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Scuba Forum / General / March 2004Looking for boat recommendations
I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these conditions: - max about 20 feet (absolute max 25 feet) - used for scuba diving (underwater photography) and island hopping, no other major uses (no fishing) - built to support the use along Florida coast, esp west coast and the Florida Keys in the south, the sides should be high enough to protect against small waves - preferably built-in motor (not the attached-type) to provide more space in the back, this is not goging to be a race boat, max 20-30 miles/hour is enough - a small platform in the back for easy diving and access to equipment - has to be easy to trailer because it will be carried on a trailer to many different locations frequently - occupancy max 2 people, but it has to be easy to operate even for a single person - it should to be designed to sleep 2 people on the deck by easy removal of the seats to make flat sleeping surface and by installing some overhead bug screen > I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these > conditions: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > removal of the seats to make flat sleeping surface and by > installing some overhead bug screen go see a boat builder and have one made to specs... >> I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these >> conditions: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >go see a boat builder and have one made to specs... The problem is that the boat would be *new* and *custom-made* and these would demand a nice extra premium to pay. I am hoping for an exisitng boat model. After all the requirements are not that unusual. With so many different boat models on the market it should not be difficult to find at least a dozen models that meet the reqs and then find a used one. #I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these #conditions: # - max about 20 feet (absolute max 25 feet) # - used for scuba diving (underwater photography) and island # hopping, no other major uses (no fishing) # - built to support the use along Florida coast, esp west coast # and the Florida Keys in the south, the sides should be high # enough to protect against small waves # - preferably built-in motor (not the attached-type) to provide # more space in the back, this is not goging to be a race # boat, max 20-30 miles/hour is enough # - a small platform in the back for easy diving and access to # equipment # - has to be easy to trailer because it will be carried on a trailer # to many different locations frequently # - occupancy max 2 people, but it has to be easy to operate even for a #single person # - it should to be designed to sleep 2 people on the deck by easy # removal of the seats to make flat sleeping surface and by # installing some overhead bug screen # What's your budget? >#I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these >#conditions: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >What's your budget? My plan is to come up with a set of *existing* boat models that satisfy the reqs. Then I would look for a used one and then and only then the price would become a factor. My hope is to spend less than $30K incl. the trailer. I would recommend you look at a Glacier Bay. All the Glacier Bays powerboats are outboard cats and can come with a cabin. Light enough to put on a trailer. The owner of the boat works, Larry Graf does annual adventures with his Glacier Bay to show how durable they are. He took a 25 footer from Midway to (I believe) Hawaii. Four years ago he brought along a 23 footer to Nome and a group of us went from Alaska to Russia with the Glacier Bay and 3 Sea Doos. Didn't make it to mainland Asia (one of the Sea Doos was damaged on an ice floe and our translator was arrested by the Russians on Big Diamede Island) but we did reach a Russian outpost 5 miles off-shore. Glacier Bay was rock steady, floated in a cup of water and functioned safely in the most adverse conditions. Only thing is, I don't think $30K will cut it (I am in Canada so I am not sure how much they cost in the US with US money). The fibreglas powerboats are made in Seattle >> #I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these >> #conditions: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > then the price would become a factor. My hope is to spend less than > $30K incl. the trailer. > My hope is to spend less than $30K incl. the trailer. If I ever suffer another bout of temporary insanity and exhibit delusional behavior, such as buying another boat, I'll head down to SE FL and deal with these folks: http://www.dusky.com/welcome.htm Factory direct - no dealer markups, and/or screwups, to hassle with. Check out the 20' FAC. 30K and you're ready to roll w/a new 200 hp ob. (yea I know you asked about inboard but boating is all about compromises) -- SJM > I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these > conditions: FIRST, you really need to take the USCG small boater course, or the Power Squadron boating course. > - max about 20 feet (absolute max 25 feet) > - used for scuba diving (underwater photography) and island [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > removal of the seats to make flat sleeping surface and by > installing some overhead bug screen >> I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these >> conditions: > >FIRST, you really need to take the USCG small boater course, >or the Power Squadron boating course. FIRST, you really need to take the AAQ course or Answering ***Asked*** Questions. >> - max about 20 feet (absolute max 25 feet) >> - used for scuba diving (underwater photography) and island [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> removal of the seats to make flat sleeping surface and by >> installing some overhead bug screen > FIRST, you really need to take the AAQ course or > Answering ***Asked*** Questions. Well, to be fair, your post did make it appear that you didn't know much about boating. To anyone who's a newbie at owning/piloting a boat, Bob's advice is very, very, good advice. Perhaps it just isn't useful advice for you. Any more. Regards, Ross -- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller >> FIRST, you really need to take the AAQ course or >> Answering ***Asked*** Questions. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Perhaps it just isn't useful advice for you. Any more. Obviously, you do not have a clue about the boats because you did not provide any intelligent answer about the boats. However, you had the time to provide your cute and useless response. if you know anything then prove it. Otherwise shut up and get out from my thread. Open your thread and post your crap there. > Obviously, you do not have a clue about the boats because you > did not provide any intelligent answer about the boats. > However, you had the time to provide your cute and useless > response. if you know anything then prove it. Otherwise shut up > and get out from my thread. Open your thread and post your > crap there. Oh Oh! Just what the world needs...another new powerboater with attitude. KL333@noname1.com (KL333) pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: : However, you had the time to provide your cute and useless : response. if you know anything then prove it. Otherwise shut up : and get out from my thread. Open your thread and post your : crap there. Oh look, a public hissy fit. Isn't that cute? Dan Bracuk If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure. The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > >> FIRST, you really need to take the AAQ course or > >> Answering ***Asked*** Questions. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Obviously, you do not have a clue about the boats because you > did not provide any intelligent answer about the boats. Obviously. (hint: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence) > However, you had the time to provide your cute and useless > response. I thought I'd offer a little assistance in improving your understanding of the situation. Especially after you threw your first hissy fit upon receiving perfectly good advice from my friend Bob. But that second bit of information didn't do you any good either. So now I'm going to switch strategies to helping you make a grand fool of yourself. Lucky for me, you make this an easy task. > if you know anything then prove it. Why? I'm enjoying this discussion without any proof already. I don't think that proof would make it any more fun. Where's the fun in proof? The mistake you're making is to think that I have the same goals reading and writing to these newsgroups as you do. I'm here to entertain myself. In case you want to know, you're doing a great job helping me with my goals. > Otherwise shut up and get out from my thread. You're new here aren't you? Then allow me to welcome you to USENET! The way I do things here is the way I want to do things here. That applies to just about everyone on USENET, despite what you may want. Right now, I'm entertaining myself by posting a message which emphasizes how juvenile you've made yourself appear, being sure to point out the really good bits so the other readers of rec.boats and rec.scuba don't miss anything. > Open your thread and post your crap there. Nah. I did that yesterday. Today I'm enjoying myself here. Regards, Ross -- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller > >> FIRST, you really need to take the AAQ course or > >> Answering ***Asked*** Questions. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > and get out from my thread. Open your thread and post your > crap there. then go and post in your own private newsgroup. you post here, you take what you get. unless you are really clueless. > >> I would like to collect power boat recommendations that satisfy these > >> conditions: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > FIRST, you really need to take the AAQ course or > Answering ***Asked*** Questions. sorry. I knew you were incompetent from the questions, but I did not realize that you were that dumb. from your questions it was obvioous that you do not know nearly enough about boats to be safe. one of the great rights in the us is that you can go out and buy any boat you want, and other people will come and save you. they get paid to do it. on the water, you hear the calls for help over and over and over again. you can come back in a while and tell us some of the really dumb things you learned the hard way. |
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