 Re: New to boating
"fishing boat would probably be sturdier than the cruising boat, making it better for a new boater."
There is some truth to that. However the difference is not so great that it would justify paying a whole lot more money for the fishing boat over a pleasure boat. New boaters rarely stick with their first boat for a long time (even though they expect to keep it for years and years). So in a practical sense the best boat for a new boater is the one that will be easiest to sell. Regardless of whether it's a fishing boat or a pleasure boat. When you are going to "flip" a boat, the $$ you pay are important. If it happened that I could get a good deal on a pleasure boat, while all the fishing boats wanted high prices, then the pleasure boat makes sense. Really depends on the deals you actually find on the market.
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