So I have been looking around for about a month now and I’m ready to buy something. I found this boat http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/boa/1834303429.html

I have always gone to Mojave and would still like to be able to do that sometimes with my own boat, so I need something that can handle the rough water. I would like to have a boat that can run in the mid to upper 80's and I know this boat won’t do that. I would have about 3 grand to put into it, would that be enough to get the HP I would need to get it into the 80's? Sorry for all the dumb questions, I spend all my money and time on sand toys and just used my families boats over the years and never paid too much attention to them. If anyone has any suggestions on what I should be looking for or any info to point me in the right direction, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you. I have been lurking for a few days and everyone seems so helpful here. I’m sure I’ll have a million more question once I actually get a boat lol.

What type of boat do you think would work best for some rough waters? I will mostly be on the river up around the Laughlin area but want to be able to go out on Mojave and Mead every once in a while.

I know what you mean about the "100mph" boats, my dad has a little 21' Caliber 1 that we had up to a gps of 74 and he beats just about all of the "I got a 85mph boat with a 10K system in it" guys all day long.

Im sure the 70's will be fine at first but everything I own I spend a ton of money to make it faster, so I just want to make sure I start out with something that has the potential to be what Im looking for without feeling like im trying to build a new boat.

I just got rid of my tunel pickle because I go to Mead mostly and it sat way too low. I took on a lot of water. Great boat, really cool, river only. Keep in mind where you want to use it when deciding what to buy.

Try this!

http://boat.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/boat.cgi