Onward and upward. I understand your sentiment though. It is hard for me to consider moving on from my boat that has given me zero problems and started every time I pushed the button. But It's gonna happen. Best of luck with the purchase of the next one. Get a new car at the same time and...
I agree with you. I kind of ignored the term runabout and just thought about the boats each company builds. When I think of runabout, I think of the 18' Mark Twain tri hulls my parent's friends had when I was 10 or 11.
Same. The only thing I noticed is they have a shit ton more cup holders than anyone else. I was on a Chaparral 307 SSX at out local boat show last month. Love the boat and it may well be my next one next year. But the admiral noted there were only 11 or 12 cup holders. It was $220K boat...
There is a difference between "Yacht" and "Yacht Certified". I am sure you know this.
My boat is yacht certified per ABYC Standards at 29'. All that really means is I can have as many people on board as can safely fit as long as I have a life jacket onboard for each one of them.
I'll play:
Formula
Sea Ray/Cobalt/Chaparral (I am personally not a Cobalt fan but the 3 are so close it comes to preference)
Crownline
Regal
Four Winns
Glastron
Baysinker
I will say the that the differences between Cobalt, Sea Ray and Chaparral varies by model and price point.
Maybe tomorrow you will post something relevant to the thread title.
I can do a search. What you seem to miss every time, little fella, is that I don't care about what you think or say enough to take the time.