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Your boat will be up on plane sooner.

This is a top line boat.

Unless you are running a bank of electronics and four electric riggers you are fine with a regular starting battery

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8 hp long shaft Honda is long enough.

This is a show geared to fishing first, not a show with hunting stuff, outfitters etc. It is a fishing show.

The community is a tight knit community, she was well known in it and by all accounts was one of those people with a heart of gold. He only lived a couple blocks away from her and the families know each other. It was dark when he shot at what he thought was a target that was at least 200 yards away. Again very said and the only thing that could come out of it is a teaching moment for all of us to think before we act.

If it is the one that was shot Thanksgiving eve in Sherman NY, she passed away on the way to the hospital. The hunter has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. Sad situation and stupid. It was 45 minutes after sunset.

the 9.9 pro kicker should handle the Cobia no problem. Had a regular 9.9 push the 23 Grady Gulfstream(the wide one) all over the lake with no issues.

As above in NYS the most important thing is the certified weight slip and then an appropriate amount of receipts so they can get their sales tax cut.

And make sure all lighting is in place and working like it should, a plate is secured and visible on the trailer etc.

Go look for a 15 hp, and connect them.

Had one on a 17 ft StarCraft-boat was up on plane at less than 15 mph. Yes they work.

The population of the state(at least the upstate) has dropped over the past 40 years. Broken up homes. Anti-fishing and hunting groups. General trend away from outdoor activities. The decline of interest in it started 25 or 30 years ago, now we are seeing the result.

Hope it works out well for you being right at the towing capacity of the Highlander.

I have owned Mercury four strokes and just this summer an Evinrude E-Tec. I would choose the E-tec or at least give it strong consideration in your decision making.

The Grumman 17 or 5.0 was a wide body, a very wide boat for its size given that era or even now. Made in the mid to late 80's I believe, center console, side console, I don't know if they ever did the walk through. Then came the 16, which was conventional and led to a later 18. Then OMC bought them up and slid the Sea Nymph into both the Lowe and Grumman lines, for the 17 and 19 footers.

Based on recent experience buying one and selling a couple in that age range-within the last year in Western NY, you can start at 1000-1150, you are probably going to sell it in the 850 range.