I'm in love!!!
 

check this sh!t out.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/25-We...QQcmdZViewItem

Wow, that thing isn't broken in yet. Go ahead Chuck, bid on it. You need that boat. Used to fish on the same hull (85 outboard) and it's a very good ride.

Sweet

Never taken a look at the older wellcraft 25's and now I have found our next boat! I like the second berth they have, tough to find boats with that now unless you go 27-28'. Whats the difference between the 25 Coastal and the 25 Sportsman? Checked the wellcraft page and some years they sold both.

-Svence

Watch out Tuna. I want that boat. I have looked at those for years, and that one looks as nice as any I have seen, with a diesel to boot.

Depends on what year is which model. For the most part the coastal has the floor without the raised helm area and just a standard V-BERTH only cabin. The 248 SPORTSMAN from 81-early 86 has the step up helm area, the v-berth, and then the 2 1/4 berth bunks under the helm area. Mid year 86+ they took the starboard 1/4 berth out and put in a stand-up head on that side of the cabin and turned the area under the helm into storage bins. The standard 248 layout continued till about 91 when they changed the deck layout and cabin arrangement on the sportsman to be more like the coastal. The 248 sportsman has a HUGE cabin are even for many 28 footers. Theres room enough for an actual adult to stand up, or sleep 4 actual people. It is a good in between boat, or great for the family weekender. The coastal is more geared towards fishing.

Ferms description of the models / years is right on. I believe the designation change from the 248 to the 250 was made with the changes in the 1986 models. I have a 1986 250 Sportsman and I've found that some of the plywood pieces have things like "248 cockpit" handwritten on the back side. Mine has the forward vee berth with a single quarter berth on the port side and the "stand-up" head to starboard. I put the "stand up" in quotes because for a normal adult male it's not. The floor in the head is about a foot higher than the cabin sole so it is more like a "back in and sit down" or a "stand in the cabin and aim for the potty" head. I still think it's a great feature though because it does take care of the number one problem with bringing girls on board.

The cabin is a great place to catch a nap or to get some protection from rain or too much sun or to fix up lunch.

I also am happy with the overall performance. I believe it has a 16 degree vee so it's not to rolly and gets on plane easy but it is still comfortable in a good sized chop. I still have the original 220HP outboard and cruise at 23-25 MPH at less than 4000RPM. With 4-5 people and half a tank of gas I can get over 30MPH at 4500RPM. One thing on the outboard version... while the cockit could be called self draining it is not water tight. The cockpit is part of a fiberglass inner liner and it has a 3" step up at the rear where the drains are but the cockpit is open to the bilge underneath the splashwell. So while most water that comes aboard will drain out the scuppers but if the cockpit ever flooded above that 3" step that water is going right into the bilge. Not sure how the I/O's are in this respect.

Another thing that occurs to me is that with a single outboard the boat is light in the rear. This is great when you have half a dozen people in the cockpit as she planes nice an level but at times I've had a couple of people at the helm and a couple at the bow and a couple in the cabin and nobody in the cockpit which screws up the weight distribution to the point where I've had the prop blow out going over large wakes. Nothing scary but the layout of the boat lends itself to people parking their butts in these areas so it's somehing to keep in mind.

All in all I love the boat and really don't have any urge to move to anything else.

Thanks for the info, I like the layout on these a lot. I think the double berths would be the best setup as I don't need an enclosed head, just a head in the cabin plus you still get the ability to sleep 4 people. Now I just need a new tow vehicle and convince the wife that the V is gotta go ;)

-Svence

The early models still have a place for a port-a-potti. It's the slightly raised spot on the starboard side right behind the v-berth. I personally prefer the earlier model as it has more functional room. Those 1/4 berths make GREAT rod storage when trailering, and once your out there it just gives a much more open feel to the cabin.