Anyone know anything about "Sea Chaser" boats?

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It's a POS.

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in what ways? he isn't looking for a tournament boat here. just something that will get him where he is going

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and if you push on the side of the hull...it's like an aluminum can compared to a lot of bayboats.

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This should be the first thing done when looking at a boat. If there is anything besides a very solid thud, don't even consider the boat.

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Nautic Star.

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Great boats and great value.

I almost forget, one of my favorite features of our boat. In the floor insulated fish box.

And here's a picture of the latches I'm talking about...and a beautiful 9+ lber, that would've been great in a TX tourney with a 28" max.

www.nauticstarboats.com

I would like to know which model he has. As I stated in my earlier post, the 102" models are finished out as nice as any bayboat on the market. The same doesn't hold true for the 92" hulls, such as the 1810, 1910, 2110. They are the lower end Nautic Stars. The old 1800 and 2100 are too. The old 1900, 2200, 2400, and tourney editions are all 102" boats, and are top notch in fit and finish. They also don't cave on the sides of the hull like some boats. They are very sturdy. Dunno about the lower end Nautic Stars.

Ours is an 2006. At that time, these were the upper end models.

1900 (we have)
2200

They later came out with a 2400, and then 2200TE and 2400TE.

The lower end models were

1800
2100

And then they made some mid range models.

1910 and 2110.

I think they have an 1810 now.

The 1900 is no longer made to my knowledge, but it, along with the 2200, 2400, and the TEs all were 102" wide with larger fuel cells, bait and live wells (lighted), flush mounted everything, stainless everything, raised lighted consoles, in-floor fish boxes, hidden rod storage in the gunnel, huge front storage, etc...very nice. When we would go to tournies, (tour was sponsored by Ranger), the other competitors were highly complimentary. I've been on a bunch of Rangers, and although you can get everything the Nautic Stars had, a lot of it was optional. I have several friends with the Ranger 2000 (20' Bayboat), and the Nautic Star 1900, although about 10K cheaper, is much more well equipped straight from the factory. And like I said, there's exceptions to every rule. I know Ranger is a good hull, but one of my buddies has gone thru two hulls without even fishing a tourney in it. His friggin console came off WHILE HE WAS DRIVING!! He likes to say he's "Breaking legends, one at a time". It was just a factory gaffe, and Ranger replaced the hull no questions asked, both times.

By the way, Triton's are awesome...love the lines on that boat. But they're just too expensive, and they aren't very shallow draft, although they claim it. That's not necessary for most people, but when fishing tournies, it's imperative to be able to get into, and out of, very shallow ponds.

meh...to each their own. I'm not a fan of nautic star boats. Good boats, but not my one of favorites.

Sea Chaser is decent. Good entry level boat in price and quality.

Like with everything else, you get what you pay for.....Tons of boats on the market in the 19 ft range.....there is no perfect boat. Find what you like

In no order:
Blazer Bay
Pathfinder
Kenner(Mako now)
Frontier
Nautic Star
Blue Wave
Triton

ETA - I own a Frontier 210

I plan on going with aluminum from here on out. I can't stand trying to keep a scum line off of fiberglass not to mention keeping gel coat free of chips/scratches. Fiberglass is prettier but I like the durability of aluminum. Not much to pick from though unless you are willing to build your own.

Wow, this thread looks exaclty like what I went through two years ago. Ulitmately ended up with a Blazer-pretty satisfied so far. All the others mentioned are great boats IMO.

Wanna know why I wouldn't even look at a Sea Chaser? Who the hell thought writing
By: Carolina Skiff
on the gunnels was a good idea?

Besides having bad punctuation on a $30,000 boat, it's like saying Truck By: Ford

I figured if they weren't smart enough to use the right punctuation, laying good glass might be a stretch. But, for what you guys are going to do and where your camp is- I've read some of your posts- it'll be fine.

One thing- they only give a 5 yr. transferable warranty on those. Blazer's is lifetime and 10 yrs. to the second owner. If you want some other options, look at Blazer's website and there are always some used ones on the forum.

Good Luck!