Lund Fury 1400 or 1600 SS Anyone have one ?

[carlm01]

Hi and merry christmas to all, I have a  Lowe skorpion that may be getting traded due to an inner ear problem that makes a high casting deck a little bit of a problem, I fish mostly by myself and was thinking about the Lund fury 1400 or 1600 SS It's small and looks like it would be easy to get on and off the trailer , Any opinions ?    Thanks  

[slonezp]

I own a Lund. It is the most solid aluminum fishing boat I have been in. The boats are built for fishermen and what I mean by that is they are well thought out and use all available area for storage. This is not the case in most boat brands both tin and glass. Only negative thing I can say is their customer service has a lot to be desired. If you are buying new, do your due diligence and research dealers.

[Robeng]

I have a 1991 Lund Angler 1600.  I always put trailer far enough into water so boat slides off carpeted bunks. I also use carpeted guide bunks on sides. Love this boat.   Console steering with tilt and trim.  Though gunwales could be deeper and boat wider.  Its 76 inches wide.  I fish mostly Lake St Clair.  If waves get over 2 feet i start to not like the handling.  So often i switch to inland lakes.  I also have 3 rollers to guide the keel up.  Best of luck in your selection.  

 

[MusicCityAngler]

I have a 1992 Lund similar to the one Robeng described.   I also fish alone a lot, and it is a great boat for one or two people.  (Mine is 16 feet.)  A couple of suggestions:

I generally fish sitting down, rather than standing.  If you use a bow mounted trolling motor, you will find that it is pretty cramped for space for your feet, sitting on the bow seat.  I replaced the seat pedestal with an off-set one.  Lund uses Springfield bases, so you can get the off-set one at BPS.  It swivels and gives you plenty of room.  Made a big difference.  

I replaced my carpeted trailer with one with rollers.  It was just too hard to crank the boat  onto the trailer.  But I'm in my 70's - may not be a problem for you.

Since you fish alone, I would get an inflatable life vest.  I used to take my vest off because it was uncomfortable to sit in the seats with the thick vest on.   Then a guy drowned on our lake after his boat swamped - probably because of the wake from a big boat.  Now I wear an inflatable all the time - I'm not even aware that it is on.

Lunds are top quality boats, and one like you describe should serve you well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fishing Rhino]

I'd be concerned about switching from bunks to rollers.  The rollers make contact with only a small portion of the bottom, while bunks distribute the weight and the pressure over a much larger area.  This makes it less likely that the hull will be distorted at the relatively small contact areas where the hull is supported by rollers.

[carlm01]

Ok new boat time, just ordered a Lund Rebel 1600 Ss with a 50hp merc, Helix 10si/gps ,MG Xi5 remote control 55lb TM ,3 seats and galvanized trailer . this is a new model, I think it's just an upgraded Fury but looks sweet ....

 

[Fishing Rhino]

Nice looking unit.  May it provide you with years of trouble free service, and many happy memories.

[Team9nine]

Congrats! I'm sure you'll love it. The Lund Fury XL was my first choice when I started looking this past winter. Unfortunately, my local dealer wouldn't budge a cent on price or options (never even got to talk trade-in), so I ended up going with my 2nd choice. Too bad you'll have to wait all winter before you can take it out on the water though

-T9 

[Robeng]

Congrats on the sweet Lund.  Enjoy.