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Thanks. Check out the two options I called about above. The North River is older 2005 but only 120 hrs on the Yamaha

http://www.clemensmarina.com/boatdetail.php?id=3252 http://www.clemensmarina.com/boatdetail.php?id=3410 You talked me into it. These look like two options that would also be better boats in salt water. Notice the North River is a 2005 but its 96" wide vs the 2019 Hewes Craft at 86"

What are some other Brands that build aluminum boats that are as good or better then Lund? For fishing only

How do the Crestliners hold up compared to the Lunds? And is Lund still building the same qulity they were prior to being bought out by Brunswick? You know how things go. Normally when a company is bought out quality deteriorates.

Yes sir, I have a great relationship with the local Yamaha dealer. As a commercial fisherman that travels the cost of New England I see more Yamahas then all others combined.

I havent found one yet that will. I have spoken to 3 Lund dealers in Maine and one in NH

Thanks all for the replys. This is where I am at. I have been looking around for a 2019-2020 Sport Angler with out a motor so far I have not found one. So I thought I would order one and wait the 6-8 weeks. There is a dealer in Hookset New Hamshire with several 2019s with Merc 150hp and a 9.9 kicker for $42,000. So I asked how much for one without any motors. He called me back and said $35,600. We talked for awhile but these numbers just dont make since. See Brunswick Marine ownes Merc and Lund boats so they push hard for the complete package. I know two people on the lake I live on that had issues with their Merc's less then 2 years old that the company would not go good for. If any of you know of a dealer with a 1800-2000 Sport Angler with out motors let me know. Or a good used one.

I have been looking for a good used one 8 years old or less. Man they are scarce.

Wow. I catch good numbers of atlantics here in Maine (109 in July) but most 1.5-3 lbs

Man what a fish

Looks like a fall fish to me. Or at least like the many I have seen in the past.

So I was just wondering how big some of the atlantics are that have been landed on lake O.

Thanks. I think my only option is to order a new boat with out a motor 6-8 weeks out.

I am seriously considering buying a 2019 Lund Sport Angler in the next two weeks. I am somewhat disappointed I cant find one (a 2019/2020) without a motor as the only options seem to be Merc. My preference hands down would be Yamaha. So, I am a avid troller and was wondering if some of you could suggest a trolling motor/fish finder combo that has a bottom building option. As a commercial fisherman from Maine I have used the Max Sea and Time Zero for going on 20 years so I thought this would be a great option for trolling. I have been looking at the Garmin Ultra and the Garmin trolling motors. Seems like this may work well but I am not sure the Garmin trolling motor has a long enough shaft. Some times I troll live and sewn bait so .9 to 1.1 is the target speed. So for trolling and using the trolling motor to steer the boat while using the kicker to push the boat what are some good options?