Anybody know anything about Rough Water boats?

A guy offered to trade me a 1989 Rough Water center console boat on a deal where I'm asking $1400 on my end. I was looking for info on Rough Water boats and I'm not finding much. Was Rough Water an off brand of another manufacturer? The boat has an Evinrude 120, trolling motor, depth finder, and live well. Says his fishing partner passed away and he has no more interest in fishing. My plan is to flip it. A friend that does a good bit of fishing says if the transom and floor are solid then it's probably about a $2000 boat.

Edited by thendrix - 25 Dec 2018 at 5:10pm

The trailer is included. Meant to mention that part. He says it runs good. I'm planning to hear it run long enough to know it runs. There's nowhere around here that has water in it that I have time to get to at the moment. I'm guessing that as long as the batteries are charged I can check the trolling motor and the depth finder as well.

$ounds like an extra heavy duty real deep hole in the water...

I had a 120 Evinrude. A 1984 model, Big block motor, very heavy, loves gas. I'd rather have a 115. 100 lbs. lighter and about the same power.

I have 3 boats, love all of them. #1. a 22 ft deck boat, center console, seating on both sides and a day bed in front (queen size) 120 HP 4 cyl Mercury in line inboard engine, has a lot of goodies, can use the center area for a dance floor. it's a 1974 Texas Plastics brand. #2. 14 ft runabout Lund brand aluminum 5 person seating with a Johnson outboard, (dads old boat), #3. a 19 ft aluminum canoe, didn't get to take any of them out last year, but hopefully will this coming year!

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/category/type/Roughwater

Edited by chaskaduo - 26 Dec 2018 at 1:38pm

WAS at one time a Proud boat Owner, and sold off as I could not fill the open hole in the water with money any further. Rough Water boats I have not dealt with, Four Winns, Sea Ray, a few others I have. My boating experiences are Waters of MO, rivers and Lake Ozark primarily, did a little Ocean running in CA when lived out there. Here the Small boats(Less than 24') do NOT come out on weekends on our rivers or lakes as just cannot compete for surface time. My smallest was a 21' 1988 Four Winns Sundowner cuddy, slow and heavy, largest a 28.5' 280 Four Winns open bow 9'6" beam and steady as a rock in rough water of Lake Ozark in high traffic. Older Brother did the tail dragger series Formula Boats his longest 41' and three engines, 180-300 gallon gas a weekend and NOT for me. He took it to CA when moved there and sold it there as a small runabout to coastal waters.


Do know for a fact three major boat builders use Lake Ozark to test out hulls for stability as is the Worst riding water one can find in the US.

I would take rough water to mean more of an offshore boat capable of handling rougher water. Now that I've thought about it, it even makes sense.

I would call any local marine repair shops in your area and see if they know anything about them. Sometimes if it is a known brand in that area it would be easier to sell. Any info I find on that name lists larger and more spendy boats. 

Run! there is no value there. the engine never was a great engine and the boat doesn't show up in the NADA list of over 1800 boat manufacturers in the U.S. 

http://www.myboatpro.com/Boat_Vin_Check.htm There should be an ID tag on the boat. It may tell you if that is a brand of boat. I don't know if this link will be of any help but maybe?

Seems like most of the boats they sold were 30-40 ft cabin cruisers... Went out of business about the time yours was built.. Maybe a "new" company bought the small boats / name .... maybe it was the last of the original company.. Looks like built overseas.

The boats on that facebook page, I clicked roughwater 33, are full keel blue water boats capable of taking your little buns anywhere in the world. Don't be in a hurry to walk away from it without checking the possibilities first.

Is that Shameless?

You want a "Rough Water" boat,,,,,,,,,, join the Navy!!   Couldn't resist that!!
I joined the Navy to see the world and I found out the world is flat and covered with water...

STAY AWAY from that one!!  My uncle had one, he bought it one day, took it out twice.  The transom came apart on the second trip and it sunk.  He'd always get himself into those (old man with nothing better to do) scrapes....  It was always going to be a deal,,,,,,,,,,and I guess it was for all the guys who stole his money...

Rough water boats were designed to ride high in the water.  Why I don't know nor can I conceive of a good reason.  Anyway, the rock back and forth a lot.  Ever been sea sick??