Wolf West Coast Cruiser details
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:47 pm
Hello everyone,
I am looking at purchasing a boat that will handle a following sea and have become interested in the Wolf West Coast Cruiser. It seems wide and the bow looks to be under cut so that it won't punch into the wave and instead ride on top of it. My current boat is a 26' Radon triple chine but I'm looking to upgrade and new Radons are long wait and a bit expensive.
I'm looking at three Wolfe boats
Option 1; new 2017 Wolfe West Coast cruiser 220 9' beam with a 250 Yamaha with a kicker, a trailer and all new electronics package including radar $100K from Wolf direct.
Option 2; 2013 Wolfe West Coast cruiser 220 9' beam with a Yamaha 300 with 1000hrs. The electronics are vintage 2007 and I don't think it has radar. It does not have a trailer and has been in the water nonstop since new. I will need to purchase a trailer as I will not be keeping it in the water.
Option 3; 2006 Wolfe West Coast cruiser 230 8'6" beam. It has an Evinrude 225 more than 2500 hours and a kicker. Both need to be replaced. Approx $22K. The hull looks slightly different than the newer model and I don't know if it is some other way different. I am unsure on the electronics package but I guess it is 2006 vintage.
2 and 3 are being sold through Pacific boat brokers. I have made several attempts to try to get details like headroom etc. on these boats and the brokers are of no help.
My basic questions for the group here are.
Which boat do you think is the better deal
Is Wolf a good boat?
Are they built super rugged. I spoke with the owner of the 2013 and he told me it is a tank with quarter inch plate hull that is doubled in the bow for beaching.
They seem relatively spartan in many ways but I am not looking for a motorhome on the water.
Does anyone have any experience with the hull and do you guys think it will handle a following seas
Am I going to have any issues towing a 9 foot wide boat in California.
Does anyone know if the hull has changed.
Wolf's website says they use a special pulse welding machine which creates less heat. I was wondering if anyone knows is the special or common, if this is a new tool to them or what they have used it in 2006.
If anyone has any thoughts on Wolf boats please feel free to share them thank you
Gary
I am looking at purchasing a boat that will handle a following sea and have become interested in the Wolf West Coast Cruiser. It seems wide and the bow looks to be under cut so that it won't punch into the wave and instead ride on top of it. My current boat is a 26' Radon triple chine but I'm looking to upgrade and new Radons are long wait and a bit expensive.
I'm looking at three Wolfe boats
Option 1; new 2017 Wolfe West Coast cruiser 220 9' beam with a 250 Yamaha with a kicker, a trailer and all new electronics package including radar $100K from Wolf direct.
Option 2; 2013 Wolfe West Coast cruiser 220 9' beam with a Yamaha 300 with 1000hrs. The electronics are vintage 2007 and I don't think it has radar. It does not have a trailer and has been in the water nonstop since new. I will need to purchase a trailer as I will not be keeping it in the water.
Option 3; 2006 Wolfe West Coast cruiser 230 8'6" beam. It has an Evinrude 225 more than 2500 hours and a kicker. Both need to be replaced. Approx $22K. The hull looks slightly different than the newer model and I don't know if it is some other way different. I am unsure on the electronics package but I guess it is 2006 vintage.
2 and 3 are being sold through Pacific boat brokers. I have made several attempts to try to get details like headroom etc. on these boats and the brokers are of no help.
My basic questions for the group here are.
Which boat do you think is the better deal
Is Wolf a good boat?
Are they built super rugged. I spoke with the owner of the 2013 and he told me it is a tank with quarter inch plate hull that is doubled in the bow for beaching.
They seem relatively spartan in many ways but I am not looking for a motorhome on the water.
Does anyone have any experience with the hull and do you guys think it will handle a following seas
Am I going to have any issues towing a 9 foot wide boat in California.
Does anyone know if the hull has changed.
Wolf's website says they use a special pulse welding machine which creates less heat. I was wondering if anyone knows is the special or common, if this is a new tool to them or what they have used it in 2006.
If anyone has any thoughts on Wolf boats please feel free to share them thank you
Gary