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@Further North what type of speeds do you get with the 140 HP on the CMV 1850?

Thanks for the info @Further North like I said earlier most of the lakes close to me are electric only or low HP restrictions. There are areas hour and half away where I could take it and open it up so it wouldn't be using it in those areas as often. I love the boat wish it had at least a 115 HP on it. Thanks again for the first hand knowledge.

Thanks for the detailed response to my question. I actually live in Reading, I am a kayak fisherman at the moment just looking to upgrade so I can bring friends and family with me. I'm quite familiar with Blue Marsh Lake, there are no HP restrictions in the main part of the lake right now. Just no wake zones in the fingers of the lake. I also do a bunch of fishing in Marsh Creek Lake and Hopewell Lake, which are electric only lakes, so the engines don't matter too much. Haven't gone yet but I was thinking about fishing at Nockamixon, which I believe is 20 HP restriction. Probably wouldn't be doing any fishing on the rocky parts of the Susquehanna and will stick to the deeper sections so I don't think a jet boat would be the idea situation. I like the idea of the CMW 1850 but the size of that engine just worries me, but I think the CX 17 could be a good boat also.

I would love to get the group's opinions on the 2007 Crestliner CMV 1850 and 2007 Crestliner CX 17 that I am looking at. I am looking for something that I can fish with in Southeastern PA where we deal with numerous lakes that have HP or electric only restrictions, but would love to have something I could take up to New York for long weekends and use on some of the larger lakes up that way or down to the Susquehanna flats. Normally it would be my wife, young daughter and myself on the boat or a buddy and myself. http://www.lakesidemarinepa.com/index.php… https://harrisburg.trackerboatcenter.com/boats/detail.cfm… I was leaning toward the Crestliner CMV 1850 but the 2-stroke motor worries me and I think the motor might be a bit under powered for the boat. Let me know your thoughts!