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I struggled for a year looking at all of the boats out there. Skeeter, Nitro and Ranger were my three finalists, I ended up with a 2018 Nitro Z19 Sport. It has the same hull as the Z19. It has a Mercury 150 4 Stroke. It will top out about 57 mph, but at 60 years old that is more than fast enough for me. Trailering the boat is so easy, I don’t have to worry about going in off the mark it straightens out great. The ride is so smooth and dry. Since it is a fish n ski I don’t have the rod storage like I would with the regular Z19, but I fish local tournaments and haven’t had much issue with that. It handles the big water lakes of Texas just fine. If I was 10 years younger and had to make this choice, I may have gone with the Z19, but I am not at all disappointed with the Z19 Sport. I also added a MK Ulterra iPilot Link and two Humminbird Helix 7. Ranger and Skeeter were tied for second as both were definitely more expensive.

https://goo.gl/images/UzV82C 2018 Nitro Z19 Sport, Mercury 150 Four Stroke, two Humminbird Helix 7 SI and DI, Minn Kota Uterra I-Pilot Link.

I went from a Terrova I-Pilot Link to a Ulterra I-Pilot Link. I love the auto stow/deploy feature. I added a DI transducer by purchasing a third party bracket that takes care of the cable issue. I still have issues using the foot pedal so I stick with the remote. I use the Follow the Contour feature from my Humminbird Helix most of the time. So far no issues!