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How far would you travel for a Whaler?
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 9:24 AM
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I was just looking around on the Interwebs at Revenge 22 W/T's....found a cool one (barn find) in FL...but I'm in Boston. Not sure I want to find a surveyor and then pay the transport costs if it did actually pan out.
How far did you look for your Whaler and how far would you go to get The One? Or do you know someone who travelled far and wide to get theirs?
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| chiburis4 |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 9:58 AM
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Last May I bought one on Ebay in Maryland without seeing it in person. Drove seven hours, picked it up, towed it home, and couldn't be happier.
Steve
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| Reel Easy |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 10:00 AM
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I suspect most boats change owners within a couple hundred miles. However, if you are looking for a specific Whaler that happens to be a rare find, you might travel considerable distance. The other "driving" issues would be condition and price. For the right boat in great condition that is fairly priced, I suggest that a buyer would drive across the country to get it. I look at it this way. If I were to find the hull I was looking for, in good condition, I would trade off the expense of transportation against the saving in repairs and restoration. Good Luck.
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| saumon |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 10:47 AM
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When I found my boat, a somewhat uncommon model in exceptional condition, I drove from Montreal, QC to Anderson, SC to pick it up: 2200 miles round trip.
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| ryanhdd |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 10:47 AM
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I found mine in Alabama on the coast, it was going to be like a 9 hour drive. I had the boat surveyed along with the engine surveyed. I liked what I found and purchased it. I then was going to drive to get it. After realizing how long it would take I remembered my brother used Uship when he bought a car. I put a bid out for the boat and someone came back within an hour for 900.00. I could not pass that up, Time, gas and hotel would have been a lot more than that. So my advice check them out. They worked very well for me and the boat arrived perfectly. They review the drivers and all. Hope this adds something to the conversation.
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| phred3717 |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 10:48 AM
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3000 miles round trip (approx) - Nova Scotia, Canada to Ohio for my dream 1986 Outrage 18.
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| itchybro |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 11:55 AM
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Knoxville TN to Raymond IL.
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 12:08 PM
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Yeah, I figured there would be some long trips to get The One. Makes me feel not so crazy and I can now prove to the wife that us Whaler folk are indeed a bit nuts about our boats!
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| Marko888 |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 1:04 PM
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3762 miles round trip to collect our 1985 Outrage 18. Pop drove to the boat (Davenport, Iowa) solo, I flew to meet him for the drive home.
I hadn't looked at the map before making the deal, but have no regrets.
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| saumon |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 1:12 PM
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On top of that, phred3717, Mako888 and I had to deal with the border crossing paperwork. You could tell your wife that, at least, you'll stay in the same country...
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| butchdavis |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 4:35 PM
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Mobile, AL to St Louis, MO for my 190 Montauk with 135 Verado. We enjoyed the trip but it was a loooong one day drive each way. I would do it again for the right boat at the right price.
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| Silentpardner |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 4:55 PM
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http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...d_id=17797
I went to central Florida from central TX to get my 1986 Outrage 18.
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| Finnegan |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 5:08 PM
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Ten years ago almost to the date, I went from Chicago to Connecticut to pick up my one owner, stored indoors all it's life, Ribside 21. The best gamble I ever made!
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 5:21 PM
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Just as I figured.
You guys are all nuts.
Glad I'm normal.
Trip to So. Cal and back, turn around 24 hours total.
Trip to So. Cal and back, turn around 24 hours total. (another whaler then above)
Trip to Bozeman, Montana and back, turn around 30 hours total.
Stopped for gas and food and relief.
Who needs sleep when you've got your Whaler.
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| Flounder |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 5:25 PM
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saumon wrote:
When I found my boat, a somewhat uncommon model in exceptional condition, I drove from Montreal, QC to Anderson, SC to pick it up: 2200 miles round trip.
Steve, I would make the trip to you now for that ORI you got!
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| sraab928 |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 5:57 PM
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My latest whaler came from Long Island. I paid to have it transported on a flatbed. A fellow member checked it out for me.
I'm located on east coast of central fl. If the boat is within an hour i would be glad to check it out for you (no charge just pay it forward) I've done it for others as they have for me. I enjoy looking at boats and can give you a pretty good assessment of condition.
Scott
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| Eastport3338 |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 6:07 PM
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1961 Eastport. Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island to Lake Tahoe, California . I had to cut it loose from an Oak Tree and put a new trailer under her for the trip. That was 18 years ago and I am just now in the last 2 years restoring her to her former glory. Hoping to splash her sometime later this summer.
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 6:13 PM
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sraab928 wrote:
My latest whaler came from Long Island. I paid to have it transported on a flatbed. A fellow member checked it out for me.
I'm located on east coast of central fl. If the boat is within an hour i would be glad to check it out for you (no charge just pay it forward) I've done it for others as they have for me. I enjoy looking at boats and can give you a pretty good assessment of condition.
That is very cool of you to offer Scott. The boat is in Port Charlotte, on the west coast it seems.
Quite a different layout than I've seen on other Revenge W/T's that I've been looking at. Needs a re-power as the dealer will not try to turn the motors over...as it has been in storage for 20 years.
Anyone care to put a value on the hull?
Link: http://www.boats.com/listing/dealer_b...p;luom=126
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| gchuba |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 6:36 PM
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Jay, I have a 22ft 1979 Revenge. In California we pay a "boat luxury tax" even though my boat is registered as livery, not pleasure. I just had my hull re-assessed through the state (they checked various web appraisals) and it came up $5000 (was at $9000). Told them it needed a motor. I would imagine the 1988 would be around the asking price. The market determines the actual value. Sorry for side lining the post heading. My road trips were only 2 day affairs for boats.
Garris
Edit: the sterns storage area for the 1988 really cuts into the usable deck space
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 7:26 PM
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gchuba wrote:
the sterns storage area for the 1988 really cuts into the usable deck space
Yes that is true, but I do like the stern seat and behind that is usually the splashwell anyway. My family is more into cruising than fishing so deck space is not a huge draw for me but comfort is. I have not seen a Revenge 22 W/T with that layout before having the storage boxes (?) behind the helm seats, the stern storage/wells AND Whaler Drive too.
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