th 2002
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#3649, "Hey Carrottop....."
In response to Reply # 10
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Hows it going buddy ? :-) Well ya' know, its not so much that the Honda wouldn't match the G3..... its just that typically, if you buy a G3 boat, you will get a better deal as a boat / motor / trailer package.... but if you start getting a boat here, and a motor there, you end up losing any savings you might have gained on the individual items....
Heck, as a matter of fact, my buddy and I were just discussing (whether the motor ended up being a Yamaha, or a Honda) the possibility of covering that with Realtree vinyl too..... which would kind of hide the identity of the motor anyway :-)
Peace, Fish
Oh BTW, I just went and checked out that Crestliner you mentioned..... Really nice, however, depending on how one looks at it (definately how I look at it) they are just a bit "too nice".... Carpeting, which I don't need... a pretty paint scheme, which I would just have to sand blast off, heavier gauge aluminum, which would require a bigger motor (50hp.... pretty darn big for a tiller.... speaking of which, I didn't notice if that Crestliner was even available as a tiller ??? Anyway, I'd bet that Crestliner with a 50hp, would be between 12 and 13K out the door ! Geez, the more I see, the more I'm thinking that $9200 for that G3 might just be what I have to pay, to get what I want....
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Fishing805Fever | Thu Jan-19-06 07:25 PM |
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#3643, "RE: I really want a new boat....."
In response to Reply # 4
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I have found Crestliners to be worth the money,and the boats in thr bass pro shops catalog seem to have a good price. brian
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Fish Chris | Thu Jan-19-06 10:03 PM |
Member since Jul 07th 2002
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#3647, "Yea' buddy ! :-)"
In response to Reply # 4
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it must have been fun ripping those benches out :-) I just can't have any wood in mine, as it will never be covered, and it will spend 365 days a year in direct sun, rain, heat, and cold. The only thing I plan to cover is the motor..... and that's not for the exterior of it, but rather, to maybe help preserve / protect hoses, wires, belts, etc, from direct weather.....
Peace, Fish
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Fish Chris | Sun Jan-22-06 07:31 AM |
Member since Jul 07th 2002
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#3674, "Ya' know Magmaster....."
In response to Reply # 15
Sun Jan-22-06 07:47 AM by Fish Chris
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You said > They come with the hard bottom floor and no bench <
Oh yea ? Please show me one of these. The only 14 ft aluminums I have found (aside from the G3 that I am so stoked on) without benches were one each by Tracker, Fisher, and Lund, which were all much heavier guage aluminum, carpeted, fancy paint / decal schemes, all of which required bigger motors, and are going from 11K to 13K $ each ! These are the upper end of the spectrum, then on the opposite end, are all the useless, bench-filled pieces of garbage..... with hardly any options in between, except the G3 V143T (and maybe the Tracker that Sacto John posted the photo of above.... although it really needs a camo paint job... and a rod locker :-)
But again, I'd sure like somebody to show me some more options....
Peace, Fish
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Fish Chris | Fri Feb-03-06 08:05 PM |
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#3744, "Hey Shawn....."
In response to Reply # 20
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What a surprise to see you here :-)
Yea', a bunch of my buddies have those big, powerful, glitter covered things, and I have nothing against those boats.... for my buddies. But I just kind of look at them with amusement, kind of like the way I look at a chopper on OCC or something. Which is to say, WOW ! That thing looks cool, but pretty much useless to me personally. I'm into pure function. Don't want to 'ever' have to wash it. Don't want to ever have to cover it. In fact, don't want to ever do anything with my boat, except fish from it :-)
The lighter, and more fuel efficient it is, the less money it will cost to operate, and the more I can then fish from it, instead of working to cover all the high costs.
Besides all of that, I personally think that G3 V143T is just about as pretty as a boat could be, just as it is. I'd put Real Tree over glitter any day :-)
Peace, Fish
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Fish Chris | Sat Feb-04-06 06:40 PM |
Member since Jul 07th 2002
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#3754, "Naaaa...... Honestly....."
In response to Reply # 24
Sat Feb-04-06 06:42 PM by Fish Chris
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It's just because I have this thing for Real Tree Camo :-) Like my boots, a bunch of my hats, my bedspread, etc.
Plus, as I have said, I vow that my boat will NEVER see soap and water, and the camo pattern seems to really hide dirt, grime, scrapes, and scratches well. Much better than any solid color anyway.
In fact, if I could afford it, I'd love to get my truck proffesionally 'Real Tree Camo'd' too, since all it will ever be used for is to pull my camo'd boat anyway :-) You ever see trucks like this ? Freaking coooool ! Course if everybody started doing it, I'd have to paint mine my second favorite color.... lime green ! :-)
Peace, Fish
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