- : Mixed Feelings on this boat
This is a beautiful boat. The fit and finish are nice. Unfortunately, it did not impress me in rough seas and tends to be a very wet and rough riding boat. I have also heard of cases in which there are structural failures of the pilot house and other parts of the boat. The Honda engines, while smooth and quiet are very heavy. Service on Honda's is difficult to obtain and their saltwater reliability remains to be proven. I would get the boat with Verados or Yamaha's with an edge to the Verado's due to their smoothness.
Reviewed by Bobby on May-25-2009 | Rating: |
- : Everglades 260cc
I cross shopped my Everglades 260cc {now called the 270cc)
with Boston Whaler, Edgewater, Grady White and Intrepid. After
loving my previous Whaler I was set on the Outrage 270 but
when comparing the Everglades back to back there was no
comparison. The Everglades was better in every way possible. It
has the feel that it will be going strong 100 years from now.
Having spent 180 hours on my new 260 I can only rave about
the quality of construction and the solid ride of this boat. The
construction quality is readily apparent as you can't miss the
attention to the welds on the T-top. I'm 220 lbs and can do
chin-ups from the T-top with absolutely no flex. The same
effort goes throughout the boat with many pleasant surprises
the more you use the boat. Also surprising is the range and fuel
economy with my Honda 225's. They've been bullet-proof so
far and are really quiet when running. I equipped my boat with
an open array radar and Raymarine E120 and love the power
sliding electronics protection. The only issue I have with the
boat is during night time boating when it's more difficult to see
through the full enclosure windshield than over a typical console
plexiglass. This is a bit of a mixed blessing as the full enclosure
is so much better when running when the temperature gets
below 75. I deal with the visibility issues by standing outside the
cockpit and steering from there. The radar display alone is
enough to navigate through the cockpit but my confidence in
just using electronics leaves me needing to see markers myself.
All in all I think that the Everglades products are going to be as
legendary as Bob Dougherty's previous endeavors, maybe even
more so as he has significantly raised the bar.
Reviewed by Richard on Feb-09-2008 | Rating: |
- : Everglades 260cc
I cross shopped my Everglades 260cc {now called the 270cc)
with Boston Whaler, Edgewater, Grady White and Intrepid. After
loving my previous Whaler I was set on the Outrage 270 but
when comparing the Everglades back to back there was no
comparison. The Everglades was better in every way possible. It
has the feel that it will be going strong 100 years from now.
Having spent 180 hours on my new 260 I can only rave about
the quality of construction and the solid ride of this boat. The
construction quality is readily apparent as you can't miss the
attention to the welds on the T-top. I'm 220 lbs and can do
chin-ups from the T-top with absolutely no flex. The same
effort goes throughout the boat with many pleasant surprises
the more you use the boat. Also surprising is the range and fuel
economy with my Honda 225's. They've been bullet-proof so
far and are really quiet when running. I equipped my boat with
an open array radar and Raymarine E120 and love the power
sliding electronics protection. The only issue I have with the
boat is during night time boating when it's more difficult to see
through the full enclosure windshield than over a typical console
plexiglass. This is a bit of a mixed blessing as the full enclosure
is so much better when running when the temperature gets
below 75. I deal with the visibility issues by standing outside the
cockpit and steering from there. The radar display alone is
enough to navigate through the cockpit but my confidence in
just using electronics leaves me needing to see markers myself.
All in all I think that the Everglades products are going to be as
legendary as Bob Dougherty's previous endeavors, maybe even
more so as he has significantly raised the bar.
Reviewed by Richard on Feb-09-2008 | Rating: |
