Nobody has talked about the most important factor in how any boat rides. The person on the helm. You can have a very soft riding and stable hull but if driven by someone with no boat skills it can be made to be a rough ride Similarly a less forgiving and more unstable boat can have a comfortable ride if the operator is skilled. I've had my 22 Seasport since new and will have 30 years of knowledge with that hull in 2002. I know its best qualities and also its worst. I've been in every kind of water with it and know from that experience when I can push it a bit and when to back off...when to tab one side down to reduce chine slap from a quartering sea and what speed to run in a following big water to keep from having the bow dig in and launch you hard in either direction. Its like race cars...the car with the most hp doesn't always win...drivers play a key role in the race outcomes.
Best reply so far, well saidNobody has talked about the most important factor in how any boat rides. The person on the helm. You can have a very soft riding and stable hull but if driven by someone with no boat skills it can be made to be a rough ride Similarly a less forgiving and more unstable boat can have a comfortable ride if the operator is skilled. I've had my 22 Seasport since new and will have 30 years of knowledge with that hull in 2002. I know its best qualities and also its worst. I've been in every kind of water with it and know from that experience when I can push it a bit and when to back off...when to tab one side down to reduce chine slap from a quartering sea and what speed to run in a following big water to keep from having the bow dig in and launch you hard in either direction. Its like race cars...the car with the most hp doesn't always win...drivers play a key role in the race outcomes.
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Forgot about cats/twinhulls, etc. Had a 14 Livingston; very stable eats the rough great, but having an open bow limits it. I would think something like a Glacier Bay would be great.
I could see that one too. As the old seafarer said"cats fall off waves in a beam sea when at low speeds. scariest thing i ever felt on a boat.
ran awesome though in a 4' chop.
looks like those sun runners are listed at between 13-19k $ on boats com so if you got it in that range its ok. volvos burn $$$ on maint and repairs though. its also not the best rough water boat - it looks like a day cruiser with a lake/river hull. wouldnt want to take that thing on any chop. not even a fishing boat.
the only sun runner i see is a 21 footer on craigslist :
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/boa/d/surrey-ft-sun-runner-boat-trailer/7134603490.html
which is a pile of junk.
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/boa/d/28-sun-runner-express-sport/7103139531.html
which is listed for 25K$ and looks overpriced with no pics so i dunno.
the 22 footer on boats com looks ok at 10K USD/13K CAD :
https://ca.boats.com/power-boats/1985-sun-runner-220-sb-6730066/
but these are all day cruisers not rough water fishing boats.
Like this but with a hard top, Alaska bulk head.
I know the props are very expensive, luckily it came with two spare sets and stainless steel on it. BTW I got for about half.
Fully loaded, it was in a sad sale, no one to use it anymore. With heavy trailer.
New engine and leg used for 12 trips and then parked in a garage for 4+ years. They got a mechanic to get everything working though, I saw the bill.
Boat was garage kept it's whole life.
Don't know much about Volvo legs except the props on these can be really hard to remove. They are pretty popular in Europe though.
Do you think a V 6 is enough? Fuel tanks on the sides?
if you bring something on the boat bring something off or you'll end up overloading it!Sounds pretty great. A running boat that big with an Alaskan Bulk Head and tune up and stored in doors is better than 99% of the sad driveway stuff out there. Always remember if you bring something on the boat bring something off or you'll end up overloading it!
And if adding weight add it as low as possible.Sounds pretty great. A running boat that big with an Alaskan Bulk Head and tune up and stored in doors is better than 99% of the sad driveway stuff out there. Always remember if you bring something on the boat bring something off or you'll end up overloading it!