I love my boat. I have a photo of it next to my bed.
I’ve had MY BOAT for over 25 years. It’s a little boat. I don’t really want a bigger boat either.
It has a little engine that gets good gas mileage and still goes plenty fast for the ocean.
My boat is easy to clean and easy to tow.
I have not placed a lot of things like antennas that act like sails in the wind. That way my drifts are slower.
It’s a 17’ center console. It’s got a newer Yamaha 40 that has never caused any trouble.
I just put on a Furuno 1650-F 3-way, color combo. It is SOOOooo Bitchin’ I can’t hardly stand it. Tells me the temp, speed, position and tracks my course while trolling.
The definition of the dual frequency dealie, lets me see which way the fish are pointed. It shows individual kelp strands laid out by the current against the bottom.
I fished the same general pattern and the same area (LA Harbor/Palos Verdes/Catalina for many years and found different places and drifts that produced. Now I know why.
Now I see why nobody is home in places I tried over and over, refusing to believe they were bare.
It is a small display screen and is difficult to see with polarized sun glasses on in bright sun, but heck.
It looks SOOOoooo…BAD! When it’s lit up at night on top of the console. I love my boat!
I LOVE MY BOAT 2, MAYBE NOT AS MUCH AS YOU BUT CLOSE. I HAVE 21 FT KEY WEST WITH A 225 GAS DRINKING MERCURY. NEVER HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE THING EXCEPT KEEPING THE 80 GAL. TANK FULL. IF AND WHEN I GET ANOTHER BOAT IT WILL HAVE A 4-STROKE MOTOR.
I parked mine (row boat) out side of my window in my veggie garden so I can see it from my front window every day. (my veggie garden is off limmits to every one)
Woodnt say i luv it,butt i woodnt take nutin 4 it…my BIG pond jumper is a 240hp 0470 Continintal Ground Pounder with a 72x32 wide blade prop…my small pond jumper is a 14’ john boat w/a BIG trollin motor…after readin your PROFILE ACE i now no why your sew N LOVE with your BOAT…your N LOVE with YOself…Bsafe!..C-Ya!..
I use to have a ring, but i tried a different detergent and it went away!!! and about a body guard, I had one till the big bully moved and i didnt need one anymore!!! LOL (just kidding Ace)
“Don’t forget to wiggle your jig.” davetclown