I liked the 28' hydrasports...they re-designed the previous(somewhat ugly) dash and added a bunch of nice goodies.
Still no regulators...just a guy handing out brochures.
contender? nada
Did you see the 25' quonset? the jetdrive CC ( I think it was a deisel. I saw that on a TV show a few months back. I think they have a good idea but IMO they have a lot of features they NEED to put into that boat before they will get the fisherman interested, it is a pretty stripped boat.
I picked up the brochure on the 26' cape cod. They did not have a boat there either but I need to make a trip over to their yard on the cape and check it out. 26' CC yanmar deisel. Looks pretty nice and comes with some stuff but could use a better leaning post a la regulator tackle locker. (IMO that cooler in under the post is getting old, esp whe you have a fish storage locker built in...they need to make better use of that space.) What is great about that rig is the performance....500mi range on a 160 gal of fuel ...with the 440 yanmar the cruise speed is 36kn. Not to mention that yanmar will outlast any outboard by a factor of 3-5 easy.
The best boat I saw (while not a strict fishing machine) was the new compton 33. Without a doubt that is the best layout in a 33'er I have ever seen (for a crusier). It has not hit the water yet but so far...really well done (and not an insane sticker price either)
seacraft...same ol same ol....they need a 28 footer with better features...regulator is going to crush them. The 31 has an awesome ride but is too narrow and has a poor layout design...IMO it looks like a geosim of a 23. (stretched) The 23 is good but they haven't done much with it..(its good but far from perfect). There is so much more to choose from these days in a CC...seems everone has one. The 24 or 27 whaler looks nice but a little pricey, great rep though. How about those gradys...with the twin Yamaha 300s
Got to meet Gene Borque and tell him how much I enjoyed the mag and his recent book and extended my otw sub got a free hat
picked up a stainless steel hook remover for 16 bucks...should last longer the my previous (non-stainless) one that rusted out in a season.
sat was cold eh?
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