Boston Whaler 17 Montauk
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Yes, the Tiderunner is going to have to find a new home. Lots of blood sweat and tears in the Tiderunner that will be a tough one to let go of for sure.Wait, aren’t you the guy with that cool Tiderunner boat? So now you have two kick-ass Puget Sound fishing boats?
Congrats!
I really miss my skiff in the Keys so I attempted to get kind of a PNW equivalent. Can't have the flat bottom of a tarpon skiff in these waters and a draft of 8 inches is not essential here so I am having a Lund 1650 Angler rigged with a 50 HP Merc, side console, with a Power Pole and a GPS enabled bow mount trolling motor with spot lock etc. She should be a really comfortable boat and easy to launch and retrieve for an old fart who most often has to fish alone on the waters close to PA and down on the canal. Want to go for a ride?
That will be a great craft for this area.
When the timing works out, I’m always up for a boat ride.
Congrats on the new craft.
SF
Was great meeting you today @albula ! I'm glad I jumped in to ride along.
I couldn't possibly be more stoked for Jon. This boat will be absolutely perfect for him. Many, many Puget Sound fish will be fooled from that vessel. I'm looking forward to catching a few myself. The bow on his new boat will be so much more comfortable for me
Jon worked hard on his old boat, not only to fix its many issues, but learning to launch/retrieve, how to drive it in various conditions, how to find fish etc etc. It's been cool watching his journey. I feel like this purchase is almost a reward for all of his effort. Couldn't have gone to a better guy.
I think your new Lund is gonna be a great boat for your needs!
Not much better than a new boat purchase
I couldn't possibly be more stoked for Jon. This boat will be absolutely perfect for him. Many, many Puget Sound fish will be fooled from that vessel. I'm looking forward to catching a few myself. The bow on his new boat will be so much more comfortable for me
Jon worked hard on his old boat, not only to fix its many issues, but learning to launch/retrieve, how to drive it in various conditions, how to find fish etc etc. It's been cool watching his journey. I feel like this purchase is almost a reward for all of his effort. Couldn't have gone to a better guy.
I think your new Lund is gonna be a great boat for your needs!
Not much better than a new boat purchase
I will pick it up in a couple weeks. The Power Pole had to come from Florida hence a shipping and installation delay. When It gets on the water here you are welcome to see it in person. There are no pictures of it rigged at this time.
And there went what little remained of my already limited credibility around here.
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And there went what little remained of my already limited credibility around here.
Would it help if I mentioned that the reason your boats are so clean is that you make the guests clean them each day?
Spent many years coaching sailing out of one of these in SF Bay and boy are they tough. We absolutely trashed them running around in short steep chop and the boat just took it. Wish I could say the same for my back and knees...
Most don't have to.Would it help if I mentioned that the reason your boats are so clean is that you make the guests clean them each day?
