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| I am looking inyo getting a boat this spring, but what I can afford now I might be miserable in. What determines how 'tippy' a boat is when one goes to the side to net/unhook a fish; hull design? weight of the boat? layout? This is all new to me. I want to get into a 16 Lund in two years. Is that a deep V, as everyone speaks of, or is a deep V like a Tuffy? Thanks for the help from a rookie. |
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| I forgot to mention that the two boats I am looking at locally are 2004 Alumacrafts, one 14 Fisherman and the other is a 16.5' Yukon. the Yukon is 250 lbs heavier that the Fisherman, at around 750 lbs. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The width of the bottom and the hull design incorporated with weight distributuion determines the stability of the hull. Sponsoned hulls, like the Tuffy Esox, are the most stable, but not the best ride in very rough water. Wide bottomed John boats are pretty stable too, but not as stable as a sponsoned hull. Tri Hull designs are SUPER stable, but a wetter ride in anything over 2' waves, but Tuffy still sells quite a few of the 15' Esox Models, which was the original Tuffy Roustabout BECAUSE of the great two fisherman stability at rest; fine on smaller waters. Most of the smaller aluminums are modified v bottoms, pretty flat in the back, which for stability isn't a bad thing. That should be just fine for you if you don't intend to get out on really big water often.
If you can, look into smaller off brand 'saltwater' boats, designed for fishing the bays and areas close to the coast. There are quite a few brands on the East Coast to Florida, and a 15' to 17' model in great shape used can really be easy to afford. |
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| I see your name alot under the boat classifieds. One fella from Michigan sent me the post of a 1988 Rampage with a Mariner ob on it. It is from those listings. Are those boats still available? Will it show if they are sold or will they be pulled from the site? Are you a dealer? Thanks, Bruce. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The classifieds are listed onsite by the owners of the boats, and I post them. I'm admin here. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I had an alumacraft lunker 165 which is the same hull design as the yukon. The the dimensions and basic design are pretty close, but the yukon does not have carpet, which makes cleaning a bit easier...more of a utility type boat.
I found the design to be really good in rough conditions...the bow cuts really well, and with the right motor on it, the rig will move along nicely. I had a 50 Johnson 2 stroke on mine and was able to push the lunker to 34 mph. Been in waves up to 4 feet (troph to crest) and did not have any trouble. Only time I got wet was in cross wind where you cannot avoid getting wet, or if I over drove the boat for the conditions I was in.
The yukon is a tilller model, which will make precision trolling better than console.
The boat is quite stable, but as with any rig, the more weight on one side, it will lean a little, but never to the point that you would feel unsafe.
The only reason I went with a bigger rig is that I came across the new navigator and couldn't resist...otherwise, I'd still have the boat.
Father has the tiller model lunker and runs a 20hp and a 15 four stroke on the back...moves along well, and he was just tickled to death about how it performed in a chop.
Steve |
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