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Originally Posted by Slickcraft
There are two 22’s that dock in Glendale on occasion and I keep looking them over.
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One of them (yellow) is a neighbor on Mark who does maintenance for MP. Another is a white one on Mink.
I almost bought a used Eastern 26' last winter, i/o with a bow thruster. Had it been an outboard I would have taken it, the "engine hump" took up a bit too much deck space in my opinion. Other than that it was an incredible boat. I toured the factory and was pleased with the product.
I still am a fan of pontoons, although sometimes I wish I had a traditional hull boat for added cold weather protection. My enclosure is good, but not meant to handle the speeds the boat is capable of.
I had an Aquasport 215 Explorer which was decent, but the ride quality was not quite as good as I would have expected and the visibility over the bow was too high for my 5'2" wife to drive comfortably. With a 225hp it was good for 55mph though, which made runs for people or supplies a snap.
I have not found my true all-in-one island boat but the toon is the closest so far. For me, 25' or so, heat, all-weather enclosure with plenty of seating inside, and plenty of deck space would be my criteria. Oh, and its gotta do 50mph+
