03-29-2013, 01:57 PM
If you want a boat that will last your lifetime and hold its value, you need a welded aluminum like a weldcraft, alumaweld, or something of that nature. The fiberglass boats are nice and less money but in ten years they lose alot of value. You can find alot of used boats like this in oregon, and washington, be carefull because they get used on the ocean. I chose to go new, this is the only boat I will ever buy and it will last me my entire life.
Outboard all the way on the motor, you can fish year round if the water isn't frozen. They are all self draining these new ones, raise it up and down a few times and go and if you use it at least once a month through the winter you dont have to do the fogging or all the other winter type maintenance. If you get something above 100hp you will be able to ski, tube, and do the water sports. My family likes fishing but they love the tubes and skis. A little kicker moter for trolling or a bowmount electric, then you can jig or troll.
I had the exact same questions when I got my boat, I decided on a little bit more boat after climbing in a few and I feel safe anywhere I go, even in big wind on the Gorge.
Outboard all the way on the motor, you can fish year round if the water isn't frozen. They are all self draining these new ones, raise it up and down a few times and go and if you use it at least once a month through the winter you dont have to do the fogging or all the other winter type maintenance. If you get something above 100hp you will be able to ski, tube, and do the water sports. My family likes fishing but they love the tubes and skis. A little kicker moter for trolling or a bowmount electric, then you can jig or troll.
I had the exact same questions when I got my boat, I decided on a little bit more boat after climbing in a few and I feel safe anywhere I go, even in big wind on the Gorge.