prop or jet boat?

[Mee-n-Mac]

Originally Posted by William_Philipp

I have been looking around many of the marina sites and some boats are beautiful boats, but I just cant afford them now. But Bayliner has been good to me in the past and it is something I am definetly considering. I will mention your boat, maybe you will get some free gas or something . Anyways thanks for all the tips I may shy away from the stingrays and stick to a cobalt crowline or bayliner. What about four winns are they good?

My sister has had an 18' Stingray bowrider for years, never had any real problems with it. They're fast for their size and power. As for other boats I'd first take a realistic look at how much $$ you want to spend. Cobalt and Crownline are definitely more $$ (and higher fit 'n' finish) than a Bayliner. Whether you "need" or want the extra quality is up to you. I would include SeaRay in that same catagory. Four Winns definitely makes a good boat for less $$ and you might want to look at Rinker as well. Heck there's a lot of boat dealers on the lake and a drive from Alton to Meredith will pass you by most of them (though not Four Winns). Most of them also have websites showing the new and used boats they offer. I'd start there myself. Depends a lot on what type of boat (bowrider, deck, cuddy, fishing, ???) you want. Jet boats are nice if you want shallow draft or high spin factor. They'll accelerate faster than a comparable prop boat but be a bit slower on the top end. Not sure how well, relatively speaking, they do for skiing and/or boarding.