New/Used Boat. 40k budget

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Have 19 ft bay boat now w 115

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Wouldn't happen to be a Frontier would it?

I would stay in cash and be patient. Way the economy is going you should be able to make a pretty good deal on one by the end of the year

I suggest that you stay patient with cash,,, rising interest rates and high gas prices will be a windfall for some folks.
I’m not wishing it on anyone but that’s just the reality.
As for the boat a 22 will fish everything a 24 will, the size of the boat don’t change the fact that all the fish are in one spot and people think if they get a 24-26 that they then can fish a family of four and a few friends.
200-225 hp all composite hull with stainless steel fittings and hardware and a sprayed interior deck that can then be re gelcoated or sea-dek is what your looking for

Unless things have dramatically changed, you should be able to pick up a good used boat for 40K. I picked up a 24' Blue Wave Pure Bay for 35K a few years back. The key is to be patient and wait for what you are looking for. When I decided to start looking, I waited almost a year to get what I wanted at my price.

What is a few years ago? A 10 yr old 24 purebay is 60k all day long now.

I may know a guy with a century 21 or 22’ for that price

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I've seen newer 22 Blue Waves in the 30s

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Where? What was wrong with it?

I was looking but needed up reporting instead. Older 22-24’ bay boats are being listed at 40k+. Older meaning early 2000s. Every once in a while a good deal would pop up and be gone quickly. Florida is higher priced than Texas. Louisiana and Mississippi in between there. Good luck

I saw 10 year old 19 ft boats $35k. There's 2 in front of the shop on Paris Rd right now.

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BrotherEsau

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I have a 2006 Merc 115 4stroke with a 14p stainless steel prop pushing a 2007 SeaPro SV1900.

I don't ever run it wide open throttle, i stop pushing it around 5,800 RPMs. That gets me to 32mph fully loaded down (wife, 2 kids, dog, ice chest). By myself, around 35.

The mph is by GPS, but at least partly, I don't trust the tach, but its likely pretty accurate. I actually ordered a vesselview mobile to hook up and get some straight front he source info. I have NO idea how many hours my engine has on it....I almost don't want to.