Best 18ft boat

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by cobby » Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:24 am

Depends entirely on how you want it setup. New at a guess you'd be at 80-90k for a fishable but basic setup, well over 100k fully decked out with the works. Then being a hand built custom boat you've got the wait time.

Second hand I'm yet to see one under 60k. And they don't pop up often.

Under powered depends entirely on the boat, not every boat needs 200 horses behind it

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by frozenpod » Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:22 am

There was a yellow one with a 200hp opti selling for 55k a couple of years back.

The gunshoot I went in was fitted with a 150hp yam and it went well.

A little more HP would have been nice and I like lots of HP but 200hp would be overkill.

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by barra mick » Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:45 pm

cobby wrote:Depends entirely on how you want it setup. New at a guess you'd be at 80-90k for a fishable but basic setup, well over 100k fully decked out with the works. Then being a hand built custom boat you've got the wait time.

Second hand I'm yet to see one under 60k. And they don't pop up often.

Under powered depends entirely on the boat, not every boat needs 200 horses behind it
agree with coby.

once people have good boats they dont often sell them and your still looking at 60 large

Bm
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by barra mick » Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:46 pm

frozenpod wrote:There was a yellow one with a 200hp opti selling for 55k a couple of years back.

The gunshoot I went in was fitted with a 150hp yam and it went well.

A little more HP would have been nice and I like lots of HP but 200hp would be overkill.
only need massive hp if you carry weight
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by frozenpod » Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:56 pm

Yes or if you want to go 60knts.

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by Tackleberry » Sun Aug 21, 2016 11:06 pm

frozenpod wrote:Yes or if you want to go 60knts.
as some have a loooooong way to go and sometimes it isn't about speed

if you want/need torque you have no choice but a big donk and better

top end is just a bonus .
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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by frozenpod » Sun Aug 21, 2016 11:50 pm

:-D

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Re: Best 18ft boat

Post by chris srsc » Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:51 am

Theres a 203l on boat sales...they dont come up often for sale
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