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This one seems to have everything I am looking for and will save me thousands off of a new one. Comments?
2006 Walker bay Genesis310 w/ 15hp honda
2006 Walker bay Genesis310 w/ 15hp honda
We have a Walker Bay Genesis hypalon 310 FTD, and now with a new 15-hp 4-stroke on it.
Before, with the smaller 5-hp outboard, it only ever planed once in it's life, and even that was partly a fluke (help from a larger overtaking boat's wake lifted us up a little).
With the new 15-hp motor, it runs like a scalded cat. Although maybe I'm just so un-used to planing that I'm too easily impressed
Anyway, we also like the boat otherwise, too. We like the dry sole (which is also easy on bare feet), the in-sole storage, and the in-seat storage. In fact, we bought an extra seat, partly to get more storage.
The Genesis hull form is a little complicated, so I had to do some custom modifications to our Trillogy dinghy mount to get the whole thing to ride nice. Not a huge issue.
-Chris
Ugg. No, I was going to call today. I doubt I could even have gone to see it till this weekend. I'll have to move quicker on the next one. If it gets re listed ill try and run up to look at it. I'm surprised at the limited amount of used dingys for sale around here.
I was looking for a small RIB back in 2008 when I bought my current boat. I see from my notes that one of the possibles was a Walker Bay Genesis. I crossed it off the list because, although it was a RIB, it had a folding transom. This looked to me like a weak point as it seemed to be including a mechanism in an otherwise simple and fairly bullet-proof GRP hull. I don't know if the WB Genesis still has a folding transom, but if it does, it might be worth keeping in mind. BTW: I ended up buying a slightly used Caribe L9 (9'-1" LOA - exact length of my coach roof) and have been very happy with it. New ones are around $3k. CARIBE DINGHY LHT-9 ARCTIC GREY
That caribe looks pretty nice. It seems to have a interesting transom as well.
I see from my notes that one of the possibles was a Walker Bay Genesis. I crossed it off the list because, although it was a RIB, it had a folding transom. This looked to me like a weak point as it seemed to be including a mechanism in an otherwise simple and fairly bullet-proof GRP hull. I don't know if the WB Genesis still has a folding transom, but if it does, it might be worth keeping in mind.