Pictures of your boats

[jsather007]

So I went looking for the ole Baja. Could not find it but I found this one. Put a deposit on it today. It is the same year but 3 feet longer. It's a force 265

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Nice!

 

[jsather007]

I'll rub it in..... Forecast is in the 70's for the next couple weeks

I'll be on the beach in mexico next weekend enjoying some cold ones after competing in a dirt bike race.

Boo, hiss!!!

Wait, I mean good for you. We'll be just a bit cooler here in Minnesota. Looks like tomorrow will be the last day for shorts for a bit.

 

[Phillbo]

My Sister use to live in Minnesota. I never went to visit. Either too cold or too buggy....

 

[jsather007]

My Sister use to live in Minnesota. I never went to visit. Either too cold or too buggy....

My mother is a snow bird and heads out to Apache Junction for the winters, has a great view of the Superstition Mountains.

 

[Phillbo]

That's a pretty area for sure.

 

[Denny]

I have not seen it in person yet. Talked with owner a good bit and I've seen more pics but ..until I go, look it over and bring it home I won't share more pics. It's 8 hours away from me and I will not tow it while it's freezing out or snowing out. Forecast for next 10 days is COLD. Temps in the 20's and snow a few days. So it will be at least a couple weeks before I can show off more pics.

Looking forward to it.

 

[dlhst50]

Okay so photos of boats past and present. I don’t have the old pontoon boat I grew up with on Pymatuning Lake between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Nor do I have the old trihaul boat I had 30+ years ago. But I do have the last two and the current purchase.
So 2004 Four Winns Horizon 230, 1995 Tiara Express 4000 and my new to me 2008 Chap Signature 350:

 

[Denny]

Why did you change to a Chap instead of another Tiara?

 

[dlhst50]

Draft and speed. With a 4’ draft I was limited by tide from the fuel dock and pump out station. It was even rough clearing the creek. My new boat 2.75 draft down.

 

[dlhst50]

Forgot to mention that I am only 11 miles from my marina. I like to have my boat close by.

 

[SST]

Draft and speed. With a 4’ draft I was limited by tide from the fuel dock and pump out station. It was even rough clearing the creek. My new boat 2.75 draft down.

Does the draft of a boat include the outdrive? I googled it and some diagrams and pictures include the outdrive while others do not.

 

[dlhst50]

Does the draft of a boat include the outdrive? I googled it and some diagrams and pictures include the outdrive while others do not.

Yes. It’s included. I was specifically looking for an I/O drive boat for those reasons.

As I understand it from reading the Chaparral Owners site’s old posts I can even run with the drives somewhat trimmed up but only at bare idle.

I also understand that the Volvo Ocean X drives do not have any trim limiter like my old Four Winns with the B3’s and I need to be really careful running with these drives up but at least I will not have to worry about being the stinky boat on the dock because I can’t get over to pump out due to the tides and draft concerns! ?

 

[Denny]

Draft and speed. With a 4’ draft I was limited by tide from the fuel dock and pump out station. It was even rough clearing the creek. My new boat 2.75 draft down.

Do you loose any ride comfort?

 

[dlhst50]

Do you loose any ride comfort?

I don’t think so based upon the sea trials but I honestly haven’t had the Chap long enough to say for sure. I certainly lost a lot of storage!
The Chap is however very quiet even with both engines and the generator running. I was suitably impressed.

 

[unplugged]

2003 Chaparral Signature 300. Absolutely flawless with sub 300hrs

 

[dlhst50]

2003 Chaparral Signature 300. Absolutely flawless with sub 300hrs View attachment 1085

Nice looking boat!

 

[Iggy]

Nice job. Mine is similar to yours but more rectangular but the design is the same.

At my previous marina, there was a constant problem with other boaters feeding the birds. Because my platform sits so low to the water, it was easy for all the birds to climb aboard for the night. In the morning they'd leave a ton of crap on the platform. Over a short period of time, the teak gives way and begins to disintegrate and the poop would eat into the teak. All that work ruined. Eventually I had to buy plastic bird spikes to keep the birds off. They are very effective and clearly piss the birds off. If you have a slip at a marina, pay attention to bird activity and your platform.
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I used to keep my boat out on my mooring before I had a slip. I used this, it worked out great and took up very little room for storage.

Shoo-In-A-Sock Bird Repellent

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