I talked to Kent and he was very honest and not at all pushy when it came to helping me design my boat.

I went with a 1862 big water model with hunt deck (19'6" over all) because in the end I'm gonna fish outta this thing more than hunt. Options I chose were a trolling motor, lean post, led lights, Perko switch, auto bilge pump, front and rear deck storage, led light bar upfront, hunt deck, hybrid front end, rocker panel, 8' power pole, 3 24v batteries, hydro jack plate, hydro steering and a 140 hp Suzuki. Also got a lowrance gps unit installed. .190" hull

Total ticket came out to $33,500 or therabouts

I am picking it up Saturday and hope to have it on the water Sunday

I looked and looked even after I ordered it and I still came out about $15k cheaper than a similarly equipped glass boat with more hp

Txtrophy - let me know what you think of that Suzuki...I am thinking about putting a 175 on my new boat.

I would put the catwalk on one side so I could strap my rods to it...tolling motor is 24v...it is a 80lb Fortrex. Rich would be the one to tell you how well the 1762 or 1862 would handle in the rough water. I would get the huntdeck...I stand on mine and fish all of the time..it also is great when you are putting the dogs in the boat. If you are getting a trolling motor I would get the foot controlled motor and have them install a recessed tray in the front deck.

I'm not 100% but I think the hp limit on the 1862 is 150 hp

Suzuki does not make a 150 hence the 140

A lot of guys put 90's and 115's on them

My new boat will be a 2072 I am note sure about the HP rating but I would guess it would take up to a 225

On that size I would imagine it would handle a 225 or a 250 maybe

Suzukie does make a 150, we just ordered one.

Trophy, you get your boat yet?

I apologize Chevy, you are correct,they do make a 150hp. I spoke with the owner of gator Trax and we went over every option available and his suggestion was go with the 140 horse, the 10 extra hp would not be worth the 85 extra lbs plus worse fuel economy and cost to pick up an extra 2-4 mph.

I did have the option to buy any outboard and every person suggested a Suzuki in the low to mid hp ratings. I'm definitely a believer in the 4 strokes as well

I pick the boat up tomorrow, I'm stoked

Boat is a joy to be on the water with. Gonna take some minor tweaking to get it just right but it will get there

My uncle has a 140 Suzuki, its been great so far

nice boat

make sure you strap everything down real good, otherwise it looks like it fall out

Nice looking boat

Here is a better pic that shows off more of the boat

Been on it the past two days it rides great is dry and handles rough water well

Someone please turn picture around

Gracias

Here ya go

That combination is exactly what I have been crowing about. You chose correctly IMHO!

I would love to have a gator trax CC

very nice...enjoy your new ride

I can't say how impressed I am with this boat. It met all my expectations and then some.

This is as close to a "do all" boat as I think you can get

Very nice rig.

nice...very nice

Very nice set-up. I'm looking at the big water edition w/ cc and outboard too, but I would like to see more on the barracuda before I choose. Is that 21" or 24" side walls?