Just got sales brochures in the mail

[Mark42]

Sea Ray and Bayliner. Boy, those are some sharp boats in the 2006 lineup. Love those 24 foot cabin cruisers. Those babies can sleep 6! <br /><br />One thing I noticed is that in the 60's and 70's there were lots of small cabin cruisers in the 16 - 19 foot size. Now all I can find in cabin cruisers are 24 foot and larger. All the boats under 24 are either bow riders, center consols or megga HP sport boats.<br /><br />What happened to just taking your family out for an afternoon on the water with a hard top roof over your head in a little cabin cruiser with a table and port-a-pottie in a 17 or 19 foot boat that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to operate and you can trailer and launch in 5 minutes?<br /><br />Know of anything that fits that descripton new?<br /><br />I know I'm going to have to build or refurbish something to get what I want.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: Just got sales brochures in the mail

I hear ya Mark. Seems like all the boating Mags I get show big money cruisers. Way out of the ordinary man's league. Here's a site that has some plans for do it yourself boats that may interest you for the future. Some are pretty nifty...<br /><br /> web page

 

[Mark42]

Re: Just got sales brochures in the mail

Rick,<br /><br />Thats a great link. Some of those boats I have seen for the first time in that list, and I've been looking on and off for two years or so...<br /><br />Anyway, this is a 17' cabin cruiser of the design I have in mind. In 19' it would be perfect. <br /><br />

<br /><br />Plans &Frame kit (I'm assuming no plywood), fiberglass & epoxy, and bronze fastening come to $1,495.00 Not bad. <br /><br />I'd have to price it out in detail. Too bad no one makes these styles anymore.<br /><br />Maybe I should start my own line of boats?