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SilverFox

SilverFox

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The wife and I made the trip back to Bunch today to take the Trition down there on trade. Should be picking up the new boat tomorrow if nothing happens. Ended up going with a Lowe boat. I really liked the Tracker looks and was pretty close to getting one but decided to go with the all aluminum Lowe boat from Bunch. Can't say enough about my dealings with Curtis and Robbie down there. This makes my second purchase from them and so far they have made me happy both times. Those two guys are a big reason I bought a Lowe from Bunch Marine.

I ended up going with the 17HP model. I was leaning towards going with a little longer boat but I've had no trouble fishing out the 1756 I had so to save some money I stayed in the same range. This one is 17' 2" and 60" wide so it is just a little bigger. The livewells in are it another reason I bought Lowe. They are a lot bigger than the Tracker and in the summer months I think that will make a big difference.

So the low down on the boat is... 2011 Lowe 17HP Stinger. 90 HP Mercury Optimax with SS prop. Motorguide 75 lb 24 volt trolling motor. It's got the galvanized trailer which to me is a big plus. I have always prefered them over painted.

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Lowe must make good boats because that one that I pulled out of the duck river 23 miles downstream from where it was lost was in good shape. I like your boat, very nice looking.
 
From everything I have read the make pretty good boats. I hope they do.

The wife wanted a fiberglass boat and we found some great deals on some new ones that were left over. I just couldn't fit any of them in my garage. The door is only 94" wide and there is no way I was gonna tear it out and put a bigger door in... an no way I was gonna park it outside. I like the aluminum boats myself. They last forever if you take care of them. This on has a pad like a bass boat and is suppose to be a little more "high performance" than your normal flat bottom aluminum boat. I guess I'll find out when the weather decides to clear up.
 
My buddy has a 2001 Lowe 180w with a 115 on it. I have fished out of a bunch of different aluminum boats, and that one is my favorite. The stinger version you got is about the same boat. I love how wide the front deck is on those boats.
 
SilverFox said:
From everything I have read the make pretty good boats. I hope they do.

The wife wanted a fiberglass boat and we found some great deals on some new ones that were left over. I just couldn't fit any of them in my garage. The door is only 94" wide and there is no way I was gonna tear it out and put a bigger door in... an no way I was gonna park it outside. I like the aluminum boats myself. They last forever if you take care of them. This on has a pad like a bass boat and is suppose to be a little more "high performance" than your normal flat bottom aluminum boat. I guess I'll find out when the weather decides to clear up.
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Yeah it doesn't look much like a flat bottom. Looks like a nice bass boat but does have a little of that Lowe/jon boat look to it. And got a nice finish. If I put any kind of gloss on my boat, you would see all the dents and scratches. lol
 
Very nice boat, congrats! I love the high performance tin rigs. I had a 176 magnum Triton w/ 115 Johnson and now have a 197 magnum Triton w/ a 200 Optimax. They are definitely not your normal flat bottom boat. My handles extremely well and will run close to 70 wide open. You will like the gas mileage from the Opti as well.
 
Like I said SilverFox, nice looking boat. I hope you enjoy it. Now you need to get your hind end out this way and go fishing with me.
 
I haven't been invited... I have a truck and some free time from time to time.

Of course you could always come and fish Douglas, Norris, Cherokee or anything else in this area.... if you're not scared.
 
SilverFox said:
From what I understand Lowe bought out Triton aluminum and this is a Lowe boat built on the Triton model.
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I haven't heard that but know that Triton quit making the high performance models. It does look a lot like my 176 from the side view. Enjoy!
 
Very nice, congrats! I too have a LOWE 195st and really like it! Mine is an 09 model with a 90 Optimax as well.
 
Winchester said:
Very nice, congrats! I too have a LOWE 195st and really like it! Mine is an 09 model with a 90 Optimax as well.
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If I had bought the flat bottom that was the one I was probably gonna buy. They didn't have one for me to look at in person and I couldn't find one close so I bought this one.

I took the boat out today and this thing rides like a glass boat. Amazing is all I can say about the ride. I got maybe 1 1/2 hours on the break in on the motor today and probably a little over 10 miles. It's a lot better ride than what I was in... and it appears to be a lot faster. With the break in you're suppose to run between 3500-4000 RPM until you hit 5 hours... or 10 according to who you're listening to. You can open it up for no longer than 10 seconds. at 4000 I am running about 30 MPH and opening it up for about 10 seconds it's at 42-43 before you back out of it and still climbing slowly. I would guess it would hit 45 on some flat water. So far so good.
 
You will really like this boat!

I have the '06 model Stinger 175 and it also has huge livewell capacity. It has two livewells, one in front and one in back. Both are 23 gallons and have factory installed minnow buckets in them with timed aeration.

I opted for the 4 stroke 75hp motor with top speed of 40mph. I normally don't go over 20mph.
 

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