picked up a matching boat!!

[79k30guy]

Haven't been around for a while guys, its been a busy summer!  and here's part of the cause!:  I don't know about you guys, but I've always LOVED seeing trucks with matching boats/ other trailers.
As the story goes, i sold my wakeboard boat at the end of last season, and it took only a month into this summer before i was on craigslist snooping around for something.  But i wanted to go a little different direction, everyone on the lake and their cousin has a ski/ wakeboard boat. i wanted something with a little character, a little "personality"..  basically something classic that would match the ole k30..  so i came across this beauty, a 21 foot open bow day cruiser,  '87 Caribbean by Hardin Marine. it had a new 454 installed last summer, runs great, and looks pretty good inside and out for 25 years old!! 
what do you guys think?








   

[zieg85]

Looks nice and relaxing...and expensive to run....

[Custom Deluxe]

Spent most of my life on the big lakes of Minnesota 

Big waters mean big boats & the Trucks to haul them !

Most Excellent package indeed 

[78 Chevyrado]

Thats awesome!  Cant believe they match so well!

[fitz]

Looks great.
Now you have to find some aluminum slotted rims for the trailer too.
Hopefully Sarge made it home and all is well.

[1980c10]

Somebody bought that right after watching Miami Vice. All kidding aside, Its a very nice combo.

[78 Chevyrado]

I second the slotted mags for the boat!  Good Call!

[Irish_Alley]

hate you............. lol nice

[Captkaos]

Wow, you couldn't have planned that any better...  Nice!

[DnStClr]

Livin large huh? Looks like the lady likes it too. Have a good summer!

[79k30guy]

Looks nice and relaxing...and expensive to run....

its funny you say that!  The first couple of trips out i was Very impressed with the fuel economy. ..I mean VERY impressed-considering a big block,...  then slowly, as the excitement of just having the boat started to fade, i realized that my level shock of how good it was on gas was a direct correlation of the level of disappointment i had of the boats performance.  having never owned a boat like this, at first i was ready to accept that this was they way it performed all stock and that's that.    after a bit of inspection into the quadrajunk carb under the air cleaner, my dad and i found the secondaries to be not working.  ..like at all.
long story short one right size gasket and a linkage issue corrected later,  its a whole new boat!!   wow!  i used to top out at like 42 mph now it gets to 60mph, and gets there rather quickly!!   

[79k30guy]

Looks great.
Now you have to find some aluminum slotted rims for the trailer too.
Hopefully Sarge made it home and all is well.

yes fitz i already got my eyes peeled for a set of slot mags for the trailer!  hopefully by next season.
ps sarge is home and doing well already got a lift on his dually!  here's some pics:




and if anyone was curious as to what it looked like before, my older brothers rig, which we drove back to him last october

[79k30guy]

Livin large huh? Looks like the lady likes it too. Have a good summer!

Haha livin large for sure...   the lady DOES love it!   she also loves driving it. i can't keep out from the behind the wheel.
which works out, we are going to be married next March.  (told you guys i was busy,  )

[Blazin]

Very nice. looks like they belong together!

[bake74]

     Very nice to match your truck.  I know how you feel about your fiance and the boat, when I married my wife 2 1/2 years ago I married her ski boat too.  She is an avid skier and can not do with out it.