Alumacraft Maverick anyone?? Considering it along with Bass Tracker & Lowe Stinger

[Shawk]

Curious what your thoughts are on the older Maverick line... late 90's to early 2000's? I've been hunting for a Bass Tracker 17 footer or so and ran accross a Alumacraft MV 17' w/40hp Merc (late 90's). Thanks all!!

[wilbur]

I have a 2002 175 bass tracker and love it.

[jimp]

I have an 04 tracker pt175 with a 60. Good boat imo, easy to launch and load solo. Tracker has a new multi-species out, same as the PT but the front floor is lower, believe its called the TF.

[Shawk]

Thanks guys! Looking at a few...
1) 99' Alumacraft Maverick w/2 stroke 40hp Merc... says $4250 is low dollar... would consider it around $3700ish?? newer $500 finder and newer troller
2) 01' Tracker 175 Crappie w/2 stroke 40hp Merc $4000-$4500ish??
3) 04 Crestline cx1754 w/ 4 stroke 60hp Merc... wants $6500 firm... probably more than I'm going to spend but appears to be a nice rig

4) I have a wanted ad locally and got a call today with an 89' Lund Pike 16 V... I really wanted a profile boat like the above but the guy is offering me a decent deal on the thing. It has a 08' 2 stroke Merc 50hp barely used... boat has probably a 5-10 yr MinnKota, cheap finder, but overall in decent shape. He physically can't fish any more and I know I could buy the thing for $3,000 and possibly slightly less. MY thoughts with this boat is that I can always pull the motor for the money and sell the boat cheap and probably come out ok with a like new motor for whatever boat I end up with...


I'm not going to actually fish a ton but hopefully will get back into it more (used to fish 3-5 days a week)... I bass & pike fish mostly but plan to crappie fish more as my kids are getting older. I would add a front & rear decks to fish from in this boat... hmmm... thoughts??? Thanks guys!!

btw... I'm fishing smaller lakes... might do a little river fishing... concerned a little with the V in the shallower waters...

[yankee doodler]

I have a '02 tracker pt175 w/ 40 hp on it and like the boat a lot, but IMO 40 hp is a bit small for the boat.

[PUMKIN HEAD]

I have a 1988 maverick its still a purdy good boat 83 murcury 50hp not the fastest thing on the water but neather am I an I"ve used it like a barge at times so IMO good boat..

[windstone]

got a 06 stinger 175. lots of room for two and very stable, very east for two to fish from front. whatever you get i suggest you get the max H.P. for that particular boat. mine is rated at 75 hp and i got a 50 on it. could use a little more speed but it gets the job done and pretty easy on petro.

[Dans pain]

I have a 2002 alumacraft 15 ft 2002 mv super hawk with a 20hp yamaha., It does all I ask now , but in the near future I probably upgrade the motor to a 40hp

[Shawk]

Thanks guys! The one thing I've noticed is alot of boat makers put little engines on their boats. I learned a long time ago (about 17 yrs ago) not to get to small of motor. Bought a IO with a "big" 4 cyl... that was the LAST little engine I bought... I started looking at V bottoms a bit now too on line. Looked at a older Lund locally yesterday with an 08' Merc 2 stroke that I'm now thinking about.

[jimp]

my pt175 is rated for 75hp, but 60 was all they had at the time, but it runs good (low to mid 30's) and easy on gas as well.