330SS ?


Tom I know its been a while since this post was active, but hopefully you will read this. I have a place at the 19mm at LOTO. A very good friend of mine has a 330SS on the lake. He has the 8.1 with the Volvo's. He also has the generator, A/C, and the captains call. This boat with the 6.2's is great you will get about 52mph. My friend sees 58-59 with a descent load. The big blocks will save you money in gas due to the lower RPM at cruise. The generator is a must in my opinion. When your out coving all day on the lake its nice to keep the cabin cool to have a place to go cool off. Plus its a very handy battery charger(if you don't have shore power). As far as the captains call goes, i am all for it. Although he only turns it on when he is trying to outrun me, or while idling through the party cove. It is a selling point, especially at the lake. You know how it is down there. I have a formula 357 now, but you never know i might get a 330 some day. Good luck. Maybe i will see ya at the lake.
 
macjazzy said:
Sorry got a bit long winded there and didn't even realize I ignored your head questions.

You do not need a macerator unless you are planning on traveling offshore. You can not use it unless you are 3 miles offshore. And during any coast guard inspection they will check to make sure the discharge handle is locked closed, if it is not it is a fine.

We did get the vacuflush head. The admiral insisted. It is a nice thing to have but I can already see that it will require more maintenance in the long run. I think the best compromise would be a pump toilet with a holding tank.
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what is the difference?
 
TomL said:
I guess I should be more specific.  I'm aware that I should be looking at the biggest motor I can afford, however there are certain options I really don't know anything about or if the are important for my particular use on a lake.  I will say the Ozarks does see some rough water on weekends 2'-4' if it matters.

My questions are more specific to these options like:

Bravo Three & Horizon Bravo Three

Corsa Captains Call Exhaust-Twin

http://www.formulaboats.com/models/1051541-prices.aspx
that was a great web site address...thank you..where did you find it?
These options were taken from the Formula site and I have know idea what they are and if they are needed in my case.  Again sorry, I'll admit my ignorance.  Ask me a question about a Porsche and I can help, a boat....no way!!!
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orange whip said:
TomL said:
I guess I should be more specific.  I'm aware that I should be looking at the biggest motor I can afford, however there are certain options I really don't know anything about or if the are important for my particular use on a lake.  I will say the Ozarks does see some rough water on weekends 2'-4' if it matters.

My questions are more specific to these options like:

Bravo Three & Horizon Bravo Three

Corsa Captains Call Exhaust-Twin

http://www.formulaboats.com/models/1051541-prices.aspx
that was a great web site address...thank you..where did you find it?
These options were taken from the Formula site and I have know idea what they are and if they are needed in my case.  Again sorry, I'll admit my ignorance.  Ask me a question about a Porsche and I can help, a boat....no way!!!
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very good how are porsche's?
 
better yet is there a porche web site that you belong to?I dont want to clog up valuable formula space with vw talk....great car..wish I owned one...911
 
Orange Whip, I did not see your posts right away, sorry. But I am not sure what you are asking. It seems you cut and pasted several quotes from different posts. Would gladly answer questions about the 330ss. I love my boat. And Formula is a great brand.
 
I guess what I was asking was what did you mean about maintenance on the vacu flush head.The maserator is good if you are off shore but you are right how often are we 3 miles off shore..for me its about 5 times a season but that is not the norm..and 9 times out of 10 when I do go the tank is already empty...just looking for more info on heads..
 
The Vacu flush head is an actual vacuum pump that creates a vacuum on the bowl. So when you step on the pedal it sucks all the bad stuff down along with pulling more water in to refill the bowl. It uses water from your fresh water tank as opposed to pulling raw water out from under your boat which is what the standard pump does. The extra maintenance is in that any small thing that causes the seal to not be tight at the bowl will cause the pump to run all the time. It sounds like a thump thump thump sound. It happens more than I would have thought. And the noise is very annoying if you are in the cabin. Also the electric motor that powers the pump is just something else to break. That is what I mean by more maintenance. Its just a more complex system.

A macerator is inspectable by the coast guard and if you are not far enough off shore and your outlet handle is not secured with a wire tie or zip tie or in some other lock out fashion you are subject to a healthy fine. Even if you have not dumped anything or even have anything in the tank to dump. So it does not seem worth it to me.
 
If you do get a leaky seal in the Vaccu Flush system, all you have to do is turn of the head switch. Just remember to turn it back on before you do the business. My Vaccu system is going on 5 years now with no issues. It is maintenance free, unless your spouse flush's a mouse down the toilet.
 
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