Used boat recomendation 5 to 5.8 mt range

[taipan]

Hi all,

Just after some recommendations for a 5 to 5.8 mt (approx) half cab/cuddy glass boat for PPB
in the future, will be used off ramps. Boats from late 90's early 2000's are around what I'll be looking at.
Only need a list of the best hulls & models to look at, don't want to end up with a 're builder' project
at a later date, transoms stringers etc.

Thanks beforehand.

[bowl]

Good luck with that n 20 year old boats, guess s ur budget is on light side to.
If you keep boat long enough, eventually something will need doing.
Haines.
Seafarer.
Streaker
List goes on ....

[taipan]

Thanks for the info I think)

I can rattle off those brands too, its the model
versions I’m interested in

[purple5ive]

whats the budget?
if you dont want maintenance of the hull then look at polycraft warrior and if you are ok with a 4.8 then the polycraft brumby.
if you dont know anything about these boats then google is your friend, lots of information on the net about them
cheers

[taipan]

Im familiar with the old name manufactures but Polycraft is a new one.

[Mattblack]

Southwind SR 565

[bowl]

Have a budget or just dreaming.
Kelvakat 1900

[mr plow]

Seafarer either Ventura or Viking, they also do a 5.75 called a Vega.
Savage mako or surveyor .
Just cause it's mid 90s doesn't mean it will have rot just make sure you get it checked out well.
My 95 model boat is still rock solid

[cobby]

If you don't want a rebuilder in the future forget glass, especially anything beginning with H, C or S. They all eventually need a rebuild.

Alison Fisherman 175 or 189.
Caribbean Concorde (5.5m) or Intruder (5.8m).
Cruise Craft 550 Outsider.
Edencraft 565. It's the original Haines Hunter 565L hull from when Haines went bust before the OMC purchase.
Haines Hunter 560F/SL 570SF Champion, 580 Breeze (effectively all the same hull), 580SF (same same as the 560F except a bigger cabin, a half pod setup and a few other changes. Arguably the best Haines hull in existance since the original 565).
Haines Signature 1750L, 530F, 532F, 1850L, 540F, 542F, 575F. First 3 are same hull, the pick is the last of the 532 from 1997-1998. The 575F is the best hull out of the lot.
Seafarer Viking 5.5 (cuddy), Ventura 5.5(half cab), Vega 5.75.
Southwind 550WR. Became the Southern Star 550WR, which became a Lewis 590WR. Same hull all the way through. 580SF.
Savage Mako (cuddy), Surveyor (half cab). Same hull.
Formula Powerboats Australia F19 (another Haines 565l flop, just rare as rocking horse **** on the market). F21 (a Donzi flop) for slightly bigger and again rare as rocking horse ****.
Mustang 1750, 1800, 1900. Sold to the Haines Group and rebranded as Tournament, same model designations though.
Northbank 540 cuddy. Still in production as the 550C.

I've always loved the Southwind 550WR, and the Haines Hunter 580SF is the best riding boat I've ever been in under 6m. They're well worth just biting the bullet, rebuilding immediately and whacking a new V6 Mercury on the back. But we need a budget, because if we're talking under $30k, forget half of that list

[taipan]

Have a budget or just dreaming.
Kelvakat 1900

No thx