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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
1852 Tall sides/Transom
so far ive got....
Gun box with dry storage extended front deck removable grab bar seat bases everywhere winch/light mount up front X-large drain plugs Pipe in the side crimp to run fuel line wires....
what am I missing? What should I add?
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:45 am |
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Jace
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:03 am Posts: 210 Location: Van, TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
your missing a motor sounds like you already got it the way you want it
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:46 am |
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EasTexDux88
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:08 pm Posts: 1069 Location: Longview Tx
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
where ya gettin it from?
_________________ ETD88 09/28/09-05/14/2010...
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:48 am |
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coastal
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 1890 Location: South TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Spud pole kit
_________________ I will keep my gun's,freedom and money.You can keep your change!
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:49 am |
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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Ive got a 36 PD FPR
It will be built by Casey St Romain at Sportsmans Fabrications in Morgan City.
What are the benefits of a stud pole kit?
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:59 am |
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marsh bandit
MMT Addict
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:02 pm Posts: 584 Location: Pearland, Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
The spud pole kit is great for hunting outta the boat. It makes it more stable and keeps the boat in place better than an anchor. That being said, I rarely hunt out of my boat but use the spud pole to anchor it everytime! It sure beats pullin out the anchor everytime.
_________________ Sold my boat so now im ridin in a cozy pick-up truck to the blind to shoot ducks and a 60' Hatteras to catch fish on
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:32 am |
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WestEndAngler
MMT Moderator
Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
I love the spud hole kit.. I also love my rear deck for getting in and out of the boat but I also wade fish out of my rig ALOT
_________________ GTB 1860 w/ 2019 GTR40XD-HO
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:53 am |
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HuntingRDR
MMT Addict
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:19 pm Posts: 530 Location: TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Add a hunt deck, spud pole kit, center console and another motor on the back.
_________________ 1754 GT w/ 35 GTR Hoytafied
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:14 pm |
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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
RDR, I like the way you think.......Im just not from Southlake.......Im from the Hood, and I cant afford the fine things in life like yooooo.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:18 pm |
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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Whos got pics of the sup pole?
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:19 pm |
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Full Throttle
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:09 pm Posts: 1268 Location: North Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ WC Custom 1854
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:10 pm |
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Full Throttle
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:09 pm Posts: 1268 Location: North Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Oh, and ask stumpgrinder.... an 18' boat is a waste of 2' of aluminum. Might as well make it a 20'.
_________________ WC Custom 1854
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:12 pm |
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Brinkleydog
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:15 pm Posts: 1361 Location: Longview, TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
and go 60 wide....
i have to ask why u are going 52? i have seen a few and have not seen one perform any better than a 48 wide.
it doesnt matter what u get you....... as soon as you get it you will thinking about what u should have got....lol
_________________ 20 x 54 with 9/16 bottom powered by Twin BLACK CHICKS with FPR
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:05 pm |
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shallow water master
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:27 pm Posts: 1803 Location: Belle Chasse La.
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:06 pm |
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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
I didnt see the spuds Adam.....
Im chose the 52" boat because, I think it will carry a load at a faster speed than a 48" boat.
I usually hunt with 3 guys and a good load or 2 guys and a heavy load.
Im ok running 25-26 MPH, but I need to carry a big load at 20-22mph.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT 4 GUYS IN MY BOAT AND RUN 20MPH.....
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:06 pm |
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shallow water master
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:27 pm Posts: 1803 Location: Belle Chasse La.
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:19 pm |
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LA Mudder
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:18 pm Posts: 422 Location: Belle Chasse, LA
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ 18x58 w/healthy GTR 35 "A good friend will bail you out of jail but a true friend will be sitting by you saying damn that was fun"
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:31 pm |
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b_coonass
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:08 pm Posts: 1229 Location: morgan city, louisiana
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ 36hp Pro-Drive with EVT exhaust pushin a 17x42 custom skiff
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:35 pm |
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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
This is primarily a hunting boat....transportation....i dont hunt out of a boat....ever. I fish the coast a few time a year also.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:38 pm |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Go 52 wide!
