For $300,000, Chuckster, I would want something more in a boat than a
"generally average quality offering." And I'd get it.



Many of your quality evaluations would be highly subjective. That's OK, same
with almost everybody else on most issues.

Then the trick becomes getting the "right" answer to the following question.
(Personally, I don't know what the right answer is... and right for one person
isn't going to be right for the next)

"For $300,000, shall I buy a generally average quality, 33' boat at least
adequately seaworthy for its intended use and then some- or for the same money
shall I instead select an exceptionally high quality 27' boat adequately
seaworthy for its intended use and then some?

Only people who have never really been around a boat in their whole life would
actually suspect that the only thing you get for 30-times the price of the
$9995 BMT combo is "bigger."

Gould 0738 wrote:

For $300,000, Chuckster, I would want something more in a boat than a
"generally average quality offering." And I'd get it.



Many of your quality evaluations would be highly subjective. That's OK, same
with almost everybody else on most issues.


Subjective? I don't think so, Chuck. I've been around long enough to
tell what makes up "quality" in a $300,000 boat.



Then the trick becomes getting the "right" answer to the following question.
(Personally, I don't know what the right answer is... and right for one person
isn't going to be right for the next)

"For $300,000, shall I buy a generally average quality, 33' boat at least
adequately seaworthy for its intended use and then some- or for the same money
shall I instead select an exceptionally high quality 27' boat adequately
seaworthy for its intended use and then some?

For around $300,000 you can indeed buy a high-quality boat of more than
30 feet. Isn't the American Tug 34' around $300,000-$325,000? It would
be of higher than average quality, and more than adequately seaworthy.

I've been aboard Bayliners that sell for far more than $325,000, and
have found them cheaply made and with bad handling characteristics.





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Peggie Hall wrote in message ...
Messing In Boats wrote:
Two other names to consider:

Marinette sold 28 and 32' flybridge cruisers, aluminum hulls, pretty
well made, almost always twin gas Crusaders or Chrysler. They quit
making them in 10990, but there are a fair amount of them around,
especially in the Great lakes.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the Trojan F32 yet..the most
popular 32' flybridge sedan ever built. Trojan built it from 1973-1991
and never changed a thing except the decor color scheme, so there are a
bunch of 'em out there, and many of the older ones have been completely
restored and updated...to the extent that there's little left of the
original boat except the "shell." Mine was a project boat I bought from
an estate and restored. By the time I was finished, I had 1-3 yr old
boat (it took me 3 years to do all the work) in a 20 yr old hull, with
all the bells and whistles anyone could ask for on a boat.

The F32 has a 13' beam, which makes it very comfortable, with loads of
storage, and economical to cruise. However, it's not a blue water
boat...the design of the hull doesn't like heavy seas at all. But an
ideal cruiser for inland waters and protected waters like the Chesapeake
Bay.


I agree with Peggy. I was looking thorugh this thread and was
suprised it took so long before someone mentioned the Trojan. Our
best friends have one, as do some other friends of ours. Great boats.

32 LOA and very beamy at 13'. As Peggy mentions it is not a boat for
rough water as they are too fat for their length. But thats a ride
issue - not structural. They are tough, well built hulls, just are
comfortable in rough water.

On Fri, Wannacat wrote:

We're shopping for a 28-32' cruiser and are really attracted to a
flybridge

Can anyone suggest other flybridge cruisers of this size? Any tips will
be
greatly appreciated!

I'm very pleased with my Luhrs. Late 60s on through late 70s are heavy
Fiberglas with traditional hull form.

Regards,

John Gaquin
Brefnie Queen
1974 Luhrs 32

Geez everybody, I didn't intend to start a Bayliner flame war. Sorry I
posted.

CF

Wannacat wrote:
Hello,

We're shopping for a 28-32' cruiser and are really attracted to a
flybridge style. To our dismay, neither Sea Ray nor Chaparral make
cruiser of this type/size. We've seen only one boat with the right
design so far - Bayliner 288 (formerly 2858), but average quality of
its construction makes us wish to have more than one boat to choose
from.

Can anyone suggest other flybridge cruisers of this size? Any tips
will be greatly appreciated!

WC