Oct 8, 2026 · 18 min · 9 segments
The moment you start running offshore, a boat stops being a toy and becomes a safety plan. From the floor of the Newport International Boat Show, we sit down with Ryan Fawcett, a lifelong New England…
Okay, I was going to say, so why are you getting a new one? You're keeping it? You need a second boat.
And just for safety concerns, especially the areas that we fish, something in the 30-foot range, two engines, got to have it.
Something with fuel capacity to get you out and back safely has been the mission for the last few summers.
You know, you can buy those boats or you can buy the right boat, spend a little bit more money.
And so I've been in the second camp trying to spend a lot of time doing a lot of research, finding the right boat.
And I've been in the used market primarily because I want a higher end boat and I really don't want to pay the sticker price.
I've just seen a lot of changes and trends in the market, which was told me, hang on one more summer.
Okay, trends in the boating market or trends in the money market? Trends in both.
I've seen in the used market, even higher end boats that I'm looking at, you're starting to see them under a thousand hours coming down in price.
Okay, I was going to say, so why are you getting a new one? You're keeping it? You need a second boat.
And just for safety concerns, especially the areas that we fish, something in the 30-foot range, two engines, got to have it.
Something with fuel capacity to get you out and back safely has been the mission for the last few summers.
You know, you can buy those boats or you can buy the right boat, spend a little bit more money.
And so I've been in the second camp trying to spend a lot of time doing a lot of research, finding the right boat.
And I've been in the used market primarily because I want a higher end boat and I really don't want to pay the sticker price.
I've just seen a lot of changes and trends in the market, which was told me, hang on one more summer.
Okay, trends in the boating market or trends in the money market? Trends in both.
I've seen in the used market, even higher end boats that I'm looking at, you're starting to see them under a thousand hours coming down in price.
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