_________________ 17/54 GT EXTREME Center Console, Huntdeck w/ GTR 35
Hoyt Mods and some other goodies
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:39 pm |
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Brinkleydog
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:15 pm Posts: 1361 Location: Longview, TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
show me a 52 wide that will carry 4 guys andhunting load at 20!!!
I would go no less than 54 and would recomend 60 wide.
Had 5 guys 1 dz canada floaters 3 dz mallard floater and 1 dz full body mallards plus 6 guns 5 blind bags plus boating stuff in a 2060 low side PD with a stock 36 and we ran 17.6 all day in deap water.....
Had 4 guys 5 layouts 4 bags 5 guns 1.5 dz canadas 2 dz fullbody mallets 5 dz floaters and ran 16 in deap water.
Ask mitcke about how his rig ran...it is a 1852 ifn im remembering correct.
_________________ 20 x 54 with 9/16 bottom powered by Twin BLACK CHICKS with FPR
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. Go here and click on the "donate a mammogram". This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:00 pm |
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craig
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:53 pm Posts: 7515 Location: Chauvin
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ 1750 GatorTail Extreme/Stage 3 37 GTR HD Procrastination is a lot like masturbation. Sure it sounds great at the time but, in the end your only f--k--g yourself.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:06 pm |
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Brinkleydog
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:15 pm Posts: 1361 Location: Longview, TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
the feeling of helping a brotha learn somthing.
_________________ 20 x 54 with 9/16 bottom powered by Twin BLACK CHICKS with FPR
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. Go here and click on the "donate a mammogram". This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:14 pm |
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Mitschke
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm Posts: 971
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:21 pm |
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craig
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:53 pm Posts: 7515 Location: Chauvin
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Well, I have a 16 x 48 that used to run 25-27 with a 3 man hunting load before the engine was modded. Now it'll run that with 4. I have a friend who has a 17 x 52 that runs 27-29 with a three man hunting load along with a hard blind. His engine is modded though.
_________________ 1750 GatorTail Extreme/Stage 3 37 GTR HD Procrastination is a lot like masturbation. Sure it sounds great at the time but, in the end your only f--k--g yourself.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:22 pm |
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LA Mudder
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:18 pm Posts: 422 Location: Belle Chasse, LA
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
yeah if you want a hunting boat only for transportation and heavy loads i say the wider the better, my 58" bottom carrys 4 guys, ice chests, generator, and a bowfishing rack very well.
_________________ 18x58 w/healthy GTR 35 "A good friend will bail you out of jail but a true friend will be sitting by you saying damn that was fun"
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:42 pm |
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milkfisher
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:57 pm Posts: 93
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
Why would a boat boat 60 wide carry a load better than a 52 wide?
How much light load top end am i going to lose by going with a 60 wide over a 52????
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:45 pm |
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Brinkleydog
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:15 pm Posts: 1361 Location: Longview, TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
now both yall slap nutz tell us what your motors did stock so the man can see he is not going to be happy with it.
Hell i ran 27.3 with 3 guys hunting load and 3 layouts blinds in deap water.....but that wasnt stock.
Ill let u know what she does with a stocker in a few weeks.
Craig how skinny r u boys and u must only need 6 shells to get your limet.
when i say hunting load my bag is 50 plus and the smalest guy we had was 180 then i was second at 230 then a 275, 250, and 280.....now roll that at 26 with a stock rig.....u skinny crackers need to start posting weights whe u say u roll 3 guys with huntn loads at 26 with a stock motor.
Info like this is how MANY guys find out that the rig they just bought will not work!!j
Later
_________________ 20 x 54 with 9/16 bottom powered by Twin BLACK CHICKS with FPR
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. Go here and click on the "donate a mammogram". This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:45 pm |
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Mitschke
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm Posts: 971
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
My motor was stock. That was last last january.
Slap nuts out!
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:55 pm |
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coastal
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 1890 Location: South TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
My 1754 with a stock PD runs 28/29 with just me 240lb. Add 4 guns,4 heavy bags,Dad 180lb,Friend 185,Brother 220 and a 95lb lab deeks,ice chest.Just a full fuking 4 man hunting load.Deep water 22mph
_________________ I will keep my gun's,freedom and money.You can keep your change!
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:00 pm |
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cmelvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:47 pm Posts: 1039 Location: Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:03 pm |
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craig
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:53 pm Posts: 7515 Location: Chauvin
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
No problem. I thought I posted my stock speed up earlier.
