Mine is 87 sea nymph fish ski... 2011 90 etec
37 mph with 4 people and loaded with gear
You could get the boat and rig it top to bottom for under 20 k including new motor, batteries, riggers and electronics
I own a 1987 sea nymph fish and ski
Put a brand new 2011 90 HP etec on it with new controls/ wiring/ battery
new scotty 2116
new humminbird fishfinder
new fish hawk
new planner mast
Basically everything on it is new and higher end and was in probbably 1/2 to 1/3 of what a 10-5 15 year old Lund would have been
I will give you a suggestion from personal experience.
Buy an older used Hull and deck it out from new motor to new electrics
A 30 year old Hull is better than a 15 year old motor
http://americanboating.org/pulled_over.asp
It is a state by state agreement and semi new development
"Now what do you do? Well, if you took a safe boating course in the last several years, some of the information you got about stopping, and boarding a vessel has changed. In years gone by, the only agency that could stop your vessel and board it, without a search warrant was the Coast Guard. Well, this isn't exactly so anymore.
Several states have signed compacts with the Coast Guard in this post 9/11 environment, whereas the Coast Guard has delegated some of their Federal powers to the state. Specifically, they now allow state law enforcement (and those state powers flow down to the local law enforcement officers) to board vessels.
So, now that we know that the likelihood is that the non-Coast Guard officer is mostly likely allowed to board our vessel (check with your state), what do you as the vessel captain do? The same exact things as if you are driving a car."
I would think it would be illegal for them to board you without consent but they can ask you to show proof of compliance with the law
Also as far as checkpoints go they are clearly legal but I'd be curious to know if you actually have to roll your window down and answer any questions.