opinion
prblmslv, I had a 22ft Grady w/a for years and went out 40 to 60 miles routinely. It had a large outboard and a kicker for emergency. Offshore,larger usually means safer, but if you keep an ear to weather reports a 23 footer will be fine. Obviously twins also would be more desirable. One more thing, I don't know if they're true or not, but I've been hearing some bad feedback on the new Proline boats on some other forums. Like I said, I do not know if they are true, or not. Just a heads up.
prblmslv, I had a 22ft Grady w/a for years and went out 40 to 60 miles routinely. It had a large outboard and a kicker for emergency. Offshore,larger usually means safer, but if you keep an ear to weather reports a 23 footer will be fine. Obviously twins also would be more desirable. One more thing, I don't know if they're true or not, but I've been hearing some bad feedback on the new Proline boats on some other forums. Like I said, I do not know if they are true, or not. Just a heads up.