Not sure if this counts as old-enough for you, but I'm running a 2007 220VS, with a 2007 Yami 225, that still looks & runs as good as new. These boats are well built, so if you find one that has been cared for, it'll still have plenty of lead in its pencil...

 

True. I have a 2001 250VS that was a little rough cosmetically when I got it. But structurally she's solid. Repowered with a 2020 model Suzuki 200Hp, that rig will probably last longer than I will.... 🍻

 

Literally in the same boat as you last year. Picked up my 22 Gulf Coast classic with 2000 Evinrude 175 and brand new Mcclain trailer for 12k. Couldn't pass it up for the price. Fixed a few wiring issues and it has done everything I have asked it to do. Only issue that I have is some decking delamination, some is due to previous owner drilling holes for cooler racks. Good solid boats that are still very popular around Sargent/Matagorda

 

Yep, they're good boats and will last quite a while.

 

Im still running a 1999 230TV Explorer. It does everything it would do the day we bought it new. I have no plans to replace it in the next 5 years

 

Have 98 22' gulf coast I re build in 2018-19 . Watch the floor . They were using Nidacore back then and it holds a lot of water. Replace mine with plywood. Re-built the flotation as well. Pretty much everything all new. It rides a lot better than the redfish I had before it.

 

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^^ yep watch the floors and its thin laid hull we had to remove the gas tank to repair a hole from a stump and not much glass in them.

 

2004 230 Variside - Hull and deck are solid. No soft spots. Solid transom. Always stored indoors. 2003 200 HPDI V-Max with 480 hrs. Runs like a top. Best engine I have ever owned. I toured the "plant" on Strawberry Rd in Pasadena when Mike and Susan Gilley still owned Gulf Coast. Not that I am an expert in boat construction, but the lack of any structural wood ( in 2004 ) was a selling point for me. There are a few pieces of ply wood strategically placed to facilitate the mounting of a T-Top or trolling motor. My daughter asked me when I was going to buy a new boat, I said I'm 62, This one will last me as long as I am able to fish. Even still using the original Sportsman Trailer.