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Ronny,
The heater runs off a small deisel fuel tank.
I went from there directly to the 29 hydrosports which you can get for about 120K with twin 225 yam's. IMO, There is much higher level of quality and fit and finish to the everglades. The h/s is a good bang for the buck, no question, but you give up a lot for the 30K actual difference in street price. (unsinkable construcion, pilot house, oodles of goodies, better fit and finish and twin 300 zukis with fly by wire vs older yami tec, 6 year engine warrenty vs 3, also the seating it much better it is like a 32 whaler seating. The head enclosure on the 29 everglaes was big! Lots of stuff could go in there.
The h/s is more open has more fishing space and is in general a more basic boat. Still very nice. Just a step down IMO and for the extra 30K I would be hard pressed to turn away from all those goodies.
I doubt anyone pays 199 for this but it is worth the 153 show price when you comare it to a 27 whaler cc which it beats hands down on amost all aspects and the whaler w/ mercs .
They make a 35'er with tripple 300 zukis...it will be at the Boston show in Feb. (that will run you closer to 300K I think) As nice as it everyone sayts it is...I never see myself owning a boat with triple OB's...2 is enough pain in the ass to worry about at $3-4 gal gas price.
For me... one of the best "deals" out there is the 26' Cape Cod with single 380 diesel for 95K new. (avail in both inboard or douprop IO) 30+ Knot cruise HUGE cockpit 400mi+ range great fuel econ and really sweet fwd deck area. Nice fishing platform. I would like it to have a few more features though...pretty hard core. Looks like a stretched 23' seacraft with a diesel inboard. I bet it ride nice with the weight of the engine amidships like that too..wish they made a 29-30'er with a bigger head and few other features. Oh, the first scheculed reuild was at 8000 hours...show me an ooutboard with specs like that.....If you aproach the 200K range...the 30' rampage with mini-tower for 213( I think) was a great deal.
As for the boat show...IMO it is going down hill. 12 bucks a piece to get in and no one had any brochures...I came away with a near empty bag! Too bad for them, I am one of those guys that actually spends real money. Heck the girl at the magainze counter would not let me have a copy of offshore mag and she had a mountain of them...she said she didn't have enough. Too, bad I will shop for a deal elsewhere I guess. I am getting tired of that show.
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