Yet another change for chumbucket

[chumbucket]

Welp, after a couple years with the Scout, I've decided it's just not the boat for me. There are a lot of great qualities to the boat. Fit and finish are very nice. The problem I have is up here in the northeast, that boat is too light. Maybe fine for southern waters, but we have more days than not where there is a constant chop. The Scout wants to wave hop too much for my liking. I wanted a heavier hull with more deadrise to cut through the chop.
I've been looking for a while and was tempted to pull the trigger on a lot of boats, but I had to step back and keep my priorities in line. Didn't want anything too big. I wanted a decent beam and deadrise though along with some extra free board. So on Sunday I picked up the windtalker to get him out of the house for a bit and took a ride to have a look. Ended up striking a deal with the owner on this 1988 Biddison 1800. Some of you Florida guys may recognize the name. They were built in St Pete but only for about five years or so by the Biddison brothers (Mark Biddison does design work for Mako now). It was an over built center console with a few unique features. 8' beam and a 21 degree deadrise. Very roomy, lots of free board, and a unique tilting console with storage underneath.
The boat needs a good cleaning and some cosmetic work, but she's very solid. I'm looking forward to putting it to good use in the spring when my knee is fully healed.