On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:13:22 +1300, "rnf2"
wrote:


"KL333" wrote in message
...

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


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.