2001 - 23' Outrage -

[willy]

Up here where I fish, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook area, we are pretty much gauranteed a wind against tide every afternoon and depending on the wind it will determine how bad the chop, wave set etc will be.
I have been on dozens of different boats out there and very few handle that well. You either go in a big boat and ride reasonably well and stay dry from the wind driven spray or you go in a smaller boat and you pick and putz your way very slowly where you need to go.
The sailboat guys love it, that is why they all leave the docks at 1pm or later.
i did ride in a 233 Formula CC that took that type of stuff very nicely and you would still get a little spray from the wind but you were able to maintain a decent slow speed and my bad neck was not hurting from the ride.
I would love to find a boat that was like that for a good price, something around 23 feet, 21-24 deadrise, in a CC. Maybe in my next life it will be a Contender 23.

[Blue_Runner]

Contender 23 Amen

[RidgeRunner]

I love the Contender, SeaVee and even the Grady in the 30' range. Been wet on all three. Build quality was top notch on all three. The Grady was fancy, the SeaVee and Contender are purpose built no frills fishing machines. I love the idea of ownership I just don't have the wallet. IMO the best boat ever is the 36' (model is irrelevant) that your best friend (prefferably female) just bought and insists that you to go along every outing for ballast/entertainment. ... My black friday trip was in the gulf of Mexico out of Suwanee, FL. No inlet thank heavens. Seas are very predictable here. The outing was a pick and putz. This Whaler has good freeboard but lacks wide open deck space. When it gets rough you have a lot of combing pads to lean on and the stainless steel toe rail comes in handy for gaffers. It is as capable of a 23' as I have seen and it comes packed full of features. If memory serves me the 24' and 26' versions of this boat have all the added footage in front of the console. The 26' has seating on each side with a walkway in the middle. The 24' is nearly identical to the 23'. The Whaler Purist frown on this model as it does not resemble the old originals. AND They hate the oval vent window on the port side of the console. They claim it looks like something off a Sea Ray. I don't have the heart to tell them how much better this model is in ride quality over the old Outrage.
One gripe I have that all v-20 owners would appreciate is the space they took away from the cockpit with the Euro styled transom. Just like Wellcraft did when they went away from the v-20. It makes the last 2' of boat a swim platform.

[willy]

That is a comnon copmplaint with the euro, it does have advantages, like keeping water from coming in etc. but is major drawbacks unless you have a big boat with plenty of room for it. In a smaller, say under 24 foot boat it is ridiculous.

[RidgeRunner]

I am taking the boat off the market for now until I get some more pictures. A quick search has revealed I may be leaving some dollars on the table. The asking prices for these are all over the place. There is nothing wrong with the boat, I think I may try adjusting the price and put it back on the market in the spring. Unless someone wants to jump on it right now. What do you think?

[bradford]

I've always thought fall was the time to buy boats and spring was the time to sell them.

I always shoot for the same weekend the bikinis come out.

[RidgeRunner]

Originally Posted by bradford

I've always thought fall was the time to buy boats and spring was the time to sell them.

I always shoot for the same weekend the bikinis come out.

I hear you. BTW the bikinis are out on another thread. TTT