Rinker EC with outboards

memorymaker

Are there any Rinker Express Cruisers with outboards available or in the plans?

Handymans342

Nope

LaRea

Rumors only.  Nothing in production.  

trip_n

mistake=sorry

Stodge

I've seen trawlers with outboards.  Seems everyone is jumping on that bandwagon.

LaRea

Quoth Steve Wheatley at Rinker back in March:

"A new 37' Rinker Open Bow Crossover with triple engine outboards IS in the works."

http://rinkerboats.vanillaforums.com/discussion/comment/92821#Comment_92821

Handymans342

Alswagg said:

I hate outboards.  They only belong on bass boats and pos pontoons.  

Ah but you have never had a diesel outboard LOL

raybo3

Handymans342 said:

Alswagg said:

I hate outboards.  They only belong on bass boats and pos pontoons.  

Ah but you have never had a diesel outboard LOL

Wonderful...... A big heavy, slow, smelly outboard............lol

Handymans342

raybo3 said:

Handymans342 said:

Alswagg said:

I hate outboards.  They only belong on bass boats and pos pontoons.  

Ah but you have never had a diesel outboard LOL

Wonderful...... A big heavy, slow, smelly outboard............lol

In your dreams

gack

With Polaris taking over we may see a jet powered Rinker someday. 

LaRea

My dock neighbor has a new Jeanneau twin-outboard cruiser, and it's beautiful.  But when our club held its annual Memorial Day raftup with 20 boats in a nearby cove, he came as a passenger on a friend's boat.  He said the Jeanneau is no good for raftups because people have trouble walking past the outboards.  

So it depends a lot on how the owner wants to use the boat.  

jhofmann

I remember seeing a fairly large outboard powered cruiser at one of the boat shows that had twin fiberglass " humps " that covered the outboards. You could walk between them to get to the swim platform, and they opened electrically to service the engines. The " himps " were painted to match the boat, and did not look bad, just not my thing.

Handymans342

LaRea said:

My dock neighbor has a new Jeanneau twin-outboard cruiser, and it's beautiful.  But when our club held its annual Memorial Day raftup with 20 boats in a nearby cove, he came as a passenger on a friend's boat.  He said the Jeanneau is no good for raftups because people have trouble walking past the outboards.  

So it depends a lot on how the owner wants to use the boat.  

Did You go onboard?

LaRea

Yes, but not underway.  It's a really well-made boat, if you don't need a swim platform.  

LaRea

@jhofmann - you're talking about the Pursuit 365i.  It does have a wee little walk-around ... not really a swim platform.  And it's separated from the rest of the cockpit by that huge engine structure, so it's basically a separate social space.  

It's all the space and amenities of a Rinker 320EX, but the LOA is 41 feet so you have to buy an extra 8 feet of slip fees.  

F1100

They should be making an electric version. Not outboard

Handymans342

F1100 said:

They should be making an electric version. Not outboard

Hahahahahahahahahahhaha that wouldnt Go very far

Handymans342

On second thought what if you converted or tried to convert a 342 to electric. What about all the space for batteries and weight of the electric motors?

Glassguy54

BoatTest .com just reviewed the Greenline 40 Hybrid, and for Handymans edification it has diesel propulsion with electric motors linked to the engines via a hydraulic clutch system. The motors function as generators when the boat is using diesel propulsion charging a bank of lithium polymer batteries. It also has a rooftop array of solar panels. Pretty cool, but its around $400,000 so I'm not a buyer. 

Handymans342

What a boat. Yanmar

Handymans342

900 mile range at 6.5mph

LaRea

Greenline ... feh.

Solar propulsion for boats is a farce.  The power density just isn't there.  Yes, you can propel a boat, but not a boat that anybody would want.  Solar is for keeping house batteries topped off, not pushing a hull through water.   

Electric propulsion works great for boats that have a nuclear reactor.  Too bad that's a $1B option not available to recreational boaters.  

rasbury

Michele t might have one on order

andyd

I like my big beautiful unobstructed swim platform. I think it's the most enjoyable feature on the boat. Well maybe that or a fridge full of beer.

Andy