Gerry makes a lot of good points. In fact almost all the Sea Tow boats we ran 1990's- 2004 were all Welcrafts. And none were new. All were taken from jobs. 2/4 were twin I/O's. Great hulls. Funny. With identical power our 27 footer was 5 knots faster than the 26 footer. Hull shape was much better on bigger boat.
Wellcraft are good boats. They are not Grady's. And they are light years from Bay Liners.
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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski
Wellcraft is one of the more popular brands and that is why you see a lot of them on the market. They also hold up pretty well if lightly used which is why you see a lot of old ones around.
I like their lay outs a lot, especially if you are looking for an express or walk around boat that you can fish and do some cruising with too. Cabins are usually very well appointed but that does tend to cut into your cockpit space.
They tend to have modified not deep v hulls. Good news is it does not take a lot to power them but the trade off is they can ride a bit hard in the seas.
I would keep them on my list of boats to consider if I could find a clean one at the right price.
The Coastals are very popular in our area. If you intend to keep it in the water, stick with either a straight inboard or 4 stroke outboards. I/Os are way too problematic if you keep them in the water all the time.
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