Thanks, and you are absolutely correct. I am more concerned about any history of stringer issues. I know a charter captain on the great lakes who bought a new fiberglass boat in 1991 and kept it extremely dry inside the hull, and the stringers rotted anyway because apparently the company did a poor job with build quality in the stringer department. He still has the boat today but he had to replace all the stringers. I haven't seen or heard of any issues with Chaparral boats, but I'm always a little leery about stringer and transom condition on a 1980's boat. The 244 Fisherman that I'm considering is always covered with a full canvas in the summer months and shrink wrapped every winter, which beats being left out in our harsh winters and short summers uncovered.
So I guess my real question is; who has owned one or still owns one, and what are your opinions about the boat, the build quality and any issues you might have had with yours? The good, the bad, and the ugly?