Thread: WTB Alloy boat

My thoughts are

1) package boats come with the least hp motor to boat ratio , great for you and a couple of mates fishing but add divers / cray pots or any other amount of weight your going to be pushing the motor hard / to its max burning fuel..so look for a well powered second hand boat

2) boat slap and / or bashing is more about the driver than the vessel, reading the conditions, trimming of the motor, reduce speed and cruise home rather than punching full on into a running sea , the same for a following sea launching off waves ease up pick a path, balance your boat, move weight..dive gear to the front giving the boat some weight, on the nose, get the crew to stand and brace for the ride home,

Absolutely some boats run better than others , our older stabi is very flat bottomed and requires us to run off shore on an angle then back onshore with the swell / chop behind us on many occasions.

Senator are a great boat , but the person at the wheel / throttle makes a hell of a lot more difference than hull design.

3) motor is everything, do your research , check the prop for damage, is the steering loose , look at all connections and hoses. Remember you cannot walk home if the motor breaks down.
Get them to start it from cold not pre warmed up.

4 ) boat stands for bring another thousand ( VC quote) check the trailer bearings , rollers are not seized …salt water eats everything so the less supprises the better!