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Mr. Sandman · 01-09-2005, 08:52 AM

Did you see the S I Z E of that 275 verado? JEZUS that is big...that thing is H U G E! It was about 7.5' tall and must be close to 700# what a monster of a engine. When you stand next to it and compare it to a "normal" 225 it seems to dwarf it. No question the largest ob I have ever seen.

I liked the 27' CC bluefin with diesel (islander). Price was a touch high, not insane like the surfhunter and the other ultra trimed out boats but nice none the less . Looks like the couterrotating props w/diesel produce some nice economy.

Also saw the new 33' hydrosports ...also nice but I thought it had a few design quirks that seemed odd to me.

In the DD center stamus boats had some huge CC (I think it was 32') with a 12' beam powered by outboards. I really think a boat with a 12' beam demands more serious power then the bolt on options. I asked the fellow what is under all the deck? (since there is no inboard. Just storage. It just seemed like too big for OB.

Still lots of junk in the 18-26' range being pushed. Someone must be buying it because theyre seems to be more and more each year.

good show as usual just wish they had more bigger boats..to many of the same style if you ask me.

01-09-2005, 08:52 AM	#20
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	Did you see the S I Z E of that 275 verado? JEZUS that is big...that thing is H U G E! It was about 7.5' tall and must be close to 700# what a monster of a engine. When you stand next to it and compare it to a "normal" 225 it seems to dwarf it. No question the largest ob I have ever seen. I liked the 27' CC bluefin with diesel (islander). Price was a touch high, not insane like the surfhunter and the other ultra trimed out boats but nice none the less . Looks like the couterrotating props w/diesel produce some nice economy. Also saw the new 33' hydrosports ...also nice but I thought it had a few design quirks that seemed odd to me. In the DD center stamus boats had some huge CC (I think it was 32') with a 12' beam powered by outboards. I really think a boat with a 12' beam demands more serious power then the bolt on options. I asked the fellow what is under all the deck? (since there is no inboard. Just storage. It just seemed like too big for OB. Still lots of junk in the 18-26' range being pushed. Someone must be buying it because theyre seems to be more and more each year. good show as usual just wish they had more bigger boats..to many of the same style if you ask me. Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 01-09-2005 at 11:44 AM..