There are a lot of models of boats out there. You might recall me doing a cost analysis on a particular Silverton yacht. The Silverton is one of many out there. In fact, for yachts in our size range (38-47′) there are over 50+ manufacturers. This page details a list I found out there.
Some are manufactured outside of the US, a lot are here. Either way, some come here. The fact that we are looking for a used boat means that if some diligent soul has already ordered one of these beauties and managed to get it to the mainland, we can evaluate it for our purposes.
Main brands we have lately been discussing are: Carver, Meridian, Silverton, Formula, Silverton, Cruiser and Four Winns. All of these guys are made here. We also like a few other brands not from here Absolute, Cranchi, Sealine, Lagoon Power ( a cat). We keep being drawn to boats with 3 criteria: flybridge, aft cabins, pod drives. While we are sure we want a newer boat (since 2002) and sure we prefer a fly bridge, the other stuff might just be gravy. We like the aft cabin idea, but also know we are not going to be using that extra room much. But the aft cabin boats tend to have wider beams and more room throughout the rest of the boat as well
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