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I did take a pressure hose attachment and spray up the two exposed channels in the back up toward the front. I'm going to attack it this weekend with a plumbing snake or wire and report back. I mean it wasn't bone dry there was water in there but after the bilge pump ran dry the front area of...

Yeah it doesn't normally concern me but last year we camped through two monster storms with a ton of all-day rain. At the time I only had a manual bilge pump so I'd go pump out the water every few hours and the deck was still submerged after the bilge was empty. I've since installed an...

Thanks. I'm sure that factors a little bit into it, but for example I noticed there's water in the front of the boat from the rains we've had the last few days down here and it's sitting on the trailer with the bow raised pretty high. Rats. That's not what I was hoping to hear. The floor is...

Sorry can't help with the foam. Love the rails though it looks really good. The boxes up front, those for lights, or?

Dale, definitely not from the bow as it's just got one small compartment and a lot of foam around that. I might could snake something down through the 2" or so drain hole just behind the center console but I'd be working blind and would not be able to access the other areas. I like the idea of...

My hunting rig: With a few bags of fresh venison loaded up and ready to haul. :)

Mine has plenty of ground clearance with manual jackplate set pretty high so I just trailer with motor all the way down.

Forgive me I don't know the correct term for these drains so it's affecting my ability to search for previous threads. We've been out camping in a few heavy storms, seems the front of the boat always fills up quite a bit and the water is very slow trickling back into the bilge area to pump out...

Thanks. I ended up finding one with a tunnel so I'm good to go. :)

Yeah it's actually a bit more $ than the other one I'm looking at with a 70hp but it's in better shape and 2 years newer. Problem is I won't have ability to water test it, so I guess I'm trying to verify through collective experience that a 50 can really do that. Yall have been helpful...

Sorry Bobber, I should have specified. Max HP is 75hp and it is a center console.

Figured I'd ask here as I've never owned an aluminum boat so don't have any experience in this area. I've been shopping for a used aluminum tunnel hull boat and I found what appears to be a pretty good one. I haven't looked at it yet, but it's got a 50 HP e-tec on the 1756 with tunnel and...

I've been looking for something like an Alumacraft 1756 with tunnel and sponsons, but I'm not having much luck on the used market. The few I've found are gone quickly. I know a tunnel can be added by a good welder, what I don't know is about the reliability of such. Would buying a regular 1756...

I've been looking all over for something like an Alumacraft 1650 or 1756 with a Tunnel and sponsons, center console preferred and not having much luck. I ran across TinBoats.net in my searches and figured I'd introduce myself with a WTB ad. :lol: Anyhow, if you have something similar please...