max930

Second time this week recommending these. Mostly because here in the pacific northwest east coast offshore boats very rare. To appease me and my brother in the 1980's, my Dad picked up one of these in the 1980's.

http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/4930

A little over your budget. Besides appeasing me and my brothers (big Miami Vice fans at the time). My father wanted good ocean performance. As we crossed the Straight of Georgia, to go to a resort in the San Juan's (Rosario on Orcas) or Some of the other islands in the area.

For the $15k to $20k budget they are a lot of boat for the money. They used molds from Formula. The biggest reason I like and recommend when people are looking for something decent and less expensive. There is always lots of them for sale. So you have a lot of choices.

Second family friends bought the smaller single version the Mirage Trovare.

http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/43809

another: https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/5986871617.html

The main reason I like the smaller single. There is always a few for sale on Seattle Craigslist. I work in Ontario during spring and summer. But come back to BC a few times per month during that time. With the family friends my parents bought a cottage on a small local lake in the 1990's. I've thought about picking one up my self for the lake and the odd trip in the ocean here to visit the islands. I don't want to spend a ton of money on something I'll use a few times per year. But I want something that can cross the straight into the Gulf and San Juan Islands.

Best boat for the $5k to $15k range for this is the Mirage.

ngen33r

My older boating buddy talked me out of the Force 265. I really liked the size of that boat, but it was too much of a project and I didn't want to waste money on the survey for a boat that wont be in the water this year. I found another 265 in southern Ohio and I am going to look at that one.

I really do not like the fake windows. I prefer real glass or smoked acrylic.