What boat is better Ebbtibe 24' deck boat or Chaparral 24' deep V haul?

Question

What boat is better Ebbtibe 24' deck boat or Chaparral 24' deep V haul?

Answer 1

Chaparral has a good reputation and they obviously make a nice boat... but the difference in a Chaparral and a deck boat (of any make or model) is more a question of what do you want to use the boat for - then who makes the best...

For a small boat... a deck boat is more "family friendly"... both, pontoon and deck boats are the very best and probably the safest if you have small kids...

So, in this case, I would consider most about who is going to be on the boat... and how and where you are going to be boating... For example... there are thousands of boaters in the Buffalo, NY, Niagara River, Erie Canal region around Lake Erie... but almost no one has a pontoon or deck boat. The water, the currents, combined with the places everyone wants to get to in their boat, just makes these boats unsatisfactory...  too limiting!  Great in the Canal, but they can't handle the River to get to the Lake...

So... since Ebbtide also has a good reputation... I would say if you have small kids... go with the deck boat... and / or if you are a party animal... the deck boat will be more comfortable on those typical hot sunny days that are considered great boating days... The cuddy in the Chaparral you will soon discover, can be miserably hot and sweaty... you won't spend time it there - though it is a great place to throw all your "stuff".

My opinion - bottom line - kids or crowds - go with the deck boat... it will be fun!

Headed out for rougher water... no one likes you anyway except maybe your girlfriend - go with the Chaparral - its sexier than the deck boat.

Satisfied? Now do you have your mind made up? Good!

Cause I can almost guarantee you - the next person will have a different answer. lol