As the saga continues for my dual purpose boat, I thought I was sold on Crestliner. They agreed to put their console in their jon boat for me. I was a little apprehensive about how far they would put it from the bench, and how this was going to turn out. Then I discovered that Alumacraft is ahead of the game. They already have a package with the console and no rear deck. Their prices are competitive. Another thing that I liked about the Alumacraft 1860 is the fact that their boat is 25" deep and transom is 21" deep. That is one inch deeper than either Crestliner or the Grizzly Tracker. I know that it is only an inch, but inches add up! That inch gives the boat a higher horsepower rating, not that I want to maximize the HP!
With this in mind I started surfing the web for new and gently used 1860 Alumacrafts. Low and behold, I found this gem!
It is a 2008 with only 114 hours on the motor! It has everything except a blind which I will be able to install no problem. I installed an Avery Quick Set blind on my 16 footer, and I can do this one as well. This is a sweet boat! I liked my Grizzly Tracker a lot, but it's time to upgrade.
With my upgrade comes friends! My buddy Randy said, "I don't need to look for a bigger duck boat now that I have an 18 footer to hunt out of!" My own brother called me and said, "Now that you have this boat, I want you to take me up to Lake St Clair to fish for smallies!" I have 6 friends who said, "When are we going fishing?" I told all of them, "I will be fishing a lot! If you want to go, get in! I don't want to hear any excuses about how busy you were and you want to go fishing sometime!"
Ducks BEWARE! I will be in my new boat, SBE II in hand until all the water freezes up this year!
