Aluminum fishing boats

Greetings: Sorry if this is repetitious but I have decided to buy an
aluminum rig for a big lake here in NJ. I had a Tracker Pro175 a
couple of years ago and it was fine, but the 25HP recommended was not
enough. I live near a Lund dealer and a Lowe dealer. Would appreciate
any advice based on your experience. Also, there is one available near
me that is 16', a Polar Kraft, used only once, but the guy had a 9.9
put on for the local resevoir that harbors some huge muskys. He said
(of course) that the 9.9 (4 st.) really hummed. Not too sure. Really
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks guys. Jack.

"JackTr" wrote in message
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Greetings: Sorry if this is repetitious but I have decided to buy an
aluminum rig for a big lake here in NJ. I had a Tracker Pro175 a
couple of years ago and it was fine, but the 25HP recommended was not
enough. I live near a Lund dealer and a Lowe dealer. Would appreciate
any advice based on your experience. Also, there is one available near
me that is 16', a Polar Kraft, used only once, but the guy had a 9.9
put on for the local resevoir that harbors some huge muskys. He said
(of course) that the 9.9 (4 st.) really hummed. Not too sure. Really
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks guys. Jack.

9.9 would make a nice kicker on a 16' boat. I would guess the hum would be
about 15 mph with 1 person aboard. My 14' 180# boat with a 15 Mariner would
make about 22 with just me at 240# aboard. with another 250# guy would make
about 18. What does the motor plate on the boat say?
Bill

My 16' Waco (or Whacko if you prefer) is rated for a 50Hp outboard with the
console and 20" transom. Without it is rated fro 35HP.

I imagine that 35 would be a minimum for a happy cruising speed, after I get
my decks and lockers installed.



"JackTr" wrote in message
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Greetings: Sorry if this is repetitious but I have decided to buy an
aluminum rig for a big lake here in NJ. I had a Tracker Pro175 a
couple of years ago and it was fine, but the 25HP recommended was not
enough. I live near a Lund dealer and a Lowe dealer. Would appreciate
any advice based on your experience. Also, there is one available near
me that is 16', a Polar Kraft, used only once, but the guy had a 9.9
put on for the local resevoir that harbors some huge muskys. He said
(of course) that the 9.9 (4 st.) really hummed. Not too sure. Really
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks guys. Jack.

Check out http://www.xpressboats.com/.
I got a 15" with console and a 40HP Yamaha 2 stroke and it moves. You can
get just about any set-up you want. It is a real solid boat in my opion.

Mike

I have a Lund 165 bass with a 40 horse yamaha four stoke on it. I love
the boat. With my wife and I along with a bunch of fishing gear with
us, it will run about 32mph WOT. This is plenty fast for me.It moves
along real good about about 20-25 miles per hour.We use our lund on
the currituck sound in NC. It can get very rough ( 3 foot chop) and
the boat handles very good. And with the four stroke, 6 gallons of gas
will last all day and then some. The lund also does not have any wood
in it ( a big plus). One thing that I did not like about the lund was
it did not come with guages. I had to install them aftermarket. But
the yamaha guage i got is a very nice setup.It tells you all you need
to know in one large digital display.
Brett

I have a 16' 2" Sea Nymph sitting in my driveway for sale just on the other
side of Philadelphia from Jersey. It's rated for 40 hp, but currently only
has a 15hp Evenrude (engine cover says 9.9) and a MinnKota electric. Lot's
of extras, rigged for bass fishing. Beautiful like-new condition. Let me
know if you are interested, I'll send you some pictures and call you.

I believe Sea Nymph was purchased by Lund, not sure how that worked.

Reply to the group or fix my email address before you send if off-line.

Thanks,

Rick


"JackTr" wrote in message
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Greetings: Sorry if this is repetitious but I have decided to buy an
aluminum rig for a big lake here in NJ. I had a Tracker Pro175 a
couple of years ago and it was fine, but the 25HP recommended was not
enough. I live near a Lund dealer and a Lowe dealer. Would appreciate
any advice based on your experience. Also, there is one available near
me that is 16', a Polar Kraft, used only once, but the guy had a 9.9
put on for the local resevoir that harbors some huge muskys. He said
(of course) that the 9.9 (4 st.) really hummed. Not too sure. Really
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks guys. Jack.

Many thanks to all of you for responding. Helped a lot. One of my big
concerns was that occaisionally I would like to bring the boat to the
salt (bay) for a little weakfish or fluke fishing but was afraid what
would happen to the aluminum. Brett addressed that question. Also,
Rick,yes please send pix to , after which we can
discuss. Thanks, Jack.







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Greetings: Sorry if this is repetitious but I have decided to buy an
aluminum rig for a big lake here in NJ. I had a Tracker Pro175 a
couple of years ago and it was fine, but the 25HP recommended was not
enough. I live near a Lund dealer and a Lowe dealer. Would appreciate
any advice based on your experience. Also, there is one available near
me that is 16', a Polar Kraft, used only once, but the guy had a 9.9
put on for the local resevoir that harbors some huge muskys. He said
(of course) that the 9.9 (4 st.) really hummed. Not too sure. Really
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks guys. Jack.