You have done a excellent job on your boat setting it up. Do you wish you would of went 185 with 150hp vs the 175 with 115hp ? I like the idea of using less gas but a bigger boat could have a advantage on bigger water. I do want to be able to troll with the motor for Walleye’s. I like fishing for Walleye, Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass.
Thank you for the kind words! Actually, the 175 is rated for a 150, so no need to go to a 185. Overall, I am happy with the choice I made. While there are times that I do find myself wishing I had a bit more top-end speed, the 115 does a great job at low-speed trolling. I'm not sure the 150 would be able to troll as slow as I'm able with the 115. A big reason I chose the 175 over the 185 is that most of the water I fish is small and skinny. The upgrade from the 165 classic to the 175 competitor has already created some problems with me not being able to get where I used to be able to go, so I can't imagine going even bigger again. Combine that with the additional cost, and for my style of fishing I'm just not sure I see a big advantage. Having said all that, this boat was a bit of a compromise for me. I wanted to switch to the competitor for the added stability due to the wider beam (the 185 and 205 both have the same beam as the 175, so nothing to be gained that way), and that has worked out well. It does much better in bigger water/chop than the classic 165 did, but it's still not AS good as a 20 or 21 foot glass boat would be - and again, that wider beam has kept me out of a few spots I used to be able to get into. In a perfect world, I'd sell this boat, buy another classic 165, AND buy like a 21' Triton with a kicker or something for when it was big water time. Thanks for watching!
great videos on rigging the boat. Thanks! I'm about to pull the trigger on a new boat and had one question, hopefully you can answer. What is the overall length of boat, motor, and trailer when stored? I have a 20' deep garage and Alumacraft doesn't list a specification for boat, motor, trailer length.
The reason they don't do that is there are too many variables. Will the trailer have a swing tongue? What motor? Jackplate? These are just a few of the things that can change the overall length of a setup. But I can tell you this - mine, with the tongue folded, doesn't fit straight in my garage. Have to angle it.
The seat came with the boat. Alumacraft calls it the "captain's chair" I believe. That's how my dealer referred to it anyway. It was an upgrade of a few hundred dollars. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't do it - at least not in a competitor. It's a bit too wide for this platform. I believe it's standard equipment on the larger Trophy models, like the 195.
Very clean rigging. Well done!
Thank you!
You have done a excellent job on your boat setting it up. Do you wish you would of went 185 with 150hp vs the 175 with 115hp ?
I like the idea of using less gas but a bigger boat could have a advantage on bigger water. I do want to be able to troll with the motor for Walleye’s. I like fishing for Walleye, Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass.
Thank you for the kind words!
Actually, the 175 is rated for a 150, so no need to go to a 185. Overall, I am happy with the choice I made. While there are times that I do find myself wishing I had a bit more top-end speed, the 115 does a great job at low-speed trolling. I'm not sure the 150 would be able to troll as slow as I'm able with the 115.
A big reason I chose the 175 over the 185 is that most of the water I fish is small and skinny. The upgrade from the 165 classic to the 175 competitor has already created some problems with me not being able to get where I used to be able to go, so I can't imagine going even bigger again. Combine that with the additional cost, and for my style of fishing I'm just not sure I see a big advantage.
Having said all that, this boat was a bit of a compromise for me. I wanted to switch to the competitor for the added stability due to the wider beam (the 185 and 205 both have the same beam as the 175, so nothing to be gained that way), and that has worked out well. It does much better in bigger water/chop than the classic 165 did, but it's still not AS good as a 20 or 21 foot glass boat would be - and again, that wider beam has kept me out of a few spots I used to be able to get into.
In a perfect world, I'd sell this boat, buy another classic 165, AND buy like a 21' Triton with a kicker or something for when it was big water time.
Thanks for watching!
great videos on rigging the boat. Thanks! I'm about to pull the trigger on a new boat and had one question, hopefully you can answer. What is the overall length of boat, motor, and trailer when stored? I have a 20' deep garage and Alumacraft doesn't list a specification for boat, motor, trailer length.
The reason they don't do that is there are too many variables. Will the trailer have a swing tongue? What motor? Jackplate? These are just a few of the things that can change the overall length of a setup. But I can tell you this - mine, with the tongue folded, doesn't fit straight in my garage. Have to angle it.
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Pedestal seat is that?
The seat came with the boat. Alumacraft calls it the "captain's chair" I believe. That's how my dealer referred to it anyway. It was an upgrade of a few hundred dollars. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't do it - at least not in a competitor. It's a bit too wide for this platform. I believe it's standard equipment on the larger Trophy models, like the 195.