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05-28-2011, 07:37 PM
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Key West 246 Bay Reef
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05-28-2011, 08:03 PM
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You gonna get what u pay for...champion and skeeter are by far superior to the key west
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06-14-2011, 11:32 PM
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The champion has the best ride by far and is the better bay boat. My best friend has an '09 246 Bay reef with a 250 Yammy and t-top. It's a really nice boat, but the ride is not even comparable to my Bay Champ. I have also gotten soaking wet in the Key West, and it definitely wasn't raining.
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06-15-2011, 11:07 AM
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06-15-2011, 11:14 AM
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10-08-2011, 07:28 PM
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Key West 246 Bay Reef
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-...tar-24-te.html
Capt. Allen, I guess some people simply don't know so they guess or go by what they've heard. The Key West 246 Bay Reef has 19 degrees of deadrise which is significantly more than the Skeeter or the Champion, simple geometry. If you look at the Skeeter or Champion on a trailer next to a Key West you would be shocked, the Key West has a V that starts around your shin and a gunwale that lands at your chest. The other two look like bass boat bottoms on the trailer that someone placed a bay boat on top. The Skeeter and the Champion are nice riding machines, I've put many hours in both but in nasty conditions aren't near the ride of the Key West. My friend also has a Key West 246 Bay Reef, spray is never able to shoot around the wide Carolina flair of the Key West bow wetting occupants. Anyone that tells you differently really doesn't know or doesn't know how to run a boat. In addition to having fished over 500 hours on the 246 bay reef, I also owned a Key West 216 Bay Reef for 4 years. One member who fished with me often on the 216 owns a Champion 22, he'll tell you it rides great but on very windy days prefers the dry, pound free ride of the Key West. It's not just my opinion, I've spent countless hours on the Key West. To really research I will attach a link to a national challenge of the best riding bay boat, this will allow you to view what a huge national audience believes and not just one clown saying my buddy owns one of them. I also attached a picture of the bow of a Key West 24, look where the V starts, where the gunwale is in relation, and the sheer flair on the Key West. People may try but your eyes will not deceive you. Good luck with your decision, they still are all nice riding boats and I agree with the others of having the support of a company still in business. Key West has the top selling bay boat the last two years, there is a reason for that. Please see link at top of post.
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10-08-2011, 07:41 PM
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Boy you'll make lots of friends on here with that attitude Capt. Cricket. I'm new on here, I'm no boat expert and don't have a gazillion hrs in a boat but you got to earn these guys respect before calling them out, saying that they know nothing. Other than that let me be the first to welcome you.
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10-08-2011, 09:40 PM
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If I were spending the kind of money you are talking about I would go with the Key West assuming you like the ride of all three. You won't have a warranty with the Champion so you would be really taking a chance if you purchased the Champion. There was a thread on here recently about how many folks are getting rid of their Skeeters and having a tough time selling them. You should probably do a search for Skeeter bay boats and see what you come up with. Key West has an exceptional reputation for quality. If you go to the web site called the Hull Truth and search for Key West quality you will see all the info you could ever want. The good thing I doubt you could really go wrong with any of the three you have chosen. You might also want to look at the Triton 24 as by all accounts that is a very good bay boat and it you find a good deal you can get one for what you will be paying for the other three. Best of luck to you and let us know what you find.
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10-08-2011, 09:47 PM
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Or you could ride in a haynie!!!!!!
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10-09-2011, 08:47 AM
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key west has been in business for a long time. you dont stay in business making wet rough riding boats. every key west boat ive been in has been a good ride and they are very well made boats.
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10-09-2011, 04:00 PM
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So, one of these is going to be your next boat? 
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10-09-2011, 06:20 PM
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Evis has one for sale on here. Very nice, I believe it's in the classified section.
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10-09-2011, 10:00 PM
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I had two Key West, a 186 Bay Reef and a 225 CC.
IMO, the 186 is THE best riding 18' boat made. Well built boats, great customer service and I had zero problems with them. I have also ridden in the KW 216 bay. Great riding boat. The KW 24 has more deadrise and is heavier than most bay boats. A customer of mine has a Skeeter 2250. Worst riding 22' bay boat I ever been in.
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#20
10-10-2011, 12:16 AM
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I saw a Haynie 24 High Output not long ago, beautiful looking boat but I don't know much about them. I looked at their website and found their 24 measures 23' 10", has an 8' beam, it weighs in kind of light for a boat that size listed at 1,800 lbs. In comparison the Key West 21' 6' weighs in at 2,100 and the 24' 6" weighs in at 2,400. The Haynie doesn't appear to have much bow on it from the pics so I'm unsure as to how they achieve a great ride. I AM NOT SAYING they do not ride well, I simply have no experience with them and ONLY looking at specs which does not substitute for riding in one. I know one thing, ask any Hydra Sport Bay Bolt owner, there is no replacement for displacement.
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