Thar she blows.......

Thar she blows.......

Well, I have finally seen my new boat, sitting on the dock in Freo.......a few more sleeps till I can get my grubby mits on it......crappy photo from a mile away via iphone, but I AM EXCITED!

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Cool! Looking forward to it

Sat, 2013-03-09 17:01

Cool! Looking forward to it much?

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Exciting times ahead John. 

Sat, 2013-03-09 17:19

Exciting times ahead John.  You must be feeling  like a kid at christmas

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last couple of days Ive been

Sat, 2013-03-09 17:39

last couple of days Ive been meaning to ask you where it is! Got ya first Islands trip planned yet!

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Mmmmmmmm

Sat, 2013-03-09 17:59

 I spy with my little eye, something beginning with...... VERADO!!!

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hahah Scotto......one of the

Sat, 2013-03-09 18:54

hahah Scotto......one of the downsides of getting a BW is you get a black anchor with it, as Merc own BW.....not my favourite motor, but its only done 46 hours, so heres hoping.

 

My mate has twin 225's on his BW and he has had a great run out of them, but agree, it was not my first, second or third choiuce....haha. But after hopping on board a BW 235, I was sold.....you cant always have your cake and eat it too.......

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Absolutely

Sat, 2013-03-09 19:16

 Nothing wrong with Verado mate. Can't believe they're at all associated with merc! I would personally put them (Verado, NOT mercury) above Yamaha and Suzuki. 

 

dads 200 Verado (on a 660 trailcraft), does from woodies (with a bit of squidding around the sound first), to Parker point and back, with a 26knot average, and uses sub 30 litres. No shit. 

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Can't buy it myself.A

Sat, 2013-03-09 19:28

Can't buy it myself.

A certain FW member's Verado drinks a bit compared to the jono/zuke he had prior and it is so much louder.

Another, they did the supercharger at 20hrs.

Maybe you just got a good one.

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 Ha ha yep you always get

Sat, 2013-03-09 19:41

 Ha ha yep you always get lemons and pearls in a bunch.

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Well, verado it is, for good

Sat, 2013-03-09 19:50

Well, verado it is, for good or bad. I will be doing all servicing myself so at least I will know it's done properly and regularly.

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Not shrink wrapped??

Sat, 2013-03-09 21:09

Not shrink wrapped?? Lol!

 

Don't worry about the Verado mine's been really good to me.  Yes she could drink less and not snore so much, but all in all, she's been great.

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i just went past there before

Sat, 2013-03-09 21:20

i just went past there before and saw about 6 boats all lined up fresh off the ship. Looks nice a nice rig.

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quarantine

Sun, 2013-03-10 08:28

I heard they were having quarantine issues down there and all freight was going to be impounded for another month for quality assurance checks??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alright, maybe not, look forward to the first trip pics. :)

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Hey John, let us know how the

Mon, 2013-03-11 21:46

Hey John, let us know how the Disco towes it. Looks like a damn big boat.

I guess thats your weekend sorted then.