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| Hi all, I just test drove a new 1675 Impact with a 90 HP Honda. Love the boat, except for one thing. It was very windy today and idling into the wind the front of the boat swung badly. I had to make big steering adjustments contanstanly. Now, I don't have the two deep cell batteries and trolling motor monuted yet but this really concerned me. Anyone else have this problem or am I overreacting?
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| I have a 1775 Impact Sport up here on the St Lawrence and no problems so far with only battery and elec motor up front. |
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Location: colorado | I have a Lund 1800 fisherman. It has a 150 and a 9 hp. I also have a 24 volt Elec on the Bow. My Boat is a very dry ride evan in big wind. My boat was made to drift as a walleye boat and it will drift nose down wind at about a 45 degree angle and you can cross the whole lake that way and the boat will never spin around. Wonderful for drifting lindy rigs or bottom bouncers. Now for the bad news. When I troll in heavy wind my Lund is a pain in the ass! I always put gear in the bow and keep the fuel cell full. I mostly fish alone and i have installed rails for rod holders so my poles are in hands reach of the wheel. This is because I cant evan move from that spot while trolling in much wind. I feel like I am talking smack about my girl friend but that is the way it is. I dont know your model. mine is aluminum and tall. I don't think you can have the low wind resistance of a bass type Glass boat and the big wave dry ride the tall boats give you. |
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| I think that's right. I have a 2004 Lund Rebel 1650, probably one of the lower high sided boats. A friend warned me before I bought it that it would swing in the wind. I usually troll downwind so that hasn't been a big problem. It handles beautifully both on the long river where our cabin is and on big open water such as Georgian Bay. If I really want something low I have a 12' jonboat. The Lund will get me down the 25 mi. to the far end of the river and trolls comfortably with my 8 hp kicker or my MinnKota electric bow motor.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Get the weight up front and the boat will handle very nicely. |
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| cocathntr, You basically summed up trolling the Fisherman 1800 perfectly. I have a Optimax 135 with a 10 hp kicker and you don't need to hit the gym after trolling a windy day. I took the bow motor and batteries out but mine acts just like yours. I often have to start the big motor to correct my heading when trolling into the wind. That being said, it's nice to have those high sides when leaning out to clip a line to the downrigger when it's windy. Small price to pay to be able to fish when the small boats get blown off the lake. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Cool thread...
I had an 1850 Tyee that was the same way--it's basically a Fisherman. In fact, the 1750 Fisherman is now the 1750 Tyee. That thing was a bugger in the wind, trying to troll with a 9.9hp kicker. So much so in fact, that I had to use the Verado to troll into a stiff wind, especially if I was quartering into it. The 9.9 Pro Kicker just couldn't keep the boat straight. Guys have told me they leave the trolling motor in the water and use it to maintain directional control, while the kicker maintains the thrust. I tried this, but it didn't work in the Tyee--the head of the trolling motor simply comes out of the water when the bow comes up over a wave.
So now I just bought a 2009 1750 Fisherman with a 115hp Optimax, but no kicker. I don't know how much trolling I am going to be doing, but if I do troll, I plan to buy another kick. Except this time, I think I will by a 15hp Pro Kicker. It's only about $300 or so more than the 9.9, but it's got 50% more horsepower, and twice the alternator output (12 vs 6 amps).
I've heard that the Opti's troll well, so I would try that before getting a kicker. But the other thing about having a kicker is that it's a second engine to use in case the big engine goes CLUNK. While you might be able to make it back to the launch on a 2000 acre lake using only an electric trolling motor, having to get back 4-5 miles on Green Bay might be more challenging. Thus I think a kicker would be prudent if I end up using the boat out on the boat to any extent.
So I'm curious--do you guys with the 10hp kickers think an extra 5hp would make any difference on your 17-foot boats? The Opti is lighter than the 4-stroke 115, so that would help when adding the extra weight of the kicker back there. I think part of the problem on my Tyee was that there was about 640 pounds of engine back there, with the 150 Verado and a 9.9 Pro Kicker. While the bow didn't really ride high, I found that it was hard to get enough weight up in the bow to weight it down. I just didn't have enough room up there for that much gear...
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Location: Plymouth IA | Guide - 3/28/2012 4:42 PM
"I don't have the two deep cell batteries and trolling motor monuted yet"
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Don't forget the cooler 
The weight up front will make the difference. 30+ years in boats have taught me no matter what the watercraft, weight distribution makes all the difference. |
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| I have thought the same thing about the 15hp. 90% of my fishing days, my Honda 9.9 is fantastic to troll with. It's the 20mph winds that are a pain. That being said, those days are probably few. I believe the block is the same on both motors so size and weight aren't any different. I guess if came between $300, I'd probably get the bigger one, but I wouldn't hesitate on another 9.9 either.
Just a note on trolling the Opti. The first trip out this year I lost the water pump in the kicker so I couldn't use it. I trolled the Opti 135 for the first time and was able to get down to 2.2mph on the gps. The water was still very cold, so I'd have preferred to be under 2mph. I was however impressed that a motor that size would troll down that well. |
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