Want to buy a NEW boat. Please help!

[Aquaholic]

F-ing beautiful

With that wide angle lens to make the dance floor look bigger, you could work for me as a realtor photographer anytime!

 

[Aquaholic]

Still mulling that over....

Sunchine.

 

[Squire]

Beauty boat!

 

[Reel Gone]

Nice lines on that baby, congrats

 

[Bill 310]

Great looking boat!

 

[Stizzla]

Here are some pics!

Oh baby! Look at that

 

[A-a-Ron]

Here are some pics!

What a beautifully simple and simply beautiful boat. That bow shape looks like it’ll cut through the chop like butter. Must be a comfortable ride. Very nice.

 

[barkerfam]

Update: Boat purchase in the books. Now outfitting.

Since I think this is my Final boat, I'm going a little crazy. Having tried Lowrance and Garmin, I prefer the Garmin.
Putting on the following:
1643xsv chartplotter
B175HW thru hull transducer
18" Fantom radar
Reactor 40 with smartpump autopilot for main
Reactor 40 kicker with GHC50 for kicker
Garmin 215 with AIS vhf
Tohatsu 9.9 EFI kicker

Will transfer over my scotty DRs

Plan on steering/controlling the kicker by remote/GHC50 only. If the conditions aren't condusive to that then I'll use the main. This shoud make a very clean install.

Seadek

Pics coming when it's done.

prepping the Pursuit for sale...

hb

 

[barkerfam]

Update:
Picked up the outfitted boat on Saturday. Dynamics of boat has changed a bit with the weight of a kicker on the stern. Will work on weight distribution of DR balls, etc. Reactor 40 kicker AP is AWESOME, except it uses a TON of power. Will have to upgrade the battery power if I want to use it for a full day. Obviously didn't spend enough time figuring power consumption with all the electronic goodies I placed on the boat.

 

[pescador]

Update:
Picked up the outfitted boat on Saturday. Dynamics of boat has changed a bit with the weight of a kicker on the stern. Will work on weight distribution of DR balls, etc. Reactor 40 kicker AP is AWESOME, except it uses a TON of power. Will have to upgrade the battery power if I want to use it for a full day. Obviously didn't spend enough time figuring power consumption with all the electronic goodies I placed on the boat.

interesting. I'd heard the Garmin AP sucks a lotta energy. Would love to know what your final solution will be. I assume another battery?

 

[barkerfam]

interesting. I'd heard the Garmin AP sucks a lotta energy. Would love to know what your final solution will be. I assume another battery?

I think another battery or two is the right first step. Placement may be tricky. Not a lot of room to put things. That's a downside to a 10 degree transom deadrise.

 

[Rain City]

I think another battery or two is the right first step. Placement may be tricky. Not a lot of room to put things. That's a downside to a 10 degree transom deadrise.

Adding batteries up front might help out your stance (trim) too.

 

[kaelc]

Some good deals on mini and regular size lifep04. 165$ for open box eco-worthy 100ah on eBay.

 

[ship happens]

I think another battery or two is the right first step. Placement may be tricky. Not a lot of room to put things. That's a downside to a 10 degree transom deadrise.

I had to add a few hundred lbs to the bow of mine.

I turned the anchor locker into a cannonball storage compartment.

 

[barkerfam]

I had to add a few hundred lbs to the bow of mine.

I turned the anchor locker into a cannonball storage compartment.

will definitely move a couple 15's up there. Maybe just replace my rope with all chain.

 

[ship happens]

will definitely move a couple 15's up there. Maybe just replace my rope with all chain.

Wasn't an issue for me since only time I ever wanted to anchor that boat it's because we were hali fishing and we anchor off the stern anyway so I just deleted that whole assembly and turned the anchor roller into a spotlight mount

 

[Sir Reel]

I think another battery or two is the right first step. Placement may be tricky. Not a lot of room to put things. That's a downside to a 10 degree transom deadrise.

Add a couple of 150w solar panels on the roof. I have solar and it keeps my batteries at close to 100% while running fridge, freezer, electronics, and down riggers all day long. It’s a real game changer and not that expensive or complicated

 

[ship happens]

Add a couple of 150w solar panels on the roof. I have solar and it keeps my batteries at close to 100% while running fridge, freezer, electronics, and down riggers all day long. It’s a real game changer and not that expensive or complicated

I just went with a twin panel dual 200watt into series on 24 volts coming into a victron and dialed it back to 14.6 volts. Wicked. Solar is so cool

 

[RiverBoy]

Add a couple of 150w solar panels on the roof. I have solar and it keeps my batteries at close to 100% while running fridge, freezer, electronics, and down riggers all day long. It’s a real game changer and not that expensive or complicated

this. neighbour had issues with his Kingfisher until he added solar panel to power fridge electronics riggers etc. total game changer and inexpensive

 

[barkerfam]

ACR added. Boat came rigged with two "Starter" batteries. Switched the house battery to an AGM dual purpose 92 aH. seems to be problem solved.

Few more cannonballs up front and the ride has improved as well.

The layout of this boat is awesome. great to fish and crab from. The only weird thig is there is no real fish locker. For the bigger fish, I will use a kill bag on the pod.

Can't say enough good things about the Garmin kicker AP. It is a game changer.

hb