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Hi Dad,
Buy a boat for what you will be doing with it 80% of the time. For you and one other on small water this could be a 14' open aluminum boat with a 15-25hp tiller out board. Small simple fishing boats can be $5000 to $10,000 new. They are wonderful. A boat that will comfortable fish 4 adults is going to be a 16' simple aluminum open tiller boat but you will need 40hp to get that all up on plane. With accessories can be $15,000. Now if the "gals" want nice seats, cold weather top and a wind sheild you are looking at around $30,000 for an 18' with a 150hp outboard. Wow.....it can get out of hand fast. PS: Buy somehting used to save money and also have somehting to work on. Not a good idea for most. -- Bill Kiene Kiene's Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA Web site: www.kiene.com wrote in message oups.com... Hi All - I'm looking for a small aluminum boat for my son and I to go fishing at a nearby lake. I'd like to be able to hold at least 4 adults on the boat from time to time. I was also thinking of buying a used one with just a trolling motor on it. What brand/model would you recommend? How much do you think it will cost? I've never owned a boat before so I don't know what things I should look out for when buying one. Thanks. |
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