Brad Christy

Lakeglider,

https://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...-s-o79766.html

Don’t know what you’re “new” budget is, but this one seems to fit the bill pretty well.

I wouldn’t be to keen on the fact it’s most likely a salt water boat, but a survey may prove it to be sound.

Thanks. Brad.

jeff32

i was gonna mention exactly this model too !

Lakeglider

A 353 is getting to be a little big, in the fastechs I'm looking at the 312. The new budget is probably $75k max and I'm going to need a trailer included in that. I'm currently looking at how hard it is to retrofit an a/c system that can run off battery power. If I can save $20k+ on a boat and install my own a/c that would open my search quite a bit. A/c seems to be the hardest thing to find in this size/budget.

jeff32

Even more so an ac running on batteries!
must need many many big big batteries!
not even sure it exist!

Lakeglider

There is a company called Mabru that claims they have a system that will run on batteries. I'm sure it's a bunch of batteries but if it costs $10k to install and saves me $25k on a boat I'll come out ahead. I'm looking into it.

Lakeglider

Does anyone have any insight on a Nordic Heat, or a1997 or a 2005 Advantage Victory? The heat seems to only have a single engine design and the cuddy is pretty bare but there are a few around. The 1997 is a 32 and has twin 496s that seem to be an update, that's all I know about it. The 05 is a single 496 mag ho

TexomaPowerboater

For what you want be careful about spending $50K or will find yourself wrenching instead of boating. Recently saw a 33ft Scarab AVS posted on Powerboatlistings.com with new transom/stringers lots of work done, well worth the asking price IMO. Nice cabin for what you want to do and good size not too big for smaller TX lakes like Lake Travis. West coast boats don't do great resale around here. Velocity 29 not a bad choice for these lakes either and usually priced well. Formula pretty popular, 353 good choice, cabin little small on 292 for overnighting.

Indy

I had a 28 Heat, west coast boat in an east coast environment. The Heat has the roomiest and best cabin in any 28 I've ever been in, it was even better than my 33 PP. They're kinda slow, only got upper 60s with the 496HO no matter what prop I used and that included labbed. In the end a stock 24 worked best with leading edges sharpened and balanced. It liked some cup.

Not my first choice for chop, taking that out in 5s is a laugher, OSO 5s or real ones. Tried it and turned right around. Nice workmanship being a west coast boat, side saddle gas tanks kinda bothered me. I liked it a lot but only kept it 3 years before I moved to a boat more suited to my waters. If you're always boating in chop you're better suited to some of the east coast brands.

snapmorgan

I have had 2 Advantage Victories, a 27' and a 28' and wouldn't hesitate to buy another one. I also owned a Nordic 35 Flame. The build quality is definitely better with the Advantage boats. The 32' is their fastest hull and handles the rough much better than the 27 or 28 which have the same bottom.

TomZ

I think that's supposed to be 312 FasTech - the 311 is a much older boat as is the 303 (both SR1 straight-bottoms).