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Old 01-09-2017, 12:16 PM
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Default Re: First boat questions.

Quandary is light weight Aluminum hull, or heavier riding fiberglass for starters?

High gunwales or none a la bass boat?

They do make electric motors up to 48 vdc

Open boat w/ no toilet for women or a below deck head?

Peripheral issues.... Then you get into trailering. Where to store when not in use and what to pull the boat-trailer with?



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Originally Posted by cnk0014 View Post
So between now and the spring I'll be looking into buying my first boat, preferably a bass boat. I live right near lake Hopatcong so I'll probably fish there every once in a while but never on the weekends. I will also fish some lakes the have the 10 hp limit and electric only. My main question is what size boat will be good. I want something big enough to handle LH small enough that I can get around with a trolling motor. I was thinking 16-18 v hull. Thoughts?
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