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12-27-2024 | 03:23 PM
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From: Bellingham, WA
Not sure what Wellcraft you had, but I had a 180 Fisherman with a 150 Merc Opti on it and it was great for the wife and kids, actually quite a fun boat.
18' seemed like a good size, easy to handle, trailer, and launch. It handled well and it would take a fair bit of chop.
Funny you mention the Bayliner/Robalo connection, there was a time when they were made at the same plans, but that was back in the 90's or so.
18' seemed like a good size, easy to handle, trailer, and launch. It handled well and it would take a fair bit of chop.
Funny you mention the Bayliner/Robalo connection, there was a time when they were made at the same plans, but that was back in the 90's or so.
12-28-2024 | 09:00 AM
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From: Seaford, VA
Not sure what Wellcraft you had, but I had a 180 Fisherman with a 150 Merc Opti on it and it was great for the wife and kids, actually quite a fun boat.
18' seemed like a good size, easy to handle, trailer, and launch. It handled well and it would take a fair bit of chop.
Funny you mention the Bayliner/Robalo connection, there was a time when they were made at the same plans, but that was back in the 90's or so.
18' seemed like a good size, easy to handle, trailer, and launch. It handled well and it would take a fair bit of chop.
Funny you mention the Bayliner/Robalo connection, there was a time when they were made at the same plans, but that was back in the 90's or so.
I am going to shoot for something a bit bigger than 18. I hear you on the size but we live right where the Chesapeake bay meets two tributaries so it can get a bit snotty and sometimes we cut across there to get to a local lunch spot so want a bit more length.
12-28-2024 | 10:08 AM
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From: Cedar Rapids Iowa, LOTO, Cape Coral Fl.
We are heading to West Palm for the month of February and of curse wanted to bring a boat with us. Nothing in the fleet worked out very well so I bought a solid old 26' Bayliner Rendezvou that has a 4 year old trailer and a 4 year old Suzuki outboard. I am putting a new interior and bimini in it, doing a total rewire, and repainting the exterior and new rub rail. I had the shop completely go over the engine and the axles/lights on the trailer. I have watched these at LOTO for years and they are battlewagons. All in I will have about $13k in it, plus some of my labor. This is not the best boat for you, but maybe you can find something older with good, newer 4 stroke power that needs a little work. If your kids help you fix it up, they would certainly have a better understanding of the boat and the mechanics of it, making them better overall boat owners for the future. There are a ton of good boat brands out there with many of them not having any wood in them. I would be more concerned about the power. Just my .02, but sounds like fun!
