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Heres a big "hmmm" Etecs in the sub 50 class are heavier and worse on gas than their 4 stroke counter parts... I compared a 50hp Etec to a 50hp Honda....Etec 245lbs, Honda 215 lbs. Etec in a 16 foot 800 pound boat- 6.9 MPG, Honda in a 1200 Lb 16 footer - 9.8......

i'd be going 4 stroke for sure. no numb hand from trolling with a shakey 2 stroke motor, no smoke and noise. And besides...85 pounds for a 9.9 4 stroke....come ooooon suck it up butter cup .

Awwwwwwww. He'll be stealing your booze and talking back in no time. SO beautiful this life thing....

Once again with Stoty's posts I see HIM out there, fishing, getting pics and producing, and a bunch of arm chair commando's with nothing positive to add....

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I was told we were going to get free coffee and pie...

Love watching your "outside the house, down the rod view" video's all the time. Mind adopting me? I'll pay for my own food and I have a nice, big, new boat

I can just imagine the British accent . "An jost weh do ya fink ya goin ay? If ya fink mumsies gonna pool me out da boat you got anovah fing comin you does." As for your Walleye skillz, you never cease to amaze me . I gotta wait till May 15th though

Ditto!

Keep postin' Sal, you are a smart guy I enjoy reading and learning from your posts. If this "guide" in town here is worth a damn at all he shouldn't need to rely on a couple spots that some scrawny fish geek frequents Kidding... Seems to me theres alot of white trash hunters/fisherman in our town that no nothing about the sports, just know a few hot spots they stumbled on...when they find them they try and brag about their "secret lake". Pretty pathetic if you ask me.

Did GCD join the band?

I fear your driving...I basically just close my eye's until we're at the fishing hole Edited the OP guys to show the gusset scarring and what intend to do in the near future.

Hey...you're handy with wood...I got a floor that needs some installin' I'll be getting out for Wally's soon enough. Still need a few things and one more rod/reel! My boat is 375lb's as is. A guy on youtube with the same motor but on a 450 lb boat got 40MPH out of it and he said it was still climbing I appreciate the sentiment . Safe's my middle name! I'll be puttin' fish on Team 2's board in no time

So what's your price range and size range specifically? 16 footers can range from 68" beams and 30hp rating to 90ish" and 75+hp! If I were saying to hell with it, and buying what I thought would be the ultimate multi-purpose Walleye boat...I think I'd be looking loooooong and hard at a Lund Pro Guide 1725 Tiller. Front/Rear livewells, tons of rod storage for jigging/rigging/crankbait rods, and a nice open floor and big casting deck. But then again...Alumacraft Navigators are pretty damn nice too :P I just can't picture a Walleye boat with a 25 horse on it . I'm not into big motors, don't get me wrong, but width is important in a Walleye boat if you troll more than one rod...for that you need some horsepower. The Lund Rebel XL 1625 is nice too, but not even on the same plane as the Pro Guide.

I'm gonna get my dad to bring it into the Honda dealer so they can do start-up and what not on it this week. I work 7-3 for the next 14 days straight so I won't be able to do much break in on the motor. I gotta get the numbers for it and such, never done it before, no idea how to, should be a learning experience. So as for a estimated date on taking it out? I'd say hopefully by next weekend I can get it out and begin the 10 hour break in procedure.

I heard he took a triple dose of Viagra and went on a "binge"

Don't think you could get a more ideal Walleye boat for medium water than that.

Ya I've been missing that redneck around here. I used to think he was being sarcastic to piss people off. But that's just his sense of humour. Very funny guy Hope nothing bad happened to him

16 foot boat, 50hp motor, 7 foot rod, 20 lb braid.... OK!...I have a 3" weiner

That is one slick boat dude . May many slimy creatures bless it's floor and gunnels worms, minnows, walleye, bass, pike and so forth

Really? Cool! It was basically the widest, flattest bottomed one I could find without getting into Lunds Rebels and such for mucho $$$, I know it will ride kinda rough but I'll take a rough ride in exchange for stability and comfort any day . 56 feet actually ...yah that 50 horse sure does look dinky eh. Oh yah...part 3/3 will be a new trailer...not sure when that will happen though as I'm waiting to sell my 12 footer to fund it

******EDITED* I added pic's of how scarred up the rear transom gussets were from shipping, scroll down past the boat pics to see and read the description.****** Boat arrived overnight!! My hat goes off to Cassidy Carrier and a VERY dedicated Trucker for getting up here so quickly! The boats got a few scuff's and a scratch on it, but it's an '05 so it's been sitting there for 5 years...no big deal. Got the motor mounted on it about 30 minutes ago. Went on OK, now I need a new trailer...MAN this thing is big! I'll get some better pics when it's light out So here was the damage done from the tractor/trailer shipping. They didn't put anything underneath the gunnels, just metal on metal...bummer. But I was planning to buff and polish everything anyways. Heres the transom gussets, both sides were very scarred, I took a buffing disc on my grinder to them, next i'll follow it up with Emry cloth and polishing compound and do the gunnels as well since they were scarred too. Also going to get the boat waxed and maybe get some new graphics...I can't stand the red and gold lettering...ugly as sin More to come when I can get it buffed and polished...then I'll start a new thread on the floor installation!

Deal, but only if I get to use it too

me thinks you need a Ranger 618T