On May 14, 8:55*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2012 05:36:04 -0700 (PDT), North Star

wrote:
The minimum my wife will settle for is a windshield to break the wind,
comfy deluxe seats and a 'stand up sunbrella type top to protect from
the sun... or when the wind is chily.

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Based on what I think I know about your area and what you'd like to
do, I think you'll be happiest with something like a cuddy cabin
runabout in the 24 ft range, with full canvas and a V-bottom. * You
will need to keep it in the water however or get a bigger tow vehicle.
If you keep it in the water, docked or moored, your best choice is
outboard powered. * I/Os tend to develop corrosion issues if stored
full time in salt water. *Do you have dry stack rack storage in your
area? *If so, that is another option and quite possibly less expensive
than buying a new truck.

No boat stacking around here. All the local yacht clubs have a big
launch around the Victoria Day holiday this month and take the boats
out around our Thanksgiving in October.