Good Center Consoles

I’ve lurked here for six months but never posted. I’ve been on boats (center consoles mostly) since as long as I can remember fishing mostly but I’m looking to buy my first boat. I’m pretty familiar with the top manufacturers and have a few brands in mind but wouldn’t mind feedback from members here that may have been on or owned other brands I’m not as familiar with or may not even know about. I’m going to buy used and plan on spending around 25k. I’m only interested in center consoles between 20 and 23 feet. Brands I know and trust are pursuit, robalo, grady, edgewater, and regulator. I know and have experienced these brands but there may be other boats I’m overlooking that could be comparable. My criteria is as follows: Build quality Ride Resale Looks Fishability Build quality is most important because it eventually gets rough enough that the boat will bounce and pound some, when this happens I don’t want a boat that is going to shudder and flex and screws come loose (experienced this with makos in the past). Ride is important because I plan on going around 20 miles off FL coast for fishing. Resale is important because as my first boat I doubt I’ll keep it more than a few years before upgrading. Looks because, well function is important but like fast cars boats need to look good! For this reason no catamarans. Fishability I put as last despite fishing my whole life and that being my main objective because again, this is my first boat and I can figure out what layouts work best as I go. So what brands aside from the ones I’ve listed meet the requirements and what experience do you have with said brand, also how easy is it to find one 4-5 years old? Thanks

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Good Center Consoles



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