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Originally Posted by NoRegrets
JSA3107,
One of the greatest mysteries in life is how to be content with a purchase.
No matter what boat you choose you will be on one side of an opinion or
observation. Too light, too heavy, too big, too small, too fast, too slow, not right for certain conditions, just right for others. It will take years of experimenting to get to a point where you can realize how much fun boating with family, old friends, and new friends has been and the process that you are currently going through should become one of the fond memories you can reflect upon when you become a retired senior citizen.
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Even after years of boating and owning several OK folks common and give it up, who is truly content and happy with what they got? Bottom line here is that this statement is right on, not any one boat is going to perfect there are always going to be tradeoffs and compromises.
If you're looking at Stingray I suggest you get a good understanding of hull geometry and how that affects ride and handling. Stingray typically has had a flatter deadrise meaning a quicker boat but a pounder on any kind of chop. Their boats also tend to run lighter, which combined with a flat bottom (comparatively speaking to others) compounds the ride comfort problem. All depends on where you're going to use it, flat water and want to go fast, great boat. Any kind of chop or cross wake bumps and you may not be very satisfied.
Far as quality goes, I wasn't very impressed when I looked at one. The hull design alone was enough to keep my away anyways so getting one was never a serious consideration in the first place.