I did it!

ffmiller77ffmiller77 Member Posts: 4 ✭
in Rinker Express Cruisers Forum
Just bought a 2007 Rinker 280 EC. Can’t be more excited. Didn’t come with a trailer so rented one to bring It down to Portland Oregon where I live. That was fun haha. Going to keep it on the river here about 10 min from my house. Possible trips with it up in the San Juan Islands. Have already learned so much from the forum!! 
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Congratulations!!🍾 Welcome to the forum!
    2008 330EC
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey I'm in the area as well!! 😋😉 

    I was wondering if we were gonna see a post on here. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Portland is on the little ladys bucket list thanks to portlandia,  welcome!  Post pics of the boat.
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do you mean like Amsterdam style coffee shops??? Lol


    Sorry...too many portlandia episodes
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    Fantastic!  You live in a beautiful part of the world.  Welcome to the forum!
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    shawnmjr said:
    PickleRick said:
    Do you mean like Amsterdam style coffee shops??? Lol


    Sorry...too many portlandia episodes
    The drive thru coffee stands have nude woman at the window
    There not completely nude. They have pasties, it's very classy. 🎩
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wouldn’t go near Antifa I mean Portland now lol
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations!! I also have a 280EC. Great boat!! If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask. 
    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes"
    Go Steelers!!!
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    shawnmjr said:
    PickleRick said:
    Do you mean like Amsterdam style coffee shops??? Lol


    Sorry...too many portlandia episodes
    The drive thru coffee stands have nude woman at the window


    What if the waffle house had this???? 
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PickleRick said:
    shawnmjr said:
    PickleRick said:
    Do you mean like Amsterdam style coffee shops??? Lol


    Sorry...too many portlandia episodes
    The drive thru coffee stands have nude woman at the window


    What if the waffle house had this???? 
    It does.....but it's the customers....
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • RiverRat232RiverRat232 Member Posts: 596 ✭✭✭
    Congrats. How about some pictures. 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,395 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    There was a coffee shop like that in the Orlando area but either got shut down or just could not pull enough business in...you don't have to spend twenty bucks for coffee to see pretty much naked girls...just go to the beach!
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah, sorry, couldn't resist. Seriously, congratulations @ffmiller77 . Nice boat and welcome to the forum. A friendly bunch and a wealth of knowledge.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • The Main ExchangeThe Main Exchange Member Posts: 280 ✭✭✭
    Congrats post some pics, we had a 280EC in Anacortes for a few years. San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands were great boating. 

    2007 300 EC, 350 Mags, B3's, Table Rock Lake, MO

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  • ffmiller77ffmiller77 Member Posts: 4 ✭
    There it is!! I do have a few questions about RPM’s and staying up on plane. I might do that in a new post. I wanna play with it a little more first. 
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice looking boat, and trailer. What's the beam on her?
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the new engine vent louvered covers, I need to replace mine. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    Heh ... she doesn't quite fit into the garage! 
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lol even without the arch she wouldn't fit!
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  • ffmiller77ffmiller77 Member Posts: 4 ✭
    PickleRick said:
    Nice looking boat, and trailer. What's the beam on her?
    Beam is 9’1”. 
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very Nice! Same beam as my 2000 270. From the trim line down it's the exact same hull I beleive. No need to change a good thing. Later 270's are 8'6" since I think the old 270 became the 280 and maybe even the 290 and the old 260 became the 270.
    You will like how that hull handles the water.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My next boat will have a 9ft plus beam. I keep hearing how nice they are at anchor compared to the 8ft 6
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,395 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My 05 is the 9'1..
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    The only small downside to being 9'1" is the oversize permit and signage requirements. Not a big deal just a mild annoyance for only being a few inches 8'6" , heck at this point it might as well be 12' wide. 

    I think over 8' 6" is standard in the 48. Permits are cheap and I just get a 30 day online for Washington . Oregon I had to go to the DOT and the year permit was maybe $20. 

    The biggest problem in not doing the permit and signs is when someone hits you and it's their fault until the police,the insurance, or the other driver realize you didn't have the signs and permits and now it becomes your fault. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    In NC i think during day light hours under 10 ft requires no permit.  

    Im not sure about my state.  Usually a blanket 1 year towing permit can be bought. In my state its only legal for 1/2 hr after sunrise to 1/2 before sunset. 
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's a good link if anyone is interested in knowing. 

    https://coast2coasttruckingpermits.com/state-province-legal-limits/

    It looks like all states are 8' 6" 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PickleRick said:
    In NC i think during day light hours under 10 ft requires no permit.  

    Im not sure about my state.  Usually a blanket 1 year towing permit can be bought. In my state its only legal for 1/2 hr after sunrise to 1/2 before sunset. 
    That's the other issue is constraints to travel times. For instance in Washington you can't travel on certain holidays like memorial day, July 4th, labor day etc. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Boats and boat trailers with an outside width of less than 120 inches in noncommercial use may be towed without a permit. A boat or boat trailer 102 inches to 114 inches in width may be towed at any time. A boat or boat trailer 114 inches to 120 inches in width may be towed from sunrise to sunset. A boat or boat trailer in excess of 102 inches in width but less than 120 inches in width must be equipped with at least two operable, amber lamps on the widest point of the boat and the boat trailer so the boat and boat trailer's dimensions are clearly marked and visible.

    This is from the sc dot site.  They don't issue permits until youre 12 wide and larger from what i found. Permits are restricted to no Sundays or holidays.

    This makes the 2859 i want road legal but leaves the searay 300 weekender the admiral wants in a gray area.
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Hmm that's interesting, I have never seen something specific to boats. Of course I don't live in SC. It is annoying since a boat only has a small portion that is over but our regs specifically read that any trailer or load can not exceed 8'6"
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,661 mod
    Congrats on the new boat!  Looks great!  Funny how large they look out of the water, but then shrink once in.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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