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 1860 with short shaft 
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Post 1860 with short shaft
im looking at getting a new boat with a short shaft-i am wanting a open boat 1860 with a short shaft that will push 3 guys plus gear on open water plus rivers, and shallow stumpy water
looking for suggestions, i hunt carlyle lake if anyone knows this area. basically ill be running flooded timber and shallow stumps
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Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:13 am
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Post Re: 1860 with short shaft
id think 60 is too wide to run timber. might wanna think about 54 or less. unless the timber is below water, then that wide of a boat may draft less. still be hard to get off a stump.

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Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:57 am
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Post Re: 1860 with short shaft
Why would you want a short shaft? Do you like the feel of the shorty over the longer one. lol


Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:42 am
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Post Re: 1860 with short shaft
I have a 1860 Gator Tail with a GTR35 and hunt a good bit of timber and a bunch of ole back water slue and dead lakes and things and I love my rig!

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Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:46 am
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