On 10/19/2012 6:31 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 10/19/2012 5:30 PM, tee43 wrote:
On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:04:37 PM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
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18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course,
Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions??



Too vague to answer. Need more info.

Let's start with the most important - are you Harry?

Oh, on that question your answer doesn't matter.

Nobody will believe you.

So I think we're done with this topic.

Try internet forums. But forget the BW. Way overrated and a bad deal.



Now YOU will be Harry, or Kevin, or loogy, or...... whatever insanity

pops into Scotty's head!!!

Ok, I'll try my best not to be too vague. Looking for a smaller -
i.e. 18' boat - that will serve as a good fishing/family boat, and it
will be used in a salt water environment. I don't want a larger boat
than 18' since it will be trailer towed, and I don't want to try to
tow anything larger. I'm looking for a center console since it will
be used for fishing most of the time, and I'd like to have the room to
roam around. I like the Yamaha and will probably get the 4-stroke 150.

I've heard that Boston Whaler is definitely not what it once was. My
favorite BW was a 1965 13' with a 35 Evenrude. What a great little boat!

And, no, I'm not Harry or Kevin or loogy . . . Strange that you should
ask! I'm just seeking opinions. I'm leaning towards the Edgewater,
but the Grady White is a pretty nice boat, too. Your comment on the
BW confirmed that my observations were correct about their being
overrated, so I'll scratch that one off the list. That's the kind of
opinion that will help! Thanks!


Wait for Guzzirules or something like that.. (John) to answer.. I forget
the brand but he has a great boat that he uses enough to give you a good
read... I remember being shown one of his models at a boat show a couple
years back and got the rundown from an old poster here.... Seems like a
perfect boat for a trailer boat. I will let him fill in the details
but it seems to do all the stuff, boarding, fishing, gunkholing...
etc... and I think he has the powerhouse you are considering too for
that matter....

His might be a 21 footer though... but I stood on one at the show and it
seemed well fitted.. wish I could remember the brand...

On Oct 19, 5:31*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 10/19/2012 5:30 PM, tee43 wrote:









On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:04:37 PM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,

says...

In article ,

says...

18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? *Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! *Opinions??

Too vague to answer. *Need more info.

Let's start with the most important - are you Harry?

Oh, on that question your answer doesn't matter.

Nobody will believe you.

So I think we're done with this topic.

Try internet forums. *But forget the BW. *Way overrated and a bad deal.

Now YOU will be Harry, or Kevin, or loogy, or...... whatever insanity

pops into Scotty's head!!!

Ok, I'll try my best not to be too vague. *Looking for a smaller - i.e. 18' boat - that will serve as a good fishing/family boat, and it will be used in a salt water environment. *I don't want a larger boat than 18' since it will be trailer towed, and I don't want to try to tow anything larger. *I'm looking for a center console since it will be used for fishing most of the time, and I'd like to have the room to roam around. *I like the Yamaha and will probably get the 4-stroke 150.

I've heard that Boston Whaler is definitely not what it once was. *My favorite BW was a 1965 13' with a 35 Evenrude. *What a great little boat!

And, no, I'm not Harry or Kevin or loogy . . . Strange that you should ask! *I'm just seeking opinions. *I'm leaning towards the Edgewater, but the Grady White is a pretty nice boat, too. *Your comment on the BW confirmed that my observations were correct about their being overrated, so I'll scratch that one off the list. *That's the kind of opinion that will help! *Thanks!

Wait for Guzzirules or something like that.. (John) to answer.. I forget
the brand but he has a great boat that he uses enough to give you a good
read... I remember being shown one of his models at a boat show a couple
years back and got the rundown from an old poster here.... Seems like a
perfect boat for a trailer boat. * I will let him fill in the details
but it seems to do all the stuff, boarding, fishing, gunkholing...
etc... and I think he has the powerhouse you are considering too for
that matter....

