Buying a used CC boat

[axe]

Alright guys I'm starting to look into buying a used center console boat. The only boat I've ever owned is my duck boat... So any help/advice would be helpful. What brands should I look at and which should I stay away from both boat and motor wise. I'm looking for an 18' plus boat (prefer 20' - 22') budget will be a Max of $17,500 everything said an done less would be nice tho... Short list of items I want is VHF radio, GPS, depth/fish finder, bimi top, seating for 4+ and a 4 stroke motor... Prefer nothing older than 2003. To be used mainly in east bay with some use in west bay and near shore fishing 2 - 3 people normally.

[Team Reel Pimp]

I personally love boatright boats if you can find a good used one they are tanks run shallow an are built for fishing ,for west bay and the back lakes its hard to beat,I've fished all over west bay all west bay back lakes seadrift an matagorda in 18 boatright powered by 90 tohatsu an never miss a lick floats in 4" gets up in 10" all day. Just my .02 I personally ran a shallow sport for a couple years out in west a lot an have no complaints

[kenny]

Alright guys I'm starting to look into buying a used center console boat. The only boat I've ever owned is my duck boat... So any help/advice would be helpful. What brands should I look at and which should I stay away from both boat and motor wise. I'm looking for an 18' plus boat (prefer 20' - 22') budget will be a Max of $17,500 everything said an done less would be nice tho... Short list of items I want is VHF radio, GPS, depth/fish finder, bimi top, seating for 4+ and a 4 stroke motor... Prefer nothing older than 2003. To be used mainly in east bay with some use in west bay and near shore fishing 2 - 3 people normally.

Look at the classified here on WEA and on 2cool, and other online boat for sale sites. I found and bought a 4 month old "used" Flatscat from a guy in West Columbia. I found the add on the old TFN site. Just so you know axe, the engine is the most important part of the boat purchase. Next would be a sea-worthy hull (no rot with good transom) The accessories you mention are really secondary.

[Gulfcoast13]

I'll sell you my majek but will run you a little more than that.

Ill keep an eye out for you.

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[H.Maier]

I've seen some nice rigs on craiglist lately. Be sure to take someone knowledgeable with you to try the rig out concerning the motor and overall condition of the hull. good luck!

[axe]

Thanks for the advice.... Is there any particular brands of hull and motor I should stay away from?

[Gulfcoast13]

All personal preference my friend. Everyone has had good/bad experiences with identical hulls , so you will get mixed opinions.

Shallow running I'd say majek, haynie, or shoal water..

Motor would be a mercury pro xs in my opinion.

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[axe]

What about something like a bay stealth, key west, mako or Kenner with yamaha, Honda, mercury and Suzuki 4 stokes? Thats kind of what ive been lookkng at.. Eat bay is plenty deep and can get rough

[Gulfcoast13]

Then majek extreme or the kenner will do you fine. I am sure more people will chime in with their thought on those boats. I don't have any personal experience with those hulls.



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[drue mcginty]

houston.craigslist.org/boa/4493692597.html
My nieghbor is sellin his scout & its amazing condition with a brand new motor, its 17.6ft long with a yammi 115 4stroke! He wants 17k

[Baby Tran Cat]

I am a fan of Yamaha...you should shoot Brian Evans of Evans Marine a quick PM and get his opinion on any motor your looking at...year and make etc...offer him a few $ to look at it for you...

[Gulfcoast13]

Talk to Greg Francis about the Yamaha. Sponsor on here and better know as Aqua pimp.

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[axe]

Thanks for the help guys... I know its not going to happen this summer still trying to get out of a little debt from a divorce but i will have one by next summer if not sooner... I wish i could be down there for the meeting on the 20th it would be nice to actually make it to a meeting and meet some of yall guys but work and living 3.5 hrs away makes hard...

[Big Will]

I had a Mako Bayshark 241 which turned out to be my favorite boat of all. Great ride and driest boat I ever owned. The hulls for Mako in the late 2000's were Kenner. I sold it to get an aluminum tunnel hull for Sargent.


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[Explorer21]

My two cents. Find one with low hours and has plenty of storage and a live well (if you use live bait) that is easily accessible. I run an Explorer 21ft. with a Yamaha 150HP HPDI and it is solid, but the only issue I have is the number of small filters in the motor that have to be replaced after X amount of hours. I like a tunnel v hull for west bay because it can get bumpy cutting cross to the north shoreline and I could not imagine having a flat bottom boat. By the way, I saw a Boston Whaler in front of Sea Isle recently, it looked to be in great shape and I believe he was asking around 17K.