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"Melt me" is done here. Ice is gone from all the rain we got the past 3 weeks. Truck is getting a new radiator this morning. Picking up the boat from storage this afternoon to get her ready for fishing next weekend, weather permitting.

Hull is 1650lbs, 500 for the motor, 400 in fuel, 400 in batteries and trolling motor, 250 in livewell, plus talon, gear, and my fat azz I'm not knocking mod v's, just stating there's a difference.

Methinks this will be competition for the Lund Bass line

No disrespect. You're misleading the folks here. Your boat is not a cookie cutter aluminum mod v which is what most folks equate to an aluminum bass boat. Here's one for $13k http://basasmarine.com/boats-for-sale/2005-crestliner-cmv-1850-bolingbrook-illinois-6079675/?print=1&full=1 To the OP. There's aluminum and then there's aluminum! The large cookie cutter tins run $25k to $40k. The large non cookie cutter tins are going to run in the $30k to $60k range. A mod v with motor fuel and gear might tip the scales at 1800-2000lbs. The v hull bass boats are going to be between 800 and 1200lbs heavier than the mod v's. That will make a difference with both the ride and blowing in the wind. My tin weighs over 3000lbs when she's floating, and that's without people.

Exactly. It's relative to the water at hand.

I think I paid $30 for mine. Shop around

This is the style you need and you should be able to find it cheaper. The supplied bracket bolts directly underneath the light on the Shoreland'r trailer. No drilling required. Disclaimer, I know nothing about the website selling it. https://www.extrememax.com/product-p/3001.1068.htm You can kinda see the bracket mounted on mine

What other boat can be driven around the lake with the transom saver still attached? (see 3:25)

That's my queue

Were you expecting a reach around?

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Just do it the old fashioned way. A drill and stainless steel screws

The small Lund fits in the garage so that is not a problem. The Predator does not.

I recommend a prescription of Theraflu, whiskey, and fishing. Ol' lady got sick about 4 weeks ago. I caught it and was sick for 2 weeks. Escaped the flu, no fever but a bad respiratory thing. I'm ok now but she has been sick going on 4 weeks, some days better than others and has gotten worse the past 2 days. She got the flu shot, I didn't. She eats healthy, I don't. She doesn't drink, I do. See where I'm going???

Did you come here to bash MG? Most people just return or exchange stuff that's bad out of the box and go on to live another day. That being said. Welcome to bassresource.

This is exactly what I do. My HOA doesn't allow me to store the boat for more than 24hrs. I pick up the boat every Friday, plug it in, fish Saturday, plug it in, fish Sunday, plug it in, drive it back to storage and repeat the following Friday

It's fake. Everyone knows you can't catch trophy's from shore.

Saturday the truck is getting a new radiator. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the boat is coming out of storage on Sunday.

But did you take her for a test ride before making the final purchase? j/k

Concerned or not, this needs to be done at time of delivery. Even if it's only on muffs. Keeps everyone honest.

There, there...I gave you 2 likes I didn't see your post prior to making mine because the post we both quoted was on the previous page

As a journeyman tradesman I can appreciate fixing and/or creating things with ones own hands. As a guy who'd rather be fishing on the weekends than "fixing" on the weekends, my appreciation goes out the window.

Always fun for the onlookers. Not so much for the participants.

I know a guy who trolls for salmon on the southern end of Lake Michigan as well as Little and Big Bay De Noc out of a 16ft Mr. Pike with a 40hp tiller. Just have to know your boats limits and your own limits as a captain. One thing I can say about the Lund, is I have never felt unsafe, even with water coming over the bow. Stupid and wet, yes. Not unsafe.

You ordered a Tracker but are cancelling because Mercury doesn't have the best reputation? I don't want to start any arguments here nor am I bashing a brand but had you done your research prior to ordering the boat, you would have seen that history shows Tracker doesn't have the best track record as far as quality. Guess what? There are more Trackers sold than any other boat brand and there are more Mercury's sold than any other motor brand. I'm no mathematician but, odds are, the more of an item you have in the marketplace means the more reports of issues with said items Let me guess, you heard about the Mercury issues from your buddy who is a Evinrude or Yammie mechanic? My mechanic is an Evinrude dealer and he swears by them. He has also done annual maintenance on my current and previous Mercury's for 15 years and they haven't broke yet (knock on wood).