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[WetReed]

Some of you know I sold the flats boat... Well I ended up buying this.

1760 Hanko with catwalks .125 aluminum, double bottom.

[Redneck]

sweet boat

[Ring King]

Hanko makes some pretty sweet boats! Most of them would look pretty unique in SC as they are primarily built for functionality as work boats for the bayous. That one looks pretty sweet! Have you gotten it on the water yet to get any numbers? I imagine its a heavy beast but should still be at least a mid to high 40mph boat with that 90hp on it. What kind of bottom is it? Flat, mod v, or pad? Did you drive all the way to Morgan City to get it?

[Ring King]

Just looked again. Seems to be a v running all the way to the transom. Doesn't really look like a pad hull though.

[willmac1211]

Saw it on craigslist. It's a beast of a boat for sure

[reeltight]

Nice boat. It could use a stump special.

[WetReed]

Getting painted green nat gear, I need to call stump.

It's a mod v hull. It ran 42 mph with 4 guys and gear with 100+ decoys and 18 gallons of fuel.

It needs a different prop, a riptide, hydro turf finished, and a paint job.

[purps]

That thing is bad ass

[jon428]

Drew, Just remember me when you get ready to sale it. I give you about a year.

[willyworm]

Very nice! 42 with that load is strong. What prop is on it now?

[WetReed]

Drew, Just remember me when you get ready to sale it. I give you about a year.

This one might be a keeper especially after I put my touches to it. As well as put a new F115b on the back with my hydraulic tiller steering.

Very nice! 42 with that load is strong. What prop is on it now?

19 pitch black stainless. I've got a few yamaha performance props I'm going to try see what happens. Need to hook up a tack and water pressure gauge first though.

[Gone South]

What's up with changing from a 90 2 stroke to a 115 4 stroke, just to go from a 2.33:1 to 2:1 or is a 115 that much better of a motor?

[WetReed]

Yamaha is coming out with a new 115 in the spring that makes 130 hp and weighs 350 pounds. Kinda looks like the sho but different.

[Gone South]

Just read about it, they did make a few changes like the 6300rpm redline now aparently. I wonder how it would compare to the older v4 130.

[WetReed]

My yamaha rep at work says it's bad to the bone

[willk]

I like that rig.

[WetReed]

[Ring King]

Looks like an aluminum High Tide! It surprises me that boat manufacturers don't pay more attention to what the public likes/wants. Other than the few pad hull exceptions aluminum boats haven't changed over the past 50yrs! Looks like some of the bigger companies could greatly benefit from some R&D and new model designs other than just changing where this seat is or where that gun box goes.

[smalltownz71]

explain to me why you need a bigger motor??? Haha

[WetReed]

Explain to me why not Brent lol