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Location: Chicago western burbs | what are the benefits of having an 18 ft boat compared to a 16 ft boat besides just length? Does boat control become more of an issue? Im considering a 18 ft lund alaskan or a 16 ft explorer? The boat would be used on eagle lake in ontario. Any input from those familiar with that body of water and these boats would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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| You definetely want the 18 footer. Just for handling the bigger waves. Two feet doesn't seem like that much, but two feet will be much nicer to fish out of. |
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| All I can say is what is the diff between night and day?
night being the 16' and day being the 18'
do the 18' all the way!
Steve Fiorio |
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Location: vermilion bay,ontario | some of my guiding takes place on eagle,but i run my own boat there[pro v] but the other guides at AML all run the 18-20 ft. alaskans.evryone of them loves the boat,they are powered by yamaha 75 hp 4 strokes and that pushes them quite well.lots of room for casting and can take fairly rough water.as eagle tends to get rough at times,definetly go with the 18 ft. |
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Location: Chicago western burbs | Fishguide, the boat im looking at comes with a 40 four stroke tiller. Will that be enough power to push around an 18 footer up there? |
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| I would think that you want more than that. It is enough but barely in my opinion. When I was at AML I had a 40 four stroke on the 18 foot alaskan, it had enough but that is a big body of water. I would go with something bigger. Just my 2 cents worth. |
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Location: Chicago western burbs | Well im not worried about being the fastest boat on the water, but id like to also be able to create a wake. |
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