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chromechaser
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Well the time has come to start looking for a boat. I have never owned a boat but have run many small runabout style boats for saltwater fishing, cruising and skiing. I am looking for one that does all of these things well. Or at least as well as one boat could do them. The ones that have caputred my imagination to date are the Campion Explorer 542 and 552, Malibu Tyee 182 and Lund 1950 tyee (possibly the Lund fisherman series as well). I like the idea of the cuddy cabin in the first two (small children and wife) and the lightweight and durability of the aluminum lunds. The majority of the fishing that I will be doing will be the Vancouver saltchuck with a couple trips a year over to Bamfield. I would like to be able to head off shore in good weather/relatively calm seas.
I know this topic was discussed on here a year or so ago and a lot of people advised against open bow boats for reasons of stability and water coming over the bow. Would these same concerns apply to the Lund or for that matter a dual console boat such as the striper 1851 or the grady white tournament?
If anyone has any input here or any other suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. When the time comes, I will be buying used so if anyone has a line on something that you think may be of interest, post it up.
I know this topic was discussed on here a year or so ago and a lot of people advised against open bow boats for reasons of stability and water coming over the bow. Would these same concerns apply to the Lund or for that matter a dual console boat such as the striper 1851 or the grady white tournament?
If anyone has any input here or any other suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. When the time comes, I will be buying used so if anyone has a line on something that you think may be of interest, post it up.