What length of boat should I buy?

[Willg]

I’m torn between a 2014 619 pro xp Phoenix or waiting to find a used 20 ft ranger/ Phoenix. I want to know the pros and cons to these options and I have a binge bought truck to pull a 20 ft boat easily I just don’t know if I should sit on a 20fter or jump on this 19 ft because it’s right in my price range and the boat is basically new it only has 100 hrs on it.

Big enough truck not binge bought truck 

[gim]

Whatever decision you make, be sure it fits in your garage.  I'd hate to buy a boat and then find out it doesn't fit.

[TOXIC]

How big of water are you going to run it on?

[Willg]

16 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Whatever decision you make, be sure it fits in your garage.  I'd hate to buy a boat and then find out it doesn't fit.

My grand father has a huge garage next door to me where I keep my 23 ft regulator for when I fish in the Chesapeake bay

14 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

How big of water are you going to run it on?

The Potomac River which can get rough but I’ve seen guys with 17 - 18 ft boats in the creeks I fish but usually it isn’t too bad

[Swagonmaster]

Man, you have a crap shoot there, stay with a good bird in the hand or look for one in the  bush. If you would be comfortable in the 19 where you will be going and you are familiar with the water conditions that you would face, dollars and how much do you want to be out NOW might tip the balance for you.

[Willg]

50 minutes ago, Swagonmaster said:

Man, you have a crap shoot there, stay with a good bird in the hand or look for one in the  bush. If you would be comfortable in the 19 where you will be going and you are familiar with the water conditions that you would face, dollars and how much do you want to be out NOW might tip the balance for you.

Yea I think I’ll probably get it I’ve heard good things about Phoenix thanks

[Jig Man]

I’d go for the Phoenix if it were me.

[RoLo]

 

As always, your first consideration is mean 'size of water'. The Great Lakes or millponds?

The next critical factor is storage space. Will it fit in your garage, or will your driveway do (my favorite spot).

The names Phoenix & Ranger are both highly respected, so not much of a deciding factor.

Finally, "Hull Specifications", such as max HP, beam, deadrise, freeboard, livewell cap, gas tank cap ~ ~

Better you than me, because I've been confronted with this decision 15 times over the years    

 

Roger

[Willg]

5 minutes ago, RoLo said:

 

As always, your first consideration is 'size of water'. The Great Lakes or Millponds?

The next critical factor is storage space. Will it fit in your garage, or will your driveway do (my favorite spot).

The names Phoenix & Ranger are both highly respected, so not much of a deciding factor.

Finally, "Hull Specifications", such as max HP, beam, deadrise angle, livewell cap, gas tank cap ~ ~ ~

Better you than me, and I've been confronted with this decision 15 times over the years    

 

Roger

Thanks for the help 

[WRB]

Length of increase the weight and ability to run safely on larger wider pitch waves. 

Phoenix and Ranger Bass boats are typically lower freebaord boat vs a Lund aluminum of the same length for example and necessarily safe in big waves.

Todays bass boats have longer frontal deck area per length of boat.

19' you get buy with 200 hp engine, 20' to 21' usually are equipped with 225-250 hp. It more expense with each added foot.

Decissions...

Tom

[slonezp]

Between plant shutdowns (I don't necessarily mean the boat mfg, but the parts mfgs) and people buying boats to enjoy social distancing, new boats are taking a long time to get and most showrooms don't have any. As a result, used boats are becoming scarce right now. If you really like the 19' Phoenix, you may want to act sooner rather than later