Sorry Guys
 

Sorry guys but I think I am going to be trading in the old 79 champ for a newer model boat. For the past year I have been reading all the posts and slowly but surely fixing the old girl up and adding a few things here and there well here is a link for the new possibilty don't know yet for sure.

http://www.carolinaskiff.com/listman...ngs/l0104.html

I really want to get the old girl out again and ride it 1st I may keep it for a few years then sell her for the new one.

Here Is my problem the only "safe" lake near me for how deap this boat rides is 2 hrs so I was going to keep it down our beach house. The other thing is I am going to need more room soon and my fiance doesn't feel safe in the old boat.:cry: Don't get me wrong I love this old gal she has more character. I am also floating around talking my fiance into letting me keep her and still get the new one. Even that boat is a compromise I am going to have to pick my days to go offshore with it. It would also be good to get the ol lady out in the V so that she can feel more comfortable in it she has only seen the thing torn apart since I bought it.

Hell my buddy who sold me the boat just bought another 79 except the O/B version.

hey you should consider a good used 1 to 2 year old boat due to the ecomony you can get some super deals on great boats that are almost new. a new one will drop in value the minute you buy it plus a used one most likely will have electronics already that a new one won't have. just a thought.

Hull
 

Looks like a Boston whaler hull just higher sides.

don't let the misconception of buying a new boat so it won't break down make your deicision, they all break. With a new boat, you just get one that you don't have to fix, just carry it to the dealer, and expect to wait. I've been working on boats profesionally or 24 years, I have yet to set foot on a boat that never broke.

Move closer to the water and get another fiance...:party:

DITTO!!!!!

Just put Brand New power and you will have a ten time better boat for 1/2 the price!!

As far as safe goes, well let me say that I have been in everything including a 10' rough wave that smashed the windshield and filled the boat to the gunnels, and was able to stay a float and make it home safe!

I'll translate that safe commit from female speak to plain english, I hear it all the time from my customers. In man's terms, it means" you've spent more money on that crappy boat than you have on me, so from now on, I going to make sure you're miserable every time you use it". You best bet is to buy her another book to read while in the boat and get her a more comfortable lounge chair to sit in while reading it.

BTW, why is it that women feel the need to read a book while in a boat????

Because as a wise old fellow friend of mine said "They just don't fly" not sure of the details of that thought, but it always struck me as accurate.

Take it from a guy who owned two V20's and a Carolina Skiff (238 Semi V), the ride is much, much better than a Skiff. The new skiff you're looking at is a wide beam, 258 DLV with some cosmetics. I've spent alot of time in the 258 DLV's and they're not a good offshore boat. They will beat you up. The old 258 DLV Elite had a sticker of $50K (I know where there's one available for $42k. The new Elite 25 has a 103" beam and can take up to a 300 hp motor. In my opinion, if that boat can take up to a 300 hp motor, we're going offshore, but the ride won't be nothing like a deep V boat. If you like a Carolina Skiff, take a look at their 250 Sea Chaser. You can get a good Bay boat that is a dual duty (inshore/offshore) boat that will give you a much better ride offshore than the Elite. Trust me, this ain't no Whaler. Check the fit and finish carefully. Besides a rough ride, my Semi V will wet you in a second, however the DLV series has improved the dryness but not the ride. Just my $.02.

Good advise from a man who makes his living on one of those boats, Hey Seacreats how the heck you doing brother?