Engine Choices- Another ?

[Hammer]

I vote 20-21' vdrive cruiser. I think you would have a blast running the strip with you're friends.

Flattys are for people that just like to buy mothers polish and bench race from the shore....sorry sharpshooter

X1000 unless your dad will let you roll the DCB when the water is rough .... but what fun is having a boat you can't use regularly ?

You are going to be bummed if it's to rough of water conditions to launch a Flatty , the wake board boats with the huge ballasts running Parker aren't going to help your cause either. Once you get your boat, you are going to want to drop it in the water every chance you get.

As Barry said, I'd look for N/A Chevy . Definitely look into the Spectra GN7 is talking about, 7/7500 is good price IMO. Good luck on your search Ron.

[obnoxious001]

Ron,, just spotted this thread,, try to stick with a Chevy,, and as we had discussed long ago, a flat bottom boat is not the best for weekend use. With the economy still bad, keep your eyes open for a V bottom boat. If you are patient and have money waiting someone will get hungry this winter and sell something too cheap.

[GotHalos]

Ron,, just spotted this thread,, try to stick with a Chevy,, and as we had discussed long ago, a flat bottom boat is not the best for weekend use. With the economy still bad, keep your eyes open for a V bottom boat. If you are patient and have money waiting someone will get hungry this winter and sell something too cheap.

Thanks, I figure I've held out this long, I'm going to wait for something I really like before I pull the trigger. When I do make the purchase I would like it to be a boat I can keep forever, I regretted selling my first car, don't want to make the same mistake

[WESTERNAERO]

CHEVY.
Not bashing the non-chevy guys so settle down. But you just can't argue with the economical factor of chevy based parts.

[Menace Marine]

CHEVY.
Not bashing the non-chevy guys so settle down. But you just can't argue with the economical factor of chevy based parts.

Agreed. I had a ford 460 in my miller. It ran great. Never any problems. But I alway new that IF I broke it, it would cost twice as much as a Chevy to build it. The other brands are even worse.
I want to build a bad ass 455 olds to go spank on the Chevy guys. It can be done and nothing would hurt their pride more than loosing to an olds. However it isn't easy and it isn't cheap. In stock trim the olds is arguably the worst motor for any boat.
Let the brand bashing games begin.

[FormulaZR]

FWIW - the Olds & Pontiac can get expensive quickly.

The Chevy and Ford are probably the best bang for the buck - and have the most parts readily/economically available.

[GotHalos]

What year boat are you looking for? I'll keep in eye out for you? Any particular make/size/model?

Nothing in particular, most any little v-drive will do.

Thanks for all the help guys
Will help to refine my search. I don't want to get stuck with something that will eventually break, and be stuck with an even bigger money pit than I will already be getting myself into.

[WESTERNAERO]

What kind of little v-drive are you thinking about?

[GotHalos]

What kind of little v-drive are you thinking about?

I'm pretty open to anything as long as it's stout. I thought there would be more for sale at this point in time but I'm having a hard time finding anything. Found a Hondo for around $5000 but couldn't make it up north.

[78Southwind]

I'm pretty open to anything as long as it's stout. I thought there would be more for sale at this point in time but I'm having a hard time finding anything. Found a Hondo for around $5000 but couldn't make it up north.

So are you looking for a flatty or a cruiser? I see good deals on Spectra 20's once in a while.