[Harry says a 20' Bayliner would be OK to go offshore if you keep your
eye on the weather].

There is a pretty sizable difference in price, so I'd like to know what
you think of the relative ocean-based performance of the 18, 19 and 20'
Bayliners. (The 18 is $13.5k, 19 is $21k and 20 is $24k).

I suspect I would mainly be staying in the ICW instead of going
offshore, but I remember Lake Worth gets pretty choppy, albiet not
nearly as much as the ocean.

Many thanks!

D

On 1 Jun 2006 08:28:50 -0700, "David H Dennis"
wrote:

I suspect I would mainly be staying in the ICW instead of going
offshore, but I remember Lake Worth gets pretty choppy, albiet not
nearly as much as the ocean.

That's a good assumption. I would personally not go in the ocean with
anything much under 23 or 24 feet except in the calmest and most
stable weather conditions. Even then there are many 24 and 25 footers
that get in trouble and capsize every year.