If I remember correctly, John's boat is an 18' Key West CC with a 150
hp Yamaha 4 stroke,

He loves it! roomy enough to take a bunch of family out, or plenty of
walk around room to fish.

On 10/19/2012 8:04 PM, Tim wrote:
On Oct 19, 5:31 pm, JustWait wrote:
On 10/19/2012 5:30 PM, tee43 wrote:









On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:04:37 PM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,

says...

In article ,

says...

18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions??

Too vague to answer. Need more info.

Let's start with the most important - are you Harry?

Oh, on that question your answer doesn't matter.

Nobody will believe you.

So I think we're done with this topic.

Try internet forums. But forget the BW. Way overrated and a bad deal.

Now YOU will be Harry, or Kevin, or loogy, or...... whatever insanity

pops into Scotty's head!!!

Ok, I'll try my best not to be too vague. Looking for a smaller - i.e. 18' boat - that will serve as a good fishing/family boat, and it will be used in a salt water environment. I don't want a larger boat than 18' since it will be trailer towed, and I don't want to try to tow anything larger. I'm looking for a center console since it will be used for fishing most of the time, and I'd like to have the room to roam around. I like the Yamaha and will probably get the 4-stroke 150.

I've heard that Boston Whaler is definitely not what it once was. My favorite BW was a 1965 13' with a 35 Evenrude. What a great little boat!

And, no, I'm not Harry or Kevin or loogy . . . Strange that you should ask! I'm just seeking opinions. I'm leaning towards the Edgewater, but the Grady White is a pretty nice boat, too. Your comment on the BW confirmed that my observations were correct about their being overrated, so I'll scratch that one off the list. That's the kind of opinion that will help! Thanks!

Wait for Guzzirules or something like that.. (John) to answer.. I forget
the brand but he has a great boat that he uses enough to give you a good
read... I remember being shown one of his models at a boat show a couple
years back and got the rundown from an old poster here.... Seems like a
perfect boat for a trailer boat. I will let him fill in the details
but it seems to do all the stuff, boarding, fishing, gunkholing...
etc... and I think he has the powerhouse you are considering too for
that matter....

If I remember correctly, John's boat is an 18' Key West CC with a 150
hp Yamaha 4 stroke,

He loves it! roomy enough to take a bunch of family out, or plenty of
walk around room to fish.


Enough power to play and as a boat builder, I gotta' say, good fit and
finish.

On Oct 19, 8:04*pm, Tim wrote:
On Oct 19, 5:31*pm, JustWait wrote:









On 10/19/2012 5:30 PM, tee43 wrote:

On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:04:37 PM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,

says...

In article ,

says...

18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? *Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! *Opinions??

Too vague to answer. *Need more info.

Let's start with the most important - are you Harry?

Oh, on that question your answer doesn't matter.

Nobody will believe you.

So I think we're done with this topic.

Try internet forums. *But forget the BW. *Way overrated and a bad deal.

Now YOU will be Harry, or Kevin, or loogy, or...... whatever insanity

pops into Scotty's head!!!

Ok, I'll try my best not to be too vague. *Looking for a smaller - i.e. 18' boat - that will serve as a good fishing/family boat, and it will be used in a salt water environment. *I don't want a larger boat than 18' since it will be trailer towed, and I don't want to try to tow anything larger. *I'm looking for a center console since it will be used for fishing most of the time, and I'd like to have the room to roam around. *I like the Yamaha and will probably get the 4-stroke 150.

I've heard that Boston Whaler is definitely not what it once was. *My favorite BW was a 1965 13' with a 35 Evenrude. *What a great little boat!

And, no, I'm not Harry or Kevin or loogy . . . Strange that you should ask! *I'm just seeking opinions. *I'm leaning towards the Edgewater, but the Grady White is a pretty nice boat, too. *Your comment on the BW confirmed that my observations were correct about their being overrated, so I'll scratch that one off the list. *That's the kind of opinion that will help! *Thanks!

