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We/they will keep you, hell they kept me and I went to the deep dark side with a prop boat.I'll definitly stick around and post more pics of fishing (assuming yall will still have me).
He's a recovering propper.... We need to give him support during this hard time. Rehabilitation will get him back on the road to jetdom.
Riding on my Cobalt sure makes it hard to come back. Actually, if I could get my Cobalt with the right motor and jet combination I would go back to a jet in a heart beat. Unfortunately there is no boat out there that is perfect combination, at least for my taste and wants.
We're not hating on you. . . the Cobalt is a beauty. Fit and finish on those are second to none.
I like em all. . . . But have always been partial to the Scout. Almost went in halfsies on a similar model a few years back.
The scouts are very nice and very refined for a fishing boat I agree as well but propably feel the same way you do not a high priority on a fishing boat for me. The Key West and the Pioneeers are nice boats as well. I'm sure you have looked at them and my roll your eyes when I mention them bit the Sea Fox's have come a long way and the pricing on the is very reasonable. Back at a boat show earlier in the year I could get the 226 Comander out the door for $45k and the 246 Comander out the door for $52K.
I def agree to stay away from a 13 or older one. Depends on what your version of bare bones was? They had towers, fresh water wash downs and plumbed toilets so I know they where not bare bones but whether they were fullyloaded or not that I couldn't answer. I know that didn't include chart plotter or anything like that but they appeared to have everything else someone would need and the were not the base motor either both were one step up from the base motor. I do like the 239 you have listed there a buddy of mine got one a few months back from Marshall's Marine for around 55K
See I have read both sides of this story where owners of them are swearing they are the best off shore boat they have ever been on then people who have never owned them saying they are dangerous. I'm sure a few have tipped the same as many more vhull boats have gone down in the ocean when not crossing waves correctly. This goes back to your earlier post were people assume things. I can pull way more videos of people flipping vhull boats coming into inlets or going with following seas then I can of people flipping power cats this comes down experience on the water. If someone doesn't know how to drive their boat in the conditions they are in they are in it is dangerous vhull or cat. I have been on a power cat and can tell you where this story comes from a cat when going into a turn, roll or yaw type motion it doesn't lean to its side as much as a vhull actually more stable but people who are used to a vhull its strange feeling and the feel like they are going to flip because its not rolling or possible leaning the opposite way they are used to. Almost all your statements you have so far can go they opposite way. So for example pioneer and key west are considered mid to lower tier boats here in South Carolina and once again do not really hold value well from new to used. Scout is considered a higher tier boat but still frowned on due to their lower free board then most offshore boats in the rear raising risk of becoming swamped from a wave coming over the back when entering in inlet or returning to shore. We can put buts to any boat but the one thing you can not put a but to is buying a new boat is a terrible idea financially. All three boats you have posted are new I sure hope those are just the style of boat you are looking at and you really are not looking at a new boat again after what you are going through now if so it will turn you 18K mistake into a 30-40K mistake.
No @ClemsonTiger my good sir I'm not upset at all but that power cat statement is false and I would challenge the apex on the two as well imagine how far over you would have to get a cat to flip. Is it possible yes but way more likely in the scenario that you are going to stuff the nose of a vhull and have a wave push you over then a cat do that or even on a side impact more likley the wave comes over the side of a vhull and swamps it then a flip of a cat of similar this is all this is assumed we are talking relative size and weight. Once again didn't mean for you to take at as me upset I have no dog in this fight at all but just call it like i see it sometimes. Come on man you know how us Carolina fans are lol
Got to look out where I can my man.
I'm actually looking for a used one, if you're still looking to sell it please let me know. (I live in Florida as well)
I am willing to go higher than the dealer quotes you received, not going to insult you offering 15k.
No problem, if for some reason it falls through hit me up. Thx for the reply.