If you are looking to buy a used boat, there is a guy in St. Pete selling a bad ass Apache 28'cc for under 20k with twin 250merc efis. He has pics in the Apache forum.

Now THAT sounds interesting. I searched both the Apache forums and the classifieds and couldnt find it. Could you post the link here please?

no room for a porta potti thats what buckets are for boat its in real nice shape its located on fort myers beach now but spends most of the time in michigan having owned a 29 for 10 years i can tell you it is a great boat and built well. i like the fountains so much i just bought a 2006 34 cc fountain with trips last week.

Hey I sent you a PM. The boat is on a lift on this side of Tampa Bay

I love the Fountains too. I tried to buy a 29 from a guy in Naples a year or so ago. Made him a serious, fair cash offer. He told me he wasnt budging and was a real jerk about it. Saw the boat for sale again about 3 months ago and he was selling it for $3500 less than what I offered. I kind of laughed a bit to myself, but times are totally different now versus then I guess. I totally understand the bucket, piss off the back, but my girlfriend and other female friends arent to keen. Since she is on my boat a lot, I figured if Im upgrading this is something I should take in to consideration.

apache: sent you a PM

I'd be interested in that apache also.. Pm my the info. Thanks Scott

Seriously not trying to start anything, but I have to ask. Isn't this a 22 foot boat that Spectre added in the swim platform (perfectly accepted practice these days) to call a 24, and now it has grown another 2 feet? How did this boat get a 260 label if nothing has changed?

The bottom running surface is a true 24, total overall length is 25ft 7in. So 260 is rounded up, sounds better than 257.