{"id":11876,"date":"2021-11-10T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T09:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/?p=11876"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:53:00","slug":"top-5-starter-boats-for-budget-power-leisure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/blog\/top-5-starter-boats-for-budget-power-leisure\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Starter Boats &#8211; for Budget, Power, &#038; Leisure"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">We\u2019ve put together a list of the top five starter boats on a budget. If you\u2019re just getting into boating, these are the ones for you.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>1. Family Leisure with an Olympic 520C<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Olympic are known for their no-nonsense quality design. They\u2019re not huge boats, but you can get a lot on them. With the Cabin version of the 520, you can comfortably spend a day with a family of four however you best see fit \u2013 either lounging around off-shore, fishing, or simply cruising. Importantly, they rely on outboard motors, which means that you can start with a small budget and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coxmarine.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">upgrade the outboard later down the line.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>2. Goin\u2019 Fishing with the Warrior 175 Export<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The Warrior 175 Export is a great, affordable boat for a fishing enthusiast. It\u2019s got a wide platform for good reach and plenty of storage space. It\u2019s a little tricky to move from the lower deck to the front deck due to the height difference, but that\u2019s only ever an issue if you reel in a large fish. For most easy fishin\u2019, and a good amount of professional fishing, the Warrior\u2019s going to have your back.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>3. Luxury with a Galeon 500 Fly<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">If you\u2019re after a boat that\u2019ll give you the luxury of a yacht, then it\u2019s sometimes worth opting for an actual yacht. The Galeon 500 Fly has extendable balconies, an adjustable leisure area in the aft deck, and a swim platform. Now, some may object to its inclusion in this list \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s hardly at a comparable price point to the other boats listed \u2013 but it <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">a starter boat if you\u2019re looking to get into the yachting world. At under a third of the price of many comparable yachts, it\u2019s a perfect slice of luxury without an eye watering price tag.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>4. Sting 610<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As one of the most affordable options, the Sting 610 also has the accolade of being one of the most fun. Designed by the Norweigian designer Espen Thorup, the 610 offers all the thrills of great design, complemented by the joys of Nordic, functional efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>5. Mac Boat Smartwave AV3500 \u2013 cheapest, most cheerful<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">If you\u2019re looking for a great runabout for fishing, hunting, or general boating thrills, the AV3500 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coxmarine.com\/engine-cxo300\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">with a good outboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> is going to be the best way to get what you\u2019re looking for. At an astounding \u00a32500 from new, plus the cost of an outboard, opting for a Smartwave could have you soaring on your local waters in no time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Need to upgrade your outboard?<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">If you\u2019ve already invested in your first boat and it\u2019s now time to upgrade your outboard, then it\u2019s time to go for the best &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coxmarine.com\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">go for a COX outboard.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British diesel outboard innovator, Cox Powertrain has announced that its game-changing diesel outboard, the CXO300, has been chosen as a winner in Boating Industry\u2019s 2021 Top Products programme. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":7138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11876"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23994,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11876\/revisions\/23994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}