05-29-2022, 08:02 PM
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I actually agree with both the “go for the max hp” and the “big hp isn’t necessary “ arguments. When the wind and whitecaps came up on Willard with my 16’ Crestliner, all I could do is slowly work my way back to the marina. HP didn’t matter. BUT, on a nice day when a friend on the other side of Willard called and said the wipers are boiling over here, with my 50hp Merc, it would take me 20 minutes to get over there. Frustrating. I’m going to look more closely at some of the suggested brands, a couple of them I haven’t even heard of. On Crestliner boat builder I’m up to 38K with just a 115 4 stroke and I haven’t even looked at fish finders yet. They are practically giving these things away! (NOT). I’m not sure about the battery charger banks and the battery chargers. Any clarity on how important those are? I’ll save the fish finder discussion for another day.