New SeaCraft 20

LorenB · #1 12-11-2003, 02:49 PM

$18,000 includes being pre-rigged for a Yamaha outboard. He's asking $29,300 with a single-axle aluminum trailer a 150-EFI Yamaha. I think I can get him down to $28,000 pretty easily. I would love to buy Hammer's boat but I don't know of anyone that will finance $20k on a boat that old. Thanks for everyone's help.

LorenB · #2 12-11-2003, 04:59 PM

Hey That70sBoat, do you remember the dealer that was asking $29,900 at the buy show? I may give him a call and see what he has. I think the dealer I'm dealing with is now jacking me around.

barnacle · #3 12-11-2003, 08:05 PM

Banks that deal in the marine business have no problem holding the paper on a older boat. All you will need is the boat gone over and the money is there.

Ed · #4 12-11-2003, 08:48 PM

LorenB-

It's HAMMERTIME.

Seriously, I think John's idea is great. Buy Hammer's vintage boat restored with all the bells & whistles for significantly less than a new one.

Ed

onthefly · #5 12-12-2003, 04:53 PM

As a fellow Charlestonian, now living and fishing a 1999 20 footer, I think you are good to go, either way. The 20 is great for fly fishing for all the reasons you indicated.

You didn't say where you are going to run the boat. Seacrafts are "happier" in salt or big fresh water lakes. It is overbuilt for bass lakes and your $ are better spent on a bass boat if you are doing rivers/lakes without real chop/slop/waves.

Don't plan to put a poling platform on it as it is a heavy boat and with any wind you will be too pooped to double haul...

Nobody mentioned electronics, spend what you can afford, but you will want a good GPS that can be read in bright sunlight (unlike mine), a good radio and a great antennae 9my radio is OK and my antennae needs another 3 foot of height, which should extend the range, but not be so tall as to mess up a backcast...Finally, you'll want a depth/fish finder. If these aren't in your "new" 2003, plan on at least another $800-1500...
Good luck and we hope to welcome you to the fraternity.
Sincerely,
"On the Fly"

LorenB · #6 12-12-2003, 11:27 PM

Rick,

It will be in the salwater 3-4 weeks out of the year(Oregon Inlet, Moorehead City and Panama City). I also wakeboard during the Summer months at Summersville Lake. I have a 16' Carolina Skiff that I bass fish from. I already have a Garmin 188 GPS/Sounder that I'm taking off my Key West. I will be looking for a new radio though. Any suggestions on a radio would be appreciated.

Miles Offshore · #7 12-13-2003, 10:03 AM

Everyone it seems raves about the ICOMs so 2 years ago I replaced my old Standard with an Icom. Ever since I have had noise in my radio from my bottom machine that will not go away no matter what Ive tried(and it has been everything, believe me). I have had to have it repaired once for switching to low power everytime I keyed the mike when it was new also. Just my opinion but from here on out it will be standard for me.- On the subject of gpsplotter/ bottom machine combos, I have been playing around with my friends x-16 lorance color machine lately when I fish on his boat.(a real nice machine when trolling) We tend to fish wrecks a lot and if you do you need to go with seperate machines (I suggest). It is very difficult (or in laymans terms a pain in the ass) with a split screen trying to turn back over a wreck when trying to watch it and the track plotter at the same time. I much prefer my set-up with 2 seperate machines. JMHO- good luck whichever way you decide to go. craig