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| Thinking of the Polar Kraft 1910 or the G3 210. Last aluminum boat I had was extremely difficult to control in wind, but these 2 are designed more for fishing. Anyone with experience in these boats please give me your thoughts on:
1) Did it drift true and slow - easy on control in a drift?
2) Controlling with bowmount trolling motor in a good wind.
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| I fish Lake Erie all season out of a Lund 18ft pro V and have no problems at all . I chase walleye ,drift fish , and tournament bass fish with it .I love this boat and WIND on Erie is as bad as it gets. |
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| i have advantage 210 G3 i love the rig, roomy, my bow mount is a terrova 101lb thrust. with i-pilot it cotrols the boat perfect all day. i can control my rig in strong winds or heavy cuurents with ease. G3 has the strongest hull in the market and warranty there fit and finish is better than the rest. and the price is better than the rest. check it out. Team G3 Jim Pyle |
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| G3 boats are new to the market and to compare them to LUUD is like comparing ,well nothing ! Im not knocking them they make a nice intro priced boat . However my best friend is a G3 and Skeeter dealer and the fit, finish , and construction of G3 is set on par with the price of the boats . Take some time and look at what your paying for. |
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| Go to the videos on this web page and type in HOLY BOAT you watch the video ! Then talk boats |
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Location: Manitowoc WI | The one and only problem with lunds, the price.. Compare to same price glass boat, Who wouldn't be in a ranger or yar-craft vs a lund ?
Lund does make a damn good boat. |
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| G 3 boats have been around a long time , Lund is in the north areas and G3 is in the south areas, and moving north They are owned by yamaha ( larger company than lund, at the last boat show there lunds and G3 park right next to each other structure wise they looked the same , if you look at the spec's G3 has a double hull and bottom 100 thousands each, warranty is longer, and there prices are way less.. look at spec's there are alot of g3 dealers in the areas go to G3boats.com in the midwest people are stuck on two boats lund and ranger, there are other boats out there that quailty and more affordable. I wont't tell who as the best boat, just check out thier specs, warranty, customer service PRICE then make your choice, |
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Location: Berlin | GUEST - 5/11/2010 6:52 PM
Go to the videos on this web page and type in HOLY BOAT you watch the video ! Then talk boats
Wow, that is crazy!! |
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| hey guys all boats made have to pass the level flotation. that not new, it,s a law. with the engine on |
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Location: Lake Erie | Tracker didn't pass the law then I've seen photo's of a guys Tundra on it's side sunk and sinking sideways at a tourney. So your saying the largest builders of aluminum boats in the US doesn't follow laws? ( I know they aren't the best boats on the market but still) I know in order to get US Coast Guard Approved they have to have a certain amount of floatation but I do not believe they have to stay level. |
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| i'm not going there! coast guards say, that a boat has to remain floating with the engine on for safety most boat companies show how there boat maintian level floation. |
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| How about that Ranger that sunk in the Calumet county harbor a couple years ago? The only thing sticking up was the bow mount motor. That was a late model boat. |
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| Hey guys ! All i know is if any of my fishing bros are on the water and need help im there for them ,and the eyes are on the island reefs! THANK U GOD WINTER IS OVER! DIP -IT - AND -GRIP -IT ! |
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Location: Lake Erie | guest - 5/13/2010 6:30 PM
How about that Ranger that sunk in the Calumet county harbor a couple years ago? The only thing sticking up was the bow mount motor. That was a late model boat.
I would have to see it to believe it (anything is possible) mr unregistered guest. Here is what happens to a Ranger in the event of a swamping. I fish Erie over 70 times per year and some FLW/PWT guys who don't know how to drive boats in rough water have also swamped boats on Erie, they don't sink! These pics don't lie.
