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Jus Cruisin

Jus Cruisin

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Oct 6, 2021
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Lake St Clair - MI (Belle Maer Harbor)
Boat Info
2004 390 DA
Engines
8.1's
Triple V-12's. Really sweet looking boat. I guess it should be for over $2,000,000.
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Your right "blaster", Looks like that boat is dragging something that don"t belong on it. Look at the profile of "Jus Crisin" now that"s the way a boat should sit in the water.
 
I can appreciate the efficiency and lower maintenance of outboards -- and for me they look good on center consoles, dual consoles and even bowriders -- but that boat just looks ugly. I also would take the SeaRay Express next to it.
 
blaster said:
Unacceptable that the engines do not lift all of the way out of the water.
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Look closer at the stern lines. They x-cross over the outboards. I bet they come out of the water more, but the lines would get hung up in the props.
 
330DA said:
Look closer at the stern lines. They x-cross over the outboards. I bet they come out of the water more, but the lines would get hung up in the props.
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Thats a good point but I believe the outboards would still rest in the water regardless of how this boat is tied up. What is the point of having outboards if you can not keep them completely out of the water?
 
What gags me about that boat is all the square corners in the fiberglass. Especially the starboard stern.
 
Halfhitch said:
What gags me about that boat is all the square corners in the fiberglass. Especially the starboard stern.
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Thats so you can dent in your forehead like Goliath when you trip and fall on the dock.
 
Jus Cruisin said:
My bil has a 46 Cruisers and he's sold on the latest open bow, deployable wings and outboard designs. Just not 50 ft. He's wanting something under 40 ft.
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The side wing thing is pretty cool, admittedly. First time I saw kne was on a Galeon flybridge. It folder out to make an expanded bar/seating area. The owners loved it.

The next time was on a larger Sea Ray SLX. I like the idea of expanding the floor space and water access, especially if outboard equipped. It was certainly a neat trick at the boat show.

Would I get one? I dunno. Might also be another point of failure.
 
Not a fan of the new boats and their looks. Outboards are cool and all, but I need to have a dinghy somewhere and that doesn't afford the space for one. But, I have to say gas outboards and a diesel generator may be the best of both worlds. A LOT less maintenance in that configuration. But I know Cody (Lab) wouldn't approve without a dink somewhere in the picture.
 
I’m not digging the perception of right angles everywhere, especially aft. Heck of a dingy platform though.
 
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