Wait for Guzzirules or something like that.. (John) to answer.. I forget
the brand but he has a great boat that he uses enough to give you a good
read... I remember being shown one of his models at a boat show a couple
years back and got the rundown from an old poster here.... Seems like a
perfect boat for a trailer boat. * I will let him fill in the details
but it seems to do all the stuff, boarding, fishing, gunkholing...
etc... and I think he has the powerhouse you are considering too for
that matter....

If I remember correctly, John's boat is an 18' Key West CC with a 150
hp Yamaha 4 stroke,

He loves it! *roomy enough to take a bunch of family out, or plenty of
walk around room to fish.

Yeah, Key West... nice boat..

On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:04:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

If I remember correctly, John's boat is an 18' Key West CC with a 150
hp Yamaha 4 stroke,

He loves it! roomy enough to take a bunch of family out, or plenty of
walk around room to fish.

===

That sounds right. One of my neighbors has a Key West and seems to
like it - good looking boat.

All things being equal I'd get the Grady however. They're proven
great boats and hold their value well.

On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:18:20 -0700 (PDT), tee43
wrote:

18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions??

=======

What ever you do, don't get a low transom Parker. They are
dangerously unseaworthy in rough water, and owners frequently go off
the deep end.

In article , says...

On 10/19/2012 8:04 PM, Tim wrote:
On Oct 19, 5:31 pm, JustWait wrote:
On 10/19/2012 5:30 PM, tee43 wrote:









On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:04:37 PM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,

says...

In article ,

says...

18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions??

Too vague to answer. Need more info.

Let's start with the most important - are you Harry?

Oh, on that question your answer doesn't matter.

Nobody will believe you.

So I think we're done with this topic.

Try internet forums. But forget the BW. Way overrated and a bad deal.

Now YOU will be Harry, or Kevin, or loogy, or...... whatever insanity

pops into Scotty's head!!!

Ok, I'll try my best not to be too vague. Looking for a smaller - i.e. 18' boat - that will serve as a good fishing/family boat, and it will be used in a salt water environment. I don't want a larger boat than 18' since it will be trailer towed, and I don't want to try to tow anything larger. I'm looking for a center console since it will be used for fishing most of the time, and I'd like to have the room to roam around. I like the Yamaha and will probably get
the 4-stroke 150.

I've heard that Boston Whaler is definitely not what it once was. My favorite BW was a 1965 13' with a 35 Evenrude. What a great little boat!

And, no, I'm not Harry or Kevin or loogy . . . Strange that you should ask! I'm just seeking opinions. I'm leaning towards the Edgewater, but the Grady White is a pretty nice boat, too. Your comment on the BW confirmed that my observations were correct about their being overrated, so I'll scratch that one off the list. That's the kind of opinion that will help! Thanks!

Wait for Guzzirules or something like that.. (John) to answer.. I forget
the brand but he has a great boat that he uses enough to give you a good
read... I remember being shown one of his models at a boat show a couple
years back and got the rundown from an old poster here.... Seems like a
perfect boat for a trailer boat. I will let him fill in the details
but it seems to do all the stuff, boarding, fishing, gunkholing...
etc... and I think he has the powerhouse you are considering too for
that matter....

If I remember correctly, John's boat is an 18' Key West CC with a 150
hp Yamaha 4 stroke,

He loves it! roomy enough to take a bunch of family out, or plenty of
walk around room to fish.


Enough power to play and as a boat builder, I gotta' say, good fit and
finish.

Really? You've seen it up close enough to remark on it's fit and finish?

On Friday, October 19, 2012 4:18:23 PM UTC-4, tee43 wrote:
18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions??

I bought a 2007 Key West Center Console which I absolutely love. It's this one:

http://www.keywestboatsinc.com/boats/show/id/6

I put a Yamaha 150 four stroke on it, and it cooks. Also great for trolling, as the jump seats in the stern are removable, and the holes are just the right size for rod holders. You can troll eight rods at a time!

