26' to 30' Offshore Center Console Boats - What Does 143K to 290K Get You
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มิ.ย. 2024
- Continuing the 2022 Stuart Boat Show series, today we look at "Medium Large" Offshore Center Consoles in the 26 to 30 foot category with entries from Ocean Master, Release, Nautic Star, Stuart Boatworks, Sea Fox, Sportsman, Front Runner and Tidewater. Prices are quite different from a low of $143,500 for the Ocean Master 296 to $290,000 for the Stuart 27 (as equipped in this video).
Which one would you pick and why?
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Thanks again for doing the grunt work at the boat show. These are a notch above my needs and affordability but familiarizes me with the makes and their qualities.
I love these videos. Helps me get a good understanding of what manufacturers offer.
Like always great video!! I looked at the 296 Ocean Master 2 years ago. I am currently running an Ocean Master 27H model with twin 225 Etec's and love the boat. I purchased the boat from my Uncle when he upgraded to the Ocean Master 31 last year and the ride on the 31 is incredible. Ocean Master builds a great boat and I love being able to still run my boat on a single outboard if need be.
Great video, appreciate the reviews, well done!
Thanks for this.
This is the size I was looking for, and about the price.
I love the Sportsman but, you show some nice options to it.
Thanks for the tours
When you were on the Release 295, you said to the sales guy "That's a lot of boat for the money." I think you got your words mixed and meant to say "That's a lot of money for the boat." 😂Great video, and great to see the different models in these lengths.
Great video series John-all nice alternatives to the usual big name brands we typically see.The boat with all the black accents and sea-deck would get me sea sick just looking at all that-definitely not something I would even consider.
I have had the opportunity to see everything but a Stuart. Hands down for me would be the Sportsman. I guess I need to start a TH-cam channel to afford one or for that fact any of them! lol Great video as always. Love the Captains view as always!
id take the sportsman 282 any day. they have a TE 282 as well which is the boat i am looking at getting next
I agree on the TE. Wish it was at the Show. Maybe they’ll have one at Miami….
Awesome video as usual ! The Nauticstar is a better buy than the 25 Grady on your last video.
I like that front runner and I agree twin 200s.
Good video, been looking at the 28 Sportsman but the TE model which is more open in the bow area.
That is one of my favorites- sadly, not brought to this show. Thanks for the kind words.
Great informational video. One of the things I always look for that I have on my Grady White Fisherman 236, because of being in my mid sixties is a handrail on the bow and tow rails on the gunnels. The added safety and sense of security is a plus for me. Didn’t like the Seadeck on the one boat, a little to busy for my eyes. Keep up the great videos.
Great point about the hand rail and admittedly something I overlook in these walkthroughs
When i was looking at used boats it was between a 2005 Grady white and a 2015 nautic star. The nautic star had spider cracking in the floor where the t-Top bolted to the floor. So we went with the Grady lol
I’ve ridden on Grady’s almost 35 years old with similar observations.
I’m from Kuwait I just want to say thnx for ur videos I really appreciate your efforts keep up the good work 👍🏼
Husain - thank YOU for the kind words!
One thing to remember on the Sportsman... the $247k INCLUDES the Seakeeper (about a $30k option... and worth every penny). That Stuart 27 really is dreamboat material. I love that thing! And the guys that build them are great people!
Company is located near me here in PA. I have not heard a lot about them.
@@davesauerzopf6980 which company? Stuart is in Florida and Sportsman in SC. I presume you mean Seakeeper?
the Seakeeper 1 is 'only' $15,000 without installation - the Sportman's are now being designed and wired for them so getting a Seakeeper makes a lot of sense nowadays.......
John: While I am certain you enjoyed boarding all of the boats I would like to thank you for posting the video. I prefer an uncluttered quality boat that design purpose was for fishing. The first two boats you boarded were hard core fishing machines and reeked of quality. Unfortunately, quality comes with a price but the Stuart and Front Runner were my favorites.
Mine too. If these were free, one of those would be my choice
Moot point since I can’t afford any of them but for me it would be the Stuart hands down. Beautiful boats. I have always admired them. The Front Runner is also a pretty boat. If your forced me to pick one of the production boats it would probably be the Sportsman.
