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| Went to the Minneapolis Boat Show last week and almost came away with Crestliner FishHawk 1750. Lack of a solid down payment kept me from getting the monthly payment to a workable level for me. So I plan to put extra aside this year and head back next year with intent to buy.
Anyways my main question is motor size. The dealership I worked on the deal with outfitted their Crestliners with Johnson Outboards. The information the salesman told me on them was the 90 and the 115 model are pretty much the same motor. How can they be the same motor, yet be rated so different? I checked the specs on the Johnson website and sure enough everything is the same except the Full Throttle RPMs. What is the change being done in the 115 that the 90 doesn't have? If they are for the most part the same motor what advantage would have there been in moving up to the 115, other than full throttle horsepower, given the extra cost I'm sure that would have been associated with it?
On a side note I am amazed that some of the salesmen at this show can make a living what they do. I asked the same initial question to each salesman I came in contact with; "What do you have for a boat that is big enough to handle large MN waters for muskie fishing, yet flexible enough fish small electric motor only resivour around SE MN and also be able to pull family members behind the boat on skis or a tube?" The difference was amazing. SOme would give a little info on boats and only gave up more info if I asked questions, some completely were sold on the product that matched my needs and devoted all their time and effort in making me a customer, and in one instance the guy simply showed me to their used boat bulletin board and pointed out used boats and how much they cost. He did not share anything on his 2005 models and I think he was pretty much only trying to push his used boat inventory out the door.
This year...........fact finding info and finding the right boat.
Next year..........on a mission to find the best deal and buy. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | One thing for sure, I didn't get a shot at that question...  |
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| Sorry for any confusion amonst all the words, that and my true lack of knowledge on the subject. My main question is if the Johnson 90 and 115 is fact the same motor as the salesman was telling me what is being done to the 115 to make it a 115 and not a 90? I looked at the specs of both motors and everything is the same except the RPMs at full throttle. So what is being done to the 115 to achieve this? Are there also then any other benefits other than top end speed(which I'm assuming is one) that gives the 115 the advantage over the 90? Thanks.
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Location: Passaic, NJ - Upper French River, ON | Andy-
Call Tony at R+R Marine in Shakopee (952) 445-4633. 2nd or 3rd largest Crestliner dealer in US, and they rig the boats w/ 150 Mercs and everything you'll need for muskie fishing.
Great group of guys. We drove from NJ to pick it up, and they even wired our truck for us.
I get fired up just thinking about our boat. You will, like I have, forget about electric only lakes with it, and head for big fish on big water. We get 53 mph w/ 2 people and gear. Fast enough for me.
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| Gimo,
I talked to a guy from R&R at the show and was happy with the attention they gave me. Not sure who it was I talked to though. I believe the 1750 is only rated for a 125HP max, so you are probably have an 1850.
Forgetting about the electric only lakes really isn't much of an option for me. I need to drive 45-90 minutes for solid musky waters where I'm at. No problem for making day trips. The big waters I plan fishing on vacation, etc. Unfortunately where I live here in SE MN lakes accomadating boats are not plentiful and one of the lakes I fish frequenty when taking the family out fishing is a 118 acre electric motor only lake, so I need that flexibility. |
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| I believe that the main differce between the 90 - 115 is the ecu. That is the computer that controls the spark and fuel. That motor will not be available from Johnson next year, but you will still be able to get from Suzuki. You are correct, the 1750 fh is only rated to 125. You might want to give Crystal Pierz a try, they are the biggest Crestliner dealer in the world. |
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