Quote from: bruce.campo on January 28, 2011, 12:19:52 PM
why the hell am I building a surf rod when I now have access to a boat...

yer in!

yea  the 29' topaz should be real comfortable on the water........but the marina fee's would kill ya.... yea bruce!! should be good flukin on a 29' boat......and trollin bunker spoons to boot

Nummie,

I have a 28 and I trailer it. Grant you it isn't a lot of fun when you have to hit the brakes! Whatever you get I'd be willing to drag mine up and buddy boat on a few trips this summer. Already have my HMS permit. Headed to Flroida on Sunday to see what I can catch.

A friend has a 29 Topaz right down the road from me. You are getting a really sweet boat! ...and if you buy Salty's I'm sure that is great too!

he aint gonna buy my boat

Handy and I need to see...

No topaz. Something just didn't seem right.
Motors ...... I want to hear them run, too much rust.
Yer back in the mix

I'm not trying to sway anyone from Scott's boat but I have to say that a 23 Mako (if it one of the older ones) is probably one of my all-time most hansome boats. I'm not crazy about the cutout transom but the lines are sweet and it has enough shoulder up front to handle whatever the seas can offer.  I have a 27.5 Cobia and it just doesn't have the flair that I would like. It is a good boat with lots of character but I prefer a Carolina flair. I keep looking at the 28 Buddy Davis's which are relatively cheap (compared to a Regulator or some other of that type). For now, the Cobia will have to do.

If it doesn't seem right you are making the wise choice. No sense in jumping in too quick on that investment.

so when you coming to see it nummy

I hear ya Bill. the mako is my friends boat, I never seen it but saw lots of pictures, he says its in great shape and I believe him. it's an inboard tho, which is fine for me cause I can fix that. the motor was jusy recently redone so......
plus I had one a while back 

salty dig it out. 

COME ON UP i'll dig it out

say bruce  he aint gona buy saltys boat

Handy - what are we going to do     Comon Nummie...  pull the trigger.

I'm just kidding...  We wise.  the best times of a boat owner are when you buy it and sell it.  I know, I was once a boat owner.

keep workin on that surf rod bruce  i was gona suggest you  you cut in down and make a boat rod out of it.......but never mind now........cant wait to try it out......fuji concept? hmmm......if i like the way it throws  ill wind up ripping my ron arra apart.....ive been toying with the idea  of building a lami 9'........cabin fever ya know.......