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Gooch, I ordered a smoker craft pro v 18 sportsman. According to my salesman they were having a hard time sourcing aluminum and getting welders??
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Gooch, I ordered a smoker craft pro v 18 sportsman. According to my salesman they were having a hard time sourcing aluminum and getting welders?? I heard the same. Did you buy from Verles?
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Campfire Ranger
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Stevens down in Portland.
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Campfire Tracker
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My 18ft crestliner kodiak has a 60hp merc on it with the command thrust (lower unit off a 90hp). It came waaaay over propped with a 19 pitch, need to swap it out with a lower one but I can troll all day at about .2-.3gal/hr. Tops out at about 22mph at 3800rpm which is how I knew its got too much pitch in the prop. I contacted the dealer and they sent me a 13 pitch prop but it takes a different hub assembly. The prop on it now is a 4 blade and the 13p is a 3 blade. One thing I noticed with the 4 blade prop is that boat will run like its on rails. Its a tiller and I can turn it as fast as I want to on step and it will run like its on rails and not cavitate at all.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I had the opposite happen to me. I ordered a Tracker Classic XL late in '21 for delivery in Spring '22. A couple weeks later, the dealer called and said he had one in but the buyer cancelled. Come pick up my boat. I had to scurry and find a storage unit to keep it over the winter, but I'm glad I did. Great little boat for the money. I agree about the 50 Merc - what a fabulous engine. If you get any fairly new Merc, DO get the Vessel View monitor. It's really nice to be able to monitor engine temps, fuel flow, hours run and much much more right on your phone via Bluetooth.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Very nice boat............hope it works out well.
MM
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When I read debacle I thought something really bad
I am glad in the end you got what you needed/ wanted
I am very very light skinned I really need tops and SPF shirts and neck wear
Hank
Thank You Lord for another day,Help my Brother along the way
When you mature,you realize hospitals and schools are businesses,and the Beatles were geniuses
Live Like A Champion Today
NRA EndowmentLife Member,My Daughter is also a Life Member
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So far it’s great. It’s stable, dry, and gets up and goes pretty good. Bow storage configuration sucks.
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