I am looking at 2 Aquasports, completely different boats. Should probably start different threads but here we go with my highly subjective questions. Both boats are out of state so I wanted to get feedback from y’all before a road trip of disappointment.
One is a 96’ Osprey 200. My main concern is the dude bought it last year and has hung a brand new Mercury 150 4 stroke on it. My heart says “awesome” but my mind says “transom trouble”. Any thoughts on that motor/transom combo? Best way to reinforce the transom for that weight/power?
The other is a 2004 250 Explorer with twin Yamaha 115’s. Will I hate the 115’s? Will the drag from my American and Trump flags put too much strain on the motors? They haven’t been started in 2 years and have 270 hours.
Osprey dude wants 17K for boat with new ttop, new wiring, and trailer. Explorer guy wants 28K for boat and ridiculously oversized triaxle trailer that’s supposedly original.
I’m in TN, nary an ocean in sight so I’ll be on the lake here 80% of the time…but I do go to the Florida and Carolina coasts several times a year and have the truck to tow about anything I want. Don’t care about freshwater fishing but love saltwater fishing hence why I’m looking at 2 totally different boats.
I’ll post pics soon.
