19ft. vs.21 ft. bayboat

[newguy]

will a 21 ft. bayboat ride and pefrorm much better than a 19 ft. of the same make? ex: nautic star 2110 vs nautic star 1910. I have been searching for almost 2 years for a nice 21 foot bayboat (used) but always run across 19 footers, nice ones too. I know the right answer is prob. wait on a 21 footer but dont want to wait forever for a minor performance upgrade over the 19. Will primarily fish the marshes of myrtle grove, lafitte, etc..top of my list is nautic star. blazer bay,pathfinder in no particular order..

[Crawl79]

The reason you see allot of 19' and not 21's used is because owners are upgrading to a bigger boat..

That being said a 19' boat will get the job done.

[Clampy]

The $ difference on the 19' over a 21' makes you really think too. Gotta go 21 IMO.

[wishin i was fishin]

I have a 2110 se and love it. i too have looked for 3+ years and ended up buying new. i dont think there is much of a difference until you get in some rough seas. ive handled 5 ft swells in mine. If we would have had more sense we should have been nervous but it was a blast. i can only think that the same ride in a 19 would have been scary.

if ya want a test ride let me know. i am always looking for an excuse to get on the water.

[shellman]

Nautic star are light boats ....better to go 21' ....if you can afford it its always better to go to larger boat.

[jchief]

21' all the way.

Check out the Frontier 21'. Love mine

[haoward]

I Had a 17ft Cape Horn and just upgraded to a 22ft Pathfinder it was a very big different. The ride was not wet, she cut thru the wave better and MORE deck space.

[Bdub]

That extra 2ft will definitely make a difference in big swells. Apples to Oranges but I bought a 16ft boat instead of 15 or 14 and I've been in situations where that little bit extra really makes a difference in how the boat takes the waves.

[getonfish]

I had a 19" Blue Wave and upgraded to a 21' Frontier (very similar boats) The ride between the 2 is night and day. Go with a 21.

[swamp snorkler]

If you get a 19' you going to wish you got the 21' If you get the 21' you going to wish you got a 24'............. it's 2'itis, every boat owner has it.