2002 Sea Hunt 172 vs Key West 1720.

[Flboats]

Hi, I am thinking of getting one of those boats around 2002 to 2006 in age mostly for fishing, tubing in Southeast Florida. Which one would you recommend? Are they too old? Thanks so much for your advice!

 

[Scott Danforth]

The Key West should be all composite hull, however can have saturated foam and other structural issues

I would get a 2006 or later if looking at sea hunt

Beyond that, go thru the ckecklist

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[Flboats]

The Key West should be all composite hull, however can have saturated foam and other structural issues

I would get a 2006 or later if looking at sea hunt

Beyond that, go thru the ckecklist

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Thanks for the quick reply and info. What about offshore? Are they too small or ok on good days?

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[mr 88]

Going of shore in a 17' boat is a crap shoot . How far is offshore ? 10 miles ,20 miles or more ? Unless the water is glass and you've been sitting under a high pressure system for days , I wouldn't venture more than a few miles from shore in a 17' ,unless it was a Whaler ,for obvious reasons .

 

[airshot]

More about how the boat was stored, used and maintained than the name plate on the hull. I have a neighbor that bought a new boat in 2015....already trashed and has a bad motor, but the hull looks very nice from the outside !!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Thanks for the quick reply and info. What about offshore? Are they too small or ok on good days?

Way too small to go off shore

Under 25 ft is a bay boat