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Location: Hayward, WI | I was wondering if anybody used or uses one of these boats. I am hoping to upgrade from my 1995 Sea Nymph BT 165 next year (pretty sure it's the roughest and wettest riding boat ever made in anything more than 1.5 footers). I don't have the money for a new boat, so I'm looking at the earlier versions in the early 2000's.
Curious to see what people thought of the boats with 60 hp tillers on them as far as speed, hole shot, cruising speed, rough water hadling, etc.
Would also like to know about the interior. Rod Locker layout, "cockpit" space, storage, and all that. One big concern is the cockpit space for tackle boxes, big net, cooler, etc. How does the open floor/cockpit space compair to say a 165 Alumacraft Navigator? I see the side tanks in the 1700 look pretty wide, how much does that cut into the open space on the floor? Is the rod locker located in one of the side tanks with the top entry, or is it built into the side of the boat?
It looks like these might be hard to come by. I have been looking around at boats for a while and have only ran across a couple of these. I will most likely end up with an Alumacraft Navigator or Crestliner Fish Hawk (both in 16 foot tiller models), but wanted to get some information on the 1700 esox models in case I happen to find one this coming spring.
I would appreciate anything you could tell me about these boats. Interested in pros and cons both. Thanks!
curleytail
Edited by curleytail 9/28/2007 10:55 AM
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