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My first boat show
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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wrote:
Dene wrote:
I've owned a boat for 20+ years and yet this was the first time I've
attend
the Portland Boat Show.
Impressions.....
1. We own a 25 foot pocket cruiser ('96 Starcraft 2531). After walking
through various 25 footers, we were relieved to find none as suitable as
the
one we have. Our aft sleeping berth is the best design and size.
Whew!
2. The two boats that impressed us most were the 34 foot Glacier Bay
Catamarin and the 25' C-Dory Tom Cat.
Regarding the former, it had beautiful workmanship and design. My wife
was
so impressed that ended up going through it three times. However, the
new
30 footer they have coming will be even better (for us) at 150k less.
One
reason is the placement of the galley....up on the main deck instead of
stuffed below. This allows my wife to be up at all times. The only
reason
to go below is to use the head or sleep in the roomy queen size berth.
The sales guy mentioned that Glacier Bay is putting 190 hp Volvo diesels
in
it, with COMPOSITE outdrive. Supposedly far superior than metal.
Discussion???
As I mentioned, the other boat that impressed us was the C-dory Tom
Cat, a
25 foot trailerable cruiser. Very roomy design. Built like a tank.
Well
suited for all weather boating and fishing. In a few years, when we do
the
Alaska inland passage, that will be the boat of choice for us.
The Glacier Bay 30 footer will work fine for the Great Loop.
Fun to dream!!!
-Greg
I've written about both of those boats in the last few months. That Tom
Cat has a remarkable amount of space for a 25-foot trailer boat, and
putting the standard C-Dory house on the cat hull made a huge
improvement over the same firm's previous catamaran.
And how many 25-foot boats can offer a 70-sq ft berth and an enclosed,
stand-up head and shower? (Not all, not by a long shot).
The Tomcat is a $100,000+ boat. A bit pricey and a bit heavy for a
25-footer. The boat weighs 6000 pounds sans engines.
A parker is an 89k boat for 25' and may not be as nice. Quality boats in
25' are close to 100k +- 10K.
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