Best 18ft boat

[Hardyakka]

Hi all.

I am hoping to get the best possible 18ft boat. Mainly used for offshore and snapper fishing. I want a no frills type off fishing boat, Cuddy cabin, mono hull and preferably fibreglass. Something that would handle up to 200hp. I am wondering options are out there and whats people thoughts on them.

Cheers

[cobby]

18ft max? The only one I know that size that handles that power is a gunshot

[Hardyakka]

Yeah 18ft. Ive had bigger boats and want to downsize.

[Salted]

Just wondering why the 18ft with the near 200hp requirement. I have an 18ft Caribbean with a new 130hp E-Tec on it and fish quite regularly out from Cape Otway and never feel the need for anymore power.

[cobby]

For that power it's Cootacraft Gunshot or pretty much nothing. Super quick, awesome in chop, average stability at rest and damn expensive with a wait for new or rare as hens teeth second hand. Drop the max HP down to 150 and you open up a whole heap of options around the 5.5m mark

[Hardyakka]

Yeah i meant up to 200hp. Doesnt have to be i guess but definitely dont want anything underpowered.
So are those Cootacrafts average at rest?

[Tackleberry]

Yeah i meant up to 200hp. Doesnt have to be i guess but definitely dont want anything underpowered.
So are those Cootacrafts average at rest?

this is entirely subjective, to someone like me no but to someone

that thinks a haines hunter is unstable at rest . AFAIC there is nothing

wrong with a haines at rest . and yes i have had not one but 3 over the

years .

[frozenpod]

I consider the Gunshoot to be good at rest, certainly no barge but better than the similar haines hulls.

[Hardyakka]

Rough price? Who sells them?

[bowl]

http://www.cootacraft.com.au/products.php?prod_id=2