olitay Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 Hi Raiders, thought I would share with you my latest Girl, she is a 23 Wellcraft with a 225 Yammy 4. If you see me on the water come and say hi!
out n about Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) nice ride, can imagine the excitement that you are going through Edited May 20, 2012 by out n about
olitay Posted May 20, 2012 Author Posted May 20, 2012 Thanks for the messages all! And for the Pm's also. Yes, the boat is from the US, this particular model is one I have personally been searching for, for a long time. Being around many boats and seeing a lot of American imports has given me a good opportunity to test quite a few boats and saying that, this is by no means the best made vessel to come out of the US, however it has absolutely EVERYTHING I look for in a boat which is why I bought it. My wish list included 10 "must Haves" and this boat ticked them all for me. 1. Center Console with a full cabin for sleeping for 2 (kids love a cabin) 2. Closed transom ( I do a lot of reversing and hate getting my feet wet) 3. Marlin door for easy swim access (and marlin!) 4. Large cockpit (too many us boats push the console right to the back) 5. Deep cockpit 6. Flat transom with built in live well 7. Under floor storage and kill tanks 8. 4 stroke Yamaha 9. Raised casting platform 10. Alloy trailer. I have since re-wired the boat (Thanks to nick from Wired Electrical), new Touchscreen Raymarine e Series, VHF, CD Ipod, New speakers, Brand new Alloy Trailer, waiting for my new Leaning post and prep table from the states. Happy as a Pig right now. Thanks guys
Ray R Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 Nice weapon Billy, you'll be able to have drag races with Jack now.. HAH!!!!
olitay Posted May 21, 2012 Author Posted May 21, 2012 Nice weapon Billy, you'll be able to have drag races with Jack now.. HAH!!!! Haha, thanks Ray. I recon Jack will beat me though! I may use less fuel though!
Jewhunter Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 Very nice Billy. Enjoy the new rig mate. She looks like a ripper. One question? Where are you going to mount the video camera!? Cheers, Grant.
olitay Posted May 21, 2012 Author Posted May 21, 2012 Very nice Billy. Enjoy the new rig mate. She looks like a ripper. One question? Where are you going to mount the video camera!? Cheers, Grant. Good Question Grant. I will have 2 Go Pros set up mate, one on the bow and one on the stern!
Jewhunter Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 Good Question Grant. I will have 2 Go Pros set up mate, one on the bow and one on the stern! Why doesn't that surprise me!! Can't wait for the footage. Cheers, Grant.
framedtrash Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 nice rig mate interesting to see how you find the new ray marine sounder they sound pretty good i like the idea of being able to link the plotter on your mobile to the one of the boat so u plan trips on your phone and then export it to the sounder gotta love the new tec coming out these days
olitay Posted May 22, 2012 Author Posted May 22, 2012 nice rig mate interesting to see how you find the new ray marine sounder they sound pretty good i like the idea of being able to link the plotter on your mobile to the one of the boat so u plan trips on your phone and then export it to the sounder gotta love the new tec coming out these days Hey Simon, The Raymarine e7 is a great unit. It was a big call for me to choose a different brand as I have ALWAYS been a faithful Lowrance follower and have used them for the past 10 years! I tried a Ray in a marine shop (on simulation) and was blown away! the crystal clear , sharp, responsive display was something I had not experienced before so I took the plunge and bought the unit. I have not been disappointed. I love the functionality, love the initiative interface, love the speed, and generally love the look of the damn thing. I was out the other day and had the screen synced to my iPhone while i was on the bow casting SP's I was able to see what was under the boat without running to the console. Thats really cool! I have not yet tested the sounder in deep water, so I can not comment on this yet however up to 70 meters the damn thing is clear as mud! Great unit, good value.... Im converted.
SNAP-ER Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 Love it Billy,now we are due for a fish after all that quality electrical work : )
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