General problems

[Dave&Ginny]

Originally Posted by piperguy

Most fuel thirsty one I ever ran was a 57' Viking Sportfish with a pair of 16v92 Detroits in her (yes, 16 cylinders). 1450 hp each. She would cruise at 31 kts and our fuel burn was 134 gals per hour with one of the two generators running. Ran her from Annapolis to Palm Beach for 4 years. Made 5 marinas real happy each way each year....

And my wife thinks I'm crazy for wanting to turn a C130 into a flying motor home I think the C130 would be cheaper to operate.

[BradPAjax]

They're a bitch to park... prop wash blows others into the next county.

For those boating enthusists I have sailed for 15 years... a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into...

[Buddy]

That's kind of like saying if my A/C goes out in my F450, it's not Ford's fault.

[Buddy]

I have to say Crossroads has taken care of all the minor problems I've had at no cost to me other than Diesel to pull it to the shop.

[Oriana]

Originally Posted by BradPAjax

For those boating enthusists I have sailed for 15 years... a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into...

Brad - I can relate to that, a great example being GPS units - car/RV GPS $200 - $400, marine GPS $9,000+