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Old 02-04-2013, 10:59 AM   #16
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

Oh, well, then that will most likely be a problem.
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Old 02-04-2013, 11:08 AM   #17
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

new or used? all depends on that budget...
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Old 02-04-2013, 11:38 AM   #18
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

20ft Twin Vee with 2 50hp engines.
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Old 02-04-2013, 02:24 PM   #19
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

a cat would be your best choice but hard to come by up here and they are more work trailering

caracal 180 would be the last boat you ever wanted tho.

seacraft, aquasport, parker, maritime skiff ect. all make perfect boats for diving up here (low gunnel height and high resale value)
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Old 02-04-2013, 02:24 PM   #20
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Check out Florida craigslist and type in whaler. Better to go to search tempest and search the whole state at one time. You'll be drooling soon enough.
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Old 02-04-2013, 02:26 PM   #21
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

heres a twinvee 20 on craigslist for 24k just to compliment greekdivr

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/boa/3584880666.html

and a Caracal 180 for show


here is a Livingston dealer near you doing test rides, sounds like a good opp to try cats out
http://hartford.craigslist.org/bod/3535129001.html
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Old 02-04-2013, 10:02 PM   #22
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I love my 18' Seacraft. Super seaworthy and economical. The Cape Horns are pretty awsome.
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a cat would be your best choice but hard to come by up here and they are more work trailering

caracal 180 would be the last boat you ever wanted tho.

seacraft, aquasport, parker, maritime skiff ect. all make perfect boats for diving up here (low gunnel height and high resale value)
A Twin Vee at 20ft is single axle. Super easy to trailer.

Even though that boat is new, too much money for it. You can buy a bigger cat for that money.
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Old 02-04-2013, 10:28 PM   #24
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

I've got an 18 foot McKee Craft. Great boat with a 130 Honda.
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

If this is still for sale I would be amazed. This boat will do anything you want and you could pull it with a Corolla.

http://providence.craigslist.org/boa/3555131837.html
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18 Parker allll dayyy
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Old 02-05-2013, 02:55 PM   #27
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Re: best boat under 20 feet

20' Twinvee with twin 60hp suzuki 4 strokes. As good as it gets for a boat in this size!
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Old 02-05-2013, 07:00 PM   #28
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A 20 seacraft. You can get an older one cheap, with a merc 125, 125 or 150 black max.
I'll second the Seacraft, although I own a Wellcraft V20 and love it. I handpicked this hull and restored it because of it's versatility, but would probably have looked a little harder for a Seacraft before doing all that work if I knew then what I know now. I've done a little more work since the picture.
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Old 02-07-2013, 10:44 PM   #29
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Parker 1801, a big little boat
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Old 02-08-2013, 06:45 PM   #30
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I 2nd the 19' Cape Horn, I have one and it is the biggest 19 you will ever own.
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