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yamaha f225s four stroke 300hrs, (all electronics installed april 07 except raymarine) garmin 3210 chartplotter & Garmin 404 72mile radar, furuno FC585 sounder, Raymarine SL760 chartplotter/sounder, Tr1 gladiator auto pilot, HID spotlights,new Icom vhf, new Etec collapsable outrigger & center riggers rocket launcher full encl, shower, fridge, microwave,2007 loadmster trlr avail, 4 new group 31 batteries, teak, head stand up shower, fridge, microwave, shorepower, battery charger, freshwater and saltwater washdown, holding tank macerator,all equip new, fresh water boat from lake michigan in ex cond, boat located in charleston SC, factory transferable hull warranty, put originally put into service spring 04
price 88k with trailer, or 85K and I keep the trailer
call,pm or email Jerry chernjerry@att.net
843-693-2142
Curious about performance #'s with load and fuel burn #'s.
i've heard the boat with 225's should cruise about 30 mph and burnin 2 mpg. true?
i was considering a 2470, but the 2870 looks to be much more boat and burns only about 25% more than a 2470 with twin 150's.
what do you use to pull her with and how easily does it do the job?
price is 90k, boat is in charleston sc
fuel burn on the pursuit site is dead on, you can also look at the yamaha performance reports, they both will give you basically the same numbers , add about 10% to the fuel burn for rough offshore conditions and tabbed down for a better ride. an offshore day 60 miles out and all day trolling (2 hours running each way at 4000 to 4500 rpm and 12 hours of trolling at 1700 rpm is 120 to 130 gallons for the day. figure on 15 gph for a cruise inshore in the waterway at 30mph.
pulled her with the wife's expedition which is good for 8900lbs, this was fine for around town to have all the electronics installed and the 1 block to the marina to splash her. empty boat and trailer just shy of 9000lbs, boat loaded for bear offshore with trailer closer to 11000lbs. The expedition would do it but you definitely knew the boat was there. I didn't mind overloading it for 1 block to the marina, but insurance wise you're hangin it out there. Decided to go with a diesel excursion good for 11000lbs, definitely a better fit for towing the boat. It is not a power issue at all, but the weight definitely makes a difference as the excursion weighs 7000lbs versus the expedition's 5000lbs. I am sure for longevity reasons if you towed her regularly the excursion would be much better suited for the job, especially transmission wise.
don't think I mentioned it but it does have the full wraparound eisenglass enclosure
My only frame of reference was a 22 grady with the 18 degree dead rise and it would beat you up pretty good (3 to 4's were the limit and that with a good interval), and a 26 whaler cc with the older (rougher) hull and this was marginally better. My buddy bought a 98 model 2870 and I was so impressed with the ride my mind was made up. I do not go out in more than 4 to 6 and only if the interval is 8 seconds or better. That being said I have never had to go slower than 25 mph, and I guess the average speed is around 30 to 32 mph depending on the waves and the stacking and the direction, but I do not go out in bigger water with tight intervals and I do not like to pound either.
Trim tabs are key to a good ride with this boat, the 2870 has a 22.5 degree dead rise and that makes a huge difference cutting through a wave over the 18 degree I was used to. The only downside to the higher deadrise is that the rock and roll on the drift is more pronounced than with the 18 to 19 degree deadrise that most grady's have. But we are 2 hours from the gulf stream here in charleston and I will gladly take a little rock and roll while drifting for the 4 hours of a much better ride out and back.
OPINION ONLY: I do not think you will find a much better ride in a 28 class boat with the exception of a carolina classic and I think that would be due to weight of the inboards and the lower cg. The pursuit is approx 10k pounds loaded for offshore, which is a decent weight tradeoff versus fuel economy versus being trailerable.
My understanding is the hull is similar to the regulator hull in that it cuts through the top half of the wave versus a contender that rides mostly across the top of the wave, maybe someone with experience with both can chime in here. I think once you get into the upper class of boats the rides can become somewhat subjective. I suggest doing a search here like I did and I could not find any posts that complained about the ride of the pursuits.
i checked out the new 285 OS and they are coming out stock with a generator for keeping the house power up and to heat the water for a hot shower.
does this ride have gen and hot water tank? or an inverter to heat the tank for a nice hot shower?
(ps. what powers the microwave, is it straight fr. the batteries? if so how many batts. in the boat?)
also, where are the cushions and what's their condition?
It has shore power and from that ac power to the bat charger, fridge, and microwave. It does not have an inverter, gen, or hot water tank installed. I installed 4 new group 31 batteries so that I could overnight for sword fishing 50 miles offshore. Although I think a portable gen would still be advisable. I keep the cushions in storage as I only use the captains chairs cushions. I would give them a good 8.5 to 9 no rips, tears, holes etc. the long cushion over the rear seat I give an 8, nothing wrong with it other than it seams to have flattened out somewhat. There are also seat backs for the middle seats that bolt in just behind the captains chairs for the 2 rear facing seats on top of the live well and icebox. These I have removed so I can swivel the captains chairs around backward and watch the lines as we troll. They only take a few minutes to bolt back in place.
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