Yet another change for chumbucket

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Welp, after a couple years with the Scout, I've decided it's just not the boat for me. There are a lot of great qualities to the boat. Fit and finish are very nice. The problem I have is up here in the northeast, that boat is too light. Maybe fine for southern waters, but we have more days than not where there is a constant chop. The Scout wants to wave hop too much for my liking. I wanted a heavier hull with more deadrise to cut through the chop.
I've been looking for a while and was tempted to pull the trigger on a lot of boats, but I had to step back and keep my priorities in line. Didn't want anything too big. I wanted a decent beam and deadrise though along with some extra free board. So on Sunday I picked up the windtalker to get him out of the house for a bit and took a ride to have a look. Ended up striking a deal with the owner on this 1988 Biddison 1800. Some of you Florida guys may recognize the name. They were built in St Pete but only for about five years or so by the Biddison brothers (Mark Biddison does design work for Mako now). It was an over built center console with a few unique features. 8' beam and a 21 degree deadrise. Very roomy, lots of free board, and a unique tilting console with storage underneath.
The boat needs a good cleaning and some cosmetic work, but she's very solid. I'm looking forward to putting it to good use in the spring when my knee is fully healed. :sun:

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Now THAT's a sweet looking rig. I like the idea of the console tilting to allow for access to storage underneath.. simply a good idea... and I'm sure that it also allows for convenient access to the backside of all gages and controls... a plus in any language. Congrats on the new toy. Hope it's what you are looking for. What kind of engine is with it? :head:
 
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Yeah, you can really access everything very easily.
She's got a 2001 Johnson 115 hanging on the back. I'm not expecting it to be a speed demon with that power, but it's mostly for fishing anyways. Owner said she goes pretty well with it though.
 
God... I wish all boats were laid out as nice as that. Cuddys usually seem to be a tad "lacking" in the wire access and management dept.
 
Speaking of the windtalker, he sat in my truck while I was negotiating the deal as he's not exactly too graceful on his feet these days. He almost put his head through the side of my truck. Anyways, I don't know what he did inside the truck, but here it is two days later and multiple doses of Fabreeze, air fresheners and anything else I could think of, I still cannot get the stink out. He dropped something on the ride back that was not of this world. WOW!!!! All windows open!!!!!!!! :cen:
Next time we take his truck. :bat:
 
the Scout is a good boat, but those in that size are definitely an inshore boat. Who ever rigged that 18 did a nice job, looks like a nice boat.
 
Always room for you willy. :beer:

You're right spare about the inshore boat thing. But that's what I was using it for. Still a little squirrelly for my liking.
 
Nice! Looks like a lot of boat for an 18. Well laid out yes!

and its SO easy to blame a smell on someone else....

Hope both of you are getting better.

rkc
 
I like it. Probably not too many 18's with that much beam and deadrise out there. Very interesting! Congrats.
 
Road King Cole said:
Nice! Looks like a lot of boat for an 18. Well laid out yes!

and its SO easy to blame a smell on someone else....

Hope both of you are getting better.

rkc
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Oh I can usually face the competition, except when it comes to MJ. That guy is the reigning king. :cen: He can knock a buzzard off a sh!t wagon in a 40 mph wind.
 
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Like yer new ride CB!!...looks like lots more room and should take the seas well...Have ya hadda chance to get 'er wet?
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Probably this weekend reel as long as the weather holds. I haven't picked it up yet. Gonna fire the motor and check out the rest of the goods.
 
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