Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by DaveHNL on 06/11/17 - 1:49 PM

Hi All,

Thinking about buying a new or used 17' or 19' Montauk or perhaps an 18' Grady White Fisherman.

The boat will be primarily used for near shore surfing/diving trips around the south & south east coasts of Oahu, Hawaii.

As you may know, Hawaii almost always has brisk trade winds which make for choppy conditions even as close as 1 mile offshore, in addition, during the summer months, we routinely get high surf in the 10-12' range, sometimes up to 20' in harbor entrances.
The farthest I'd plan to go would be 30 miles roundtrip on any day, probably maximum 2 miles offshore with a maximum of 3 adults on board.

Any recommendations will be appreciated.

Thanks

Posted by Joe Kriz on 06/11/17 - 2:05 PM

Of the choices you listed, go for the Grady White.

The Montauk 170 and 190 series is more of an Inland vessel and can be rough riding in chop.

Now, if you want to bump up the Whaler model to the Outrage 190 then I would take that model over the Grady.
https://www.bostonwhaler.com/family-o...0-outrage/

I'm sure you will probably get many more opinions.

Try and take a test ride in the Grady 180 Fisherman and the Outrage 190 and see for yourself.

You might also consider the 1996-1999 Outrage 17' II model if you can find one in Hawaii.
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...album_id=4

Posted by Petrus on 06/12/17 - 12:26 AM

@Joe Kriz

Borrowing this thread as I have a similar question about seaworthiness,

Is it a big difference between Outrage V-hull and Outrage II.

Looking att V-20 and a Outrage II 17' -1995 (big difference in size-I know) or maybe the first Outrage 17'-19'
Not many used Whalers to choose between in Scandinavia unfortunatly :(

Posted by Phil T on 06/12/17 - 8:16 AM

Dave -

I agree with Joe.

There are several HI owners and they prefer the offshore hull of the Outrage series.

Petrus -

The V-20 has less deadrise (angle of the V) than the Outrage 18, 20, 22 models. The additional LOA will help its ride.

The Outrage 17 II has the post classic V offshore hull with a steeper V.

For ocean waters, Outrage 17 II will be much more comfortable, in my experience.

Posted by DaveHNL on 06/13/17 - 4:08 AM

Thanks for the replies, test drove the 190 Outrage and the 180 GW, both are excellent boats.

Ended up buying the Grady White, ride was better in choppy conditions and the GW had a few options the Outrage didn't offer - built in cooler & fresh water shower.

Thanks again.

(corrected names for clarity)

Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/13/17 - 11:36 AM