New SeaCraft 20 - Page 2

LorenB · #11 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 · #12 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

LorenB · #13 12-13-2003, 02:53 PM

Hey Craig, I have a handheld Standard Horizon and it's been a great unit.

Insman · #14 12-13-2003, 04:06 PM

LorenB,

My suggestion, buy all that you can afford. You dont want to do this twice (and your wife will probably not let you live with yourself if you wind up making a mistake)

I have a '99 21SC with an 03 Merc 225 Fourstroke. I love it, my wife loves it, my friends love it.

You cant go wrong as long as you buy a 1998 model or newer. I would just look around for the one that you and your family can agree on.

PS. These boats weigh a lot, be careful on the flats. If you get stuck and the tide is going out you could end up spending the night out there.

Tight Lines!

Dave Hirshberg · #15 12-13-2003, 07:54 PM

Loren,
Sorry I was away from the computer for a while and did't see your question. The answer os i can't remember the name of the dealer but He was local in Ft Myers FL. or Pine Island. I'm sure that SeaCraft will have them listed in their dealer locater. You can use 33912 as a zip. Either way, New or Old SeaCrafts are great boats.

LorenB · #16 12-13-2003, 10:07 PM

That70sBoat, thanks for your help on the dealer in Fort Myers. They have one '03 left with a 150 Yamaha hpdi. He's says $29,995 is as low as he can go...I'll let him sit on it a little longer and then call him back. They've already received the '04's.

Dave Hirshberg · #17 12-15-2003, 12:55 PM

I agree, Sit a bit more or let him know that you have considerable transport costs to get it home and you need a better deal than that. I'd be willing to wager he has more room.

AlexT · #18 12-17-2003, 11:01 AM

Loren you might want to check in with Outdoor World over near Baltimore. They are a SeaCraft dealer (duh...they own the brand) and I have seen SC20's go for around $27-28k there, all with Mercs (125 saltwater to 150 Opti) and alum. trailers.

They will likely run a Mercury sale at some point this winter, at which point another $500 comes off the price. However, they have a really bad reputation as a sales staff. They don't negotiate at all and if you don't want to buy the boat today they will not call you back.

Mark · #19 01-01-2004, 09:29 PM

Just my wee little opinion, but for fly fishing I prefer either the new 21's or the older 20's - both have a raised casting platform up front.

I have fished in the new 20's, both the classic layout as well as the master angler, but really prefer having the casting deck there. Others prefer a level deck, so take that issue into consideration. It's a personal preference thing, with one setup not necessarily being better than the other [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

If storage is an issue at all and you really want a new 20', you might want to consider the master angler version (what used to be called the Lefty Kreh model). I was at Bass Proshops this morning and looked inside the console on the new '04 20' Classic that they had on the floor - nothing but a forest of wires (ZERO storage).

[ January 01, 2004, 08:39 PM: Message edited by: Mark ]