2001 party cruiser 135 optimax

[trent]

Hello I just purchased this boat used.
It is pretty clean but, very basic. Looking for some
Ideas to trick it out. any suggestions...tv? fish finder? Skinning it? add a slide
what do you think. ALso what kind of comfortable cruising speed will it reach,
and what kind of range...it has a 20 gallon tank, and I will be on Lake Powell mostly

[HandymanHerb]

Welcome, glad to have you on board, what size is it and I helped with the picture.

[trent]

I will bring my camera to work tommorow

here is the boat trader link I bought it from

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2001- ... r-96037477

[HandymanHerb]

Ok I seen it Ed has one and I know we have a few more so they jump in and help after while on the speed.

[dockholiday]

maybe a generator which should provide all the comforts of home, heat, ac and dish for the tv......add some cold beer and women, that should do it for you.
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[mikeherb]

Lake Powell is mighty big for a 20 gallon tank. You might see about adding some fuel capacity if you want to do a lot of cruising. If you just motor out a little way and anchor for the day 20 gallon should do you well.

[badmoonrising]

I have an '06 Party cruiser with a 135 hp I/O Mercruiser. Expect a top speed of around 18 mph, cruise 13-15. I bought ours brand new and added a fridge, microwave, Fish/depthfinder, GPS, Honda EU2000i generator and a ton of beads, the most important thing to have on board.

As far as I know all Party Cruisers have 30 gallon tanks...i'd recommend bigger than the 20. Flat screen TV would be nice but with all the adult entertainment going on our boat it wouldn't be used very much.

[trent]

here is a picture of it.

Those all sound like good ideas...... Not sure what kind of adult entertainment, and Beads you were refering to. A bit naive here in utah, but ac, heat, and beer all sound like great ideas. ( badmoon rising ) you might have to send pictures

So what kind of fuel comsumption per hour of cruising can I expect at say 7 to 10 mph

[badmoonrising]

I get about 3 1/2 gallons her hour at cruise speed, 5 at WOT. Nor sure with the Opti though, never owned one.

[badmoonrising]

Pics are in the no holds barred section Beads, as in mardi gras beads

[trent]

Sweet, I have a bunch of beads from the moab car show weekend.
That seems like a dang good idea,

[badmoonrising]

I'm sure Lake Powell has parties like our Canal Days too.

[captain kurt]

Looks like a fun toon for LK powell.A slide sounds fun or how about a 30' rope swing?What part of Utah do you live ? I may see ya out there at Powell this summer. Bringing my suit case of beads.

[BassFrequency]

It needs something...... hmm..... I know! a bad ass thumpin stereo system and some bikini girls on deck