BigBadJohn86
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2010
- Messages
- 30
Hi. Ive been going to the ozarks with my family since I was 3. My grandma always brought her boat down and wed tube, ski, go to the restaurants on the water etc. She used to have a 18'-20' mark twain then got a 23' celebrity. I guess the celebrity would be an open bow rider? Anyway she sold her boat 3 years ago and doesnt go down anymore.
My mom and brother have went by themselves the last few years while I had to work but this year I was able to go with them. Now without a boat we drive to the restaurants and go shopping.
Im wanting to start going back with a boat and my friends are interested. Im thinking of getting anything from a bow rider to a cuddy to a cruiser. There are different pros to each. I do like how you can basically live on a cruiser though
Fromwhat Ive been looking at, a mid 80s boat is around what Id want to spend. I dont have the money right now but I should be able to work the overtime to get one by next summer or the year after. From ebay listings and craigslist, Im liking the quarters in Sea Ray Sundancers 26'-28' and some of the Bayliner cruisers. I like the galley, head, and sleeping areas of the Sundancers. That and the shorepower controllers are usually in them
I was told a chevy v8 like a 305 or 350 is a good engine to get (Im a chevy guy myself anyway) and theyre easy to work on and I guess theyll still be carbureted if theyre that old and Ive messed with carbs before. I heard Merc lower units are the way to go. The alphas and betas are mercs correct?
I was told to inspect for soft spots in the deck, make sure it was out of the water in the winter (not in water year round), covered when not in use
What else should I look at?
Would it not be good to get a bigger boat like a cruiser as a first boat?
What are some of the complaints with mid 80s sundancers?
How many hours are high hours on a boat?
It looks like I can find a decent one for 5k to 7k or so with trailer
What kind of power consumption is it off the batteries when the engine is not running? Say if I wanted to sleep in the boat overnight. How long would the batteries last in the middle of the summer if I had 2
It looks like everyone at the ozarks is getting bigger and bigger boats and the main channel is getting rough when busy. How would a deep v-hull cut through the water? I think my grandma told me thats why she got rid of her 23' bow rider was the water being too rough for the boat
My mom and brother have went by themselves the last few years while I had to work but this year I was able to go with them. Now without a boat we drive to the restaurants and go shopping.
Im wanting to start going back with a boat and my friends are interested. Im thinking of getting anything from a bow rider to a cuddy to a cruiser. There are different pros to each. I do like how you can basically live on a cruiser though
Fromwhat Ive been looking at, a mid 80s boat is around what Id want to spend. I dont have the money right now but I should be able to work the overtime to get one by next summer or the year after. From ebay listings and craigslist, Im liking the quarters in Sea Ray Sundancers 26'-28' and some of the Bayliner cruisers. I like the galley, head, and sleeping areas of the Sundancers. That and the shorepower controllers are usually in them
I was told a chevy v8 like a 305 or 350 is a good engine to get (Im a chevy guy myself anyway) and theyre easy to work on and I guess theyll still be carbureted if theyre that old and Ive messed with carbs before. I heard Merc lower units are the way to go. The alphas and betas are mercs correct?
I was told to inspect for soft spots in the deck, make sure it was out of the water in the winter (not in water year round), covered when not in use
What else should I look at?
Would it not be good to get a bigger boat like a cruiser as a first boat?
What are some of the complaints with mid 80s sundancers?
How many hours are high hours on a boat?
It looks like I can find a decent one for 5k to 7k or so with trailer
What kind of power consumption is it off the batteries when the engine is not running? Say if I wanted to sleep in the boat overnight. How long would the batteries last in the middle of the summer if I had 2
It looks like everyone at the ozarks is getting bigger and bigger boats and the main channel is getting rough when busy. How would a deep v-hull cut through the water? I think my grandma told me thats why she got rid of her 23' bow rider was the water being too rough for the boat
