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Offline 79k30guy

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picked up a matching boat!!
« on: August 07, 2012, 11:44:52 pm »
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?








   
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2012, 05:45:38 am »
Looks nice and relaxing...and expensive to run....
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2012, 10:07:09 am »
Spent most of my life on the big lakes of Minnesota  ;D

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

Most Excellent package indeed  ;)
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2012, 12:03:36 pm »
Thats awesome!  Cant believe they match so well!
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2012, 02:22:57 pm »
Looks great.
Now you have to find some aluminum slotted rims for the trailer too.
Hopefully Sarge made it home and all is well.
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2012, 05:44:03 pm »
Somebody bought that right after watching Miami Vice. All kidding aside, Its a very nice combo.
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2012, 05:45:50 pm »
I second the slotted mags for the boat!  Good Call!
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2012, 08:39:07 pm »
hate you............. lol nice
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2012, 08:52:19 pm »
Wow, you couldn't have planned that any better...  Nice!
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2012, 03:12:33 pm »
Livin large huh? Looks like the lady likes it too. Have a good summer!
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2012, 09:51:20 pm »
Quote from: zieg85 on August 08, 2012, 05:45:38 am
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!!   ;D ;D ;D
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2012, 09:57:06 pm »
Quote from: fitz on August 08, 2012, 02:22:57 pm
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

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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2012, 10:05:39 pm »
Quote from: DnStClr on August 09, 2012, 03:12:33 pm
Livin large huh? Looks like the lady likes it too. Have a good summer!
Haha livin large for sure...   the lady DOES love it! 8)  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,  ;))

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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2012, 10:23:38 pm »
Very nice. looks like they belong together!
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Re: picked up a matching boat!!
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2012, 08:04:16 pm »
     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.
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