First Bay Boat Help

[Ros-co]

Hello everyone,
Just PCSed to San Antonio. Sold the bass boat to get ready to retire near the shore.
Needs: Want to get skinny and go out less than 10 miles
Price range: around 50,000
Interested so far: Bluewave 19 STL tunnel; Tidewater 1901
Pulling the trigger: In March after we close on our home

Suggestions: I would take any suggestions on other brands and sizes. The 19 foot boats give me more room to add accessories. I also like the lighter boats when in skinny water.

Thank you everyone for all your contributions to this forum. I have stopped using google and come here for answers.

[OneFishTwoFish]

The stl is a good all around. Take about 1.5 ft to get up but seen it draft in about a foot. All depends on motor, weight, tabs and conditions. U can do that with most tunnel hulls ( explorer, haynie, dargel) But what u give up is speed and the ability to reverse effectively when needed.

Id also recommend looking at the Shallow Sport mod V or a cat style boat (team, sabrecat).

I have a explorer tunnel hull and be glad to show u it's capabilities as a tunnel next time I'm out.

As a tidbit, always take manufacturer specs and add couple inches. Like all fisherman, I think they stretch a couple inches but also due to their numbers is based on an empty boat.



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[Ros-co]

[QUOTE= Id also recommend looking at the Shallow Sport mod V or a cat style boat (team, sabrecat).





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Those Shallow Sport Boats are super nice. The mod V is one of the favorites I looked at. Just way out of my price range. All of their boats are great, but out of my price range.