infideltarget
Master Chief Petty Officer
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- Aug 30, 2010
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Re: 1989 OMC cobra taking on water when beached
he already HAS the good running OMC. Why junk it and spend money on something else...that does the exact SAME THING? SOME of us do not have $$$$$$ to throw away just because some say what we have is obsolete. When your SX becomes obsolete, send it to me. YOU go buy the "latest and greatest" I will have just as much fun on the water with my current OMC as you will in your Volvo. I guarantee it. Also, I suggested he buy an EMPTY hull...so no swapping involved. He simply REMOVES the drive from HIS CURRENT RUNNING boat, and installs it into a NON RUNNING EMPTY hull. The swapping would be his seats, and whatever else he needs / wants to save.
I guess I need to junk both of my 5.0 mustangs because they are "obsolete powertrains". I could replace the car for what it takes to put on a new convertible top on my '89. Time to junk it right? Guess I need to junk my '83 Holiday Rambler travel trailer too. The styling makes it "obsolete". I should just run right out and spend $40k on a new one...that does exactly the same thing my old one does.
I for one am not worried about keeping up with the "Jones's" or in this case the "bruceb58's". If it is working for me, and it's paid for, why get rid of it? I could care less what you or anyone else thinks about my OMC. It moves my boat down the river just fine. The OP's drive is working JUST FINE. Why junk it? The drive set up is usually 60-75% of the cost of a boat anyway. He is ahead of the game by having one that runs, and it in good shape. It's his HULL that has the issue. NOT the "obsolete" OMC. So...like I said. KEEP the drive, and buy a good used cheap empty hull, and be back on the water for less than $1k. I bought my '98 220 Horizon for $300. If I had already had a good drive, good seats, and a good trailer, (all of which the OP apparently has) I could have had that boat on the water for a grand total of $500. But...it would be "obsolete"...so I guess I should go spend $50k+ on a new one instead.
he already HAS the good running OMC. Why junk it and spend money on something else...that does the exact SAME THING? SOME of us do not have $$$$$$ to throw away just because some say what we have is obsolete. When your SX becomes obsolete, send it to me. YOU go buy the "latest and greatest" I will have just as much fun on the water with my current OMC as you will in your Volvo. I guarantee it. Also, I suggested he buy an EMPTY hull...so no swapping involved. He simply REMOVES the drive from HIS CURRENT RUNNING boat, and installs it into a NON RUNNING EMPTY hull. The swapping would be his seats, and whatever else he needs / wants to save.
I guess I need to junk both of my 5.0 mustangs because they are "obsolete powertrains". I could replace the car for what it takes to put on a new convertible top on my '89. Time to junk it right? Guess I need to junk my '83 Holiday Rambler travel trailer too. The styling makes it "obsolete". I should just run right out and spend $40k on a new one...that does exactly the same thing my old one does.
I for one am not worried about keeping up with the "Jones's" or in this case the "bruceb58's". If it is working for me, and it's paid for, why get rid of it? I could care less what you or anyone else thinks about my OMC. It moves my boat down the river just fine. The OP's drive is working JUST FINE. Why junk it? The drive set up is usually 60-75% of the cost of a boat anyway. He is ahead of the game by having one that runs, and it in good shape. It's his HULL that has the issue. NOT the "obsolete" OMC. So...like I said. KEEP the drive, and buy a good used cheap empty hull, and be back on the water for less than $1k. I bought my '98 220 Horizon for $300. If I had already had a good drive, good seats, and a good trailer, (all of which the OP apparently has) I could have had that boat on the water for a grand total of $500. But...it would be "obsolete"...so I guess I should go spend $50k+ on a new one instead.
