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Location: Green Bay, WI | Before I bought my Lund Tyee 1850, I looked at an Alumacraft Trophy with a Suzuki 175 four-stroke. I had a trade, and the dealer just would not work with me. So I ended up with the Lund. I previously owned an Alumacraft Tournament Pro 185, and it was built like a tank. It would literally go through anything. But they do love horsepower though...lol.
I would have no reservations about that boat, but would *highly* recommend you max out the horsepower--simply for performance. This will also bring you maximum resale value as well. Alumacraft makes great boats, and I wouldn't hesitate buying another one if the opportunity presented itself.
I don't know about an 8hp kicker though, as I never had one on my last boat. But I will tell that the 9.9hp Pro-kicker on my 1850 Tyee has all it can do with anything more than 10mph wind. It pushes it fine, but it takes some work to maintain directional control in the wind, because there's a lot of surface area above the waterline. So I just use the 150 Verado when it's windy, and that works fine. But when it's relatively calm (or downwind), the 9.9hp is plenty for that boat. So I would think you'd be happy with the 8 horse as well. But in that case I would recommend you consider a main engine that will allow you to troll economically, should you choose to do that.
Good luck!
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