I think I am lockstep in agreement with you
👍like my sea fox John , very nice video as usual.
Nice video. Been thinking about upgrading, have a 22 Grady fish around Sandy Hook NJ. I’ll take the 28 Sportsman, although the TE model. Looks like they completely redid their design with new stringer grids and new design features. Remember that one had the seakeeper option for 35 k. That’s huge, my next boat will definitely have one. I’m 55 ain’t gettin any younger.
Sea keeper is coming out with smaller and smaller models. In 2020, they had one on a 22 foot panga at the Miami Shwo. It’s definitely a game changer and the older I get, the more I agree with your statement
The SeaDek is a bit much on the Tidewater.
I would not want to clean that but it does feel good on your feet. FYI….will eventually publish one of these that includes the big brother to your 31(the 39 FA)….
agreed, actually made the boat look cheap (tacky looking),
Thank you for the video. Very informative as always. Just curious, what was that boat at the beginning of the video? It wasn't one of the boats that you previewed. I think it was named, "MA SHIELA". It looked like a modified large center console with a tower, more central seating and possibly some sort of cabin. It looked like you could walk around both sides of the center of the boat. There was a fighting chair in the back. Beautiful boat!
I have a video of that boat that will be released in the coming weeks. If you email me at jiggingjerks@gmail.com I can send you a link to the complete video. It’s done, but unlisted for now
@@jiggingjerks Thanks John but not necessary. I can wait until you release the video. Thank you for offering though.
Looks the the sink option replaced forward live well
I also toured the Stuart Boatworks facility after I sold my Steiger. I could not believe the sheer quality of those boats. I understand you get what you pay for but maybe it’s just me, the prices have gotten really really high. Maybe I’m out of step and that’s what I’ll need to pay going forward but psychologically it’s going to take a while lol
I believe some of it is the cost of the raw materials has gone up but I also think most of it is supply and demand. I’m curious what happens when interest rates go up and if the market keeps tanking like it has the last week if we will see some of these prices come down to a more normal level. It gets crazier as the boat sizes go up. I just edited a video of 30 to 34 Center console video and the Everglades 335 which is really a 32 foot boat was 600 K.
The 28 sportsmen would of been my choice. But when i was at the AC boat show couple years ago my wife and daughter went on their 30 footer and we could of walked out of there for UNDER 200K. THAT WAS NOT THE 28 BUT THE 30. Negotiate your but off and you can do way better on price.
But have to say I'd take a 32 Worldcat and never look back.
Great video
This 282 came with joystick and a Seakeeper. Some pretty pricey options.
The Sea Fox has a cool layout but I have my second Sportsman bay boat, would chose the Sportsman for quality
Another cool video. Still - Dang! On boat prices. Guess I just can’t get used to this. I like that layout of the first one. Twin 300s on a lot of these 26-27 foot boats is surprising. I am not a fan at underpowered boats at all, but wow. One guys said 72 mph top speed. That’s crazy.
They get that speed because they don’t have much dead rise but ride may suffer.
We just went and checked out a 2022 cape horn 27 boat is absolutely gorgeous. Think we’re getting it
Nice!!!
Very competitive market for the sizes you show..
Personally…. I’ll take Sweeny’s Pair marine 21 as my personal boat.. a solid fishin machine and can be cleaned and prepped in minimal time ( I just wanna fish🎣) it is crazy to see the evolution of ccs and outboards.. quads and quints on 50 footers .. totally insane!!
If I were on a budget I totally agree. I would probably do the 24 instead of the 21 but I get why Sweeney did the 21. He trailers the boat each year between Connecticut and Florida back-and-forth and also keeps it on the trailer in Connecticut and launches from multiple different ramps. Smaller is better in that case
I do have to confess, the front runner is my favorite.. well thought out and functional
Idk that Tidewater seems like too many "photo" worthy details. How would that Dark color handle the sun over time? Sportsman if I hit the loto for sure. Ocean Master seems like a ton of boat for the money .
