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Dave, Thank you for sharing your emotions, and wish you all the best. Boating is not very important but it gets more important when the going gets tough. A small trailerable boat with small outboard engine can give you most of the joy without sacrificing big budget. You can even go fishing...

I just received a pdf file with specs of 250da (265da in Europe) but could not attach it here because file size is 239KB and the limit here is 19KB :huh: Here are all specs after copy paste :smt024 Overall Length w/Std. Integral/Extended Swim Platform 26’7” Beam 8’ 6” Draft (Stern Drive Down)...

Did you find 250DA in the 2009 brochure?

Good News :grin: I am from oil producing country, but we are also suffering from the high oil prices. Still cheap to say that diesel here cost $4.50 a gallon, but it was only $1.50 a year ago. This increase effected every thing especially construction materials. Home's Construction cost...

Read This Book On-line: http://books.google.ae/books?id=3HX-Y6y1NCEC&printsec=toc&dq=bouncing+boat+trimmed+up&hl=en&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 "Fast Power Boat Seamanship - The complete guide to boat handling, navigation, and safety"

http://books.google.ae/books?id=3HX-Y6y1NCEC&printsec=toc&dq=bouncing+boat+trimmed+up&hl=en&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 Read This Book On-line: "Fast Power Boat Seamanship - The complete guide to boat handling, navigation, and safety" page 109 for using trim taps. Page 116 for power trim.

:smt038 Thank you for the big efforts Is this a dedicated server or shared with other domains? I think you can restrict searching to avoid spammers. Something like requiring image verification or delay between searches. Good luck. :thumbsup:

Thank You Guys for the info about river boating. I didn't know you would get many shallow areas. In my area we have shallow areas all over, and most people use the so called Panga style boats for their shallow draft, even a 40 footer will run on 1 feet water with engines trimmed. I researched...

I agree with you, but on a river you will not need to keep looking at the GPS because you can see the land and have idea where you are heading. On the other hand, on ocean you see only the water all around and don't know where you are heading and need to look at the GPS more often, also you may...

Been checking searay.com everyday to see the 250DA :huh: I will not regret ordering 240da unless I find the 250da with these: 1. Option of generator. 2. Better seating layout than conversation (Who gonna have conversation with the kids? :smt017) 3. Bow Ladder. 4. still around 6000 lbs.

I use Garmin GPSMap 60c and got the chance to try the 76c. liked the 60c better because it is easy to operate single handed and keep the other hand for steering. I also used the GPS that come with Nokia E71. With subscription to 3.5G mobile internet, I could navigate with maps and real...

If browsing the net is what you are interested in, I would recommend a laptop with the new Atom processor like Asus 1000, because they are very portable, run longer time per charge than any comparable Pentium laptop, and they are affordable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47__AIKRNYY To...

Thanks papogator24 and well done on your setup :thumbsup: I may still have a chance to relocate the batteries to make space for the gen. I guess the batteries can fit in any of the storage areas, in fact my boat is coming with storage cradle that I don't know where it would be, but it could be...

Thanks jg300da for the answers, now I realize that I shouldn't have accepted the free Vacu-flush or at least should have asked to drop the macerator since I can empty the tank at high speed and let the bravo3 props do the job :smt001 Thanks Kurt for the advice, the boat has been in production...

Re: Generator Question ? In my case the Vacu-flush is "Unwanted gift". Is the macerator needed with the vacu-flush? Is it possible to remove the holding thank or replace it with smaller size to fit the generator? Is it possible to relocate the batteries to make space for the gen.?

Feel Free to jump in :smt001 Autopilots can do much more than keeping a boat going in a straight line. They are better investments in real cruisers that will allow you to enjoy the ride while cruising for hours. You better take someone along to enjoy your time and steer the boat while you are...

Thank you Nehalennia for the Gas advice. I bargained alot before the order then I bargained again to change some of the options. Still I need to do post-bargaining to get full tank of gas, and maybe free anchor, chain, fenders, etc... :grin: Many thanks to RiverRat and jg300da. I guess the...

Generator Question ? The dealer promised to install a generator on my 240DA (if it fits) and without labor cost. But now that the factory decided to install a Vacuflush with holding tank for free. Would there be any space left to install a westerbeke 3.0kw? or should I forget about the deal...

Welcome to the club Sarbog! I am also new here. You will find everyone here very helpful. I personally ordered the 240da because I am looking for something easy to trailer and easy on my wallet. Otherwise I would have gone with the 280. It is very similar to the 290 but It has much less draft...

Thank you Odayssea and you too just let me know of your next visit and will be glad to take you cruising on the Gulf. BTW. When I was in Stockton I bought a used Bayliner and after cruising twice on the river I found nothing interesting and left it for a year on the marina and sold it to...