My new toy "Legend SS"

[BassMaster#1]

Picked up this toy about a week ago. It is an 18/52 legend ss with a 90hp evenrude etec jet.   Just got insurance yesterday and trying to get plates tomorrow.  With any luck I will have it out on the water this weekend. I'm sure I will be babying this thing till I get to know the river.  Even have room for a 4th battery

[Ketchup]

Nice lookin rig. Even has a sun blocker. That boats gonna add a lot of memories for ya.  Congrats

[Seth]

They are great boats. I'm on my second one right now. First was a 2008 1852 flat bass with a 115 etec and my current one is a 2014 1860 vbass with a 150 etec. My only gripe on the new one is that they changed tanks in the 14+ model year hulls due to epa regs. The 1860 used to hsve a 36 gallon plastic tank, but it now comes with a 19 gallon aluminum tank. The 1852 has the same tank where as you have the 24 gallon plastic tank.

[BassMaster#1]

Yeah I'm pretty pumped. Can't wait to get her out. Seth, that's a nice rig do you run the meramec much.  I'm in eureka and floated pretty much the whole meramec to eureka, but curious how low of water can you really run.  I have a vhall as week and  Don't want to tear it up on my first outting.  Is there sections you will not touch in dead of summer.

 

[Smalliebigs]

Congrats  on the sled man!!!!

Is is a modified  version or a strait flat bottom???

With a modified  v you can go 3 or 4 inches  in that boat.....straight  flat bottom possibly  1 inch less.

If it gets too low it all depends  on how much you care about hitting  your hull....the hulls with the most lift and the operators  with the most knowledge will go more shallow.

The two most shallow running  would be a RiverPro  and then a stripped down 1652 with a 60/40 and one person in the boat.....after those two the rest are all about the same in regards  to how shallow they can go.

Balance and weight ratio to power and lift

[DADAKOTA]

Great looking rig.  Only thing I'd suggest is to install a foot pedal tray and drop the pedal in.  You'll have more balance while on the trolling motor and your back won't be killing ya.  Lots of fun to be had with that sled.

[Seth]

5 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

Great looking rig.  Only thing I'd suggest is to install a foot pedal tray and drop the pedal in.  You'll have more balance while on the trolling motor and your back won't be killing ya.  Lots of fun to be had with that sled.

I'll second this. My new Legend came with the recessed tray and I will never own another boat with out one! It's much easier on the knees when you don't have to do the Captain Morgan pose all day.

[Seth]

6 hours ago, BassMaster#1 said:

Yeah I'm pretty pumped. Can't wait to get her out. Seth, that's a nice rig do you run the meramec much.  I'm in eureka and floated pretty much the whole meramec to eureka, but curious how low of water can you really run.  I have a vhall as week and  Don't want to tear it up on my first outting.  Is there sections you will not touch in dead of summer.

 

I've been to Sand Ford a couple of times and recently to Onondaga and Sappington Bridge while the water was higher than normal so I'm not very familiar with the Meramec. I mainly run the Gasconade and Osage.

[Parkerhollow]

Congrats on the new rig!  That is the perfect hull/motor combination for general use on the meremac in my opinion.  You should expect top speed around 36-38mph and be able to run shallow down to about 18mph which may sound fast but is plenty of time to pick your lines.

Smalliebigs is right about the riverpro being the shallowest running, although the new shoal runners with sport jets are right there with them ?A flat bottom John with a 60/40 is in second place but your is so close to that its indiscernible.  You should be able to run all the way to the huzzah without too much issue.  There are two or three spots between Moselle and river round that can get sketchy at times but that's it.

You probably already know this but encase there are others that are reading this and don't I'll elaborate a wee bit...  there are some easy things you can do to know your limits before it's too late.  First measure from the bottom of the side at the transom to the garage floor or driveway with the boat level.  Then measure from the lowest point on the motor intake to the floor/driveway.  That is your theoretical minimum depth, add one inch if you drink hard liquor and two inches for beer as a safety factor.  Next, mark off a measuring tape on the transom (masking tape marked every half inch works) and measure how deep she floats at rest, that's critical Intel.  Lastly is the fun one and some on here are not gonna like it so you can only do it once because they are correct   Find a long gentle sloping gravel bar and run it parallel until you hear gravel tickling the bottom.  Multiple passes getting closer to the bank each time.  This will build confidence and show you the boats true capabilities.

lastly, never be afraid to get out of the boat and wade ahead to make sure you can make it.  If you ever get stuck, PM me and I'll come get ya!

[BassMaster#1]

Man thanks for all the info.  I'm heading out tomorrow. The eureka 66 boat ramp is just down the road.  I'm going to run up to pacific in the morning to test her out.  I'll let you know if I jack something up, but guess that is why I bought insurance.  I'm curious how it is going to go with floating down fishing.  If water is low and you can't use trolling motor, do you have to just motor past the fast rapids?  If you can't use the trolling motor and it's fast shallow water you would almost have to fire up the motor otherwise you would be in logs and the bank?