Prices are ridiculous, I remember back in the late 80z early 90z,,what a decent fishing or pleasure boat cost,,it's 5-7 times that today.Thats why the used market is nuts also.Im getting ready too purchase a used boat and prices are all over.Great video everything I see is out of my price range,,lol
Haha, sorry Mark!
which boat is the one on the thumbnail?
Are you still doing an Eastward Boats build this year?
End of 2022 is the plan
I am really into that front runner. Does it not have a windshield?
This one didn’t. These guys are semi custom builders and I’m sure they can build one with any type of windshield.
Can this front runner handle mtk
@@Fluke17 my old Cobia 256 did and this is more capable in my opinion….
Would like a boat in that size range but at same time prices seem to high 200k+ new for that you can find a nicer used boat
Phew they are some mean center consoles for sure.....
Ocean Maser for sure. Nice lines, good ride, and price. Everything you need and nothing else. That tidewater must have more pumps and hoses running through it than a cruise ship. Just too much going on for me…
Congrats by the way
@@jiggingjerks ??
@@timrudy4359 did you just get engaged or am I confusing you with another Instagram friend?
@@jiggingjerks oh yes, that! Lol, thanks John…less time for fishing this summer I suppose!
IS that 180 gallons a typo? No. Awkward silence. Nice.
It seemed light with 600 HP. At a normal 24/25 gph combined, you’re looking at a little over 7 hours of run time. Yeah, that silence was awkward lol….
@@jiggingjerks You're right John. It doesn't have close to the range needed if you want to go offshore in our neck of the woods.
I'll take the ocean master
Wow nautic star went up 50k on their 28xs from 2019
Gotta go with “none of the above” and an Onslow Bay, personally.
WOW a $345.7k 28 Sportsman?!?!? That's the price of a well equipped 28 Regulator. Then a $98k discount?!?!
As someone else pointed out, it includes a very pricey SeaKeeper
@@jiggingjerks Very true but that only accounts for $35k of the $345.7k list price for a 28. It's a nice boat but not $310k nice nor is it built as well as Regulator or a SeaVee. I'd also expect 16' screens and outriggers.
You’re killing me w your cAnsole pronunciation lol
Do you wanna laugh, I have intentionally been trying to pronounce it in a non-New York Way but I slipped up quite a few times at Stuart
@@jiggingjerks keep at bro. Great content. Spring can’t come soon enough
Like the Sportsman, package boat. Just too expensive my wallet...
See you that the javits boat show??
Sadly, will still be in Florida when the Javits Show happens….
@@jiggingjerks shucks…I happen to be an administrator there, I was hoping to bump into you. Some of the boats they’ve been loading in are looking niiiiice…
@@ThePartyShark hope the Show is great! Would love to be there but gotta admit, the Florida weather feels real good right now.
Why do you yanks need such big boats to go off shore fishing?... We do it in 16' to 20'ers here in Australia mainly and find them quite comfortable and usable to run far off shore
I’ve watched The Captain videos so I know what you mean.
I'd say, because in America, we like our comfort
That front runner is hilariously overpriced. I will never understand spending that much on a boat with no seats. Are you supposed to stand for 3 hours while going off shore?
So my boat is a Sea Vee with only seating for 4. We bring bean bags when we make long runs. I know not ideal, but we stow the bags in the Head and it opens up a ton of fishing room without the forward seats
@@jiggingjerks I at least expect a 6 figure boat to come with bean bags lol
@@andrewrossnagel9433 hahahaha
Big dilemma... Buy new if available.? Buy used, pay a lot, marked up for profits... Market crash.? Coming.???
Leaving you, boat poor... The whole thing just sucks.....
Boats are to expensive now you get a boring ass regular boat for 200,000 plus. Its sad the market just keeps getting higher for these boring looking boats.
camera was too jerky, I started to get nauseous
Apologies - very hard to single hand this
@@jiggingjerks All good. I look forward to the next one.
More torture.
Hahaha
Much like women’s underwear, the Front Runner costs a fortune for next to nothing..
Ha! For me, I love the simplicity but get your point on the price….
Waste of money
To pay 💰 for somthing that can sink in one minute
That’s what insurance is for. No one spending this kind of money doesn’t insure their boat….