marineguy
New Member
Hello everyone,
I'm looking for a family cruiser which is big enough to hold my growing family but small enough to tow behind my Yukon XL. I really like 260s and 280s. My wife and I have three little boys (1,3,5 yrs), and I'm concerned that a V-berth and midberth won't be adequate. I live in Jacksonville, NC, and am looking for something I can cruise to Morehead, Ocracoke or Hatterass to the north, and Wilmington or Myrtle Beach to the south. I see us making lots of weekend trips, since I'm in the Marines and get 4 day weekends around most major holidays (as long as I'm not deployed to SW Asia). I've never owned a boat, but I have a few friends with boats, and had no problem maneuvering my friend's 23' center console. I should probably be intimidated by the size, as a newbie, but as an Osprey driver, I'm used to landing an 84' wide aircraft in 120' square landing zones. I wouldn't think docking a 26' boat would be too much more challenging. Hopefully I'll pick up the skills I need to launch and recover a cruiser faster than I learned how to hover a Bell Jet Ranger in flight school (which was equally foreign to me). I'm also used to planning extensive trips and navigating without roads.
I've been scanning the ads for a few years now, and have a pretty good idea what I need. I'm just looking for some recommendations and advice.
Thanks for your time.:smt100
-Chris
I'm looking for a family cruiser which is big enough to hold my growing family but small enough to tow behind my Yukon XL. I really like 260s and 280s. My wife and I have three little boys (1,3,5 yrs), and I'm concerned that a V-berth and midberth won't be adequate. I live in Jacksonville, NC, and am looking for something I can cruise to Morehead, Ocracoke or Hatterass to the north, and Wilmington or Myrtle Beach to the south. I see us making lots of weekend trips, since I'm in the Marines and get 4 day weekends around most major holidays (as long as I'm not deployed to SW Asia). I've never owned a boat, but I have a few friends with boats, and had no problem maneuvering my friend's 23' center console. I should probably be intimidated by the size, as a newbie, but as an Osprey driver, I'm used to landing an 84' wide aircraft in 120' square landing zones. I wouldn't think docking a 26' boat would be too much more challenging. Hopefully I'll pick up the skills I need to launch and recover a cruiser faster than I learned how to hover a Bell Jet Ranger in flight school (which was equally foreign to me). I'm also used to planning extensive trips and navigating without roads.
I've been scanning the ads for a few years now, and have a pretty good idea what I need. I'm just looking for some recommendations and advice.
Thanks for your time.:smt100
-Chris