Looking into a new boat
Well after a couple years I am thinking my 10ft Jon with the 5hp merc needs a upgrade! I hunt ducks and fish for mostly pike from it. I am leaning towards a 14 foot Jon or aluminum just can’t decide on witch one. Looking to see what others have and your thoughts.
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In my opinion a V boat is far better than a jon for the amount of wind we get here. They ride waves far better. The Lund WC or SSV utility boats would be hard to beat. 20hp minimum, the boats will like maxed out hp better. 25 on the WC and 30 on the SSV.
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I have a 14’ deep V Crestliner and put in a flat floor pushed by a 25 yammy which would fit your needs just fine.
If I was you I would look into a similar set up. Good luck . |
What’s your price range? I’m very partial to lunds but the other companies make a decent deep V tin boat as well. Agreed to max out horsepower after several underpowered work boats. The lund WC maxes at 25 while the SSV 16 can take 40. I think the ssv18 goes to 60hp.
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This is our little fish slayer utility boat. Nice that you can kit them out how you want relatively cheap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Look at a 16' lund alaskan tiller. They make it in fall marsh pattern and guys have built removeable blinds for them. They also set them up to fish pike and walleye.
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Boat is a 2005 and had a 15hp Honda but just upgraded the motor to max out the horsepower rating and have the ability to adjust trolling speeds by the push of a switch. Boat itself is tuff as they come trust me as I am not easy on equipment:) |
Lund SSV 14' with a 25hp would be my first choice. Get the drop in floor right from lund.
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I agree that a 14' might be a better upgrade for what you want to do than a 16'. The 16' is considerably bigger side by side. The Yamaha 25HP is the best one out there right now because of it's insanely light weight relative to the competition. The drop in floor is a huge bonus, but don't buy it from Lund. It's ridiculously expensive...$450 for a couple of pieces of vinyl covered marine plywood as I recall. I made my own. Once I found where to buy the materials it was a piece of cake. I should actually do a video or thread on all the stuff done to mine.
I bought a Lund SSV-16 last season and wound up finding a new Merc 30EFI just outside Prince Albert. I've been trying the past year to get a 40HP Suzuki for it, to no avail. :mad0030: It does around 23-24mph with just me in it, and drops to 21 or so with my son aboard. Not bad considering all the weight I intentionally added to it. https://photos.smugmug.com/Open-Wate...MG_1366-X3.jpg |
I have a Princecraft Resorter 160, basically it is Princecraft's version of the Lund Fury.
I point this out as Princecraft is Canadian made and that is what made the decision for me. Cue the Quebec jokes................ |
Agree with most of the posts here - get a V hull not a jon. a 14' or 16' tinner will not sit much deeper compared to a jon and is easier to push through places where a jon's flat bottom isn't an asset. The jons are also dangerous in any chop as far as I'm concerned.
I also recommend a Lund SSV and I'd get as big as your garage/budget allows. A 16' is still small enough to wrestle if needed but not much heavier than a 14' but you sure will notice the extra room it provides when/if a third person is fishing in there. I'd also try and find one with a 20" transom (as opposed to the standard 15") which gives you better security in rougher water and chop. Max your horsepower and I'd lean heavily toward a Yamaha or Honda. Bullet proof reliability and excellent resale value. Good Luck. |
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Out of curiosity can your dealer even get new WC/SSV’s? My local dealer in Montana said They can’t get them as Lund won’t even take orders and they’re trying to focus on the high $$ boats.
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Funny how that works eh!
One dealer said to me ohhh boy we are hard pressed to get your yammy in so I waited six weeks then out of curiosity looked elsewhere and there was one waiting for me. Shop around is all I can say. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I think I really need 2 or 3 boats though. A lightweight jon boat for tiny water, a 16ft v-hull like the SSV for small to medium lakes and then a 17 - 18ft jet boat for rivers and big lakes. I think I really need more money. :scared: |
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a couple others there too of different configurations - so looks like they have stock on the lot. I'd have them swap engines and buy the 16 SSV with the Yamaha. I see ABSOLUTELY zero 14' boats anywhere. https://www.nipawinmotorsports.com/d...=xNewInventory |
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Just a friendly heads up. |
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$30K seems to be the entry point these days for a good used 16 - 17ft boat suitable for larger lakes. $40K for a 15+ year old jet boat or a new lake boat. Boats are getting ridiculously expensive. |
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I bought my 1800 Tyee with a 150 Honda for $42K brand new and well equipped in 2013 I could sell my boat today, in minutes, for far more than I paid ..... the same boat, equally equipped, is $130K right now. Triple the price. CRAZY https://i.imgur.com/YmggwOo.jpg |
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I see Aluminum prices are softening globally, which should help, but I doubt we will see much of a price drop. Much tougher to find a deal as more and more boat manufacturers are being gobbled up and acquired by consortium investors (like Brunswick Marine for production boats). Even some of the well known fully welded boat manufacturers in BC and the NW US are being consolidated (yet still have their own brand names on the boat) to fool consumers into thinking they have more buying options. Prices are stupidly high. Who can afford a good boat now days !!! Just Crazy |
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A great bunch here! |
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I’ve always been preferential to the Lund deep V boats. I recently spent a couple of weeks driving and fishing out of an Alumarine. Made in Prince Albert. Great boats. Will be my next boat. Just need to save though.
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