Took the new boat out today
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Holy crap, Sweet Boat! Seriously! That is one bad boat! If you ever get a wild hair and want to cruise out to Oregon*, i'll join you and we can punish some Blue Fin!
One last time, for the record: That Boat Rocks!
*I know it's a long trip to Oregon, but I can also meet you half way...say in... Hawai'i
One last time, for the record: That Boat Rocks!
*I know it's a long trip to Oregon, but I can also meet you half way...say in... Hawai'i
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Lot's of comments about the boat & none about the Orca! LOL
That's actually a monster of a boat. I'll hitch it up to the Blazer this weekend & take a few pics. You gotta see the size of this next to / in front of, the Blazer!
The Exploder is heavier & gruntier (& bigger) than the Blazer but even that is taking the strain. You just know it's behind you with every bump in the road it rocks & when you build up the speed it tends to try tell the Exploder where to go. Wouldn't want to go long distance with it. That tranny is def under a lot of stress. Maybe an oil cooler will help.
As for the boat, well it's got a 300hp Mercury 4 stroke - as quiet as hell! The on board fuel tank holds 400 odd litres of gas, that's nearly 700 bucks to fill. No cheap afternoon fishing trip. LOL It's not actually my boat but my son-in-laws dad's. We use it as the family runabout but it'll be used more when Darren get's busier with his dive lessons. He's a qualified dive master & Instructor (PADI) & is in demand to give lessons so the boat will get used to take students to the many good dive sites around the North Island.
That's actually a monster of a boat. I'll hitch it up to the Blazer this weekend & take a few pics. You gotta see the size of this next to / in front of, the Blazer!
The Exploder is heavier & gruntier (& bigger) than the Blazer but even that is taking the strain. You just know it's behind you with every bump in the road it rocks & when you build up the speed it tends to try tell the Exploder where to go. Wouldn't want to go long distance with it. That tranny is def under a lot of stress. Maybe an oil cooler will help.
As for the boat, well it's got a 300hp Mercury 4 stroke - as quiet as hell! The on board fuel tank holds 400 odd litres of gas, that's nearly 700 bucks to fill. No cheap afternoon fishing trip. LOL It's not actually my boat but my son-in-laws dad's. We use it as the family runabout but it'll be used more when Darren get's busier with his dive lessons. He's a qualified dive master & Instructor (PADI) & is in demand to give lessons so the boat will get used to take students to the many good dive sites around the North Island.
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