Recommend a small, OB, lake boat, please

Dave R · 08-25-2009, 02:02 PM

Thank you for responding. The boat is not for me, I'm helping out a friend that wants to get into boating.

Woodsy,

The outboard requirement is for simplicity and ease of maintenance. He plans to keep the boat at his dock on a small lake and wants to use it for years to come. He does not want to go through the bellows/gimbal bearing/complex winterization/engine alignment hassle year after year. Outboards are just so easy to take care of, in comparison. I cannot blame him, I'd prefer an outboard or two on my current boat, and I am a consumate tinkerer.

Broadhopper,

AFAIK, Four Winns went to a fully lined glass cockpit in '97, at least on the 17 foot Horizon. It's a better way to build a boat, and highly desireable for one that will spend years at a dock.

I recommended a center console style boat, but his wife vetoed that. She likes the plush seats of a bow rider/deck boat.

08-25-2009, 02:02 PM	#6
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	Thank you for responding. The boat is not for me, I'm helping out a friend that wants to get into boating. Woodsy, The outboard requirement is for simplicity and ease of maintenance. He plans to keep the boat at his dock on a small lake and wants to use it for years to come. He does not want to go through the bellows/gimbal bearing/complex winterization/engine alignment hassle year after year. Outboards are just so easy to take care of, in comparison. I cannot blame him, I'd prefer an outboard or two on my current boat, and I am a consumate tinkerer. Broadhopper, AFAIK, Four Winns went to a fully lined glass cockpit in '97, at least on the 17 foot Horizon. It's a better way to build a boat, and highly desireable for one that will spend years at a dock. I recommended a center console style boat, but his wife vetoed that. She likes the plush seats of a bow rider/deck boat.