12-19-2023, 12:16 PM
I agree with the sentiments here, go big as long as you. While I wasn't looking at the models you are looking at when I first started looking, I ended up going larger and have ZERO regrets. Originally I was looking at 3500 Opens. I wanted a hard top with diesels. The diesels were pretty easy to find, but sometimes they had soft tops on. I started looking at the 3800's and was sold. Diesels, hardtops and extra room. It wasn't really a stretch financially and I keep her behid the house, so I didn't have any issues with slipping her. It's an easy boat to single hand even in our notorious 15-20 MOPH wind we have everyday in the Corpus Christi area, which unfortunately slams right square into my port side up the canal. But, I have mastered getting put away! If you can swing a bigger boat, I doubt you will have any real regrets. Good luck with your decision.
