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Sea boat for short coastal stuff

  • 08-02-2015 6:45pm
    #1
    Geezer1000
    Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a good safe and stable sea boat for doing short wee jaunts up the coastline (east coast)?
    Preferably something with a cabin/cuddy and be capable of taking 2-4 adults and a kid or 2.
    I have plenty of experience of ribs in a rescue team but not too up on seagoing stuff.
    Budget would be an issue as im broke lol. Was looking at shetlands, would they be up to the job?


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  • #2
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,337 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    The shetlands will be fine, you could also look at seahog,Orkney, wilson flyer and Hardy to name a few they will be a bit rough and ready so good if you wanted to do a bit of fishing, if you want more of a cruiser in comfort maybe a maxum or bayliner, spend as much as you can on getting a good engine and aux engine it's always better to have a rough looking boat that will get you home than a nice shiny one that wont :)




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  • #3
    catastrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭catastrophy


    As Fergal has said, Shetlands will be fine for inshore cruising. (I would love an open 535 with a console rather than a cabin) I had an old 535 a while back and it was a great little boat. I had an ageing 25hp on it and that would get it up to plane with four adults on board.

    I've seen a few projects which are cheap, but if you had a trailer and engine yourself they would be good buys.

    Personally Id avoid any older boats with a grp/foam sandwich construction. Water absorption etc


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