Hydraulicjump
Well-known member
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2011
- Messages
- 646
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-30 CB
- Hull Identification Number
- FMLT2911F415
- Non-Fluid Motion Model
- Necky Looksha VII, Liquidlogic Remix, Jackson 4Fun
- Vessel Name
- La Barka (2015)
Fellow Tugnutters,
We have owned two RTs--our 2011 classic RT27 and our current 2015 29CB. Both boats have given us so much joy, along with the terrific support from the factory and the Tugnuts website. Lucky us. So glad we called Andrew Custis so many years ago to ask about these boats.
But--and you know where this is going--our needs are expanding. One grandbaby and another one about to appear, plus two dog-size dogs (not those cats masquerading as dogs) makes our beautiful 29CB just too small, especially because we are using it as our condo when visiting our children and their babies.
As noted multiple times, the jump between the 29/31 and the 43 is immense, along with a major increase in cost. So we opted for another brand of boat that is both intermediate in size and intermediate in cost. And yes, we have harangued poor Andrew Custis and Jeff Messmer for years now about building us a boat in the mid to upper 30's. They'll get there I am assured, but not in time for us. So we are under contract for a used boat to take delivery at the end of summer when the owners get back from Alaska.
By all measures our timing is terrible. We have just replaced the inverter/charger, the charged air cooler system, and the stuffing box. And as I said recently on this site, we have had the boat detailed from top to bottom with a ceramic coat by Kevin. It looks brand new, which is heartbreaking. But this terrific move-up boat just fell into our lap two weeks ago, so we jumped. Our bad timing will benefit someone else.
Soon we will post our boat here. Would love to pass it on to a fellow Tugnutter who can appreciate it.
And thanks to all of you for all these years of great advice and entertainment, and hanging out with some of you at the Rendezvous. I hope our old boat, with a new name but the same soul, appears there this September.
Jeff and Barbara
We have owned two RTs--our 2011 classic RT27 and our current 2015 29CB. Both boats have given us so much joy, along with the terrific support from the factory and the Tugnuts website. Lucky us. So glad we called Andrew Custis so many years ago to ask about these boats.
But--and you know where this is going--our needs are expanding. One grandbaby and another one about to appear, plus two dog-size dogs (not those cats masquerading as dogs) makes our beautiful 29CB just too small, especially because we are using it as our condo when visiting our children and their babies.
As noted multiple times, the jump between the 29/31 and the 43 is immense, along with a major increase in cost. So we opted for another brand of boat that is both intermediate in size and intermediate in cost. And yes, we have harangued poor Andrew Custis and Jeff Messmer for years now about building us a boat in the mid to upper 30's. They'll get there I am assured, but not in time for us. So we are under contract for a used boat to take delivery at the end of summer when the owners get back from Alaska.
By all measures our timing is terrible. We have just replaced the inverter/charger, the charged air cooler system, and the stuffing box. And as I said recently on this site, we have had the boat detailed from top to bottom with a ceramic coat by Kevin. It looks brand new, which is heartbreaking. But this terrific move-up boat just fell into our lap two weeks ago, so we jumped. Our bad timing will benefit someone else.
Soon we will post our boat here. Would love to pass it on to a fellow Tugnutter who can appreciate it.
And thanks to all of you for all these years of great advice and entertainment, and hanging out with some of you at the Rendezvous. I hope our old boat, with a new name but the same soul, appears there this September.
Jeff and Barbara
