On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 18:32:57 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

John H.
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"Yeah, my bad. That extra half foot could make a big difference in 3'ers!

Which 18'er are you talking about, or do they only make one?"



Bayliner 180 BR with outboard. Or the 185 BR with stern drive. Would probably go with larger engine (4.3 liter) rather than the standard 3.0 that comes with the 175 BR.
They are only 6 inches longer but 8 inches wider and a higher freeboard. Weigh about 25 percent more. Same deadrise on all at 19 degrees.
Would the 18 be worth the extra 7 or 8 grand??

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In my opinion, probably not unless you want to carry more people or
more gear. In order to be reasonably dry and reasonably comfortable
in rough seas you really need something like a 25 or 26 Grady White
that has a lot of deadrise. Even my old Bertram 33 which was a superb
rough water boat had its limits.

Speaking of rough water boats, I was driving out of our neighborhood
today behind a guy who was trailering a very large center console,
probably over 35 ft long. It was powered by triple 400 hp Mercs. I
didn't even know they made a 400.