Craigslist is usually full of boats in a month or two. What you are looking for probably is higher end than the old discontinued Lund S-16, but those are the industry standard for a lot of the Canadian fishing camps. Don't discount those even older Lunds as being inferior because actually they were made from much stronger virgin aluminum instead of recycled aluminum like the newer ones. My fish camp guy buys every old S-16 that he can find in the Midwest because he doesn't need to patch them so often.
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I understand and would go an older one but the ones I have seen the carpet all rough, needs replaced, and I know about the s-16 good boa just want something a little more comfortable
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I hear you there. I bought an S14 back in the 70's and with that flat bottom it was enough to un-focus your eyeballs in any kind of a chop. Tough boat though. I dropped mine on the highway and just shined up the skegs a little when it got to the end of the rope. Never forgot to tie it down after that episode.
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The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
Seriously I have thought of this many times and haven't yet pulled the trigger. I have often thought that getting 25-30 Benjamins in my wallet and driving through Minnesota for a weekend would solve the problem pretty quickly. These things are often parked by the side of the road there with a sign on them and the times I saw something I liked I didn't have time to piss around or the right vehicle to get it bought and home.
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Minnesota is full of Lund boats. I use to drive my buddy's charter boat on Lake Michigan during the summer weekends and often as not we would run out 15-20 miles for the Skamania rainbows. Sure enough come hell or high water and often enough it was high water, those Minnesota guys with the 16' Mr. Pike Lunds would be right out there with us. It's a wonder that we didn't drown more than we did.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
I moved to Minnesota over 30 years ago and it was readily obvious that Lund was the king of the market up here. It seemed like everything was a red Lund. My first Lund lasted me over 25 years, and I'd still have it, but a heart condition has left me with some balance issues and I was having a hard time climbing around the bench seats. I just bought my second Lund, a 16 foot Pro Angler. Darned good boats.
Thought ya’ll would like to see a LUND picture. Here is my 16 ft Lund Rebel. Purchased new in 1997. Also new 97 Yamaha 2 stroke LS 25hp electric start. Boat is like new. Also new 97 Shorelander galvanized trailer with 13” tires, bearing buddies and spare tire. Less than 50 hours on boat & motor. Kept inside my air conditioned basement never outside. Used only in freshwater on our nearby lake here in N. GA but haven’t been in quite a while. I need to get it out more often. I try to get up to WI UP MI every year for musky & walleye but have never trailered the LUND. I usually use the resort boat and take my 15 Yamaha portable OB. It’s kind of funny launching and running a LUND boat here in GA. You see some down here but not many. I guess one of these days I will sell it. Whoever gets it will get a like new older 16’ LUND Rebel. That 2 stroke Yamaha 25 gets the boat up on plane and fast enough for me although boat is rated for 45hp.
Very nice boat, GAGoober! If you're serious about selling it, the used boat market is crazy-hot right now and boats seem to be selling way above normal values.
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There are a lot of Lund skiffs up in Alaska, tough boats. We carried them for work boats on the tugs I ran up north. I have a 18' Alaskan that I used chasing Redfish and Speckled Trout this May and June in South Texas. Not a pricey bay boat with 250 HP but I caught a lot of fish out of it. I have a 50 HP Tohatsu tiller on it, does 33mph with two people and gear.
Very nice boat, GAGoober! If you're serious about selling it, the used boat market is crazy-hot right now and boats seem to be selling way above normal values.
Thanks. Didn’t know the market is hot right now. Will probably hang onto it for a little longer. There is something special about a lund boat
Very nice boat, GAGoober! If you're serious about selling it, the used boat market is crazy-hot right now and boats seem to be selling way above normal values.
Pictures are on the marginal side. Need to get it out of the garage and outside for some better pictures
Very nice boat, GAGoober! If you're serious about selling it, the used boat market is crazy-hot right now and boats seem to be selling way above normal values.
Pictures are on the marginal side. Need to get it out of the garage and outside for some better pictures
If you do decide to sell, I'm one state over! Keep m in mind. WFR
Too bad you are so far away, I would ask you to take a look at mine, a 2006 Lund 1800 Fisherman, in excellent condition. It is at the service place today getting ready for winter, with oil and filter change, gear oil change, etc. Wife and I are getting to an age where we are beginning to divest ourselves of a lot of assets that we just are not using as much anymore.
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PM sent, and for all looking, the boat is SOLD! Took it in for service on Friday, owner of the service facility took one look at it, asked me what I would take for it, and I gave him a number. He then said, "I'll take it"! Funds to be exchanged today. Guess it pays to take care of stuff, when the day comes you want or need to sell it.
I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....