Boat show blues? Not here!

I too went to the boat show recently in Los Angeles. It was a real eye opener. The prices were out of sight for anything that would give the same utility as the V20. Many of the boats that I looked had spongy decks. They were bad enough that if I were buying any of the boats used, I would think that there was dry rot damage. I'm 6'2 and 210 lbs and can jump on my 82 V20 and it's solid as a rock. The only boats to compare were the Grady's and Whaler's at 50K a pop.
It was amusing to look at all the different kinds of boats available. There is one for every purpose. There was even one with a built in blender in the bow lounge! Good for mixing up the chum I guess? I would look at the boats and ask myself "would I want to bring a stuck albacore or bluefin on board?". The answer was usually a big no way.
One thing that I did learn at the boat show was that I am really satisfied with my V20 and my Skipjack. They are both paid for, mechanicaly sound, and do everything that I want out of a boat.

BassOMaticII
On the left coast in search of Whales