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| Sportfishing Boat Builders |
Question:
I am moving to the Portland Oregon area and am interested in buying a sportfishing boat in the 21-28 foot range. I have done some searching on the net and found only builders that offer models with outboards. I am looking for an I/O or inboard builder.
Answer:
I've seen some nice 27-28 footers, I/O config, with a small cabin well forward and a large cockpit. The boat has decent freeboard, and seems like it would be well suited for coastal salmon or bottom fishing.
Lean toward the larger end of your size range, if you can. The area near the mouth of the Columbia can be tricky. Every year we seem to hear about a small, private fish boat that gets into mortal trouble in the area. Lots of times its operator stupidity, but other times it's just too many people and too much gear on too small a boat for the conditions. A larger boat will give you more options, even if you don't *always* need it.
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