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Ok friends... We sold our 2008 V378 IPS and are tossing a few ideas around on what to order...as much as we would love to order a V435, we are still struggling in RI to sell big boats... so the new V375(V358) is an option. However we are stuck on how to power it so I'm turning to you guys for a feel on what you would rather have.... for basically the same price we can equip the boat with twin Volvo D4 diesel inboards with a bow thruster -OR- we can go with thwin Volvo 5.7 GXi with sterndrives and the Volvo Sterndrive Joystick.

So you either can get the range out of the diesels or you can have the manuveurability of the IPS... as a 30 yr old male I'm joystick all the way... any thoughts??

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Bryan Mutter

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My vote (as an old man) goes to diesel powered inboards.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

That's exactly how my father feels too Cap'n

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Bryan Mutter

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My $.02:

I'm not that old...and bow thrusters are adequate for manuvering much bigger boats than ours. I'd have diesels in my 278 if it weren't so cost-prohibitive. My next boat will have them, although it will be much bigger - my wife says at least 42':) How she arrived at that I don't know but why would I ask why?

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USCG 50 Ton Master Inland/OUPV Endorsement+Towing

1998 278 Vista - Twin 4.3 GLs, Kohler 4KW Gen, AC/Heat.
1999 Yamaha Waverunner SUV
2003 Yamaha Waverunner SUV w/MR-1 HO conversion

Joystick!

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2005 Four Winns 268 Vista

For a boat staying in the water, I'm thinking diesel inboards...

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2002 Funship 214
VP 5.7 GX Si
2003 Tahoe

I have a V358 with pre-joystick GXi 5.7 sterndrives, but on a non-trailerable saltwater boat, I would get inboards.

Especially considering the plastic sterndrive is gone and the Volvo and Mercruiser dual props still have occasional corrosion problems.

Beside ocean guys love diesels and inboards, even with v-drives. Of course they'll all thump their chest about not needing a bow thruster, but secretly love the fact that it is there.

In fresh water I would not even think about v-drives. To damn slow.

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2008 V358 Two-tone Blue V/P Dual Prop 320 HP
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH

+1 on the diesels

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Walter

2003 248 Vista - VP 5.0 GXi
2009 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L 4x4

Diesels.

Think about adding a hydraulic swim platform and stern thruster as well.

Any chance you could skip the raymarine and install Garmin electronics with an autopilot?

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA

Even with RI being one of only seven states with no sales tax on boats ?

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Yes Cap'n even with the no sales tax we are still among the high unemployment rate states in the US. Although I can't complain recently.. in the months of June and July we have sold all of our leftovers... both '10 180 LE, '10 H190, '08 H200ss, '10 F224, '10 V338, and '08 V378... now we are just waiting on some new product. The showroom is looking lonely with only 2011 V285 and F224.

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Bryan Mutter

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Hang in there, new boats are starting to ship from Cadillac with more frequency. I saw a semi trailer of 5 shrink wrapped boats on the
highway heading east just yesterday. None were cruisers however.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

I think in the super long run, a diesel will have better resale value.

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

Diesels, not even a debate. Better fuel consumption figures while you own it and then better resale on the back end. A thruster is perfectly adequate, but the torque from the twin diesels might make it unnecessary. Nice to have though.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

Twin diesel inboards with or without bow thrusters. A little more money to maintain, but far more efficient and better resale value.

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2010 278 Vista
5.7 GXi DP

Past:
1999 225 Sundowner
5.7 GSi SX