Buying a small boat for the bay

[aok47]

fellas,



being 14ft it is a safety requirement that you HAVE oars on board and can be fined if you are checked and aint got a pair onboard, keep it in mind for when you do find the right boat. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />



Adam, my first boat was purchased with a budget of less than or equal to $2K and i saw a number of boats before i settled on the one i bought. It is hard to find a good hull with a good motor at this price, usually either the motor will be older than 1980's with a reasonable hull or a better motor with a crappier hull. If you are prepared to compromise, fair enough, if not just be prepared to spend alot more time looking for that bargain <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />



Good luck and keep posting your finds and i'm sure everyone here will do their best to offer their advice,



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AK