Why outboards?

[Shanoss]

Have been reading with ever decreasing interest the arguments that unfold in these threads over outboard motors.... And it got me thinking.. Why do people seem to not "bag" other brands of boat? Is one more personal than the other? Or do people think that all boats are great and have no faults? Curious to hear a big boat argument.

[blaze]

Na, we have had the boat arguements to, mono v mono, cat v mono, throw in the odd tri hull.
cheers
blaze
ps
forgot
glass v ali v plastic
dont thing we have had the timber v concete (fero)

[blaze]

got me all excited and just had to edit a stutter (double post)

[finga64]

O.K. here we go..
I love my mono hulls and I reckon my fiberglass mono's are better then the aluminium mono.

[DaMaGe]

The ole Hartley boats are more seamen and versatile then any other boat produced last century.

[Shanoss]

Finga, I'm with you mate. Everyone keeps telling to to stop spending money on my old V213c and buy a new boat. I keep telling them to p*ss off.

[Shanoss]

Blaze, what i want to hear is a bit of brand bashing..

[Roughasguts]

Hows the bilge liner going now days.
Have they picked up there act, or still the lowest form of entry level boat.

[steveg1100]

Boats are generally quite robust and not much goes wrong. With age things do go wrong but this is expected. How often would you have your boat serviced???? Aha it is the motor that regularly gets serviced and it is the motor that has a minimul lifespan. There are a lot of different types of boats out there but there and the points to argue on have being argued. Most of the points to argue on are just personal preferences. (and these points include glass versus plate rough condition handling single hull versus twin etc) With the motor on the other hand people update more often and we can argue on power versus weight versus cost versus servicing requirements etc. There are also more radical changes made to the motors over the years as technology advances and this causes more arguments about which brand is in front.

Anyway there is no arguments with boats because everyone knows that the Sharkcat is the best. There we go I have just started a boat argument.

[Roughasguts]

Shark Cat......... Rubbish!!!

[Shanoss]

I want to argue with you Steve, But i just cant seem to find the enthusiasm for it. Maybe we need Kerry, or Copey, or BM os someone that seems to enjoy a good bit of to and 'fro.
Fellas?

Roughasguts, whats a bilge liner? And are you referring to my old Haines?

[a_big_red_1]

O.K. here we go..
I love my mono hulls and I reckon my fiberglass mono's are better then the aluminium mono. #

i think its the other way round Finger


Daz

[Roughasguts]

Bilge liner, or Bin liner. That be the American Bayliner.

[leezor]

Hey Shane, lets settle this with a race to the cape and back on Saturday morning, loser buys the beer and puts on a BBQ#

[Shanoss]

Ah Lee. was wondering if you would weigh in. I was thinking to myself earlier that that bloody thing of yours is going to fly! May have to make it sunday morning. I Reckon i can do you in the first five hours or so.