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Article: Howard 28 SDS On the Water

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Great looking boat and very thorough article, Dave. Love the way you dig into the details.
But now that Taco dude is probly gonna want a job... :p

Seriously, thanks for the assist, Tom- I was down for the count that week.
 

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Great write up Dave. Those Howards...they're pretty nice. :D
 
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Thanks for the article! Very timely for me as I am strongly considering changing from my Daytona to a Deck next year. Have narrowed the choices down to a Nordic or the Howard. Was very interested is learning more about the Howard (harder to get to their factory) as it compares to the Nordic. Nice write up!
 

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Good write up on the boat with the videos that allow's you to see and feel like your in the boat. I have always like the Howard line of boats, for a veteran or novice boater it a great company to buy from as the boats will live up to everything it need's to be - safe, reliable, responsive and fast..
 
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The Howard SDS is my first boat!

I took delivery of her on June 1st and already have 32 hours on her.... It handles like a dream, even in that Lake Mead summer chop.
Great write up~!

Anyone wanting a ride can usually find me around Temple Bar Marina on the weekends.....
 

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Great write up and sick boat. Well done Howard.
 

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Thanks for the article! Very timely for me as I am strongly considering changing from my Daytona to a Deck next year. Have narrowed the choices down to a Nordic or the Howard. Was very interested is learning more about the Howard (harder to get to their factory) as it compares to the Nordic. Nice write up!

You are in luck, we are also doing articles on the 26&29 Nordic.
 

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Dave,

Could you share your thoughts on the "28" ft length. I can see it has a large swim step built in and the bow has that "Magic" type platform on the front...

Would you call this hull an over sized 26 or an undersized 30??? or neither ?? What other boats would have to most similar running surface?

Great looking and clearly well built boat.

Thx
 

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Dave,

Could you share your thoughts on the "28" ft length. I can see it has a large swim step built in and the bow has that "Magic" type platform on the front...

Would you call this hull an over sized 26 or an undersized 30??? or neither ?? What other boats would have to most similar running surface?

Great looking and clearly well built boat.

Thx

The bow platform on the Howard is part of the mold whereas the Magic and Conquest are bolted on.
 

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Dave,

Could you share your thoughts on the "28" ft length. I can see it has a large swim step built in and the bow has that "Magic" type platform on the front...

Would you call this hull an over sized 26 or an undersized 30??? or neither ?? What other boats would have to most similar running surface?

Great looking and clearly well built boat.

Thx

Every performance deck out there that I can think of, except for the Nordic is pretty much based on the Talon bottom. Conquest, Magic, American Offshore, Eliminator etc.. Most of them have their own bottom changes. Magic changed the bottom of their decks in last years and picked up 4-5 mph with some very minor changes.
 

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Thanks Dave for a great write-up. The interior looks awesome and has Carlos Lafarga (of DCB fame) written all over it.
 

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Thanks Dave for a great write-up. The interior looks awesome and has Carlos Lafarga (of DCB fame) written all over it.

I'm pretty sure Danny at WCMI is doing them. Carlos is back at DCB again though!!
 

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It's one thing to write a great article but to add the video (not just a few still photos) you get a true appreciation of the story being told. Very cool.
 

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Every performance deck out there that I can think of, except for the Nordic is pretty much based on the Talon bottom. Conquest, Magic, American Offshore, Eliminator etc.. Most of them have their own bottom changes. Magic changed the bottom of their decks in last years and picked up 4-5 mph with some very minor changes.

Dave Just to be sure.. I'm not comparing the bottom to Magic or suggesting a knock off or suggesting anything, I was just wondering what the "true" length might be of the running bottom.

When I park my boat (Ultra 26) next to a Magic, mine looks like a shrimp - shorter, lower freeboard etc. As you know a 26 Ultra has no built in swim step and I believe is measured to the tip of the bow. I have not had my boat next to a Howard and was simply wondering just how big a boat it is by comparison...

Thx
 
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Dave Just to be sure.. I'm not comparing the bottom to Magic or suggesting a knock off or suggesting anything, I was just wondering what the "true" length might be of the running bottom.

When I park my boat (Ultra 26) next to a Magic, mine looks like a shrimp - shorter, lower freeboard etc. As you know a 26 Ultra has no built in swim step and I believe is measured to the tip of the bow. I have not had my boat next to a Howard and was simply wondering just how big a boat it is by comparison...

Thx

I never measured the running surface on any of them personally so I wouldn't know. Might make an interesting article though?

RD
 
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