A three man hunting load to me is three people, all around 190-200 lbs., with guns and shell buckets, 5 dozen or so decoys, clothes, ice chest full of beer, 12 gals. gas, an extra quart or oil, 1 battery, 3 life jakets, a small assortment of tools and a dog with a little dog food. (2 ziplok bags)
Stock speed with this load was 25-27 mph. Modded speed is 27-30, sometimes a little higher.
Stock speed light boat was 29-30. Modded speed light boat is 32-34.
All speeds are deep water.
By light boat I mean, me (205 lbs.) 1 battery, 12 gals. gas, 1 life jacket and a small assortment of tools.
_________________ 1750 GatorTail Extreme/Stage 3 37 GTR HD Procrastination is a lot like masturbation. Sure it sounds great at the time but, in the end your only f--k--g yourself.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:06 pm |
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HuntingRDR
MMT Addict
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:19 pm Posts: 530 Location: TX
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ 1754 GT w/ 35 GTR Hoytafied
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:11 pm |
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craig
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:53 pm Posts: 7515 Location: Chauvin
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
I forgot the quart of oil.
_________________ 1750 GatorTail Extreme/Stage 3 37 GTR HD Procrastination is a lot like masturbation. Sure it sounds great at the time but, in the end your only f--k--g yourself.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:12 pm |
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craig
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:53 pm Posts: 7515 Location: Chauvin
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ 1750 GatorTail Extreme/Stage 3 37 GTR HD Procrastination is a lot like masturbation. Sure it sounds great at the time but, in the end your only f--k--g yourself.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:24 pm |
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cmelvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:47 pm Posts: 1039 Location: Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
_________________ To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:31 pm |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
I have a 48 now that will haul any load I want! I Just ordered a 52 for more room!!Tried a 60 and it seemed to have alot of drag in the mud and was hard to get in some of the ditches that we run! Good Luck!!
_________________ 17/54 GT EXTREME Center Console, Huntdeck w/ GTR 35
Hoyt Mods and some other goodies
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:36 pm |
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Full Throttle
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:09 pm Posts: 1268 Location: North Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
My 2054 will carry a load much better than my 1848 did. A wider boat rides higher in the water and drafts less water. It will carry a load better than a skinnier one, all other things being equal, IMO.
I can carry a 3 man hunting load with 5 dozen deeks, 2 batteries and all misc. gear at 25-26 with a stage 1 and cam. I can hit 30-31 completely empty. I carried 6 people at 21-22 on 4th of July weekend. Keep in mind, my boat is huge!
The moral of the story..... Go big and then get a stage 1 at some point. Gives you the best of both worlds. I've had some mechanical failure with it, but it's all been my own fault. (Not running rev lmtr, etc)
Milk, feel free to give me a hollar if you want to come drive my boat. Good luck with your decision.
_________________ WC Custom 1854
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Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:26 am |
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keestan31
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:40 am Posts: 1703 Location: Groves, Texas
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
MM Brand: Gator-Tail Horsepower: 35 Stock Boat Brand: Gator-Tail Boat Size: 1852 Extreme step chine hull Boat Layout: Open
Speeds | Shallow Water: Unknown Speeds | Deep Water: 26.2 mph Total Boat Load With Gear Etc: 3 guys (200lbs,190lbs,260lbs), dog and 6 gallons of gas Conditions Tested In: Glass
Had a four man hunting load a couple of weekends ago and was running a steady 23 on gps
The 52" bottom works great for where I hunt...a 60" bottom is too wide for some of the ditches I run and the 52 carries the load I have with no problems
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Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:40 am |
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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Re: Orderinfg my new boat this week...need some ideas
If your serious about an 1860 read the review I have posted up about my rig in my signature. It has a removable blind which isn't pictured (its actually removed in the photos) but you can see the winch receiver, spud poles and all the accessories etc.
I run with 4 people 22-24 mph depending upon deep water or shallow. Its a very stable hull.
_________________ GTB 1860 w/ 2019 GTR40XD-HO
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