16ft - 18ft boat

[takksi]

Hi all

I am looking for a value for money boat between 16ft - 18ft. Can anyone guide me on what is available with pros and cons please (e.g. hull, reliability, handling in windy conditions, etc)

I would prefer if I get honest and objective replies please rather than comments about different sellers and why you should trust them or not. 

I need the boat mainly for leisure and possibly the occasional fishing outing.

Thanks

[shanook]

Takksi what is value for money....I think that's quite subjective. If as you said it's mainly pleasure you shouldn't have any problems, even a frejgatina will do. There are importers, Mecca, PTR, Hightech etc etc. then there are builders like petecraft, seabrave, buccaneer etc etc.
my advice is go have a look, see what you like, check the costs, if possible have a trial run (since it's for pleasure, it's highly improbable you will get caught in rough seas).
Good luck.

[skip]

There have a been a few threads on the forum discussing this which should help you out.

[takksi]

Hi all thank you for your replies. I didn't realise that there were replies as the notifications came into my "spam" folder