fishnkamp

You don't say where you are located in PA. but you mention the Susqy, so you can't be too far from Harrisburg. I lived north of there back in the 90, and there was a company called Snyder's Airboats back then. It was a father and son setup. The son took it over. Last I heard he was building custom jet boats. I promise you you will not find a better boat welder. Here is his website https://snyder-jetboats.com/ He is located in Millersville, up along the river and not fare from where the ferry crossing was. Please don't ask me why I know how good he is at repairing Susqy river boats! lol I will just say I owned one of the first jet setups on the entire river back in 1990. I went where only his airboats could go, well all but once. I lived above the Clarks Ferry bridge near Duncannon PA. Beautiful smallies up there.

From the way you said it I thought perhaps you had gone to the sunny and warm climates in the south. lol. The Robalo boats look nice.

What waters are you fishing these days? Bass or a mix. Would a Lund Baron work?

Did you move south to ocean water or north to big laskes

How do you like the Riptide trolling motor.

What are you getting to replacer her with? That has always been a nice boat.

Take a look at eastern marine in Delaware. They carry all kinds or rim and tire selection. I really think you may find purchasing a pair of rims ad tires will be you safest thing. Remember those rims have been on that trailer for a long time. There's is some rust visible on that rim. Procraft built a nice boat so I would not take any chances. This might be a good time to service all the wheel bearings and inspect the trailer frame and springs. If you find any issues it is better to find them before you put any money into the trailer.

Guys you do realize this is a June of 2018 thread.

Well let me give you the opinion from an angler that has owned well designed fish and ski and standard bass boats. I have owned a dozen boats including some nice fiberglass ones. One of my best ever boats was my ProCraft 20 foot 205 Pro Combo. It was a fish and ski walk through window style boat that had BIG storage. There was the main road locker which held 7' rods (remember this is 1998 you did not see 7'6" and 8 foot rods back then). There were Big tackle storage and misc storage up front. There was a HUGE in floor carpeted ski locker that I built a rod tube setup in. That would have held 30 rods if you designed it to do so and it went all the way to the front. I ordered it with high end electronics, 3 batteries and an on board charger,24 volt trolling motor etc. Other than the windshield being there, in the way if you would swing your bass in wildly, I found it to be a great rough water hull and great fishing platform.When I wanted to take a bunch of folks out skiing, well I could easily fit 5 persons and all the necessary gear. I had the cushions for both front deck and rear deck and even had the tonney cover that stored back by the batteries. The boat had great big well aerated livewells too. It had a 200 EFI Merc on it and did around 72 mph by gps. Now I also have had some nice fiberglass and aluminum single and dual consoles. I really prefer the dual console, I fish with my wife most of the time. She also prefers a dual console boat as well. I realize I am in the minority. Today's modern bass boats give you options that never existed before. You can order the dual console and remove one when you do not want it with you. Slonezp had it exactly right when he mentioned some of the companies that make great boats like this today. I think it is amazing what Lund has done with the new models. Offering options like either the huge tackle holder that raises out of the back deck or the optional two jump seats is great. If you can not see yourself being able to fish out of a 18 or 20 ProV bass boat well you are stuck on owning a single console bass boat. Another thing is do not just look at fiberglass. There are some amazing new style aluminum rigs to consider (both new and used). I have sat in a Lund ProV 1875 and I have sat in a Vexus AVX1980 dual console. Both are at the top of the food chain, but there are others like an Xpress that have been around a while.

When was your water pump replaced and is there any chance you sucked up mud or sand lately? I agree with the previous posters thread. Do not run this engine before it is fixed.

I love boats that come straight out of the hole and tip over fast so you do not lose much sight of the horizon. That boat hull is sweet. It almost comes out flat and fast! Nice rig.

The part of the pedal your foot touches would only be about 1 to 2 inches off the deck, That is hardly the problem of the past, causing the angler to stand like Captain Morgan, 4 to 7 inches off the deck level with one leg. The choice is up to the angler which they prefer. You may not remember some of the old trolling motors, but the pedal for an old OMC foot controlled trolling motor was really tall, the Motorguide are pretty tall as well. Most anglers that prefer electric pedals are happy with them just sitting on top of the deck..The storage box just becomes a nice option for storage of the pedal.

The idea is simple. The typical cable driven foot pedal are really tall and for decades anglers using them had to do the"captain Morgan" stance trying to stand firm on one leg. In response, most boat builders started offering the foot pedal recess area, thus the foot pedal was almost level with the deck and the angler can stand almost flat footed, or at least a whole lot more balanced using that setup. Now the electric steer trolling motors have become more popular than they had been, mostly because the technology has become better in them. The foot pedals for these are really low, so now the opposite problem exists. If all the boats come with a recess and you installed your low profile electric steer pedal in the recess now your foot is below the deck level and you are again off balance. To answer this issue many boat builders offered a matching carpeted plate to screw down on the deck top eliminate the recess area. Apparently now they decided to make this a hinged lid, you stow the pedal when not in use and put it on top the lid when it is in use.

WRB that sounds like operator stupidity. I guess you did not learn from when the first cell phone went whizzing by your head! As for a persons preference between electric steer or cable drive sometimes it is just personal preference, sometimes it is about physical issues. Same as choosing to sit on a chair, leaning on a bicycle seat, or no seat really depends on your physical condition. See what works for you if have had feet issues or back issues.