05-15-2017, 08:08 PM
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I bought a new Tracker Targa DeepV16 in 2005 at the boat show. I ran that boat until last year and sold it this Spring. It came with a 75 Merc OptiMax and had over 900 hours on it when I sold it. I never had to have anything repaired on the boat and only had to replace on drive belt and 3 spark plugs in those 11 years. I honestly don’t think you can buy a better boat for the money. You CAN buy a better boat; just not for the same price as a Tracker. All other boats of similar or better quality cost more than a Tracker. My buddy bought a 20 ft Tracker last year at nearly $45,000. My new boat is a ThunderJet that prices out at almost $60,000 and is only 18.5 ft long.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I would recommend to you very strongly that if you are getting any boat primarily for fishing, DO NOT GET A CARPETED INTERIOR. My new ride has a vinyl floor and the inside of the side walls is rino covered. And I have a built in hose system to pump lake water and hose it all off when fish blood and guts get plastered on the inside of the boat – and it ALWAYS does.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I would also highly recommend that you get a motor equal to the max hp rating. You will almost always regret not doing so from day 1. And any boat that has a max under 100hp can be trolled successfully using a trolling plate on the drive motor. That’s all I ever used on my old Tracker 75 Merc and it would troll as slow as 0.7 mph. My new ride has a 9.9 kicker because the 150 will not do that.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]There are lots of good boats out there and the Tracker line offers good quality at a very reasonable price. I have no problem recommending Tracker boats to anybody that is cost conscience. If properly maintained and cared for, they will give you many years of service.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I bought a new Tracker Targa DeepV16 in 2005 at the boat show. I ran that boat until last year and sold it this Spring. It came with a 75 Merc OptiMax and had over 900 hours on it when I sold it. I never had to have anything repaired on the boat and only had to replace on drive belt and 3 spark plugs in those 11 years. I honestly don’t think you can buy a better boat for the money. You CAN buy a better boat; just not for the same price as a Tracker. All other boats of similar or better quality cost more than a Tracker. My buddy bought a 20 ft Tracker last year at nearly $45,000. My new boat is a ThunderJet that prices out at almost $60,000 and is only 18.5 ft long.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I would recommend to you very strongly that if you are getting any boat primarily for fishing, DO NOT GET A CARPETED INTERIOR. My new ride has a vinyl floor and the inside of the side walls is rino covered. And I have a built in hose system to pump lake water and hose it all off when fish blood and guts get plastered on the inside of the boat – and it ALWAYS does.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I would also highly recommend that you get a motor equal to the max hp rating. You will almost always regret not doing so from day 1. And any boat that has a max under 100hp can be trolled successfully using a trolling plate on the drive motor. That’s all I ever used on my old Tracker 75 Merc and it would troll as slow as 0.7 mph. My new ride has a 9.9 kicker because the 150 will not do that.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]There are lots of good boats out there and the Tracker line offers good quality at a very reasonable price. I have no problem recommending Tracker boats to anybody that is cost conscience. If properly maintained and cared for, they will give you many years of service.[/#800000][/font]
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Bob Hicks, from Utah
I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."
I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."