Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:58:31 -0400, DK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:54:02 -0400, DK wrote:

The Key West is a great boat. It's on my short list for my next boat.
In my search for my next big boat, I stumbled across one of these:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/293cc.html

I was very impressed compared to it's smaller cousins. One of the
main issues I had about Key West is that they just don't seem
"finished" to me. Then again, it's not a Contender in terms of
quality/form/fit, but overall, not bad at all for this class boat.

I liked the stepdown and by comparison, the 31 Contender and 30 Key
West are about the same weight which was surprising to me because they
used to be much lighter. It would appear that they've gone in a new
direction.

What model Key West are you interested in?
The 2300.

Polar is another consideration...

http://polarboats.com/po2300ccsingle.html

I want something I can still tow.

I'll tell you what - pound-for-pound, dollar-for-dollar, the Polar is
the best boat I've seen in that class next to Contender.

Everything about Polar boats is well thought out and properly
constructed. They also have features that other boats just don't have
or are interested in for whatever reason. They are the equal of
Contender in a lot of ways.

If I were interested in that class boat, I'd have to flip a coin
between a Contender and Polar which is saying something because I'm a
huge Contender fan/fanatic.

They do have some nice features that were well thought out for fishing
and cruising. My issue at the moment is storage. My current location
has a fixed bridge that won't allow a T-top even on a boat that size at
any tide level. Once that is settled, I can go shopping.

Contenders are very popular here and abundant. They are top-of-the-line
and carry a price tag to match. I just can't justify the additional
cost for the limited time I can get out on the water.