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everything you said is why i'm on track for a 22' i've planned a 9hp kicker. the extra space and stability of the tomcat is something i can dream about for a few years. although, if my wife gets seasick on a 60', even a powercat won't be any answer. my schedule will be 30-40 miles out at optimal...

i'm right with you on the 22', now that i see the 25's impractical towing ability. as for my love/hate feelings on charters. i'll be doing them another 6 months or more. it's $150 waisted on my wife to just watch, tangled and cut lines from an overcrowded boat with fisherman casting out of...

err on the side of caution, i expect to spend more for boat ownership over charters. that wasn't a goal. just a measure. the amount of enjoyment my wife would get on our own boat, being able to prepare food, envite her friends, live and sleep on the water, her pride of ownership. . . there is...

i hate the drive. my wife with sunglasses and her feet on the dash the while way, has a slightly different perspective in saying "it's not so bad" i leave out friday after work and return on monday morning. i've never caught terrible traffic, but i almost always see it going the other way. i'd...

roger, i get a bit out of each reply. you were quite generous, and i gotten quite a bit more. probably the big one, "going from a 22' to a tomcat is double in cost" i wasn't thinking quite that much, but 2 engines to 1 is double. now, i won't be using quite as much as you, won't be doing 100...

top stack vs bottom stack. . . what a great tidbit of what to look out for, if i go there. however, i don't plan on dry-docking next to the landing or working on my boat there either. paying for that premium, or running back and forth all day to that convenient marina store for stuff marked up...

jazzmanic, thanks, that was a bit more forthcoming. i'm not sure why i keep hearing sth story of guys installing fishfinding systems mutiple times? if you get a boat already with thise bells and whistles, what's going on with those electronics? is it the need to keep having the latest and...

hi john, thanks for info. i welcome all opinions, leads, advice, etc, as i sort things out. however, as much as i'm gung-ho to be 20 miles out of san diego bay on the powercat of my dreams, the wait is somewhat sealed into my current location. . . the reality is the 1st of my 3 vegas houses goes...

PaulNBriannaLynn, i am really relying on more experts opinions, than my own. i've gone from the hopes of having a deep sea worthy tomcat (kept in vegas for a terrible west coast commute) to now having my sights set on a 22' cruiser (at least until i'm 20 minutes from shore) i think we all know...

i agree, that's what kicking around my future boat purchase here has taught me. the new plan is to get a cdory 22' in the next year, maybe even a dirt cheap trophy or seaswirl pilot hosuse fishing boat. i don't expect it to be as seaworthy or liveaboard-able as a tomcat, but that is the price i...

i'm not a boat owner yet, so the experts advice is really, really taken to heart. but i'd like to bring up some strategic points: 1) dry docking VS keeping a slip, 2) being a mechanic/laborer VS paying for all upkeep, 3) having a 5-10 yr old 22' with a single outboard VS a 30' something...

crazy post, but in someways i sympathize with the sentiments going into it. i have never been a big carbon footprint guy. it goes against my nature. and having that 250 or 350 mostly sitting in my driveway while i use my grocery getter tacoma/ranger 99% of the time, i might as well keep my...

coming from my 2300lb FRS, i'm not really feeling the extra play in the steering, really can't get away from in the bigfoot setup. i'm wishing i had a slightly newer, slightly more fuel efficient stock one already. trying to be a boating nut, not an off-road nut. also, what's that they say in...

well, today i bought the F250, but NOT for towing. of course 37" tires and 8" lift must be HELL on towing. but the guy made me an offer i couldn't refuse. he sunk $30K on the truck & mods. he was asking $25K a week ago, but today was his last day he had to have cash. it was me or the pawn shop...

yes mike, i've more recently broke away from the off-road nuts to be a part of the boat nuts. those guys are never done eithier. not sure if they truly want to be. there is a bit of a fine line between passion and obsession. there is a "macfadden" in my area, which is the bee's knees of...

james, i'm sorry if i came off anyway, other than grateful for all the really good, and generous advice. i thank everyone that's replied.

“Boat ownership” is about as vague a statement as I can imagine? Some people buy boats too big and too old and without even the intentions or know-how to do the very basic and routine engine and hull maintenance you mention. you just can’t group that person with someone with a hard-working...

i'm looking at a 8 inch lifted F250 today with 37" tires and rated for +15k towing capacity. guy poured "boat money" into thing. i'm still doing the fishing charters for another year, but if the 255 opportunity comes up as a first boat, i'll be ready. i've made a living doing total car, and...

i wasn't very clear on my comparison i was making. i wasn't comparing a cd-doty 22' to it's bigger 25 cruiser. what i really meant to say was, in terms of comfort, the c-dory 22', i feel is the equivalent to your other 25s' trophys, seaswirls and parkers etc. and of course, every design also has...

i LOVE the 255, no question!! if a 10 year old model comes around at a great price. . . . let's just say i'll alter my life around that. that being said, i think the 22' for the next 4-5 years is the clear winner. 1st thing is i feel the 22' is comparable to any 25' cruiser, only smaller...