Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:39:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 14, 4:50?pm, Vic Smith wrote:

In the meantime, I'm going down to Florida soon to look at boats.
Still thinking new Carolina Skiff, or recent/new Mac 26.
But I won't know until I get hands on.
What kind of boat do you like?

--Vic-
Something used. reasonable in price maybe even a light fix-r-upper,
18-23 feet prefferably an open bow if small, and a cuddie if large.
With Mercruiser drive.

That's what kind of a boat I like.
Hey, don't you already have it?
If I go with the CS, it'll be this 24'
http://www.carolinaskiff.com/listman...ngs/l0010.html
See where it has a capacity of 18 people?
Since it'll mostly be just me and the wife, the rest of the capacity
will be used for the fish we catch.
So that's 16 people's worth of fish I can bring in.
Big ones, medium ones, and "other."
Cool.

--Vic

I don't know how old you are Vic, but if you plan on keeping that boat until
you get anywhere near the age of a JohnH... you're gonna want & need a
comfortable head for you and the misses... plus what about the afternoon
naps required by the over 60 crowd?
On a boat that size I'd want at least a small cuddy to crawl into for an
occasional overnighter. That could double your cruising/fishing range.




If I still lived in Florida, that's for sure the boat I'd buy for
inshore and nearshore fishing, especially along the ICW. Maybe one a bit
shorter, a 2180DLX. They're pretty close to the perfect "Florida" boat
for that sort of fishing, and you can take them out on the ocean.
They're stable, they don't draw much water, they're easy to clean out
and they're durable.

On the other hand, if you are old and useless, and prone to pretending
you are playing golf, and if you book passage on diaper cruises, Don is
right...you want a head and a place for a nap.