Cap'n Morgan wrote:
Since you are number crunching, I would agree a 328 would be an excellent choice. I would also encourage you to look at as many similar size boats as you can. You may stumble across something that you previously had not considered. That is what happened to us a few years ago. We had considered a 298 or 328, but never found the "right fit" price and condition wise. But we did find something my wife and I liked, was within our budget and offered everything we wanted in a boat. We owned it for just two years, and really enjoyed it. Yes I am a fan of Monty's as well as Four Winns boats. This is worth a look I think, and appears to be in your area.
2002 282CR.
Good luck with whatever you decide upon.
Thx Cap'n - sound advice! Trying to stay the FW path - looked at a lot of boats and based purely on functionality and curb appeal FW "win(ns!)"
You have good taste as we agree the Monty is close second in layout and maybe more so in value. Coincidentally, the same boat is for sale in my town - gonna have a closer look.
After comparing pics, the Admiral is thumbs up for the 328!!! - but i'm still doing the math. Here on LI summer dockage is about $100/ft + winter storage, paint, maintenance, incidental - definitely, don't want to bite off more than I can chew. On the other hand, we live on an Island and in for a penny in for a pound!
We may have located "our" boat - but have some uncertainty. I'm gonna post some pics below.
NiagaraChillin wrote:
Thx, nice boat and good price(!) but too far & we're looking for a fresh water to convert to the briney side!!
acguy wrote:
I agree go bigger you will not regret it. We went from a 248 to a 328 also have 2 young kids. I looked at a 298 and then went on a 328 and there is a lot more room in the cabin and that sold me
Thx acguy - we have two (tall) college age kids and an amazing 8yo who runs the roost! The 328 (over 298, which is still a strong contender) looks like it it can easily accommodate us + friends. We had a 25ft cruiser and it was tightt!! We had baskets hangin everywhere below deck to hold our supplies
firecadet613 wrote:
We went with a 318 over a 298 for the slight increase in room. 328 would have been nice, but I wanted the newer styling. 338 money wasn't in the cards.
The beam alone b/t 298 and 328 makes the difference so noticeable. Were looking at 02 range boats so 318 not in the cards and as for the 338, we're still playing lotto - hey ya never know!!
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