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NOYB wrote:
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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Take a picture of your new boat, sounds like a hell of a fishing
vessel.



Let's see a picture of your boat Kevin.


Kevin said he'd post a photo after Smithers and Skipper posted photos of
their boats.


Right now, I own three different boats: a 17' Whaler, a 25' Whaler, and
now the 30' Grady. The 25' Whaler is going up for sale as soon as I get
it cleaned up. I haven't even had time to give it a good scrubbing since
Hurricane Wilma went through.

My brother has an 18' Outrage with a 4-stroke Suzuki. It's perfect for
towing to the other coast for near-shore trolling when the sails and
dolphin are in close to shore. It's much cheaper (and quicker) to hook
that up to the back of my SUV, and trailer it across to an area of
Florida where it's only a 5-10 mile run to the 100 fathom curve. I'd
have to run the Grady out over 100 miles into the Gulf...or 120 miles
south to the Keys...to see the same depths where the pelagics hang out.

I thought about selling my 17' Whaler and just using my brother's boat
when I "need" a smaller boat. But I decided to keep it for backwater
fishing, and to tow to areas where it's impractical (or too expensive) to
take the big boat. I keep it in the garage, so it stays in like-new
condition. When my kids get a little older, that will become "their"
boat to use.

I couldn't replace that boat today for less than $35k if I bought a new
one. The latest 17' Montauk is a nice boat, but it doesn't have a
built-in livewell, nor built-in fuel tanks. My Outrage has both...with
the fuel tank holding 34 gallons. With that much fuel on board, I have a
range of about 90-120 miles.

On the Gulf Coast of Florida, you really "need" two different style boats
to fish for everything that you can catch over here.

The 17-footer will be my tarpon/redfish/snook/sheepshead boat. The
30-footer will be my grouper/amberjack/kingfish/blackfin tuna boat...and
for running to the Keys.

I think I have asked you this at least once, but honestly I forgot the
answer. What part of SW Florida you in?

Naples.

We are in Cape Coral, run a 24 ft Everglades. Big enough for running to Key
West, yet small enough to run in shallow water too.

That Everglades is a beautiful boat. The designer, Bob Dougherty, also
designed my 25' Whaler hull. Boston Whaler still uses the same hull design
in the 25' Guardian...but it is only available from the Commercial Products
Division...and not the recreational line.