A Message To The Elio Team

[Ty]

Try this bad boy out for fuel.. Bought it 9 years ago, gas was a buck a gallon and I could afford to use it every weekend during the summer..It has tripple 502 engines, crusing it drinks 1 1/2 gallons a minute, wide open throttle over three gallons a minute..Now fuel on the river ranges 4 to 5 bucks a gallon.. Last summer , the last time I used it, went out for 6 or 7 hours ,fuel cost $1700.00 bucks... Oh, forgot to mention..IT'S FOR SALE

OUCH!

 

[Keith Stone]

Might have to put a sail on it!

 

[Ty]

Maybe he can find a "sail on sale" ... LOL

 

[jtmarten]

Do we have confirmation the Elgin dash is analog or an LCD panel? If it's LCD, hopefully it isn't hard-coded.

 

[jtmarten]

Try this bad boy out for fuel.. Bought it 9 years ago, gas was a buck a gallon and I could afford to use it every weekend during the summer..It has tripple 502 engines, crusing it drinks 1 1/2 gallons a minute, wide open throttle over three gallons a minute..Now fuel on the river ranges 4 to 5 bucks a gallon.. Last summer , the last time I used it, went out for 6 or 7 hours ,fuel cost $1700.00 bucks... Oh, forgot to mention..IT'S FOR SALE

Nice float! I never ventured to triples, had a 26' with twins (sbc) for a few years, went back to a 23'jet. Screw all that I/O maintenance.

 

[HoofHearted]

There are enough manufacturers out there. You'd think it would be easy enough to build a digital dash that would be better than a specialized Elgin affair.

Try this bad boy out for fuel.. Bought it 9 years ago, gas was a buck a gallon and I could afford to use it every weekend during the summer..It has tripple 502 engines, crusing it drinks 1 1/2 gallons a minute, wide open throttle over three gallons a minute..Now fuel on the river ranges 4 to 5 bucks a gallon.. Last summer , the last time I used it, went out for 6 or 7 hours ,fuel cost $1700.00 bucks... Oh, forgot to mention..IT'S FOR SALE

1) Learn how to swim.
2) Sink it.

 

[3 Card]

Nice float! I never ventured to triples, had a 26' with twins (sbc) for a few years, went back to a 23'jet. Screw all that I/O maintenance.

I really wish I'd ordered it with twins, it would be easer to sell..The third motor was a seventy five thousand dollar option and makes the boat go a whole 9 miles per hour faster than twin 502 "s..whoopi huh? I didn't think a 44 foot-er would run well on twins, found out that model is more comfortable on water with 2 motors..

 

[jtmarten]

I really wish I'd ordered it with twins, it would be easer to sell..The third motor was a seventy five thousand dollar option and makes the boat go a whole 9 miles per hour faster than twin 502 "s..whoopi huh? I didn't think a 44 foot-er would run well on twins, found out that model is more comfortable on water with 2 motors..

Yeah, that's alot of coin for a small gain. Adding all that stern weight is probably detrimental to handling and cockpit/interior space. But, for big water, having triples almost guarantees you'll make it back to the marina, even with multiple failures (assuming you have fuel LOL).
I can't believe the depreciation on the larger vessels. There's a '94 41' Formula with triple 502's on PBL for $45k. I don't know if that's typical price-wise, or if the seller just needs to dump it. Too large for the water around here; the 26' Nova II was a bit too big for some of the lakes we have here. I do miss the cushy ride though, the jet's d-pad can really beat the sh!t out of you at times.

(sorry for the OT post)

 

[3 Card]

Yeah, that's alot of coin for a small gain. Adding all that stern weight is probably detrimental to handling and cockpit/interior space. But, for big water, having triples almost guarantees you'll make it back to the marina, even with multiple failures (assuming you have fuel LOL).
I can't believe the depreciation on the larger vessels. There's a '94 41' Formula with triple 502's on PBL for $45k. I don't know if that's typical price-wise, or if the seller just needs to dump it. Too large for the water around here; the 26' Nova II was a bit too big for some of the lakes we have here. I do miss the cushy ride though, the jet's d-pad can really beat the sh!t out of you at times.

(sorry for the OT post)

The book says mine is worth 200k (it's a 2003, perfect , condition ) I'm getting offers in the 40 to 50 k range and most of them coming from Spain..To buy a 44 ft now days with tripples you will spend way over a million bucks..back when i got mine it was about half that with all the options.. I'm getting a 27 with 2 small blocks, or possibly a 24 to 25 with a single..

 

[Ty]

I'm thinking about going all in on a kayak... unsure I want to put that much money into a boat though... Maybe I'll get the optional dry storage container. Now, you know I'm just kidding here!