HELP with new boat - glasstream 20ccr

[Mikeinpalm]

I am basically new to boating (owned a pontoon before). Looking to buy a Glasstream 2020 20CCR. Please tell me if I can go 10 miles offshore in the Florida Atlantic or so with this?
This is a huge investment for me and I’m nervous. I know it will be a good sandbar and ICW boat… but being able to take my boys to the reefs 10 mile offshore is very important. THANK YOU for any replies.

 

[ahicks]

Clearly the answer is going to depend on weather. I doubt you're going to want to go out when the wind is kicking up a chop.

Second (for me) would be your Nav. equipment. Can you say chart plotter? I wouldn't be without one, and it would have a large enough display where I wouldn't need my glasses to see it. 7" minimum...

 

[Mikeinpalm]

Clearly the answer is going to depend on weather. I doubt you're going to want to go out when the wind is kicking up a chop.

Second (for me) would be your Nav. equipment. Can you say chart plotter? I wouldn't be without one, and it would have a large enough display where I wouldn't need my glasses to see it. 7" minimum...

Thank you for the reply. Absolutely would pick my days for sure ... and definitely would have a chart plotter. I was just wondering about the boat itself and how it would handle it ... would that style hull be safe?

 

[ahicks]

Thank you for the reply. Absolutely would pick my days for sure ... and definitely would have a chart plotter. I was just wondering about the boat itself and how it would handle it ... would that style hull be safe?

Again, it's about the conditions. We have a 22'deck boat with a nearly flat bottom that's just terrible in anything over an 18" chop, and we go out into the Gulf all the time with that. We used to use a pontoon boat! Difference might be the swells on your side...