"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:10:38 -0400, " JimH" not telling you @
pffftt.com wrote:

This boat of ours is not a fishing boat. Nice runabout but too much
upholstery and not enough open cockpit area for fishing.

And as my wife is now turned onto fishing (she caught at least 40 of the
73
perch yesterday) I have a plan...............to move to a 23 foot walk
around with a small cuddy.

A friend of mine has a 22' Grady White SeaFarer..........I really like
that
boat. I have also seen a 23' Pro-line WA that I like.

Anchoring and moving about on the boat will also be easier, especially for
her.

I now have all winter to start selling her on the idea!

What are some dependable brands in the walk around market?

I'll tell you one that I have been extremely impressed with since
they first started making them - Polar.

http://tinyurl.com/f3qxr

Their whole fleet of boats is extremely well made and cleverly
appointed. When I first ran into these, I was in the market for my
Fisharound and almost pulled the trigger on a 23' Polar instead - at
the time they weren't making the 27'.

I had the opportunity to test drive one up in Gloucester, MA at a
dealer who had one the color I wanted (white with blue accents) and he
let me take it on a trailer around town to see how it towed - I was
impressed.

The only reason I didn't buy it was because it came pre-rigged with
Merc Sal****er 115's and I didn't want them. To purchase the boat
sans motors was a problem and while we were working out the details,
the Contender came up and that was that.

You might also want to take a look at their 21 center console. It's
amazing how much room the step down head has on that boat.

Grady's are Grady's - well made, good sound boats with lots to
recommend them. Priced like it too.

Prolines - eh, I'm not all that impressed with them. I think they are
built with a very light laminate and while that can be positive in
some ways, I don't feel they are as stable as other brands - meaning
that they tend to move around a lot in all kinds of seas. I also
don't think their layout is efficient and their interiors are cramped
- put more than one person in the boat and you have a problem even
with the larger boats.

As to Chuck and his Cats - I wouldn't buy one on a bet. There is a
guy at my marina who has a 23' World and in a beam sea off Newport,
fuggetaboutit. Head and following seas, can't beat 'em.

Just my opinion you understand.

Yep. The 2300 walk around looks like an option to consider. Thanks!