lowe boat

[jnic]

looking at bying a lowe 175 fish and ski, with a 90 merc optimax. anyone have any knowledge thanks jnic

[cranks bait]

I have a 1993 Lowe Stinger 170 w/ 50 Rude. Great boat. I have no problems. i am selling it only because I want more. Two foot itis has gotten to me.

[Garyv]

I have a Lowe 165, had it for the last 12 years. Was going to buy a new boat but since the boat has everything I require to fish, and has never given me any problems I just decided to upgrade to a Honda 50 and keep the boat. I think they are great value for the money. Here's and older picture.

[Zib]

A friend of mine had a Lowe 175 FM, which is the same boat as the fish & ski but without the walk through windshield. It's a good boat as long as you don't plan to take it out on the big water. My buddy had his out on Lake St. Clair in May of '07 & ended up with 5 cracks in the bow from running across the lake in 1 to 2 footers. All the cracks were on the welds.

[taper]

A guy at work had a 2004 Lowe FM 175, took it out on Eerie in moderate waves nothing huge and the main seam let go. He had to run the bilge and bail while his body drove the boat back to shore. The good news is Lowe did come good for the hull warranty but he lost his boat for the biggest part of last season.

[Rizzo]

I've had a 14' lowe the past 5 years, it has been good to me

[pikehunter]

The riveted hulls are good, but welded hulls?

 

I have a 2005 Lowe 1667T, fine boat but it's bare bones so there's not much to screw up on it.

[Clampet]

Here are the specs, note the hull thickness, and compare to other mfgr's hull thickness. Might have some impact on wether the boat can be "sea" worthy when it gets rough. To crack or not to crack.

 

Manufacturer Lowe

 

Model Year 2008

 

Model 175 Fishing Machine

 

Color Platinum

 

Length (feet) 17

 

Length (inches) 3

 

Length (meters) 5.25

 

Length (LOA) 17 ft. 3 in. (5.25 m)

 

Beam 92 in. (2.33 m)

 

Width (transom) 80 in. (2 m)

 

Height 40 in. (1 m)

 

Height (transom) 20 in. (.5 m)

 

Weight (dry) 1,130 lbs. (512 kg)

 

Maximum Capacity 1,600 lbs. (726 kg)

 

Maximum People 6 / 960 lbs. (435 kg)

 

Hull Type Deep Vee

 

Hull Material Aluminum

 

Hull Thickness .100 in. (2.5 mm)

 

Drive Type Outboard

 

Engine(s) (std) 90 ELPT 2S Mercury Engine (Max) 115 hp (86 kW)

 

Fuel Type Gas

 

Fuel Capacity 27 gal. (102 l)

[danbouck]

.100 Is a good thickness IMO

 

Same as most Lunds, Legends and many more

Edited May 28, 2008 by Dan Bouck