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the burn #'s are comparable to a small express boat!! I have no idea what the 34 is doing with the YAM 350's, but I can immagine that is just the perfect setup...they did wonders to the 32 reg!!! fuel #'s/top end/cruise |
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justhecs, so you are an electrician. Good for you. Ventures are definitely top of the line quality. One other item to consider is the " new venture 34 " venturemarine.com haul is rated 900 hp. The older models are not. So if you buy a used one and repower with 4 strokes you will need to know the max hp rating for that year. BTW, Mary [Lucky Lady] really knows her stuff, especially so in the center console market. Good luck.
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Crab mustard is good
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My Wellcraft weighs in at about 7800 pounds dry,for A 32 thats alot by the way,and if you can show me one piece of faulty hardware or stress crack on my boat I will shine your shoes. I got A great deal on my boat because I went to florida to get it but At the NY boat show they wanted about 165-170,000 without rigging or A trailer.Is this considered lower end?I havent had to tighten A bolt or screw on my boat all season how bout you? And I run it as hard as it can be run and in all kinds of sea conditions.As witnessed in the spring of 07 ASA tourney when only 4 boats departed the CM canal and two where 32 Scarabs.And as witnessed this year in the Baypoint tourney,by the way there where A couple 36 contenders with triples and ask them how they faired in the those conditions against my team and I.We left them in the dust!In 4-5's back to back.I think you where out of line with your analogy and dont think that the guys in what you say lesser guality boats would appreciate that.Because if you can only afford A lesser quality,thats what you can afford and I never offend anyone on there boats.
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Crab mustard is good
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"Life is what you make it!"
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I am speaking in regards to how the markets and boats are already perceived not talking down on anyone's rides. I didn't make this shit up on my own, it was there way before I started. As for tightening parts, the answer is no other than my wrist ![]() For how others fared in baypoint in 36 Contenders I am sure they ran their boat as they felt. I would have to bet they didn't know they were in a race as well. You have 2 36's with the Contenders and one is a fisharound and one is a center. Would I beat the shit out of everything in the cabin just to prove a point with a center no and most others wouldn't as well. I know how the 36's fair in rough weather and water better than most and they hold their own. The Scarabs have been around for a long long long time way before the new scarab centers. They are a great boat and the ride is there as well. Never said a bad thing about the ride by the way or even the layout. Wellcrafts are very nice boats as I said in the 1st post. Just as I said with the venture I didn't mean and wasn't looking to offend anyone by any means, when you worked with a Wellcraft dealer and see multiple boats at a time, there is a difference in brands and tiers. I am not looking to pick a fight with anyone or bash anyone's pockets or rides. Sorry if it came off that way Wellcraft, Venture and Contender are all constructed and laid out different. To each to his own.
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350's would be the best on the boat, but that will change your price tag. The 350's are too new most likely you will only find very few used out there if any at all. Most of all the new boat dealers are holding Mercury's on thier boats right now. Might find a cheap repo out there.
For the burn with the 350's they are big blocks. I would have to imagine with a good load and cruise they are burning 1.2 - 1.4 at best. Get them up over thier happy curve above 4500-4800 Rpms they they really start to drink fuel. 275 Verado's run the other way very fast.
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Good luck with your search. regardless of power...you will have an excellent boat with a great ride. there are only 2 things that i dislike about the venture.
1) the step-up fwd in the bow of the boat. 2) the config. of the helm layout. it is divided into 3 sections. |
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Crab mustard is good
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Mary we just dont see eye to eye!And im not going to get into A pissing match with you.But it would have been nicer if you would have just said you get what you pay for in A Venture! and not even compared it to any other brand of boat. out of respect for others! I am going into my 3rd season with my bolsters not cracking and my grabrails not coming off so I guess I am just lucky! ps.I was down in Morehead last wk and boy was there alot of scarab fans down there!most I have seen in A long time.
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Yes...I agree the man did ask about the Venture 34.
Not even the venture vs....anything. DeepD, there are a lot of hard core scarab fans out there! good rig! I have been been on several... |
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Crab mustard is good
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thanks for the kind words! on another note the misses and I just got back from watching Gran Torino starring Clint Eastwood and it was awesome to say the least!A must see movie!
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I got A great deal on my boat because I went to florida to get it but At the NY boat show they wanted about 165-170,000 without rigging or A trailer.Is this considered lower end?I havent had to tighten A bolt or screw on my boat all season how bout you?
And I run it as hard as it can be run and in all kinds of sea conditions.As witnessed in the spring of 07 ASA tourney when only 4 boats departed the CM canal and two where 32 Scarabs.And as witnessed this year in the Baypoint tourney,by the way there where A couple 36 contenders with triples and ask them how they faired in the those conditions against my team and I.We left them in the dust!In 4-5's back to back.I think you where out of line with your analogy and dont think that the guys in what you say lesser guality boats would appreciate that.Because if you can only afford A lesser quality,thats what you can afford and I never offend anyone on there boats.

I am going into my 3rd season with my bolsters not cracking and my grabrails not coming off so I guess I am just lucky!
ps.I was down in Morehead last wk and boy was there alot of scarab fans down there!most I have seen in A long time.
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