Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

[Cajun93]

Gimme some good recommendations on:

I have a 20ft KW 20ft dual console bowrider.
I just want a newer, larger, tougher built bowrider that can take a saltwater& fishing beating daily if needed.

want 22- 25 ft

Looking at:
Key West
Robalo
Wellcraft
Proline
Trophy
etc?
Looking for freshwater washdown, small portable head, comfort for 8, huge bow for "laying out", large stern for getting away from people at "large laying out bow".

THANKS

 

[Kymasabe]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

Friends of ours have a Sailfish dual console, 19 foot, has seats molded into the front of each console and lots of bow seating. Awesome boat, very comfortable, great ride. But, I can't find their model on the Sailfish website.
Was called the 198DC. I was told they made larger models.

 

[bchboater]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

How about a Grady Tournament 225?
We had a 192, very sturdy boat.

 

[dingbat]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

Either this one http://www.gradywhite.com/275/ or this one http://www.gradywhite.com/225/ would work

 

[RotaryRacer]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

Scout?

222 or 242 Dorado?

 

[haskindm]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

I also recommend looking at the Grady White Tournament series.

 

[Cajun93]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

REALLY like the Scout and Grady's. I'm not sure the GW is exactly what I want. The Scout is really nice. How are they rated in quality vs GW's, Prolines, Wellcraft etc? I've narrowed it down to the Robalo, Scout, and GW. How good are Robalo boats?

Thanks for the help.

 

[dingbat]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

REALLY like the Scout and Grady's. I'm not sure the GW is exactly what I want. The Scout is really nice. How are they rated in quality vs GW's, Prolines, Wellcraft etc? I've narrowed it down to the Robalo, Scout, and GW. How good are Robalo boats?

Thanks for the help.

For a seventh consecutive reporting year, Grady-White ranks highest in the segment, performing particularly well in four of the six factors driving overall satisfaction: fishing; ride and handling; design and styling; and helm and instrument panel. Grady-White also has the fewest reported problems of any manufacturer in the segment. Boston Whaler and Triton, respectively, follow Grady-White in the segment rankings.

http://www.jdpower.com/boats/rating...ngs/sortcolumn-0/ascending/page-1#page-anchor

 

[RotaryRacer]

Re: Wanted:THE BEST Saltwater, dual console bowrider/family ANY ideas?

My impression of Scouts (based on looking at them at a boat show) is that they are very high quality. They seem to have a very high level of fit and finish and very nice details to make them user friendly.

The Robalo sure does look nice in pictures. The Robalo has a transom walkthrough that the others don't have. For a multi purpose boat that could be really nice. Robalo is owned by the same company that owns Chaparral boats.

The Grady-White has very traditional styling...a well proven design and a solid reputation.

I think any of the choices you have narrowed it down to would be good boats. Do what you can to look at and sea trial all three before making a decision.