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Finally thinking about switching out boats.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:40 am
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:40 am
I have a ski boat that really can only be used for one thing and i am a big fisherman but i have to either yak or go on boat trips with other people.
So i think i want to start my search for a bay boat so i can get way more use out of owning a boat. I dont need this change immediately so i can wait a few months to a year or so.
I think i want an aluminum hull over glass and something bigger than the normal 18'. I want at least a 20' maybe up to 24' w/ a 150 or 200 maybe 250 if price is good. I want a hull that will do well in chop and be able to make a shoot out to the first set of rigs on a rather calm day.
What prices will I be looking at on the new and used markets?
Any words of advice on what to look for?
Are the custom boats from South LA really better than the mass produced boats in terms of value?
Whatever other advice you can give let me have it.
So i think i want to start my search for a bay boat so i can get way more use out of owning a boat. I dont need this change immediately so i can wait a few months to a year or so.
I think i want an aluminum hull over glass and something bigger than the normal 18'. I want at least a 20' maybe up to 24' w/ a 150 or 200 maybe 250 if price is good. I want a hull that will do well in chop and be able to make a shoot out to the first set of rigs on a rather calm day.
What prices will I be looking at on the new and used markets?
Any words of advice on what to look for?
Are the custom boats from South LA really better than the mass produced boats in terms of value?
Whatever other advice you can give let me have it.
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Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:45 am to CarRamrod
If you have the money, I would def look custom made. The quality will be much better.
I like where your going with the Aluminum. I also would like to get a CC Aluminum eventually. I have a prodrive right now which is decent at fishing but not very comfortable to fish out of.
I like where your going with the Aluminum. I also would like to get a CC Aluminum eventually. I have a prodrive right now which is decent at fishing but not very comfortable to fish out of.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:46 am to CarRamrod
Get you a Laguna Tiger bro.
Gonna be my next rig for sure.
21',thick aluminum,inverted vee hull.
A 21' with a Yamaha 115 on a jackplate tops out at 45mph fully loaded.
Try that shite with a glass 20' boat.
Gets up in 1 1/2' of water and floats in 8"
Gonna be my next rig for sure.
21',thick aluminum,inverted vee hull.
A 21' with a Yamaha 115 on a jackplate tops out at 45mph fully loaded.
Try that shite with a glass 20' boat.
Gets up in 1 1/2' of water and floats in 8"
This post was edited on 10/1/13 at 10:53 am
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:47 am to Merica
Yea i dont know if i want to go all out and get one designed myself. I think that might cost too much than what i want to pay, but rather scour the used market for one.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:50 am to CarRamrod
There is good deals to be had on used.
Fiberglass will ride better in rougher water but also ages faster. Aluminum will hold up longer. I like aluminum because I feel like even when I hit shite I don't feel like i'm tearing it up where as when Im out in my gf's dad's fiberglass bay boat i'm scared im going to f it up.
Fiberglass will ride better in rougher water but also ages faster. Aluminum will hold up longer. I like aluminum because I feel like even when I hit shite I don't feel like i'm tearing it up where as when Im out in my gf's dad's fiberglass bay boat i'm scared im going to f it up.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:51 am to Merica
quote:
Get you a Laguna Tiger bro
Thing looks sick!
What is the price tag on that rig?
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:54 am to CarRamrod
why aluminum?
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:58 am to meauxjeaux2
quote:No shite. After 20 years in bass boats, I got a bay boat. Not all that heavy, and I can only get 50 mph out of a 150. Damn that sucker is slow.
Try that shite with a glass 20' boat.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:00 am to meauxjeaux2
How does that inverted vee do in chop vs other "deep vee" bay hulls
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:00 am to AlxTgr
21'8",115 4 stroke, 45mph full load.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:02 am to CarRamrod
quote:It's called an inverted hickman hull. Not the same a a tunnel hull.
How does that inverted vee do in chop vs other "deep vee" bay hulls
He had a 24' Triton and the 21' Tiger.
They handled chop about the same.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:05 am to Neauxla
quote:durability mainly. i dont want to be worried to creep in shallow water and scrape up the gel coat on an oyster bed.
why aluminum?
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:06 am to meauxjeaux2
you have any clue on what a 21' runs price wise? and 115 seems small do they come in 150?
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:09 am to CarRamrod
My dad has his first aluminum hull bay boat. Only complaint ive heard is that while fishing in rough water (2-3') it doesnt cut into the waves like the fiberglass did and instead rides over them
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:10 am to Merica
quote:
when Im out in my gf's dad's fiberglass bay boat i'm scared im going to f it up.
Learn how to drive a boat
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:10 am to CarRamrod
quote:nahh I don't
you have any clue on what a 21' runs price wise?
quote:115 sure does seem small for a 21' hull.
and 115 seems small do they come in 150?
But 45 mph plus the fuel/weight savings of running a 4 cylinder vs a 6 cylinder just can't be beat.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:13 am to meauxjeaux2
45 mph is plenty. Plus the fuel mileage you'll get with a 115 vs a 150 is night and day.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:14 am to meauxjeaux2
and it would be enough hull to cruise out to close rigs on calm days?
cause it does look like a really nice boat.
cause it does look like a really nice boat.
This post was edited on 10/1/13 at 11:15 am
Posted on 10/1/13 at 11:15 am to CarRamrod
Go glass if that's what you're planning on.
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