Thread: about this boat

Looks like it's in very nice shape, well kept.

It's gonna be slow with that 9.9. That size boat would be much better off with a 25-35, if it's rated for it.

Send the seller a message for a picture of the data plate, it likely has the model on it.

I suspect it is a pretty standard 1648, 48" across on the floor, with a beam around 60-72".

I have a Tohatsu around that same vintage it looks like. Not sure the age of the motor but mine is a 1987. I would also find out about the motor because there are a lot of things such as carburetor parts that you can no longer get.

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I would say 60 to 65 inches.......had a Fisher Marsh Hawk for 19 years and it was one tough boat. I bet it's rated for a 50.

Looks like it was originally designed a stick steer and somebody just slapped a motor on it. Ain't nothing wrong it I've done. Sometimes buying things that old are just buying someone else's problem. I ain't saying this is the case here but it could be. I had an 89 Johnson 60hp that had a 45 hp bored out. I could fix anything on it. But parts became scarse or non existent. Somewhere there is a better boat for the same money.
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Good luck

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That boat needs a lot bigger motor unless your going to fish lakes with restricted horsepower rules

I had one spitting image of that one, minus the middle seat, 25 years ago. It was a 1648, had a 15 hp Johnson on it. By myself it was ok if I needed to git quick but, if I had a passenger I had to pay closer attention to weather and such. A 25hp would have been perfect. They are great boats in my opinion, wish I still had mine, I would have converted to a stick steer.


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i currently have a 14ft alumnacraft v boat, i bought it with a 25hp yamaha, sold the motor due to 10hp max where i like to fish, so i am going to look for a 4 stroke 9.9 elec start or just sell this boat and look for a mod v hull jon type, i much prefer these types of boats, they seem to be more stable when still fishing, and this boat is a deep v hull to reach overboard for a fish is getting old, i was so use to my 85 bass tracker i had years ago, still looking for a 16ft bass tracker type boat with tiller rather than a console. i like alot of room in the boat.

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