Recent content by Mike_b

Ok. I should have been more clear on that post. The part of the coast where we boat the wind almost always picks up in the afternoon. As long as this afternoon wind only lasts a few hours or so I disregard it. I try to avoid any scenario that involves 10+ knots of wind that is preceding or...

Thanks for the great detailed response, that was just what I was hoping for! Given this new information I will have to discuss this with my wife further. She really wants to go to the San Jauns if possible, but I get your point about maybe some version of plan B being a better choice given our...

Yes we got the factory delivery experience. It was part of the boat show special.

Thanks for the reply. We boat on the Oregon coast, so I’m very aware of the difficulty with weather predictions. I just wanted to get a general idea of the weather characteristics in the Puget Sound that time of year and how it relates to cruising because I’ve never boated up there. Sounds...

Hi again brats. The last time I posted a question on this forum I was in the new boat research phase. We went to the Seattle boat show last winter and after much deep thought we placed a order on a new Ranger R25. Anyway our previous boat was a 24’ Alumaweld which we used extensively on our...

Thanks for your input!

The stabicraft 2500 ultracab xl appears to be a little more refined than the ACB’s I’ve seen. The YouTube video I linked in the original post looks intriguing.

Hi, Just curious if any of the ‘brats’ ever looked at a stabicraft 2500 ultracab xl in person?? If you did please share your thoughts. It looks like a possible alternative to a C-D 25,23 and 22’. https://youtu.be/rTMXSYuKyfU

I will look into availability. Thanks.

Thanks for your input, it’s very appreciated. Unfortunately the Tomcat is not in our budget. I should have given more detailed information about our situation in my original post. We currently have a full size SUV that my wife tows our current boat with, and I tow our travel trailer with my...

After reading all the great reply’s I think if I end up with a C-dory 25 or 26 I would keep my GMC 1500 and see how it goes. For the previous 20 years I pulled triple semi trailers for a living through Oregon, so I’m very familiar with towing trailers. If it turns out my current truck isn’t a...

Thanks.

Thanks. For years I’ve been towing a 7900 pound travel trailer around Oregon with no problems with my 2018 GMC 1500. I can pull my travel trailer at 70% throttle over our local 6% passes at 50mph. I think I could handle 8500 given everything I want to is within 120 miles. My old 1998 f150 with...

Thanks! That’s why I figured the 26’er is probably as big as I could park. 29’ + 4’ (additional length for 26’) puts me at 33’. As I said before I have 35’ of parking space.

Thanks for the reply. I already have a weight distribution hitch and I was planning to use it on the boat. All of our towing will be with 120 miles of our house, that's the great thing about Oregon, so many boating opportunities close to home!