Possible purchase of a Down East Cruiser 23?
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:32 pm
I’m very interested in buying a home-built boat from a local boat dealer.
The dealer doesn’t have any details of the build/construction and only says that it is a 2017 22’ home-made boat, 2015 70 HP Yamaha 4-stroke with 35 hours, and 2019 dual-axle aluminum trailer.
From the research I’ve done on home-built boats, it appears to me as though this could be a Down East Cruiser 23.
I was hoping someone could chime in and confirm or deny that model from the photos.
Also, are home-built boats such as this as strong as a similarly-sized fiberglass boat? Can these boats withstand rough-water pounding that can happen in coastal waters.
This would be a boat that I would solo for about a year around “America’s Great Loop” which is approximately 6000 miles.
Thank You!
Rod
North Carolina
The dealer doesn’t have any details of the build/construction and only says that it is a 2017 22’ home-made boat, 2015 70 HP Yamaha 4-stroke with 35 hours, and 2019 dual-axle aluminum trailer.
From the research I’ve done on home-built boats, it appears to me as though this could be a Down East Cruiser 23.
I was hoping someone could chime in and confirm or deny that model from the photos.
Also, are home-built boats such as this as strong as a similarly-sized fiberglass boat? Can these boats withstand rough-water pounding that can happen in coastal waters.
This would be a boat that I would solo for about a year around “America’s Great Loop” which is approximately 6000 miles.
Thank You!
Rod
North Carolina