After 3 seasons with my first boat (1989 Cruisers Inc. Barnegat 2530), I'm getting ready to move up in the next year or two. After owning this starter boat, I learned a few things about how I use the boat, and what makes sense for me.
I want an open bow boat (since I'm 6'3", and hate ducking my head in to a cabin), that has a real head system, and twin engines (preferably smaller mercs, 5.0's or twin v-6s, but anything that doesn't eat too much gas). I'd also like it to be fairly substantial, to hold up to the waves that hit our Lake Erie shores. Must have shorepower. I want twin engines after being stranded in a few different boats with only one engine (most recently our own when we broke the gearbox). I'm thinking something 27'-30' feet.
Thanks for your input.
I want an open bow boat (since I'm 6'3", and hate ducking my head in to a cabin), that has a real head system, and twin engines (preferably smaller mercs, 5.0's or twin v-6s, but anything that doesn't eat too much gas). I'd also like it to be fairly substantial, to hold up to the waves that hit our Lake Erie shores. Must have shorepower. I want twin engines after being stranded in a few different boats with only one engine (most recently our own when we broke the gearbox). I'm thinking something 27'-30' feet.
Thanks for your input.
