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February 08, 2013, 06:28:24 PM
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flatsfisher

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Re: MY NEW BOAT!!!
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2013, 06:28:24 PM »
No Classic there
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February 08, 2013, 06:31:14 PM
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RickK

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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2013, 06:31:14 PM »
They're all classics - not made anymore.  Doesn't have to be 42 like my 170 to fit the definition.
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February 08, 2013, 06:48:26 PM
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« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2013, 06:48:26 PM »
Quote from: "flatsfisher"
No Classic there

But an Aquasport none the less!  And an EXCELLENT model at that!  We here at Classic Aquasport welcome ALL the years and models that Aquasport has built over the years, from the first C & S boats (before the name Aquasport was conceived), to the last 275 Explorers that rolled off the line in '05...


"Classic" is a VERY relative term... :thumright:
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Corner of 520 and A1A...
February 08, 2013, 06:51:28 PM
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Re: MY NEW BOAT!!!
« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2013, 06:51:28 PM »
Quote from: "seabob4"
Quote from: "flatsfisher"
No Classic there

But an Aquasport none the less!  And an EXCELLENT model at that!  We here at Classic Aquasport welcome ALL the years and models that Aquasport has built over the years, from the first C & S boats (before the name Aquasport was conceived), to the last 275 Explorers that rolled off the line in '05...


"Classic" is a VERY relative term... :thumright:
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They're all classics - not made anymore.

Exactly, Oh and James Torsion with Bunks  :thumright:
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Scott
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February 08, 2013, 06:53:17 PM
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pete

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« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2013, 06:53:17 PM »
Trailer...bunk,torsion,aluminum.at least bunk,stay away from rollers,aluminum preferred over galvanized,torsion axel over leaf spring.So try to find a trailer at your price as close as you can.Good luck :cheers:
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2003  Osprey 225
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February 08, 2013, 06:59:35 PM
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seabob4

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« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2013, 06:59:35 PM »
Need to start a poll.  So far, bunks/torsion axles 3, rollers/leafs 0...

OOOPS, I forgot!  Scott, Pete?  Your boats aren't classics... :lol:  :lol:
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Corner of 520 and A1A...
February 08, 2013, 07:04:38 PM
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pete

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« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2013, 07:04:38 PM »
My boat is 10 years old this year...is that classic enough for ya? :scratch:


The trailer..aluminum,bunk,rusty leaf springs  :cheers:
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2003  Osprey 225
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February 08, 2013, 07:16:47 PM
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« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2013, 07:16:47 PM »
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Now we need to find him a trailer.  Aaron, whatcha got laying around the marina?
if he can wait a couple months, my dad will be selling the trailer for the sea ray when he puts it back in a high and dry this spring, tandem axle, with 6200 lb axles. drum brakes on both axles, electric trailer jack... otherwise, trailer that i have at work ive been eying for the flatback. ill check my other trailers at work to see if any of them are for sale
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February 08, 2013, 07:23:54 PM
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« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2013, 07:23:54 PM »
Me thinks the Amberjack trailer is a tad big...

We had a photo shoot a few years ago at PL, next morning we had to drag all the boats back to the plant.  Pulled a 18 Flats on a triple axle...she fit just fine... :shock:  :shock:
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Corner of 520 and A1A...
February 08, 2013, 07:36:33 PM
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« Reply #24 on: February 08, 2013, 07:36:33 PM »
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Me thinks the Amberjack trailer is a tad big...

We had a photo shoot a few years ago at PL, next morning we had to drag all the boats back to the plant.  Pulled a 18 Flats on a triple axle...she fit just fine... :shock:  :shock:

the AJ trailer is on the small side, but weight wise, still got some room to play...
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February 11, 2013, 03:55:02 PM
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« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2013, 03:55:02 PM »
Hi fellas, I know a lot of you guys are living it up in th Sunshine State and not scraping snow of your boat (like me) but there's a new trailer guy who's actually not that far from me.  His company is called Dolphin Trailers, website: http://dolphinboattrailers.com/index.html . A friend of mine that's in the boating industry told me to stay away from him.  He sells trailers but the only trailer that he wants to offer me is a top of the line aluminum Loadrite trailer.  There might be a conflict :scratch:   Anyway, check out his website, let me know whatcha think.  

I'm trying to finish up. I'm between Sea Insure and BoatUS and I'm already a Sea Two member.  I really forgot how involved this can be.  Anyway, thanks for reading.

James
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February 11, 2013, 05:41:02 PM
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« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2013, 05:41:02 PM »
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No Classic there
 Another word for Classic is WORK.
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February 11, 2013, 05:43:05 PM
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« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2013, 05:43:05 PM »
Great looking boat enjoy it. :cheers:
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February 11, 2013, 05:48:48 PM
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« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2013, 05:48:48 PM »
If she can look half as good as that 275, I'll be happy.

James
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February 11, 2013, 06:22:04 PM
Reply #29

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« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2013, 06:22:04 PM »
Lets face it... The difference between a good trailer and a great trailer is the hardware. Aluminum I beam is aluminum I beam. Winches are winches, tires are tires. Roller trailers are much higher maintenance and give single point contact instead of good beefy bunk support under the stringers. I would be shopping brakes, like insisting on Kodiak stainless discs and calipers. Stainless steel hardware upgrade for the entire trailer. Check your trailer brake laws for the GVWR. Manufactures can sell you a trailer that is totally illegal to use in your state because the weight of the trailer by itself is way under what the law requires for brakes, put a 3500# boat on it and your illegal. Nobody needs brakes until you need them. Rear end someone and let the attorneys and insurance companies get a hold of your trailer that was not properly equipped and your ass is grass.

To reiterate, Shop Hardware!
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