Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:33:49 -0400, HK wrote:
Carolina Skiffs are wet and they pound a lot at speed in any sort of
chop but they are terrific for the flats or shallow water. Most of the
better guides on the ICW in North Florida use CS or variants. Also, surf
rescue boys around Matanzas Inlet were using a small fleet of CS's with
about a third of one side of the hull cut and rolled so they could drag
swimmers or their bodies aboard. This is an inlet closed to navigation
because of surf and shoals, but there is terrific fishing just outside
the highway bridge there, and also just inside it. If I were still
living down there, I'd buy one for inshore and nearshore fishing.

It's on my short list with the F-24 and Mac 26X/M, subject to change.
A lot depends on what works best with the wife, and if we *really*
want to spend some nights on a boat. And how my vision of
sailing agrees with my muscle and energy (-:

--Vic



Spending the night on a small boat is a lot less fun than it is cracked
up to be, unless you are a teen-ager dating a hottie and driving a
Triumph Spitfire.