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SUBJECT: # 39351: Best boat?
Submitted by Hyper striper (24.98.143.0) from GEORGIA on 12/17/04 4:41:00 AM
Is there a boat, that will run dangerous shallow rivers and take rough water(4-5 ft seas? I have researched to death and found limited knowledge. I know that it is a trade off, but there has to be some type. Aluminum, tunnel, jet, skiff. What do you think. Does such a boat exist? I have had limited experience with different boats. Thanks for the help.
Confused,
Hyper Striper
- 12/17/04 5:52:00 AM
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fishingwithbob (66.82.9.24) from FLORIDA says Cape Horn
HS I have a charter service:fishingwithbob.com, on the Choctawhatchee Bay in NW Florida and this bay gets as rough as a cob without warning (summer thunder cells). I have run the 22 foot Bay Series Cape Horn for almost four years and it has incredible shallow running/rough water handling characteristics. Reasonably priced, 80 gal gas tank, etc. No I am not sponsored by them. They put out a set number of boats each year and the dealers clamor for them. Feel free to call me to talk more: 850-259-3474
- 12/21/04 10:12:00 AM
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billymac (199.5.209.129) from RHODE ISLAND says best boat
Research the Triumph line of boats.The 21cc draws 1 ft but can take 6 ft seas with you high and dry.I own the 17cc,draws 6 in.and can handle 4 ft.Won't believe the prices.
- 1/3/05 5:11:00 PM
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leaky (132.177.116.80) from NEW HAMPSHIRE says Yes there is - Pacific Welded Aluminum
Pacific boats (www.blacklabmarine.com) are heavy duty welded marine grade aluminum hulls - the bottom is 3/16 or 1/4 inch depending on what size you are talking, very very tough. They are unsinkable with high freeboard and well built self bailing decks. Tons of space in these puppies too.The design is about how glass boats are built, except they use aluminum instead. The lines are like those of a glass hull.
They are way way overbuilt as far as aluminum, making them about as heavy as light-medium weight glass hulls. Much stronger and lighter than glass with huge weight carrying and HP capacity - the 26 ft has a 4K or so weight carrying capacity.
What you give up with these boats are creature comforts. They are fishing machines, simple and tough, all built around a basic center console design with every you need and nothing you don't. You can get them with or without a walkaround cuddy.. big fuel tanks, tuna doors, twin or single engines, hardtops, painted or simply annodized.
If there's a boat for shallow rocky bottoms and offshore they are it. You can get them from about 14 ft. up to 28 or so with or without power packages. About $1000/ft. until you hit 26+, then it's a little more expensive, but I think the value is excellent for what you are getting.
Jon
- 1/5/05 2:05:00 PM
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stickinhogs (66.194.92.74) from TEXAS says Shallowsport
Shallowsport makes a 25+ foot boat that will run in 4 inches of water and is also an excellent offshore boat. The rig is quite expensive. They also have some smaller boats that run very shallow and run well across rougher water.I believe shallowsport is made in Port Mansfield Texas or Port Isabel. They have a website thow I'm not sure what it is.
