Boats on Used Victoria and Other Areas

Max123 said:
I love the weird and wonderful stuff you find on craigslist. One man's vision: Boston Whaler, obscure/overbuilt sub-model, overpowered, tiller style. I kind of love it.

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17’ Whaler Alert Tiller - boats - by owner - marine sale - craigslist

Hi, here is a beautiful 1998 Boston Whaler Alert 17. Powered by a 2002 Honda 75 hp Tiller. Used 99% in fresh water. The Alert is a Montauk on steroids. Thicker lay up, denser foam, heavier thru hull...
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Also, I have literally no idea where this listing is. Showed up on seattle craigslist, location listed as west vancouver, map location says Pitt Meadows...
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Nice boat. Not sure why a Honda 75 is overpowered though? My cousin's Montauk 17 had a 115hp 2-stroke.

Anyway, the boat may well be in West Vancouver. Pics are taken very recently at Lions Bay Marina. Clearly BC plates on the Taco and trailer
 
Almost laughed at the second last picture. Importing aluminum boats and selling them aint easy 238k https://www.facebook.com/share/1MdTTqwjat/

Second one below used with better photos.

2023 Blackfish Marine e685w aluminum fishing boat​

CA$186,000
Listed 4 hours ago
4 hours ago
in Vancouver, BC

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kaelc said:
Almost laughed at the second last picture. Importing aluminum boats and selling them aint easy 238k https://www.facebook.com/share/1MdTTqwjat/

Second one below used with better photos.

2023 Blackfish Marine e685w aluminum fishing boat​

CA$186,000
Listed 4 hours ago
4 hours ago
in Vancouver, BC

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The highlighter yellow one having what looks like an A/C unit but empty radar mast says everything 😂
 
kaelc said:
Almost laughed at the second last picture. Importing aluminum boats and selling them aint easy 238k https://www.facebook.com/share/1MdTTqwjat/

Second one below used with better photos.

2023 Blackfish Marine e685w aluminum fishing boat​

CA$186,000
Listed 4 hours ago
4 hours ago
in Vancouver, BC

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How's it work to use the head? It looks like there's a manual toilet under the v-berth cushions...but the toilet is sunk in to a hole so that it's barely above the cabin sole. Just pop a squat while watching the rods?
 
Pineapple Express said:
Nice boat. Not sure why a Honda 75 is overpowered though? My cousin's Montauk 17 had a 115hp 2-stroke.

Anyway, the boat may well be in West Vancouver. Pics are taken very recently at Lions Bay Marina. Clearly BC plates on the Taco and trailer
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You are right, in theory 75hp is no big deal for a 17ft whaler. That being said, with only a captain on board sitting in the back at the tiller handle, 75hp flat out sounds terrifying. When you are going fast in a tiller boat with minimal weight onboard, it almost feels like you are a rock skipping over water, and something could 'bite' at any second and send everything tumbling end over end.
 
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Max123 said:
You are right, in theory 75hp is no big deal for a 17ft whaler. That being said, with only a captain on board sitting in the back at the tiller handle, 75hp flat out sounds terrifying. When you are going fast in a tiller boat, it almost feels like you are are a rock skipping over water, and something could 'bite' at any second and send everything tumbling end over end.
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But you really feel alive until that happens.
 
kaelc said:
Loves me 230k boats with seating for 2 and 2 jump seats for 4-year-old kids. In all seriousness, they are wicked-looking boats but the narrow cabin and yellow are a buzz kill.
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If looks were all it took to make a good boat the commercial side of things would look a hell of a lot prettier 😅

I've heard from good sources that the welding on these things is actually pretty good however the materials are just not up to it. The paint bubbles and aluminum corrodes after a year or two of typical regular use, that doesn't sound like a worthwhile trade off to me at least.
 
Interesting. I was wondering about the component parts and paint quality. Even if if the welds are good if the component parts and paint break down then you have expensive repairs and lots of maintenance that impacts re-sale values. They are designed to look nice new, but after a few years be prepared to spend $$$ to repair, replace and repaint. Not worth the money for these Chinese boats IMO. Support better made, better warranty and better after sales service by buying domestically I say.
 
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kaelc said:
Too bad. Pedder bay used to have them for rentals too but with a shorter salmon season an roi on them would be difficult. Not sure if they will have them for 2025 or not? Sad to see these companies carved up but not many manufactures seems to make under 18 footers anymore. Silver streak seems to be an exception but only open? and Stabcraft whose YouTubers do a great job marketing their 14 foot opens https://www.silverstreakboats.com/used-boats/
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Race Rocks and Carmannah are both 17’ and available as hardtop or soft top.
 
kaelc said:
Are they 17 plus pod? I feel like they are 19 loa and priced like it. I can’t tell from the website, I know SS put a lot of work into that website but I can’t navigate it and google is useless on LOA, don’t know if Andy or anyone from the company is on here.
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Heard from a reputable source Silver is only building 18’ + pod racerocks/carmanah for stock, any 17s in these models would be a custom build. Both have a 7’2 beam and the carmanah is supposed to be the premier version of the two, believe as mentioned both are available in hard or soft top.

Then they of course have the 18’6 + pod challenger w a 7’10 beam & hull strengthener available in hard or soft. They might still be doing CCs in 17 but not sure.
 
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