Hello all, first post! My name is Paul, and I've been a-lurk-lurk-lurking for a while.
On to my topic, which would you pick and why? I just got a new (higher paying) job I am going to buy a new duck boat AND new outboard on trade in for my old boat and motor, both are leaky older pieces of poo, and this dealer is actually going to give me a fair (better than craigslist...) price on them. Some of you will say I'm wasting money, but I've never owned a brand new boat, and that's what I'm going to do. That in mind:
questions...
1648 sierra NCS, what do you guys do for passenger seating? Folding chairs? Seems fine for duck hunting buddies, but what are the options for a decent pedestal mounted seat for the wifey? What really makes these so much better than a standard 16 48 in your opinion? Everyone wants to remove the center seat, and I'm sure there are good reasons for it. what are they?
1448 riveted jon nice little boat. not offered in NCS, only the 1442 is. any thoughts on this vs the 1648? Obviously much more boat, but is it really neccesary?
thoughts on having a 15 vs 20 inch transom (and corresponding length motor shaft...) benefits of having a longshaft high transom boat vs shortshaft low transom boat?
Truthfully I am shy from the 16's because I think they'd be harder to hide in the weeds, but a LOT of people seem to love the 16 ft boats for duck hunting, and that extra weight and HP capacity is probably nice to have.
Basically, I'm looking for the wise words of the masters of the tin boats. Any help and advice you have is appreciated.
On to my topic, which would you pick and why? I just got a new (higher paying) job I am going to buy a new duck boat AND new outboard on trade in for my old boat and motor, both are leaky older pieces of poo, and this dealer is actually going to give me a fair (better than craigslist...) price on them. Some of you will say I'm wasting money, but I've never owned a brand new boat, and that's what I'm going to do. That in mind:
questions...
1648 sierra NCS, what do you guys do for passenger seating? Folding chairs? Seems fine for duck hunting buddies, but what are the options for a decent pedestal mounted seat for the wifey? What really makes these so much better than a standard 16 48 in your opinion? Everyone wants to remove the center seat, and I'm sure there are good reasons for it. what are they?
1448 riveted jon nice little boat. not offered in NCS, only the 1442 is. any thoughts on this vs the 1648? Obviously much more boat, but is it really neccesary?
thoughts on having a 15 vs 20 inch transom (and corresponding length motor shaft...) benefits of having a longshaft high transom boat vs shortshaft low transom boat?
Truthfully I am shy from the 16's because I think they'd be harder to hide in the weeds, but a LOT of people seem to love the 16 ft boats for duck hunting, and that extra weight and HP capacity is probably nice to have.
Basically, I'm looking for the wise words of the masters of the tin boats. Any help and advice you have is appreciated.