A lot of the group was looking for a beach to meet up at on the way back. I figured it’d be hard to find an open beach at noon on a Saturday. But.. if someone is already there. lol
Oh man just look at all that realestate under there! I swear, before I'm done with boats I'll be grabbing one like this and having them get rid of that bedroom area and dropping me in a big bowrider playpen section for my honeys. Nothing better than driving the boat while gazing up front at all that loveliness!
It sounds like you have many good people looking at it. Everything I have seen regarding Archer looks to be top notch. I ran it much like you, cruise around 60-80, and I enjoyed the fact that I could push to 150 if we wanted, but rarely did.
Yeah, more than one. I spoke about the woes of big power ownership above and even said some would chime in with the headaches of ownership.
Would you think less of me if I go find one of these beauties and pull big power out and drop in two crate 350 Mags? You've got me scared Tankster.... just wave to me going by.
You know, that is a great point Tank. You will always have the hatches up when starting at the launch now, and you will stare at the engines looking for a new leak, or more belt dust then you thought you had before??? Unless equipped, there are no alarms to alert you to low pressures or high temps. I would (still do) constantly stare at my gauges and check to see if they are even, or wonder why one engine is running a little warmer (usually the engine with the p/s pump). You will also get a program down taking your props off and putting them on. Have your big piece of wood stashed in the truck bed, along with your breaker and socket. (I never trusted a battery powered impact gun). All the fun stuff!!! =)
Yes. I would.Would you think less of me if I go find one of these beauties and pull big power out and drop in two crate 350 Mags? You've got me scared Tankster.... just wave to me going by.
We never filled up on the water. I had a good relationship (most do) with the airport in my home town or Havasu. That made it tough though..
I was thinking 20k, so we are in the ballpark. You need to do it and experience it, yolo. Coming from 496's and Bravo's to 1200 and 6's is every boaters dream, at least I know it was mine. Have fun, and check back pics!!I'm not taking you as negative at all. I appreciate learning about your experience and what I should be looking out for, so no worries.
Yeah, these are the risks we take. A broken rocker on a new engine seems like more of a fluke deal than the result of big power. I lost a head gasket on one of my 496s for no apparent reason. I guess my logic here is that comparing this boat to what I have now probably doesn't mean that much more risk because anything can go wrong with both of them.
Maybe I'm talking myself into it, but the thought I've been having is it would be similar to (or even less) than stepping up from something like my father in law has...23 Ultra Shadow with a single 496...up to my twin engine 34. Twice the engines, twice the maintenance, twice the potential for problems, more systems to fail, just more boat to deal with. At least this new one still only has two engines and not many more systems than the 34. The difference in degree of risk increase between going from the 23 to the 34 and the 34 to the 43 may not actually be as much, if that makes any sense.
Case in point, I asked Gary at GT what a rebuild would cost me for one of these 1200s. "About $15K". Then I asked him what a rebuild would cost me on one of my current 496HOs. "About $15K". From that standpoint, I'm already in the risk zone. One could argue the 1200 would be more likely to require a rebuild and I'd agree, but clearly as we see from my head gasket issue, 496s can have problems too - and this one has been in no way abused.
Like I said, maybe I'm talking myself into it, but it's a risk we all take even when we start getting into boating. I guess all I can do is have the best people I can find check it out and find any warning signs up front and then later make sure I treat it right so as not to break anything as a result of my own actions.
Maybe I'll build an enclosed parking area for the 34 and keep it just in case.
Yes, the last rebuild we set them up at right about 9-10psi, which ended up at 1150-1175ish? The main reason was I was so paranoid at that point that I wanted no excuses. It was also at that point that I realized Sterling was full of shit. Going from 1150-1300 or whatever they say you can with that setup would be damn near impossible. You would have to spin that 1471 so fast it would it wouldn't make sense. Your quadrotors are another story.
I thought that too, until I had to rebuild one..