http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1462130/... |
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| GUEST - 5/11/2010 6:52 PM
Go to the videos on this web page and type in HOLY BOAT you watch the video ! Then talk boats
Add 5-6 footers to this video? Then we will see how dry it realy stays. |
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| YOU NEED TO GET OUT MORE ! The simple truth is , take a heavy boat like glass t cuts the waves better. Also if your at erie then you have seen the LUUD GL and that boat will run circles around EVERY other boat WALLEYE BOAT on the water in all comparable conditions . In a ranger on erie if you haven't seen one im SURE you followed one! |
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| IF HE WAS IN A LUUD GL HE WOULD HAVE DROVE HIS BOAT BACK AND WOULDNT NEEDED TO BE SAVED ! HELL A LUUD GL PROBABLY SAVED HIM ! LMAO |
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| Nope Ranger all the way |
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Location: Lake Erie | You can't even spell Lund and telling by the type of responses you are offering up I know you don't even own one. I would put a 621 against a 208 GL any day of the week. Your talking out your behind and what you say holds no water whatsoever. Although Lund has probably only sold a couple GL's to the general public I haven't seen them on Erie only pro staff boat and they by no means walked away from ANY Rangers on the water. They looked like they rode good but nothing overly to exited to me. I'm sure they are a fine boat, Lund is at the top of the hill when it comes to building boats I wouldn't expect anything less out of them, I might ad they cost more than a Ranger as well and you get less as far as features, trailer etc. |
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| Here you go Mr. My Ranger is the best boat ever. See it. Now believe it.
http://walleye.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9...
The biggest problem I have with the G3, other than the rough ride, is that you can only get them with a Yamaha. I'd never buy a boat from a company that limited my choice in motors to one.
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| you can buy any boat you want and put any engine on you want all it takes is money,, simple as that... FISHON GOTA GO |
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| If ranger is the best boat? why is there so many of them for sale? I would think, you would hold onto them for more than year? Unless you have alot of money, and most of the guys i that know, really can,t afford them? (MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE HAPPY WITH THERE BOAT, KEEP THEM FOR A WHILE) just a thought ? FISHON GOTTA GO |
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Location: Lake Erie | They guys that do sell them usually buy new Rangers I watch the classifieds and have for years same guys buying and selling them for years and alot of them do have the money not everyone is broke, my dealer sells new boats to many of his customers every 2-4 years because they can afford them, some of them are pro staff guys as well, some guys just love new rangers. I'm on my 3rd season and don't plan on getting rid of mine anytime in the near future no need to although I would like to get the redesigned hull under my butt it's not going to happen maybe in another 4-5 seasons but by that time I may move to a 25 carolina classic or 25 hydrasports VX. I'm friends with a guy who sells big boats in the 100-300K market, there are guys that buy new boats in this range every couple years....because they can! if I could I would to, when you love something and can afford it why not is the only reason I need to hear. The walleye boat market is a small one compared to boating as a whole and the prices of our walleye boats are chump change in the scheme of things. I know a guy who owns a body shop who owns and buys two new rangers, tritons or champions bass boats every single year! why..becaus he can! you may say that's silly but compared to a guy who owns a boat that cost 400K that's a dingy to him. The world is crazy place. |
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| K Gonefishin - 5/17/2010 10:49 AM
you Tuffy owners act like Rangers are garbage or something, bunch of silliness if you ask me on how people act toward other guys who own other boats. I’m always one of the guys who spells out the good and bad in ALL boats including Rangers, no such thing as the perfect boat but for some odd reason you Tuffy guys act like a Cult and think they are gods gift to walleye and musky fisherman…nice boat and all but I don’t get it, they aren’t anything special, if they were I wouldn’t be seeing the same ones for sale for the past 8 months with guys practically giving them away, yet 100’s of Rangers revolve through classified easily.
K Gonefishin - 5/14/2010 2:55 PM
You can't even spell Lund and telling by the type of responses you are offering up I know you don't even own one. I would put a 621 against a 208 GL any day of the week. Your talking out your behind and what you say holds no water whatsoever. Although Lund has probably only sold a couple GL's to the general public I haven't seen them on Erie only pro staff boat and they by no means walked away from ANY Rangers on the water. They looked like they rode good but nothing overly to exited to me.
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| K gonefishon i here ya, theres all these boat experts on, i have three boat also, thats my effort to the stimulus package  |
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