New Boat Question

[259]

I currently have a 21' NR Commander and although I love my boat, I'm now doing much more salt-water fishing than I anticipated. Initially I purchased the boat for river fishing and fresh water recreation, but I seem to be doing less recreation and less river fishing. I made the decision that I want a salty boat but I do not want to spend more than 40k totally outfitted. I also do not want to go smaller than 21' Anyone have suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have PM'd a couple of guys but I guess they’re too busy with tuna to answer.:grin:

[Hoghunter]

I don't have any immediate boat names for you , but will tell you this.

Based on your parameters of not smaller than 21' and fully outfitted I would guess you will be looking at a good used boat. But who knows there may be other's on the board who know of new boats that will fit your requirements.

Bottom line is your looking for an offshore boat. These boats typically have a deep v with a good flare on the bow ( to move water away from the boat versus coming over the sides) and reversed chines (to stabilize the boat at slow trolling speeds and when drifting).

Fully equipped you will want GPS, chartplotter,radar,depth sounder,vhf for electronics and a good safety package (ie: life jackets, flares, emergency locator etc).

Good luck and good shopping.

[gordy]

Does the money amount you mentioned include the trade in of your N.R.??

[fishing2]

Originally Posted by gordy

Does the money amount you mentioned include the trade in of your N.R.??

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Conact Grady252 on ifish. He has a Grady White used boat that he wants to sell.

Good luck and see you on the big pond!

Ed

[fish_on]

you could get a slightly used Sea Hawk pretty easy in that price range, you might even be able to get a new one if you sacrificed some bling.

[Grady252]

Originally Posted by fishing2

259:

Conact Grady252 on ifish. He has a Grady White used boat that he wants to sell.

Good luck and see you on the big pond!

Ed

Thanks Ed....:smile:

I second what Hog said, you want nice entry and revers chines...... you really have a lot of choices in the used market...... I prefer Glass boats over alum.... I have owned several alum boats and I don't want to start a war, but I would rather have glass boat over alum. Your price will get you a good late model lower end glass boat or an older upper end glass boat..... do some reading and research.....

There are several ways to do it....I personally like Grady, Parker, and Whaler. I have also considered the cats, but those are likely out of your range.

My current boat is a 1990 Grady hull I bought with bad motors and put new twin four strokes, all new electronics, 2006 trailer, detail and some elbow grease and I have close to 50K into it. A new boat like mine would be 150K. On my boat I have everthing new except the hull and I am in my price range. I could have bought a new Bayliner Trophy for 58K I/O, or a Striper for a little more, but I like the decision I made....

I prefer older quality..... Please nobody who owns a Bayliner or Striper get offended it is just some of the options I looked at and considered over the years...:smile: They are good boats, just a little different market.....

There is always the other option of finding someone who is moving, down on their luck or something else who has a perfect boat that must get rid of it and ready to go.....

Good luck!!

[Skookum]

If you do go used, be careful you don't buy someone elses hurricane damaged and/or totaled out boat from Katrina/Rita.

On the other hand, my 21.5 Striper I/O came in under $40K after all the goodies. On the other other hand those 25 footers sure have a lot of room...

[bobross]

If you go used, get a good marine survey. Mine costs about $300. They can test the hull, stringers, etc. for water content to see if it is in good shape. I got a used Albemarle for roughly in your price range and then put in a few thoousands in repairs, mostly done myself. The Albemarle hull is built tough and has a legendary rough ocean ride. They didn't mention the legendary fuel consumption though.

[Chesapeake]

Originally Posted by bobross

If you go used, get a good marine survey. Mine costs about $300. They can test the hull, stringers, etc. for water content to see if it is in good shape. I got a used Albemarle for roughly in your price range and then put in a few thoousands in repairs, mostly done myself. The Albemarle hull is built tough and has a legendary rough ocean ride. They didn't mention the legendary fuel consumption though.

A good ride comes with a deep sharp V. The down side is fuel consumption comes right along with that deep V.

[Tinman]

$30 K will get you a brand-new 21-22 foot Pacific City dory completely outfitted. Dories have the advantage of being locally built specifically for Oregon waters. They are stoutly built because half of them end up as commercial salmon trollers. And they are easy on gas due to the flat bottom. On the other hand, the flat bottom limits practical speeds to around 14 to 16 knots most days. A 90 hp outboard is plenty, and lot of dories run with a 70 horse. A wooden boat isn't for everyone, but most of the dories around are 20 to 30 years old, so longevity is not a problem. Google "The Dory Page" for photos and information.

[Bent tip]

Try a search here,

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...ncedSearch.jsp

You can localize your search, or if you don't mind the drive, pick one up out of state. They have a lot of boats to choose from.