Re: Lookin For Another Boat
Looking forward to meeting you Sunday on the PUOSU
You had a 25 Carolina Classic, correct? That is a big riding 25 that can do a lot, even more than many bigger boats. Everything is a trade off as you now but it seems to me that you might be looking for a little more creature comfort or fishing room??? I would ask myself if that was the reason why I liked the coastal and if so, that might open up a whole other bunch of boats. If you want a boat that can take a licking and keep on ticking you may want to stay with that Carolina/ Ablemarle hull.
Most twin gas motors limit the range of where you can fish, if you are not heading to the canyons they may still be your best choice. If it were me, I would not look at 30 plus foot boats with gas motors. Resale suffers and when you have a bigger hull you will want to put longer further trips n her, adding to your hours.
The Albemarle and Carolina classic are very similar and hard to beat for pounding through a sea, I however am not a huge fan of the lower gunnels orvtheir drifting ability. I am also not convinced that there are many twin outboard boats that will push through the slop they way that hull did for you. The hulls that cut through the slop and can be pushed offshore loaded up with a pair of outboards are not creature comfort boats either, run and gun center consoles typically.
Sounds like you want the best bang for your buck and are trying to keep in a very reasonable budget. I am curious as to what you decide and what your thoughts are as I have been looking around as well and have always struggled with why would be best for my 100 hour a year use.
So easy to talk yourself into and/or out of a boat!
Tough decision
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