Best value bay boats

Get a custom aluminum at that price range.

I liked Sportsman so much sitting next to the Purebays, the Sportsman 214 Tournament is top of my list. Show price with 200 was right at 40. Only nagative I saw was integrated Simrad. Best fit and finish for boats under $50k. Their Masters series is within price range too.

I had a Sportsman 214 Tourney all but on order for 2018 until I decided to have another kid instead.

Blazer bay 24

Let's see....

Blue wave 2200 pure bay is high $50k once equipped with 200hp trolling motor GPS and so on. I have quotes from last year.

Sportsman masters has an odd layout IMO and it is a deeper V offshore style boat.

The sportsman 23 tournament is a bad arse bay boat. With a 250 sho and loaded it was the same price as a 2200 pure bay. Downside is simrad

I saw sportsman website had a new line of bay boats since I looked last year but haven't looked into them much.

Blazer bay is a solid boat but in the upper mid tier on pricing. It is the old Bill Kenner (now k2 marine) hull.

I ended up with a K2 frontier 2104 in the mid $40s loaded out. 10k less than the pure bay even with more features. You can get one for upper 30s with a 150hp and lesser features.
It has the same LOA beam and weight hull as the 2200 PB but with a deeper V and IMO better layout. I love the boat. Nothing bad to say about it.

Simrad sucks. Same software as lowrance but on cheaper platform. Local dealer doesnt talk highly about them

Oh forgot to add. Check bilge/pump access on boats. The PB and my frontier have shitty access. I dread the day a pump goes out. The 23 sportsman tournament had great bilge access.

A 150 on my hull or a 2200 PB would be underpowered. I know some guys won't think so but that's a different discussion.

My buddies 23 tournament does mid 50s with a regular 250 yammy

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best value cc bay boat brands

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220 pure bay models

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cant put value and blue wave in the same sentence, you pay for it.
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I almost ended up with this last year but decided to not pull out and poof, second kid.
I found one in Alabama for around 22k brand new. only thing is I don't like the swim platform. ive already got a spare trolling motor in my shed so would only need to put dual powerpoles. but I alost don't need a stupid fancy boat like most people get now.

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Downside is simrad

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Lol. Wut

Lowrance and Simrad are both owned by Navico, and Simrad units operate much faster than Lowrance units. Not sure why you consider that a “downside” hah.

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cc bay boat brands most likely of 22'

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Hard to beat a 22' Pathfinder. If you are dead set on buying new they might be north of your price range. I would not hesitate to buy a used hull.

I don't know why the Simrad hate. I think they are the best electronics made.

Frontier