Starweld Boats

[kok-head]

anyone know if they are any good? and do they come even close to the quality of say lund or crestliner?

 

[SuperD]

In my quick hunting around the web, it looks like they are a division of Smoker Craft boats. They likely decided to try the welded boat market and came up with this line. Smoker Craft has been around a long time and deserves to be in a conversation when discussing boat possibilities.

 

[dragonfly]

I know NW marine & sport carries them in pasco I have seen them in the sportsman shows and there 2000, 1900, 1800,1700 look a lot like the smokercraft, millentia, pro mag, and ultima they are more popular in the mid west and east. dfly

 

[kok-head]

thanks for the info, my old fiberglass bay boat only has a few more yrs before i outgrow it

at some point in the next 4 or 5 yrs i'm going to buy something aluminum and around 20 or 21' in length, im not too particular about all of the features, just something aluminum for under $20K (and it appears that only used boats will match my price range) that will last me 15-20yrs until i retire and get a brand new jet boat, i really like the hewes and wooldridge models

 

[snakeriverfisher]

I think I'm gonna go with the starweld 2000 pro,I've looked and looked and can't seem to find anything else that fits except maybe a Lund ,but I don't want to pay an extra $10-20 K for the name,I think I might rather have a king fisher but nobody wants to sell me what I want ,just what they have so It looks like the Starweld is the best bang for the buck.I just wish they were just a smidge heavier,although they have been using this type of boat in the great lakes for years, and been fine,so maybe they are heavy enough.

 

[dragonfly]

that's why I ended up with my TJ. I bought a 16' smokercraft lodge it was wide and deep didn't use much fuel and an easy boat to load by my self, but it bounced around on the water like a cork you felt every wave and wake, and when a ski boat went by you better be sitting down and hanging on. I never felt like it would tip, but it was like riding in a car with no shocks. so a bigger heaver boat will give you a lot more stability. dfly

 

[snakeriverfisher]

yeah the starweld 2000 pro is nothing like the smokercraft lodge, but point taken, I drove it around the Columbia some ,seemed like it rode pretty well,water was smooth so I couldn't give it a true test,
on the other hand if it is too rough I won't be out anyway