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When to add another craft to the fleet and why?
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<blockquote data-quote="azekologi" data-source="post: 158987" data-attributes="member: 2311"><p>So, I know that a lot of what one ends up buying as a "next" boat or "second craft" is based on your wants/needs, so I'll outline what I've come up with so far:</p><p> </p><p>For the most part, I end up taking camping/fishing trip weekends...usually a couple hours away, hitting mountain lakes. Most are elec only, with a few lakes that limit your gas motor to 10HP or less. So my 50lb Minn Kota with two batts (runner plus a spare) does the trick, and as soon as I freshen up my 6HP gas, I'll be able to make the most of <u>all</u> the mountain lakes. Locally, the scene is <u>completely different</u>. The closer lakes are A LOT larger, and an elec only setup doesn't cut it <u>at all</u>. As soon as I get the 'rude running this fall, I'll have a better idea is 6HP is enough power for those lakes, but I'd guess that 20+HP is more the ticket. </p><p> </p><p>My dream is a 16'-21' Tracker Pontoon day fisher. But at $15-20K new, and $10-12K used, that's a ways off. I figure the pontoon deck-boat would give my son plenty of room to run around, enough options to keep the wife occupied, room for man’s best friend, and a hell of a fisher for me and the buddies. </p><p></p><p>The other thing I always had my eye on is a 18'-20' all-welded boat, but I think (as a replacement for my 12') running elec only on that monster would be an expensive alternative given 24V trollers and the batteries they require (plus spares).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azekologi, post: 158987, member: 2311"] So, I know that a lot of what one ends up buying as a "next" boat or "second craft" is based on your wants/needs, so I'll outline what I've come up with so far: For the most part, I end up taking camping/fishing trip weekends...usually a couple hours away, hitting mountain lakes. Most are elec only, with a few lakes that limit your gas motor to 10HP or less. So my 50lb Minn Kota with two batts (runner plus a spare) does the trick, and as soon as I freshen up my 6HP gas, I'll be able to make the most of [u]all[/u] the mountain lakes. Locally, the scene is [u]completely different[/u]. The closer lakes are A LOT larger, and an elec only setup doesn't cut it [u]at all[/u]. As soon as I get the 'rude running this fall, I'll have a better idea is 6HP is enough power for those lakes, but I'd guess that 20+HP is more the ticket. My dream is a 16'-21' Tracker Pontoon day fisher. But at $15-20K new, and $10-12K used, that's a ways off. I figure the pontoon deck-boat would give my son plenty of room to run around, enough options to keep the wife occupied, room for man’s best friend, and a hell of a fisher for me and the buddies. The other thing I always had my eye on is a 18'-20' all-welded boat, but I think (as a replacement for my 12') running elec only on that monster would be an expensive alternative given 24V trollers and the batteries they require (plus spares). [/QUOTE]
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