On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:16:26 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:32:34 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Any thoughts on this:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/186cc.html ?

I like the newer models. I haven't been in that model, but I have
driven and fished out of this one

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/2020cc.html

and liked it a lot. It's fairly well thought out, but it fits the CC
is a CC is a CC model to a T.

However, it is well appointed. I don't like the lack of rear deck
space - my Ranger has more rear deck space as you can see from this
picture, but it's not the most comfortable boat to ride in.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG

The one thing I didn't like about it was the console seating. I don't
know how tall your wife is, but if she wants to sit on that type of
seat, it can be uncomfortable for the ladies with short legs - there's
no place to put your feet.

I'll probably have to buy one of the footrests that slide up and down a
pedestal, and then modify it to fit. Either that or get a small cooler for
her feet. She's been most adaptable when it comes to boating.

The side-to-side issue for me is getting around that console - it's a
little awkward and if you put a cooler ahead of the console for a
day's messing around, you have amost no deck space. But that's a
problem most CC of this type suffer from - another neat thing about my
Ranger is that it has a built in cooler ahead of the console and you
can walk around it with little or no problems. If you put a T-top on
it, that's another space issue.


I'd be putting a bimini on the boat, which has it's own drawbacks with
respect to fishing. But, I've had to put up with biminis before. They're
liveable, just somewhat a pain in the ass.


Female spousal amenities are also lacking, but I don't image you will
be heading out for much more that four/five hours at a time. If you
want to spend a day on the water, you need to look at something
bigger.

With the wife on board, we'd be going to a boater's beach. I'd never
envision a trip of more than an hour or two to get to one. Trolling is a
different matter, but she's not into that anyway.

I'll tell you the truth - just based on conversations we've had here
in the past about boats and what not, I think you'd be much happier
with something like this:

http://www.bostonwhaler.com/Rec/default3.asp?boatid=8

Which Whaler is that. I couldn't get directly to the boat without going
through the home page. Then I didn't know which boat it was! I'm for sure
getting something less than 19'.

Thanks for the time put in to the answer, and the advice. Always
appreciated.
--
John H