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Re: Carolina Skiff quality and handling???
If you are travelling look into Sandpiper Marine in Accomack, Virginia (eastern shore) Great folks there, call and talk to Vince and tell him one of the Cedar Island guys sent you. 757-787-7783. His yard is full of boats now--I just dropped mine off Saturday., You can easily customize your rig since most of his aren't rigged yet. That's one of the great things about them. PLus yuo get to go to ESVA and have Bay and Seaside fishing mere miles apart!
As for "4-5 foot whitecaps" the Carolina skiff is the one that could handle it safely. Not recommending it; not saying you'd be comfortable, but you'd live to tell about it.
115 on a 19 is way more power than you need--hope he has one of the heavier models.
A friend had a 19' with a tiller 75 (IIRC) and he's go 30 miles out alone. but he's also a harbor pilot.
If you are travelling look into Sandpiper Marine in Accomack, Virginia (eastern shore) Great folks there, call and talk to Vince and tell him one of the Cedar Island guys sent you. 757-787-7783. His yard is full of boats now--I just dropped mine off Saturday., You can easily customize your rig since most of his aren't rigged yet. That's one of the great things about them. PLus yuo get to go to ESVA and have Bay and Seaside fishing mere miles apart!
As for "4-5 foot whitecaps" the Carolina skiff is the one that could handle it safely. Not recommending it; not saying you'd be comfortable, but you'd live to tell about it.
115 on a 19 is way more power than you need--hope he has one of the heavier models.
A friend had a 19' with a tiller 75 (IIRC) and he's go 30 miles out alone. but he's also a harbor pilot.