Thread: Used Stick Steer Boat

My brother in law at the time, around 1998-99, had a 94 Fisher that he let me is use when I wanted as payment for storing it for him. It was a 15 with a tiller steer. All aluminum flooring, side walls, everything. It was a great little boat. I helped him redo the carpet, was a very easy boat to work on, take apart and put back together. Was a sad day when he pulled it away for the last time, they got divorced in 2002. I offered to buy it but he wouldn’t part with it. He still has it and looks almost as good as the last time it left my shop. I am a SS fan for sure. I bet it is all aluminum as well. I may be wrong but I bet you will love it. My suggestion would be to look under it, check for gouges and any sealant that has been applied around rivets or anywhere.

I had a 97 Marsh Hawk 180. All aluminum, never leaked. Traded it in on current boat in 2018.

Went to look at the boat today. I was surprised that the boat was as good a shape as it was for a 28 year old boat. It did appear to be all aluminum. The floor, transom and sides all looked great. I suppose that would be because of the aluminum. The 9.9 Mariner outboard started right up. The current owner stated he had just had it serviced. It also had a new bilge pump and the bottom was also free of any major scratches and definitely no gouges or other areas of concern. Trailer was also in pretty good shape with new tires. I would inspect and replace the bearings if needed anyway since I think that is something everyone should do and some people neglect.

It's setup pretty typical of a Stick Steer Crappie Boat. Very much like a Tracker Panfish 16 with 2 seats plus a livewell in the middle. Not a lot of storage. Mostly just under the seats. But think that is expected on a 15' boat.

I told them that i would confirm with them tomorrow if I was going to purchase.

Thanks to everyone for their insight.

Sounds like a good boat as long as the price is reasonable for you. if you do get it just remember there is a learning curve to a Stick Steer, especially at lower speeds around the docks and loading up but I promise you will really like being able to run everything from one seat. I’ve had one for about ten years and for how and where I fish it makes for a perfect setup for me. If you do get it please post pics, would love to see it.

I've heard only good things about Fisher. I'm curious if the cable for the steer is in good shape. Even if it's not it wouldn't deter me from buying if I liked it. I've owned two front remote steer. Loved em both.

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I picked up the boat today. Will post pics soon. As with any 20+ year old boat, there are minor issues to work on. The only major issue is that the tilt mechanism for the outboard looks to be nonfunctional. I'm not real concerned about that since I really had no intentions of running a 23 year old 2 stroke outboard. I know lots of people do run older outboards and 2 strokes and many run great, but since most of my local lakes are electric only anyway, I'm looking at running an all electric boat.

The issue with electric outboards are that they are still really expensive and there aren't a lot of manufacturers in the market right now, but that is changing. I may run a transom mount trolling motor and a bow mount trolling motor for a couple of years until the electric outboard market matures. I already have a transom mount trolling motor that is only about a year old. I do want to add a spot lock bow mount trolling motor no matter what I do with the transom propulsion.

It does appear that the stick steer is in good shape.

Looking forward to pictures

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Also looking into getting stick steer ---- any pics yet?