On Jan 6, 7:36*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:53:10 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports





wrote:
After some thought today, I'm in somthing of a quandry if you will.

I don't want another bay boat - not that I don't like them, but they
don't fit my future inshore/fresh water needs.

I'm still favoring the Ranger Z-22 bass boat as a replacement for the
bay boat, but I got to thinking about maybe occasionally making the
trip to do some inshore stuff. *Ranger makes a series called
"Intercoastal" - it's basically a bass boat, but instead of a carpeted
interior, it has a hard deck.

http://www.rangerboats.com/flash/gal...id=5540&gid=40

Triton makes one very similar to the Ranger Intercoastal. Triton makes
a nice boat - very comparable to Ranger in terms of quality.

http://www.tritonboats.com/boat_detail_new.asp?bid=333

Then again, they still bass boats and inshore, on a snarky day, you
are going to get wet.

So that brought me to thinking about this:

http://www.lundboats.com/2009_208_pro_v_gl.html

Full canvas enclosure, that would make for a great wet/snarky weather
boat. *Plenty of room to move around, decent freeboard, easy to tow -
might be a better choice.

And (might as well admit it) I'm thinking a 250 Verado on that Lund or
the Triton would make for a really quick boat which, as we all know,
is a requirement for me. (yeah yeah - I know - spare me the grief.
I've never said I wouldn't buy a Verado and in fact have been very
impressed with them overall. *It's Yamaha I wouldn't buy if you paid
me.)

None of this slow boat to China nonsense. *:)

So, that's where I'm at at the moment. *All this is subject to change
you understand - I'm still in the processing stage - taking my time
this time making the decision.

I like that Lund. It looks as though it could stand up to some heavy water
and wind. The 'bass boats' don't seem to have that quality, although
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My bud had one, nice boat although his was a little small at 15 feet