
Originally Posted by
riverboss
The boat house in athens has several lowes 1648's in stock...prob would have bought that if they had motors too but late december is earliest they can get a mercury.......tohatsu makes all mercury's up to 30hp ....the lowes boat weighs 100 lbs less and has a semiV design and cost a thousand less than the weld bilt. if your going across those stumps in the winter your better off with a 16 rather than a 14 as they only weigh a few pounds more but spreads the load out and will actually draft shallower than a 14....only prob is getting something that big into the pits in low water...I use to get into middle pit with a similar rig but the entrance has had a lot of gravel wash into it since then so Im thinking Ill have to dredge it out a little with some 5 gallon buckets ....gonna wait till those gators are less active before I wade around in their neighborhood....