On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:04:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Oct 19, 5:31*pm, JustWait wrote:
On 10/19/2012 5:30 PM, tee43 wrote:









On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:04:37 PM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,

says...

In article ,

says...

18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? *Of course, Yamaha on the back and all center console! *Opinions??

Too vague to answer. *Need more info.

Let's start with the most important - are you Harry?

Oh, on that question your answer doesn't matter.

Nobody will believe you.

So I think we're done with this topic.

Try internet forums. *But forget the BW. *Way overrated and a bad deal.

Now YOU will be Harry, or Kevin, or loogy, or...... whatever insanity

pops into Scotty's head!!!

Ok, I'll try my best not to be too vague. *Looking for a smaller - i.e. 18' boat - that will serve as a good fishing/family boat, and it will be used in a salt water environment. *I don't want a larger boat than 18' since it will be trailer towed, and I don't want to try to tow anything larger. *I'm looking for a center console since it will be used for fishing most of the time, and I'd like to have the room to roam around. *I like the Yamaha and will probably get the 4-stroke 150.

I've heard that Boston Whaler is definitely not what it once was. *My favorite BW was a 1965 13' with a 35 Evenrude. *What a great little boat!

And, no, I'm not Harry or Kevin or loogy . . . Strange that you should ask! *I'm just seeking opinions. *I'm leaning towards the Edgewater, but the Grady White is a pretty nice boat, too. *Your comment on the BW confirmed that my observations were correct about their being overrated, so I'll scratch that one off the list. *That's the kind of opinion that will help! *Thanks!

Wait for Guzzirules or something like that.. (John) to answer.. I forget
the brand but he has a great boat that he uses enough to give you a good
read... I remember being shown one of his models at a boat show a couple
years back and got the rundown from an old poster here.... Seems like a
perfect boat for a trailer boat. * I will let him fill in the details
but it seems to do all the stuff, boarding, fishing, gunkholing...
etc... and I think he has the powerhouse you are considering too for
that matter....

If I remember correctly, John's boat is an 18' Key West CC with a 150
hp Yamaha 4 stroke,

He loves it! roomy enough to take a bunch of family out, or plenty of
walk around room to fish.

I've been to another Bluegrass Festival, down at Rockahock Campground south of Richmond, VA, right
on the Chickahominy River. Great time.

Anyway, Tim's correct, as I said in another post.

"Meyer" wrote in message
eb.com...

On 10/19/2012 5:19 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 10/19/2012 4:18 PM, tee43 wrote:
18' Grady White or 18' Edgewater or 18' Boston Whaler? Of course,
Yamaha on the back and all center console! Opinions??


Where do you boat, what do you want your boat to do for you? That
basic
info is necessary before anybody can really help you.


Whalers are definately over rated. I picked one up for a song And
discovered that the hand rail around the front was not mounted
securely
to backing blocks. Foam sandwich construction is fine until the bond
is
compromised.
Grady is a good name but tends to be overpriced.
Never heard of Edgewarter.

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I've had two Boston Whalers (a new Dauntless and an older, original
13', blue bottomed model), an 18' Robalo, and two other 21' or under
outboard powered boats, the manufacturers of which escapes me.

Of them all the best by far, in terms of fit, finish and overall
performance was a 17' Sailfish made by Seminole Marine in Cairo, GA.
The one we had was very similar in design to the original Whaler, only
bigger, had a center console and was the most stable boat of it's type
I've ever been on. I could sit on the gunnel on one side and it
barely tipped. Same moving fore and aft. I used to haul lobster
traps on the forward deck and the boat remained perfectly flat and
stable. Only had a 90 hp outboard, but it flew and handled great.
It was the only small boat we had that my wife felt very comfortable
taking out by herself.

http://www.sailfishboats.com/

Eisboch