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WELL I KNEW I WAS ASKING THE RIGHT CROWD FOR SOME INFO!!!!! THANK'S GUY'S [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] I BROUGHT THE RIG OVER TO MIKE, AT WILDFIRE MARINE IN STUART FL, HE'S DEFINETLY THE ONE I'LL BE USING FOR ALL REPAIR'S AND MODIFICATION'S. THE CAP UP FRONT IS SOFT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, HE SAY'S IT'S SOLID AS A ROCK [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] . WE'RE GOING TO STRIP HER DOWN TO BARE, MAKE SOME MOD'S TO THE ALREADY CLOSED TRANSOM AND REPAIR'S AS NEEDED, DO A COMPLETE PAINT AND RIG. HOPEFULLY I'LL BE READY FOR SUMMER. MIKE'S GONNA LET ME WORK WITH HIM, PARTIALLY TO DEFER SOME EXPENSE, BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE I'M A HAND'S ON KIND OF GUY. I GOTTA SAY I'M LEANING TOWARDS TWIN'S. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF 200 HPDI'S AROUND HERE COMING BACK WITH PROBLEM'S, AND THE 250 IS BRAND NEW THIS YEAR [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] IF I CAN RIG THE BOAT FOR CLOSE TO THE SAME $$$$$ WITH TWIN'S AS A 250HPDI, GET BETTER PERFORMANCE(HOLE SHOT- TOP END),CLOSE ON THE FUEL BURN( LESS WORK FOR 2 TO DO THE SAME JOB AS ONE), LESS WATER NEEDED TO FLOAT THE BOAT BY A GOOD 10",ADD TO THAT THE FACT THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT A SUZI 140 THUMPER, OR GRIPE ABOUT TOOOO MUCH HORSE POWER! AND I THINK THIS BECOMES A NO BRAINER.THE WEIGHT ISSUE [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] ?, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE. A WIDE BODY EXTRA DEEP ARMSTRONG SHOULD ADD ABOUT 1200lb'S OF LIFT. A PAIR OF SUZI'S ARE 820lb'S. THAT'S ONLY 280lb'S MORE THAN THE 250! IF THERE'S ANYONE ON THIS THREAD THAT'S RUNNING ANY KIND OF TWINS ON A BRACKET, I SURE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. HEY JOHN, IF YOU'RE READING THIS,I DON'T OWN A DIGITAL CAMERA, BUT I'M GONNA SIT ON SANTA'S LAP REAL SOON. IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, I'LL BE TAKING PHOTO'S THE REGULAR WAY. HOW WOULD I GET THEM ON HERE. I'LD LIKE TO DO THE BEFORE AND AFTER STUFF,YOU KNOW, LOT'S OF EMPTY MICH LITE BOTTLE'S WITH THE OLD SC IN THE BACKROUND,AND THEN POW!! A PICTURE OF ME PUTTING DOWN VERY CARFULLY AN ICE COLD BOTTLE OF MICH, SO I CAN PICK UP THE ROD WITH THE SCREAMING REAL, ON A BRITE SHINEY 20 YEAR OLD SEACRAFT,,,CRAP I NEED TO GO FISHIN'!!!! CATCH YA'LL LATER
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