New to us 30' Skater 300XS

[lake p.a.l.]

So damned excited to pick up our new to us 2008 Skater 308 with twin 300XS motors. The entire boat and motors have 45 hours on them. It sits on an awesome aluminum trailer. It is exactly what we were looking for so we can launch 1/2 mile from our house and hit the Delta or SF Bay almost anytime. It's been stored inside all of its life and it shows. We get to pick it up tomorrow. I will post much better pictures once we pick it up.

 

[Dirtbag]

grats!!!!!!!!!

 

[fmo24]

Congrats awesome boat

 

[Warlock]

Cant go wrong with twin whackers! Nice boat!

 

[jesco]

Thats BADASS!!! Congrats. You can name it "WHITE PRIDE/BLACK POWER"... hahahaha

 

[Why Not]

Very Cool!

 

[RiverDave]

That's bad ass!! Did you sell your boat then? or add to the fleet?

I'm curious about that wind deflector deal I'm seeing in the pics.. Factory? Or did someone add that?

RD

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Thats BADASS!!! Congrats. You can name it "WHITE PRIDE/BLACK POWER"... hahahaha

Hilarious!! Love it

 

[lake p.a.l.]

That's bad ass!! Did you sell your boat then? or add to the fleet?

I'm curious about that wind deflector deal I'm seeing in the pics.. Factory? Or did someone add that?

RD

We sold our 25 Daytona about 6 weeks ago to a guy in Massachusetts. The clear pop up electric wind deflectors are from the factory. The seller is very tall and was trying to make some larger wind deflectors so you can probably see his template in a few pics. We live on the Carquinez Straits and it can get pretty rough. I never wanted to bring the Daytona to the salt water plus there are very few days that a 25 Daytona should be messing around in this area. Yes, there are days you can run out to the Bay in almost anything but if the wind picks up you would need to find a marina and go get your trailer.

 

[DWC]

Sweet boat

 

[AZMIDLYF]

Shouldn't be a problem running in most conditions with that hull. Very nice. :thumbsup

 

[HB2LHC]

Congrats.:thumbsup

 

[Enen]

Congrats on the new boat.

 

[cole_skier]

Nice looking ride[emoji106]

 

[getreal]

Welcome to the "Nation"

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Welcome to the "Nation"

Thanks for all of the nice comments everyone. Ya, my wife already ordered a few things from the Skater website.

 

[pronstar]

I love that boat :thumbsup

 

[ACS]

Welcome to the outboard club. That is a great setup.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Congrats Rob!! Bad ass boat!

 

[renodaytona]

Awesome, congrats.

 

[RitcheyRch]

beautiful and congrats

 

[RogerThat99]

Bad ass boat Rob!! Congrats. I can't wait to see it.

 

[Chestah Cheetah]

The seller is very tall

The new owner is not exactly a midget!

Congrats dude! She's a beaut!

 

[steamin rice]

Sounds like a great boat.. Congrats!

 

[28Eliminator]

That's bad ass.. congratulations [emoji106]

 

[Boat211]

Perfect!!

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Trips to Delta, Sacramento, Stockton, SF Bay, Oakland Estuary, Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Napa, Petaluma, etc will be amazing.

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Well lookie there!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[shueman]

Very nice buddy ... I'll be up for the ride soon :thumbsup

 

[YoPengo]

Very cool. Congrats [emoji1303]

 

[SJP]

What a nice boat. :thumbsup Congrats!

Timeless and really versatile - good for you guys.

 

[28skater]

Sweet ride how does it handle in the rough with the props spinning in?

 

[AZMIDLYF]

Sweet ride how does it handle in the rough with the props spinning in?

First change I would make on it. :thumbsup

 

[Chipster27]

Cant go wrong with twin whackers! Nice boat!

You need to update your avatar

 

[port austin pirate]

Great lookin ride Rob, how long be for we get to see some picks of you N.P. and War Canoe runnin together

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Sweet ride how does it handle in the rough with the props spinning in?

I don't know yet. We hope to pick it up later today or tomorrow. I'm trying to learn all of the props spinning in and out fun stuff. Rayzor has been a huge help.

 

[jmeads]

Did you buy local or have to go out of state.

Nice ride

 

[LuckyStrike]

Great Combo with that Power ....VERY NICE PURCHASE :thumbsup:drink

 

[DaveC]

That thing is ridiculous :thumbsup

I was wondering what you were getting to replace your grocery getter Daytona

 

[GRADS]

Congratulations man, awesome boat! I want to see a picture of you airing that thing out under the Golden Gate real soon!:thumbsup

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Congratulations man, awesome boat! I want to see a picture of you airing that thing out under the Golden Gate real soon!:thumbsup

That would be a badass shot. You should drag your yaht out there for a good photo op for him. Lol!

 

[milkmoney]

Trips to Delta, Sacramento, Stockton, SF Bay, Oakland Estuary, Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Napa, Petaluma, etc will be amazing.

Watch the tide schedule getting to Petaluma
I am sure u know.
Bitchin sled [emoji106][emoji202][emoji41]

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Watch the tide schedule getting to Petaluma
I am sure u know.
Bitchin sled [emoji106][emoji202][emoji41]

Absofrickenlutely!!! But thank you very much for the reminder. We ran our 23' cabin cruiser with some friends up to Napa last Saturday for lunch and you really have to follow markers and tides.

 

[stoker2001]

Nice Wave crusher.let me know when a seat is available

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Nice Wave crusher.let me know when a seat is available

Love to have you and War Canoe come down for a day.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Sweet ride how does it handle in the rough with the props spinning in?

Please school me on IN vs Out ???? I'm not looking to gain any mph on the top end. I fully realize this boat will probably never get past 100mph and really don't care. We bought this boat to have a nice riding cruiser so we can easily run 60 or 80mph all day without killing it, when the water is decent. Where we boat the water can go from flat to 4-5' wind chop pretty quickly and we wanted something big enough to be able to get home.

 

[El Guapo]

Sweet New Ride! Congrats

 

[Stainless]

Please school me on IN vs Out ???? I'm not looking to gain any mph on the top end. I fully realize this boat will probably never get past 100mph and really don't care. We bought this boat to have a nice riding cruiser so we can easily run 60 or 80mph all day without killing it, when the water is decent. Where we boat the water can go from flat to 4-5' wind chop pretty quickly and we wanted something big enough to be able to get home.

You should see >100 LP, I'd say 105-110 light on weight.
Edit, I thought it was a 28', but I still bet it cracks 100.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Please school me on IN vs Out ???? I'm not looking to gain any mph on the top end. I fully realize this boat will probably never get past 100mph and really don't care. We bought this boat to have a nice riding cruiser so we can easily run 60 or 80mph all day without killing it, when the water is decent. Where we boat the water can go from flat to 4-5' wind chop pretty quickly and we wanted something big enough to be able to get home.

Doesn't really matter, I've heard that in is faster and out handles better or was it the other way around?

 

[Rotten deal]

In is typically faster but it all depends on the boat. Out is easier around docks. How was it set up from original owner ?