What type of boat to buy

Now, on to the nitty gritty of what type of boat to buy, or rather, what do you want to do with your boat? Where will you boat? How far from shore do you hope to travel? Who will boat with you (really)? How long will you boat for (overnight, weekends, weeks at a time, just a couple of hours at a time)? Will you fish, and if so, a lot or just once in a while, or will you FISH? Will you water-ski or pull inflatable things that bounce behind your boat with people holding on for dear life. Do you want to keep it on a trailer and dump it in the water when you want to use the boat, or keep it in a slip at a marina (or dry-docked).

Seriously, these are the types of things that you need to ask yourself to narrow down the style of boat you will purchase.

Think about them for a while, and we'll discuss what they mean for you and they type of boat you will soon own.