my crownie

[Old Hickory]

finally had the time to post pics of my 20ft Crownline. These were taken at Centerhill lake on july 4th. Boat has a 5.0 liter chevy mercruiser w/ alpha drive. Not sure about the prop; it's stainless and seen better days. havn't gps'd the speed yet; speedo on the dash has me around 50mph.

Boat wasn't made for speed; handles rough water well; and is just about perfect as family boats go.

Hick

[Boat Tech]

finally had the time to post pics of my 20ft Crownline. These were taken at Centerhill lake on july 4th. Boat has a 5.0 liter chevy mercruiser w/ alpha drive. Not sure about the prop; it's stainless and seen better days. havn't gps'd the speed yet; speedo on the dash has me around 50mph.

Boat wasn't made for speed; handles rough water well; and is just about perfect as family boats go.

HickCrownlines are nice looking boats, And yours looks nice. And 50mph is fast enough for the fuel you are saving.;):):cheers:

[Chris]

Thanks for posting those pics Hick. :)

It looks really nice. :thumb:

Hopefully not too nice that you don't find time for the Check restoration. ;) :D

-Chris

[Old Hickory]

Thanks for posting those pics Hick. :)

It looks really nice. :thumb:

Hopefully not too nice that you don't find time for the Check restoration. ;) :D

-Chris

thanks Chris,

The wife wanted a boat this summer and unfortunately I wasn't going to have the Enforcer completed in time. I always had my eye on a Crownline and almost bought the same year model new(black stripe w/gold and red accents). Glad I waited because I paid less than a third of what I would have forked out back in 1998.

I'll try to keep everyone here on "Endless" posted with some links on the Enforcers progress; I'll be taking it pretty slow this this year and hope to ramp it up in 2010.

Hick

[204 Escape]

Nice looking Crownline boat !!!!!! The Crownline boats have always had a clean line to them !!!!

Our 20'-1" F/S deck boat with the same engine, runs out at about 49-50 mph as well. Fast enough.

We had a 21' Viper Coral, with a 225 Merc on it, and it ran uptowards the 72 mph mark.

BUT, the Viper was a lot lighter boat. IMO, not as well built as our LARSON. It was a classy boat, and had GREAT lines, even in the water just setting still.

Speed ain't everything !!!!!!!! ;)

[Boat Tech]

Nice looking Crownline boat !!!!!! The Crownline boats have always had a clean line to them !!!!

Our 20'-1" F/S deck boat with the same engine, runs out at about 49-50 mph as well. Fast enough.

We had a 21' Viper Coral, with a 225 Merc on it, and it ran uptowards the 72 mph mark.

BUT, the Viper was a lot lighter boat. IMO, not as well built as our LARSON. It was a classy boat, and had GREAT lines, even in the water just setting still.

Speed ain't everything !!!!!!!! ;)That was running prety good at 72 mph, For the first thing in the morning;):bigthumb: [flat water]:)

[dave]

anyone who is unsure of what prop the should be using should check out www.mermaidmarine.com (http://www.mermaidmarine.com) the is a prop wizard tool on threre, just put in the make of bout,ect and it will give you your choises for speed, towing in aliminum and stainless. i don't reccomend stainless unless you are in the ocean or in a lake you know very well. it is much cheaper to replace an aliminum prop because it was hit than it is to repair a drive. i seen stainless props with hardly any marks in them and the gears destroyed in the drive.

[Old Hickory]

Nice looking Crownline boat !!!!!! The Crownline boats have always had a clean line to them !!!!

Our 20'-1" F/S deck boat with the same engine, runs out at about 49-50 mph as well. Fast enough.

We had a 21' Viper Coral, with a 225 Merc on it, and it ran uptowards the 72 mph mark.

BUT, the Viper was a lot lighter boat. IMO, not as well built as our LARSON. It was a classy boat, and had GREAT lines, even in the water just setting still.

Speed ain't everything !!!!!!!! ;)

It's funny you say that.... we launched on the 4th and my wife was holding the crownie while I was parking the trailer. There were a bunch of kids playing in the water while about a half dozen boats were going down the ramp; a little girl came up to my wife and said "I've seen a bunch of boats today; and I like yours the best" that was right after a Regal and a Cobalt had just hit the water. Out of the mouth of babes:D

[Chris]

Hick,

You should upload some of your pics to the Crownline category in the photo gallery.

Maybe you'll get something started and some more Crownline owners will follow. :)

-Chris

[Old Hickory]

I'll do that. I only have a few right now, but as soon as spring hits I'll be sure to take a bunch more and post. Until then I'll post what I have.

[Chris]

I'll do that. I only have a few right now, but as soon as spring hits I'll be sure to take a bunch more and post. Until then I'll post what I have.
Awesome!

I would appreciate that. :)

Personally speaking, spring can't come soon enough for me! :yell: :)

-Chris

[Old Hickory]

Awesome!

I would appreciate that. :)

Personally speaking, spring can't come soon enough for me! :yell: :)

-Chris

Put the pics in last night; dittos on spring:thumb:

[bigredinohio]

Put the pics in last night; dittos on spring:thumb:
Nice boat!


Personally speaking, spring can't come soon enough for me! :yell: :)
-Chris
AMEN!!!

[Chris]

Put the pics in last night; dittos on spring:thumb:Looks great Hick. :thumb:

Thanks for the contribution to the photo-gallery. :)

-Chris