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    Thinkin hard about buying a new boat but am concerned about the weight. The boatis exactly what I want but it is a 17' fiberglass with 90" beam that only weighs 850 pounds dry. Sits low in the water but I am stil concerned that I will be blown around by the wind too easy when trolling. Any thoughts? I want this to be the last crappie boat I ever buy.

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    By time you get everything on that boat it should have enough weight to hold you from being blowing around. Dry weight seems light for a fiberglass boat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lastnametaken View Post
    Thinkin hard about buying a new boat but am concerned about the weight. The boatis exactly what I want but it is a 17' fiberglass with 90" beam that only weighs 850 pounds dry. Sits low in the water but I am stil concerned that I will be blown around by the wind too easy when trolling. Any thoughts? I want this to be the last crappie boat I ever buy.
    What boat are you looking at?
    Willie

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    Looking at getting a man in Ky to build me a crappie master 1700. Its a new boat he came out with and very different from the older crappie masters. I believe he said the design was originally a center console but he changed it into crappie boat

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    Will you PM me the guys contact information that is going to build the boat for you? THANKS.

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