IQRaceworks
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- May 20, 2012
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- 37
I?ve been looking around for a nice 21?-22? bow rider for the last few months. I was dead set on trying to find a nice used 95?-01? Crownline 225 BR, but I?ve recently found a nice 2000 Rinker Captiva 212 for sale. I haven?t gone to look at it yet since it?s about 2 hours away, and I want to learn some more about them before I spend all of that time driving. How?s the build quality on them compared to other boats?
How do the 212?s handle rough chop? Any better than the 225 Crownlines? The 212 Captiva I saw for sale came with a 350 in it?.how do they run with that kind of power? How are they for towing tubes and wakeboards and other water toys? I?m mainly looking for a nice bowrider that will hold 8-10 people (if needed), pull water toys, ride good in rough lake water, and cruise around quick without guzzling huge amounts of fuel. My last boat was a 20ft, light and fast outboard boat?great for run running 70+mph on smooth water, but in rough chop it would beat you to death if you were running over 30mph. I want something more ?family friendly?.
I really like the wrap around seat layout on the Captivas?.it?s a much better use of the available space. The bigger 225 Crownline has a standard bench in the back, and a bunch of wasted space between the bench seats, and front bucket seats.
Any info on the Rinker 212 Captivas would be great!!
Thanks
How do the 212?s handle rough chop? Any better than the 225 Crownlines? The 212 Captiva I saw for sale came with a 350 in it?.how do they run with that kind of power? How are they for towing tubes and wakeboards and other water toys? I?m mainly looking for a nice bowrider that will hold 8-10 people (if needed), pull water toys, ride good in rough lake water, and cruise around quick without guzzling huge amounts of fuel. My last boat was a 20ft, light and fast outboard boat?great for run running 70+mph on smooth water, but in rough chop it would beat you to death if you were running over 30mph. I want something more ?family friendly?.
I really like the wrap around seat layout on the Captivas?.it?s a much better use of the available space. The bigger 225 Crownline has a standard bench in the back, and a bunch of wasted space between the bench seats, and front bucket seats.
Any info on the Rinker 212 Captivas would be great!!
Thanks