Yikes. One of those is more than I have in my entire boat. lol
I'm enjoying your thought processes on this new boat excursion..... these are the type risks & challenges that guys like me will need to hear before jumping into a bigger ride.... I've never been walked through it like this so it's a great benefit. Please check in from time to time as you begin running the 43'..... good to have two experienced guys on thread too [Tank & Duramax]I'm not taking you as negative at all. I appreciate learning about your experience and what I should be looking out for, so no worries.
Yeah, these are the risks we take. A broken rocker on a new engine seems like more of a fluke deal than the result of big power. I lost a head gasket on one of my 496s for no apparent reason. I guess my logic here is that comparing this boat to what I have now probably doesn't mean that much more risk because anything can go wrong with both of them.
Maybe I'm talking myself into it, but the thought I've been having is it would be similar to (or even less) than stepping up from something like my father in law has...23 Ultra Shadow with a single 496...up to my twin engine 34. Twice the engines, twice the maintenance, twice the potential for problems, more systems to fail, just more boat to deal with. At least this new one still only has two engines and not many more systems than the 34. The difference in degree of risk increase between going from the 23 to the 34 and the 34 to the 43 may not actually be as much, if that makes any sense.
Case in point, I asked Gary at GT what a rebuild would cost me for one of these 1200s. "About $15K". Then I asked him what a rebuild would cost me on one of my current 496HOs. "About $15K". From that standpoint, I'm already in the risk zone. One could argue the 1200 would be more likely to require a rebuild and I'd agree, but clearly as we see from my head gasket issue, 496s can have problems too - and this one has been in no way abused.
Like I said, maybe I'm talking myself into it, but it's a risk we all take even when we start getting into boating. I guess all I can do is have the best people I can find check it out and find any warning signs up front and then later make sure I treat it right so as not to break anything as a result of my own actions.
Maybe I'll build an enclosed parking area for the 34 and keep it just in case.
Pretty cool pic, looks like a 34 to me.
Congrants! That's awesome. Glad you found the leak with the motor prior to taking delivery.
Thank god you pulled those dipsticks. Good luck buddy!
Thanks for that write up.... loved your statement, "Rough water pretty much doesn't exists..." Ive spoken with guys in this size class that run offshore and they talk about how a 40 footer will kinda fly across the rollers in swells as opposed to dipping up and down and over in shorter hulls. I also enjoyed your "My wife is adjusting to its handling differences at slow speeds getting it on trailer." So that is rare right... most guys don't have their gal drive boats onto trailers... seems like gals are typically in the trucks backing down while dudes run em up onto trailers. Impressive. Also, this beefier ride takes more time to do things which makes sense I think.... like getting off step and turns are more deliberate and planned.
Great stories.... indeed she's a keeper.... Cant say I've ever trusted a gal to handle that side of boating ... granted I have trust issues, lol..... just kicking back watching a gal drive a 43' up a trailer at ramp would call for a fresh beer and stopping all my other stuff for a bit. I bet you get plenty of attention.
You will notice that a 6 boat will have a much smaller trim range than a Bravo boat. I ended up getting some neoprene prop covers (BBlades) that I put on in the water when we stay for a while and swim. They are really neat and I don't worry about my 4yr old getting cut.
All the more power to her. Thumbs up to you both.I tell her she's got one of the best teachers.
It definitely gets the attention. Her putting the 34 on used to get a lot of looks and even some clapping after it was done. Now it's a whole lot more because power boats 40+ at Cottonwood are rare.
It's good and bad. On one hand she likes to be that capable girl who can do what boys do, but on the other hand she's got an added amount of nerves now that everybody in the marina is watching. I shallowed up the trailer on Sunday. That seemed to help the boat kind of bounce back and forth on up the bunks and land in the right place.
Lol yea you had just turned as we got past the median area, was like dammit that’s a big boat then half a second later realized what boat it was told the boss hey get a pic it’s cooler than an RDP sticker for sure.
Whooo Whoooo..... beast rollin out
