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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | I just recently bought a 16ft sylvan deep v with a 45 horse Honda on it. I’ve taken it out 3 times and 2 were to lake pepin, both times on pepin it was pretty windy and really rough. Pepin isn’t as big as true big water but it can make some giant waves because the lake is pretty much a 20 mile long wind tunnel. I never felt unsafe even though at times there were waves as high as the sides of my boat. I think a lot of it comes down to being sensible with how you take on the waves. It took me awhile to get from point a to point b, but as long as your smart about it you can get by in a 16 footer. If I had more money and a bigger garage I’d definitely get something bigger, but this is about as much as I can get on an apprentice plumbers salary. Most of the time you go out your not going to be in really rough water, so it is really not going to make a big difference with how big your boat is. Get a quality trolling motor and you will be in business, I got a motorguide xi5 for mine and am more then pleased with it for what I paid. |
