Looking to buy a used offshore boat

depends on where you live and how far you want to go to drive to test it out. Search your local forums or Facebook Marketplace

National:
thehulltruth.com
boattrader.com
boats.net
ebay.com

Budget?
Your length request exceeds bay boat criteria <26’, anything over 26’ is not a serious fishing bay boat. Where will your primary jump off point be when fishing? Ms-Fl will be more fun for short boats than La, snapper, ling, tt can be had with if site of the beaches.

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I am interested in getting a 21-28 foot for bay fishing and offshore. I am looking on Craigslist and the boat app. Anywhere else I should be looking,

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How long before you start naming the big snapper that get away, and come here begging for advise on how to catch Leroy the 40 lb snapper that's 3.5 yrs old and all the old timers around the camp say can never be caught, though?

I dont know if i would call it an offshore boat, sounds like you are looking for a bay boat

I agree with the above, 26 foot range cat would be the ticket. Worldcat/glacier bay/twinvee.

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I agree with the above, 26 foot range cat would be the ticket. Worldcat/glacier bay/twinvee.

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Just make sure to do yourself a favor and get the center console, don't waste your time with a cuddy cabin that will do nothing but collect junk and have a musty smell no matter what you do.

Be warned If you go glacier bay or worldcat they are some heavy bastards on trailer. My 266 worldcat was 9k lbs on the trailer. Held 240 gallons of fuel too not to mention they are tall once out the water and with a t-top. Regret selling that hull often though...

i saw a beautiful Twin Vee 26 yesterday- twin Suzuki 150s

Late 70's Mako 25. Look in south florida craigslist. Buy any hull as cheap as possible and spend $20-$35K restoring it with an outboard bracket. The late 70's Mako 25 is, in my opinion, the best pocket fisherman ever built...very dry ride, stable, well built and the hull flat out raises fish...as good as any hull ever built and tournaments wins will support this. They are not rare either...you may find one already completely restored and ready to go....they were a BUNCH of them built and sold....and they are still very popular. I don't know how late the same hull was built...some research should show when the hull changed but I think it may have been as late as the late 80's, Great boat that will not disappoint and for $40k it will fish as well as any 6 figure pocket fisherman.....

Absolutely...that's is the hull of dreams LOL...in a 25 foot boat. I think that one may be a little pricey with a 2008 engine but it is pretty low hours if the meter is correct. There have been a BUNCH of fish caught off that hull. I had a buddy who had one and we kite fished on both sides of it….its not as beamy as fishing 2 kites needs but with some prudent addition of lead to the corner of the kite it will work. Add outriggers and radar and that thing will raise fish as good as the best hulls made and more importantly will get you there and back and do quickly and with pretty good fuel burn.