Need help deciding which boat to buy next!
01-25-2008 | 06:45 PM
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Right now I am trying to get rid of my first boat (first I've owned) but have been boating all of my life.
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I am trying to decide which boat to buy next. I am out on the west coast and go to havasu a bit in the summer, but would like to get more into offshore and have a boat I could participate in SCOPE with. I am looking to spend under 70k and want something good, SOLID, reliable, safe, and fun. I was thinking of something along the lines of a used 32' Fountain with twins or an older Pantera or something like that. What do you think I should buy?
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=174314
I am trying to decide which boat to buy next. I am out on the west coast and go to havasu a bit in the summer, but would like to get more into offshore and have a boat I could participate in SCOPE with. I am looking to spend under 70k and want something good, SOLID, reliable, safe, and fun. I was thinking of something along the lines of a used 32' Fountain with twins or an older Pantera or something like that. What do you think I should buy?
Not twins, but is very solid, very well built, is as big as a 32' Fountain, runs at 73-75mph, and will be right in your price range. This boat eats up rough water with a true Deep-V hull. The boat as a VERY deep freeboard so you are in the boat, not on it, which will lend to a very secure and safe ride/feel. "boatfreak" here on OSO had his 28AT for 6 years and just moved up to a 37AT. On the Thunder Run last year he kept (sometimes lead) pace with 4 37s, and 2 33s on the way to Islamoralda and Key Largo; in some REALLY sloppy water--3 & 4 footers with occasional deeper holes.
http://www.offshoreonlyclassifieds.c...o20580-en.html
01-29-2008 | 10:41 AM
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I want to have the ability to run the next boat that I buy like this. I want to make sure I have a quality boat now, not when I'm 3' in the air doing 65MPH. How would some of the boat's previously talked about hold up running like this (Fountain, Formula, Pantera, AT)? I know there is a lot of skill to safely run a boat like this, but I want a boat that I can become a better driver with, where I can increase my driving skills to a level that won't necessarily exceed what the boat can handle. I know it would be much easier to do this if I had more money, but still limited at about $70K.
James
I want to have the ability to run the next boat that I buy like this. I want to make sure I have a quality boat now, not when I'm 3' in the air doing 65MPH. How would some of the boat's previously talked about hold up running like this (Fountain, Formula, Pantera, AT)? I know there is a lot of skill to safely run a boat like this, but I want a boat that I can become a better driver with, where I can increase my driving skills to a level that won't necessarily exceed what the boat can handle. I know it would be much easier to do this if I had more money, but still limited at about $70K.
James
01-29-2008 | 10:51 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cSR2...eature=related
I want to have the ability to run the next boat that I buy like this. I want to make sure I have a quality boat now, not when I'm 3' in the air doing 65MPH. How would some of the boat's previously talked about hold up running like this (Fountain, Formula, Pantera, AT)? I know there is a lot of skill to safely run a boat like this, but I want a boat that I can become a better driver with, where I can increase my driving skills to a level that won't necessarily exceed what the boat can handle. I know it would be much easier to do this if I had more money, but still limited at about $70K.
James
I want to have the ability to run the next boat that I buy like this. I want to make sure I have a quality boat now, not when I'm 3' in the air doing 65MPH. How would some of the boat's previously talked about hold up running like this (Fountain, Formula, Pantera, AT)? I know there is a lot of skill to safely run a boat like this, but I want a boat that I can become a better driver with, where I can increase my driving skills to a level that won't necessarily exceed what the boat can handle. I know it would be much easier to do this if I had more money, but still limited at about $70K.
James
