New Member Intro

[irishluck73]

1st post and greetings to all... Out in Vegas and been reading through alot of threads recently and thought I'd join up to contribute and learn more about V-drives. Currently have an 07' SeaRay 185 w/rollbars that we use out at Mead at least once or twice a week.
I'm in the market to sell the Ray and looking to get into a Schiada, although I do see alot of interesting Spectras, Carreras & Howards that look really promising as well.
My only experience driving is with I/O, can someone enlighten me as to the major differences possibly switching over to V-drive would be? I'd like to learn as much as possible and if someone could point me in the right direction that'd be great! Thanks and I'll throw up a few pictures of our current ride.

 

[TBI]

Welcome aboard! :beer

 

[Wheeler]

This guy is good! already posting pix of the women.

Welcome!

 

[75 Spectra V-Drive]

This guy is good! already posting pix of the women.

Welcome!

LOL welcome, you will love a v-drive:thumbsup:thumbsup

 

[Tamalewagon]

Welcome to the boards. You will love the v-drive. Then you will love going back to what you had before.

 

[RiverDave]

Are you looking to buy new or used?

If your looking used and just at that "genre" of boat.. There are some sick deals out there right now. Here are 2 custom cruisers that I think are pretty nice for the price. You should know with a v-drive your going to give up a lot of interior room, and they are slower for given HP then an I/O.. But on the flipside they turn better, ride smoother etc..

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1990-Howard-Custom-Boats-Custom-River-Cruiser-95406763

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1977-Howard-Custom-Boats-Daycruiser-95222041

Welcome to the board by the way..

 

[WTRR]

Welcome to the boards. Don't know much about V-Drives...very rare in my neck of the woods. You've come to the right place to get some info on them.

 

[Tom Brown]

Top O' the morning to ya.

snake321 passes along his best regards, as well. He'd welcome you in person but, at the moment, he's on his garage roof with a shillelagh and a creamed coffee muttering something about "those bloody British bastards."

 

[coz]

Welcome aboard and good luck with the boat hunt :thumbsup

 

[snake321]

Top O' the morning to ya.

snake321 passes along his best regards, as well. He'd welcome you in person but, at the moment, he's on his garage roof with a shillelagh and a creamed coffee muttering something about "those bloody British bastards."

that shillelagh is laser guided

and that coffee was magically delicious....

 

[Wmc]

Welcome and enjoy the ride:thumbsup

 

[Tom Brown]

What happened to Sean O'Sullivan?

Is this some sort of drive by introduction? We shouldn't have to put up with that sort of bullshit. :swear

 

[RyanPartridge]

Damn leprechauns. Always disappearing on you.

 

[RyanPartridge]

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[ukxpat]

"those bloody British bastards."

Hey, hey, hey...I resemble that remark

Oh and welcome to the boards irishluck73!

 

[78cole]

LOL welcome,I love new young men, my wife own's a ford blue v-drive:thumbsup:thumbsup

Nice

 

[Racey]

Another Las Vegasite joins the board, this place is really going down hill

 

[irishluck73]

Thanks to the welcoming committee :champagne: I haven't fully decided to go V-drive but I've definitely decided to go to more of the day cruiser style. I'd really like the 22' Schiada D.C. but only time will tell, gotta sell the Ray first. Thanks for the Howard links, the 1st one looks great!!! A couple more of our recent boating pics out at Mead...



Calville ramp at the end of the day...

Friends...

Anybody recognize this boat? My friend's grandfather has been running this down out at Havasu for years and he's the one who's trying to convince me to go V-drive.

 

[MissB]

Welcome, and good job posting pics of the boobs and boats!! Good luck on the boat hunt!

 

[Tom Brown]

Mead always looks fantastic. Welcome back, Gulliver.

 

[Big Warlock]

Welcome!!

V-drive. Bitch to back up! LOL You'll be a rudder expert in no time.

 

[RiverDave]

Thanks to the welcoming committee :champagne: I haven't fully decided to go V-drive but I've definitely decided to go to more of the day cruiser style. I'd really like the 22' Schiada D.C. but only time will tell, gotta sell the Ray first. Thanks for the Howard links, the 1st one looks great!!! A couple more of our recent boating pics out at Mead...



Calville ramp at the end of the day...

Friends...

Anybody recognize this boat? My friend's grandfather has been running this down out at Havasu for years and he's the one who's trying to convince me to go V-drive.

Nice 24 Spectra.

RD

 

[RyanPartridge]

Nice 24 Spectra.

RD

Dave,

From that photo, how do you tell it's a Spectra from a Campbell?

 

[CampbellCarl]

Dave,

From that photo, how do you tell it's a Spectra from a Campbell?

Campbells are a LOT nicer!

Carl

 

[RiverDave]

Dave,

From that photo, how do you tell it's a Spectra from a Campbell?

Because they look different? That's a 24 Spectra.

RD

 

[RyanPartridge]

Here's a Campbell 24, I guess there are some differences in the deck slope...

I wonder if half the Campbells I've been seeing all this time on the river have been Spectras?

 

[wUTwZAT]

Dave,

From that photo, how do you tell it's a Spectra from a Campbell?

From those photos how does he comment on the boat and not the girls. :grumble:

 

[RiverDave]

Here's a Campbell 24, I guess there are some differences in the deck slope...

I wonder if half the Campbells I've been seeing all this time on the river have been Spectras?

Campbells have a little different bow, and usually have windows in the front of them.

From those photos how does he comment on the boat and not the girls. :grumble:

LOL.. I guess your right, I am getting old. :bash:


RD

 

[Racey]

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Baaaahahahahahah!!! :lmao

 

[RyanPartridge]

From those photos how does he comment on the boat and not the girls. :grumble:

Good question.

Probably because old school boats turn me on in ways that girls no longer can. If maintained, boats don't lose their beauty with age. Even if treated right, boats won't break your heart. Boats don't lie. Boats don't expect you to keep them satisfied, boats exist for our satisfaction. While boats traditionally have proven to be a man's best friend, a girl, in time, will prove to be your worst enemy.

I love women sexually. But in almost every other way...I love boats more.

-Captain Ryan Partridge! Arrrrrgggggg! :skull

 

[coz]

From those photos how does he comment on the boat and not the girls. :grumble:

Because Stacy is here too

 

[RyanPartridge]

Because Stacy is here too

Oops. I thought that was to me, not Dave. Uh...nevermind.

 

[Guest]

Welcome...

 

[irishluck73]

Because they look different? That's a 24 Spectra.

RD

24' Spectra is correct and if I remember right it's a 1974 :champagne:

 

[wUTwZAT]

24' Spectra is correct and if I remember right it's a 1974 :champagne:

Shes gotta be newer than a 74... Oh the boat!

 

[irishluck73]

Shes gotta be newer than a 74... Oh the boat!

The one in my avatar is an 81'... the 2 in the water are about 85'