Fordtech86
New member
Thank y’all for having me here. I used to lurk here a few years ago but have been boatless for about 3 years. Previously owned a Lund pro v 1700 with a 115 Yamaha and a 1648 Lund flat bottom with 25 mercury 2 stroke.
So now I’m getting the fever again and my son (5 yr old) is also getting very interested in fishing.
When I sold my Lowe I kept the 25 Mercury, so I was originally looking for a new boat to put that on. Went to the war eagle dealer to look at a 548. It had the factory floor, livewell, trolling motor mount, and pre wired. Also the short transom that I need for my 25. I liked the boat but it looks like it may be a little heavy for my 25. Boat is rated for 40hp.
So that lead to looking at another 548 with the tall transom and getting a new 40 hp Yamaha. This boat didn’t have the floor or the extras. That doesn’t bother me that much because I rigged out my other boats and would actually prefer to do it my way (although I wish it had the factory floor in it.
Questions I have are 1) would the 25 be questionable on the first boat, and 2) what kinda of performance would I expect out of the second boat with the 40?
Thanks in advance.
So now I’m getting the fever again and my son (5 yr old) is also getting very interested in fishing.
When I sold my Lowe I kept the 25 Mercury, so I was originally looking for a new boat to put that on. Went to the war eagle dealer to look at a 548. It had the factory floor, livewell, trolling motor mount, and pre wired. Also the short transom that I need for my 25. I liked the boat but it looks like it may be a little heavy for my 25. Boat is rated for 40hp.
So that lead to looking at another 548 with the tall transom and getting a new 40 hp Yamaha. This boat didn’t have the floor or the extras. That doesn’t bother me that much because I rigged out my other boats and would actually prefer to do it my way (although I wish it had the factory floor in it.
Questions I have are 1) would the 25 be questionable on the first boat, and 2) what kinda of performance would I expect out of the second boat with the 40?
Thanks in advance.