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Here's my G3. Still a little new-to-me but I'm very happy with it. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/8mDMLi5.jpg) I think I could live with that, sockpuppet. You bought that used,you say? Sweet deal... Buddy.... 
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/xT58TCZs/20190722-084816.jpg)
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Im in for a boat forum.
About half a dozen schit forums here that could easily go away yo make room.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Shop wisely, look closely, and take it for a test drive. 4 years, and no problems. Really lovin the Chappie. Volvo FI 7.4l (454ci) with Volvo Penta Duo Prop outdrive. Just had the props reconditioned, and polished. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/8ky12nth/FB-IMG-1509023968696.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/x1LLPyG2/20200228-100512.jpg)
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. Looks to be a great rig for my purposes. Which gulf is that???
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Shop wisely, look closely, and take it for a test drive. 4 years, and no problems. Really lovin the Chappie. Volvo FI 7.4l (454ci) with Volvo Penta Duo Prop outdrive. Just had the props reconditioned, and polished. Splat... Yer too old fer that boat... just sayin...
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From what I've seen, the attraction of a tiller steer is more working room when trolling with multiple rods with planer boards and down riggers. If that's not the type of fishing you do a lot of, a side console or full windshield wouldn't be a hindrance. They would also give you a smoother and drier ride. With your weight, if you have back issues it would be well worth the money to get an air ride drivers seat.
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johnw, I bought it used. I don't generally buy 'toys' new and I prefer to pay cash. Never say never, though.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. Looks to be a great rig for my purposes. Which gulf is that??? Horseshoe Bend in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Northern Wyoming. Wouldn't call it a "gulf", nearest salt water is probably Great Salt Lake in Utah.
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. Looks to be a great rig for my purposes. Which gulf is that??? That is indeed a great boat. Echoes the aluminum ones, but is 'glass if that's your druther. FWIW I didn't say your buds bought theirs for cost-cutting measures, I said cost-cutting is the only advantage I can see. Maybe I'm not a serious fisherman though. The advantages you speak of would seem to be negated by the kicker motor on this Warrior boat. I really love the walk-though windshield, which is what I advocate.
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. Worth saying, I really LOVE the looks of that boat. Besides what I already mentioned, I like the 200 hp, the fold down top, and the wealth of electronics.
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From my salt water thread...
Going back to inshore, which is where you will see a mix of aluminum hulls in the crowd, the biggest thing I have noticed when fishing in closer quarters, bayous and even sight casting is the noise is much more difficult to overcome in an aluminum boat. My father fished an 18ft Alumaweld modified v-hull for about a decade. I ran a 20ft Seachaser Flats for about half that time. We both loved fishing the bayous and oyster flats for specs / reds. As soon as I bought my boat and we had some overlap fishing together on each boat, it was obvious how much quieter the fiberglass hull was. Not just noise inside the boat (setting stuff down, accidentally dropping something, stepping up / down from decks) but the constant lapping of water against the hull made SO much more noise against the aluminum hull than the fiberglass hull.
And as MadMooner stated, aluminum is a great heat conductor when the Gulf Coast sun has been beating directly down on it all day. We learned real quick in dad's Alumaweld that you didn't sit down on the bare aluminum in the spring or summer without a cushion under your azz.
Now, get north of the coast just a little bit and the duck hunting crowd will start to offset the trends a bit....they love their aluminum boats and gator tail / mud devil motors. War Eagle, and others... When boats gather up on fishing hotspots like perdido pass does the noise caused by an aluminum boat ever cause friction with others fishing in close proximity?
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A boat is a hole in the water one throws money in. Ain’t that the truth.🙄 A boat, like any other vain possession, is what you make of it.
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I get the room thing,it is just around here most fishing rigs have consoles. I put a lot of hours on my tiller handle. The trick is having everything set right trim, jack plate, load in boat, etc. I can let go of the stick at 40 mph and it will track straight down the bayou. The boat on the left is my buddy's boat, it is a little bigger than mine on the right but has a 150 hp tiller, mine is a 90 hp tiller. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/J0z7gmB8/03-A8-F657-C447-4-FA0-8-C24-06-FD2-C869-CE4.jpg) Like i said I understand the room thing. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Dw9ZztRQ/37-B0-ECC5-4597-469-A-91-C0-D4753-D171014.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Y9kC6Qrh/459-A54-CF-8-F51-490-B-815-E-992-F313-A60-C7.jpg) Mike, Any special handling issues with the tiller on that 90? I've got a 70 on a 17' CC that I was thinking about converting to a tiller, but I am a little concerned about how it is going to handle, particularly in turns. Depending on the model, it's around 1500ish to convert from remote to tiller steering. Sell what you have and buy a tiller usually makes more sense. Not asking about cost, asking about issues in handling/steering with a high HP tiller steer. Largest tiller I've had was a 50.
The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.
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Avoid Crestliner at all costs. Their boats are very nice to fish out of, great floor-plan layouts etc but, the company itself is truly awful to deal with if you have a problem.
I read through your posted quote, Horse. I've yet to see you post much good about anything here. And I refer to your comments made this last fall on Wisconsin and the residents thereof. If you go through your day and meet an [bleep], well, you met an [bleep]. If you go through your day and meet nothing but [bleep], well, guess what? Good luck with your crestliner anyway... I sold the Crestliner to a friend who was fully informed of all the issues. There's plenty of stuff I like and speak positively about. Winchester, McMillan, Nightforce, Dillion, Forster, Barnes, Hornady, Beretta shotguns, blah, blah, blah. I very rarely have any issue with retailers or manufacturers either. Crestliner is a glaring exception. By all means, go ahead and buy yourself a Crestliner if that's what you like. Like I said, I enjoyed fishing out of mine, until I didn't. I'm not, nor have I ever been a "Tiller Guy". There are times and places on tight structure where nothing has the control that a tiller will give you. That said, bow mount electric motors have become VERY good. Lots of thrust and plenty of shaft length to be out in most fishable weather. I'm currently running an 18.5' 186 Yar Craft and if the wind is such that my 60" shaft 80# thrust bow mount electric motor isn't enough, I can augment thrust with 9.9 kicker, or, more likely, I'm headed for the Hammock on shore and a nap.
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I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. Looks to be a great rig for my purposes. Which gulf is that??? Horseshoe Bend in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Northern Wyoming. Wouldn't call it a "gulf", nearest salt water is probably Great Salt Lake in Utah. Ahhh... The Gulf of Wyoming... 
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OK thanks...
Considering all of my options, and the fun is in the plans.
But I will keep your cautionary note in mind...
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Shop wisely, look closely, and take it for a test drive. 4 years, and no problems. Really lovin the Chappie. Volvo FI 7.4l (454ci) with Volvo Penta Duo Prop outdrive. Just had the props reconditioned, and polished. Splat... Yer too old fer that boat... just sayin... More pics please Splat... Should have explained in the OP that I also dream of cruising to South America and the island chains leading down towards Venezuela. If I'm gonna dream I might as well dream big....
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Here is my old boat. It has a 350 Volvo ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/CK74kSnm/468-B2-B6-C-E509-4-D35-AEC2-564-AA9-A0-AD09.jpg)
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Thanks to jgray and mike 70560 but this thread needs more pics... OK. Love that Suzi hung on the back. I had an EFI 4-stroke 150HP Suzi on my Crestliner that was positively flawless for just under 400hrs for me and is north of 500hrs now with nothing more that fluid and fuel filter changes. Current boat has a 200 4-stroke 3.3L V-6 Yamaha with a bit over 300hrs and it's also been a peach. Change fluids and fuel filter 1x/yr and that's it.
I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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