zatchmo
Active Member
Wow, some of you guys have some really great stories. Mine is really simple.
I bought my first high performance boat 2 years ago. I wanted something that was fast, but still had some room in it. The only boats I knew about at that time were Hydrostreams. There's about 10 of them that terrorize the river around here, most of them run in the mid 80s. After riding in my buddy's all year, I had to have one. I found a 91 Voyager XT with a 99 225 pro max on it, so I sent a buddy out to pick it up. I bought it late summer, so I only got to use it for a couple of months before storing it for the winter.
I've always been a walleye fisherman at heart, but I just can't stand to drive a 9' deep bathtub that goes 45mph with a 200hp motor on it. After reading a few stories about Allisons, I knew that's what I needed to buy. I sold my hydrostream in the spring and waited all summer to find the one I wanted. I finally found my white w/ red 99 XB2003 in South Carolina. A week later I found a smoking good deal on a 280, so I now have WAY more boat than I really know what to do with. I had never even ridden in one, let alone driven one until I took mine for its maiden voyage. I still have a few issues, but the kinks are getting worked out. The boat runs upper 90s every time out now, I can't imagine what it's going to do when it runs correctly.
I bought my first high performance boat 2 years ago. I wanted something that was fast, but still had some room in it. The only boats I knew about at that time were Hydrostreams. There's about 10 of them that terrorize the river around here, most of them run in the mid 80s. After riding in my buddy's all year, I had to have one. I found a 91 Voyager XT with a 99 225 pro max on it, so I sent a buddy out to pick it up. I bought it late summer, so I only got to use it for a couple of months before storing it for the winter.
I've always been a walleye fisherman at heart, but I just can't stand to drive a 9' deep bathtub that goes 45mph with a 200hp motor on it. After reading a few stories about Allisons, I knew that's what I needed to buy. I sold my hydrostream in the spring and waited all summer to find the one I wanted. I finally found my white w/ red 99 XB2003 in South Carolina. A week later I found a smoking good deal on a 280, so I now have WAY more boat than I really know what to do with. I had never even ridden in one, let alone driven one until I took mine for its maiden voyage. I still have a few issues, but the kinks are getting worked out. The boat runs upper 90s every time out now, I can't imagine what it's going to do when it runs correctly.
:gasp