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What do ya'll think, can it do all the types of fishin I like ta do?
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2004 Sea Chaser by Carolina Skiff 1800 RG, 18' ***CALL FOR SPECIAL CLEARANCE PRICING***Clean ,functional , all composite boat with a Suzuki 115 4 stroke . Sitting on a Magic Tilt Aluminum Trailer

Yep-

It would be safer than a G3 and provide a more stable smooth ride..

Nice Boat.

Much more appropriate for the kind of fishing you do. You'll like the boat.

I'd feel a lot better if you had something that self bailed and had a v bottom. That looks like a good start.

I took this one for a ride yesterday, a very sweet ride, very stable and drafted about 8 inches

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2005 Panga Marine 22 Panga, 22' *****New one in stock!!!!***** Brand new design ,all composite Panga . Rigged with a light ,efficient, and powerful 90 H.P. TLDI Nissan with 3 plus 1 year warranty..Single fuel tank ,dual batteries. Leaning Post with Backrest,True self bailing hull with in floor fishbox ,front anchor locker, This is a great design boat for shallow fishing with 8"-10" draft. It also handles light offshore duties well with a huge bow flare and dry ride .

The newest one looks better than the one in the pic

Wevans, why not buy a cheap jon boat with a tiller outboard to fish the river and use the rest of the money to hang a motor on one of those other hulls sitting in your backyard.

The Dusky "sitting under the shed" is my nephews we have gutted it and are getting ready to start redoing the inside it has a 200 Rude that will go on it when the boat getts finished It will be the deep water Grouper boat "but will be expensive to take out" The other is the one I got from Csmarine and will also have to be gutted and redone on the inside before being used "so many boats, so little money" though I have considered cutting it down a tad and makeing it into a Bay/Sallow water Grouper boat

Here is a few ideas for boats that might be roughly comparable in price to the CS 1800.

Blue Wave, I kind of like that V series they have.

Kenner, they don't really seem to have gotten the same bad rep as a lot of other boats after Johnny Morris bought them out.

Blazer rolled gunnel??????????????

Explorer, don't know where the closest dealer would be but I have been very impressed with how well Vic's has stood up to being "Victimized". I think they make a model with more freeboard than Vic's

Cape Horn 16,17,18?????? getting more pricey but the 16' is 16'8" with a 7'7" beam.

I have heard good things about that CS 1800 RG, I just don't think I would like it that much for the flats or bass fishing......

You could also follow TinCan's lead and buy a Key West. Just get the 196 to "one up" him a little bit.

Just some ideas, don't believe for a minute that I actually know what I'm talking about.

What about the twin vee? Seems pretty functional for the price.

The wife loves the Twin Vee and so do I but ya can't put a bow mount trollin motor on the danged thang "it's also 8 grand more than the Sea Chaser"

Whatever you get......

Make sure you get a good warranty (read the fine print), cause you will need it

I've got the new issue of Shallow Water Angler in front of me. They did their little "review" of bay boats. The twin vee in the picture (19 Bay Cat) has a bow mounted trolling motor on it. Have they changed something in the new model?? The 8 grand thing I can't argue with...Good luck either way.

Just a suggestion but if your interested in the carolina skiff and you dont mind driving a little ways you might want to check out the sportscenter in Perry, Ga. They seem to be a couple thousand cheaper than everybody else from what I can tell. The only thing is you might not want to do business with a dealer that far away considering your luck with Mike's. Sorry bout that by the way.The 1800RG is around $14,000. But that s with a 90 merc.
hope it helps.
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I've always had a liking for Cape Horn, may be because they are built 45 minutes from my hometown though. I've heard lots of good things about the Cape Horn's and even more good things about their newer models. Twin-V seems to have a good reputation also though, and I like the cat inshore models.

Nathan

Kayak person's only input is that the Suzuki 4 stroke has been exceptional on our research boat.