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Location: Hayward, WI | I'm currently quite happy with my current Tuffy 1760GT, but sometimes long trips to big water make me daydream about bigger boats.
I've had the thought cross my mind about a Tuffy 2060T. Sounds like it can top out in the mid to upper 40mph range with a 150 and fairly heavy load, and hole shot should be faster than my current rig. Any thought on how a 115 would do? I'm guessing go big or go home with a 150 but just curious.
Anybody run a 150 tiller with just a hydraulic steering lock (no powered steering assist). Is it do-able or no way?
Does anybody around here have one, or ever been in one? Any experiences?
What downsides would I notice moving to a boat of this size? Will it draft enough water that pulling up on sandy beaches on LOTW will require wading a few yards to shore? I can usually get the 1760 in close enough that it's just a step or short hop out to dry land without getting wet feet. Would it feel any less maneuverable while running the trolling motor or anything like that? Would that boat sit much higher off the water than a 1760?
Any other downsides for a multispecies guy that's skewed towards muskies?
How about this: would a 150 on that boat cruising at 25 mph (and whatever rpm that would be) get significantly worse fuel economy than a 75 on a 1760 running at higher 4500+ rpm at 23-25 mph? Or would I possibly not notice a drastic difference?
It's gonna be a while before I change boats. Maybe quite a long while. But I always like to dream about the next big thing and was wondering if anybody on here knows much about this boat.
Edited by curleytail 8/18/2018 11:53 AM
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