"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
What are you planning on doing for a new boat if/when you sell the
Parker?
I'm looking at a couple of 30-32 footers at the moment, both diesel
inboards. One is a Bay-built pilothouse, the other is a name brand boat
made in Florida.

Personally, I like the Carolina boats in that size range with diesels:

Carolina Classic and Albemarle

Luhrs also makes a pretty boat in that size range.

Unfortunately, all draw too much water for my boating grounds.

Which Florida-built boat are you considering? Shamrock? I like the
style of the Shamrocks, but if you pound on the side, you'd think you
were pounding on a Bayliner.



A Luhrs.

They used to build those things across the bay from my old stompin' grounds
at the Jersey shore. My brother and I used to take our 13' Whaler and jump
the huge wakes made by the Mainship hulls they were sea-trialing. That
is...until we cracked the corners of the transom.

They moved the manufacturing facility to St. Augustine the same year that my
family and I moved from NJ to Indiana...in 1987.

Luhrs makes one of the prettiest looking boats out there...and the later
models seem to hold their value pretty well. They just draw too much water
for my area.