Anyone got a real world nauticstar hybrid review?

Sorry, can't help, but you may also want to try thehulltruth.com.

Good luck with your trade up!

I have a 2016 211 Angler I bought in 2018 and love it. I have 3 young kids so I probably do 70/30 pleasure cruising vs fishing. It holds 10 so the kids can invite friends and easily fishes 4. It has medium/high sides so I feel safer fishing with kids even when the seas get a little rough and the wide front makes it feel stable in the water.

I was really confused when searching for boats online because of the coastal/Angler thing, so I called up Nauticstar and they said it's the same boat. They created 2 different names because in Florida (and maybe other places) boat dealers are really territorial and specialized. They have dealers that sell nothing but pleasure boats, and across the street they may have another dealer that sells nothing but fishing boats. Since this boat is a hybrid, Nauticstar wanted to sell it at both. They sold the Coastal to the fishing dealers and the Angler (they wanted to hint that it could be used for fishing) to the pleasure dealers. The Angler base price was more expensive because it came with a swim ladder and a table for the front, but you could order the Coastal with those two options and they would be the same price.

As far as the size, bigger is always better. I have the flip-back style seat on my 211 and I feel like the the space between the console and the seat and between the seat and the rear deck are a little tight. I can't imagine reducing that any, but mine does have the larger console with the toilet in it.

I have a 150 hp which seems low, but it's the max hp rating for the boat, but it'll do 45 mph which is plenty fast enough for me.


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