Boat Advice

[Greenheadrocker]

Holy cow look at the size of that their "SCRATCH" dam that would bother me too! Hehehehe

[Cya_gonefishin]

I just picked up a 2015 Crestliner VT 17 pro edition last week. It came with a 24v 70lb thrust trolling motor, on board charger, and upgraded trailer tires. The stock depth finder wasn't anything special but I added a hb 598ci si hd sonar on the bow. With extended warranty on the motor I came in under 17,000. I like the storage set up. It had the 60hp Mercury 4 stroke on it, but you could get an upgrade to a 75hp. Overall I feel like I got a pretty good rig for the money. Unfortunately I haven' t gotten to use it yet. Maybe next week! Good luck shopping!

[Greenheadrocker]

Cya I think your going to be happy with that ride ,I like mine, I'm jealous of your trolling motor though.

[Tanderson15]

Any boat that fits your habits and wants is a good boat no matter the cost or looks. Just be happy with the boat you buy and enjoy it. You will find one that fits your needs. Have fun.

[J-Doc]

  On 3/8/2015 at 12:07 AM, Cya_gonefishin said:

I just picked up a 2015 Crestliner VT 17 pro edition last week. It came with a 24v 70lb thrust trolling motor, on board charger, and upgraded trailer tires. The stock depth finder wasn't anything special but I added a hb 598ci si hd sonar on the bow. With extended warranty on the motor I came in under 17,000.

Sounds like you got a very good price on that rig. I would think it would have been closer to 18-19.

Funny thing.......

The Crestliner and Ranger designs look almost identical. Notice I said "almost". I heard rumor that an engineer for Crestliner went to work at Ranger but...that's rumor. There is no doubt that the boats look extremely similar. Seems like I read that Crestliner has more strakes on the bottom and plastic/composite consoles instead of fiberglass like Rangers.

Pretty slick looking boat for sure. Hope you get out and enjoy it soon. I'd be going seriously crazy waiting to use a new boat.

[Cya_gonefishin]

Ha ha, my wife would probably give you a good description of how seriously crazy I am to get that new boat on the water! The Crestliners do look very similar to the Ranger aluminum boats. I ended up going with a new boat after the 86 Ranger fiberglass boat I owned had some serious motor issues. I decided to go back to an aluminum because of price and versatility. I picked the Crestliner because I felt really good about the dealer I bought it from.

Rocker, does your Crestliner have the 60hp on it. If so how is its performance? I was told that I wouldn't gain a lot by upgrading to a 75hp. The motor that's on it did come with the spitfire prop. I got my eye on a warm day next week to see for myself!

[Greenheadrocker]

Cya I've only had mine out twice and the second time was today. I have the 60 and the first time out I was alone and the boat run a tad over 35. Today with 2 in the boat and a ice chest full of fried chicken, tater salad, chocolate cake and ice tea the boat would run a little over 32.

[JohnF52]

That's plenty fast to still stay safe and to keep a lookout for floaters and such.

[Cya_gonefishin]

Thanks Rocker, that's where I was expecting to be. I had a 115 on my Ranger but usually only drove around 30mph at 4000 rpm. I am more concerned with fishability than speed and I feel like I got that. I plan on licensing tommorrow and taking a mental health day Wed or Thursday to do some fishing and break-in. Did you catch any fish? I did a bank fishing today and caught a few Kentucky and largemouth bass.

[Ketchup]

  On 3/8/2015 at 8:23 PM, Greenheadrocker said:

Cya I've only had mine out twice and the second time was today. I have the 60 and the first time out I was alone and the boat run a tad over 35. Today with 2 in the boat and a ice chest full of fried chicken, tater salad, chocolate cake and ice tea the boat would run a little over 32.

Please remind me that when i see you on the lake, to ask if you have any leftovers.