monarch boats

[Guest]

I'm looking at a used 19' monarch with a 125 merc. it's a 99 with a bunk trailor and walk through windsheild.
could someone give me an opinion on these boats. Are they comparable to lund and crestliners
thanks

[18 inch Crappie]

StarCraft makes them,they are all welded like the Crestliners. They sell them were I bought my new boat and they say they like them. Plus on a 99 the price should be right vers a new Lund or Crestliner.

[Guest]

Maybe Dennis Steele will see this, he owns one.
From what I have seen, for the money, they are pretty nice boats and you cant beat a welded hull.

[Guest]

thanks guys

[Dennis Steele]

I bought a 2001 King 17 DC new.
Its a nice boat and I have had no problems with it.I think the hull is sound as I have beaten the thing in some heavy water and she is holding up nicley.Not as many bells and whistles as the big brand boats but a good boat none the less.

[18 inch Crappie]

Dennis, what motor did put on your boat. I have a new Smokercraft with a 115 4 stroke. But it sits so far down in the back it makes a rough ride. The place I bought it from wants me to upgrade to a biger boat like the 17 king. Any thoughts would be great..

Thanks, Brian

[Dennis Steele]

Looks like the place you baught it from wants to sell you a boat too.

I have a 2 stroke 90 Merc.I get just over 35 mph.I'm Ok with the performance but she is no speed demon.(I get my thrills from driving my River Pro. )
A 115 would suit that boat well.Max HP is 130 I believe.

[92python]

I looked at some of the earlier Monarchs before they had a welded hull and they seemed like a little less boat than a comparable size Tyee or Sportfish from the same year. I can't remeber the year of the Monarch that I looked at though.

When did Monarch go to a welded hull?

[Dennis Steele]

I don't know that they are inferior hulls,but there is no 2XB hull,double hulls,or high performance design on these boats.Mine does however have a lifetime hull warranty.
That along with a price tag much less than the big brand boats is why I chose one.I only paid 12G's for the boat new.The comparable Crestliner I was considering was around 16G's.
I was concerned about resale when I bought my boat,but figured I would not sell for years anyway.