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Key Largo Boats????????????????????
A good friend of mine is thinking about buying a boat for his Florida home that is on a canal. It will be on a lift. He would probably pull it once in a while and drop it in the intercoastal.
He said he found a 2006 Key Largo 17'6" with a 90 hp Yama (two stroke), with very little hours on it, trailer included, for $12,000. I know nothing about these hulls...what do you guys think??? Price, quality/problems?? 
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12-04-2008, 09:15 AM
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i rode in that very same model. wide boat very stable, but its price that way for a reason, seemed wet and theres not much V to them. good boat for lakes maybe or the iCW.
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12-04-2008, 10:53 AM
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I see quite a few around here..they seem to do fine in the rivers and bay and on nice weather days. Ive never riden one but see plenty of them.
In FL I think it would be fine...not like he will be in too much bad weather if he picks his days (which we all do anyways)
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12-04-2008, 03:49 PM
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KEY LARGO hjas gotten quite the following down here because of there price. A friend of mine has a 21 footer and he LOVES it. Of the ones I have seen they are actually built not to bad. Just remember they are NOT a PATHFINDER or something, hence why the price is right on em. And like mentioned, they are not open water boats, but for there purpose they are good.
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12-05-2008, 07:50 AM
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Like ferm said, they aren't poorly built boats, just not real staute. Their 20 footers weigh no-where close to what a v weighs....about 2/3rds. So, they're not bad, but not great.
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12-05-2008, 08:02 AM
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Thanks for the input guys I will let him know. Sounds like it will work for what he needs and with a two stroke Yamaha he shouldn't have any motor issues.
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12-05-2008, 10:56 AM
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it a basically "you get what you pay for" boat. though i would buy a key largo over a fishmaster anyday. does that boat your friend is looking at have an abnoxiously large beam. the boat i was in did. it was very impressive on that size boat. that beam should make up for some of its other flaws. everything is a trade off.
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12-05-2008, 05:42 PM
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12-05-2008, 09:56 PM
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Oh crap you are right, I jinxed the motor. Oops
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12-14-2008, 02:39 PM
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That's a good motor but overall the price is a lil' high. Bud'mone jus nought a 17 Makp with 115 'rude for 5K. Shop around some more.
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