Purchasing Ford F350 Dually, Need Advice

mike mck wrote:

Oh beautiful Boat. I'm thinking a great cruiser. reasonably economical as well. As boats go. How are the slip fees for liveaboards in your area?

back to trucks. the F450 will not give you too much over the 350. The 550 takes you to a whole new world. 1999 to 2000 will have a Dana 135 rear end with 4.88 gears and 19.5 inch wheels. With the 4.88 dears I was concerned even when the previous owner assured me if I kept it under 70 on the free way empty it would get 15 MPG. didn't believe it but made a run from AZ to Cal and it got right at 15 MPG. Hauling my 6000 lb wet camper and a couple thousand lbs of trailer and Rhino into the mountains with 6 to 7% grades out side Phoenix it gets 10 to 12. Stopping all that mass. Both the 450 and 550 give you 14.5 front and 15.5 rear discs.
Did I mention I love thst boat?

Thank you. We love it. Have made a lot of upgrades that make it a stand out in a crowd. Open berths for a 50'+ slip is $10.38/ft. We are in a covered slip which for 50' is $13.27/ft. This is at the Port of Everett, about 25 miles North of Seattle. Handy for me as I work for Boeing just 7.5 miles away at Payne Field. It is also convenient, centrally located for cruises into the South Sound, Hood Canal and San Juan Islands. Next year we are planning a trip into Canada for 2 weeks on the boat. Doesn't get the mileage that a truck camper gets. Best I can get is 2 mpg. That is at about 9 knots. I can open it up to 17 knots but wouldn't want to pay for the fuel both of my mains will drink. You can actually feel your wallet getting hot from the credit card melting.

Great point about the breaking ability of the F450 and F550. Fewer are farther between to find. But I am looking, it will end up being the best unit (F350, F450, F550)for my budget, below 100K miles. I may go 120K or so if I find one kept in exceptional condition. But would like to be well below the 100K line.