Boats, Boats, Boats

[Kokaholic]

Looking forward to your pics. Want to see your home made windshield set up. I have a tracker deep v 16, same set up as yours, want to do the same to mine really bad.

[Trollinstone]

2001 Lund 2025 ProV Tiller
115 HP yamaha
T8 Yamaha
2 1106 scotties
3 Pinpoint 7520 depth finders

[Paul S.]

1988 14' Grumman GSS
1989 Johnson 15 hp outboard
Calkins Trailer

Easy towing behind my little Tojo 4 wd pickup
Very stable boat for its size

[Fallriverguy]

18' Boulton Sea Skiff
115 Suzuki
T9 Yamaha
3 Scotty downriggers
788 Humminbird
Toll Master

[Kokaneegal]

Well, here is our new 2013 boat!!!! Hewes Craft 18 foot with a 75 Honda and a 9.9 Yamaha kicker. Scotty downrigger and Lowrance fish finder/gps. Can't wait untill April so we can go to Wickiup and try it out. Hope it helps us catch more fish!!!!!
KokaneeGAL

[Fallriverguy]

Beautiful boat Kokaneegal! You will love that top when it is a cold day on Wickiup. With a new boat it is a good idea to check to make sure downriggers cables are only putting of a small positive current.

[Kokanee-Toni]

Beautiful rig!

[mrmike]

Great looking sled KOOKANEEGAL know you need to get the stink off the thing you need some scales and blood great choice.

[Kokaneegal]

Thanks Toni and guys. We are really excited to get fishing this year. Of course we will have to work all of the kinks out with new equipment. See you at the lake!!

[ImHooked]

Congratulations on your new boat, it looks great. Have fun and enjoy your new boat.

[Scrminbanshee]

2012 lund fury
25hp etec
minn kota trolling motor
1 scotty down rigger hope to have another by april
lowrance el-cheapo deapthfinder
you can find me at most south sound lakes trying for some kokes. I am hoping to make it out to sound a bit more this year. I have yet to catch a king in Washington and am dying to do it.
The day i brought it home

the bow

the stern

The whole family loaded up and ready to go

[wood4heat]

Recently upgraded from a 12' Duraboat to a 17' Arima Sea Chaser. It as 90hp and 8hp Hondas, VHF and a Garmin chart plotter. I also have a crab davit and a pair of down riggers. There is canvas to fill the gap between the skip top and windshield for those damp days. Last it's a got a live well and raw water wash down. I'm hoping to fill it with Kokanee this year so I came here to learn all I can!



No idea why these are upside down. I flipped one before uploading it and it still displays this way.

[Scrminbanshee]

Recently upgraded from a 12' Duraboat to a 17' Arima Sea Chaser. It as 90hp and 8hp Hondas, VHF and a Garmin chart plotter. I also have a crab davit and a pair of down riggers. There is canvas to fill the gap between the skip top and windshield for those damp days. Last it's a got a live well and raw water wash down. I'm hoping to fill it with Kokanee this year so I came here to learn all I can!



No idea why these are upside down. I flipped one before uploading it and it still displays this way.

Man i love those arimas such nice boats!

[Lunddude]

2007 Lund Alaskan 1800 SC

2007 Mercury 75HP 4S Reflashed To A 115HP By Simon Motorsports

Minn Kota Terrova 80 With I Pilot

Merc Monitor (Smart Craft) With Troll Control

2 Walker Kokanee Electric Down Riggers With Custom Bases

[Scrminbanshee]

2007 Lund Alaskan 1800 SC

2007 Mercury 75HP 4S Reflashed To A 115HP By Simon Motorsports

Minn Kota Terrova 80 With I Pilot

Merc Monitor (Smart Craft) With Troll Control

2 Walker Kokanee Electric Down Riggers With Custom Bases

Man i was looking at those when i went with my fury. How do you like it? How does it with some weight in it? How does it handle a decent chop? How do you like the 115? i bet that thing flys! Where did you take those pics at seems like a great place to camp. Feel free to talk my ear about it. i love my lund but may be stepping up to a slightly larger boat in a few years(when we have kids). I am really digging the 20 ft version. I also really like that side console. Got any pics of the inside to show off? I also almost went with the camo but didn't want to spend the extra money.

[Bogey]

Ya that whole set up, right down to the camp spot and dog crate (means the pooch got to go too) is a first class set up!!

[Lunddude]

I've had the boat now for almost 2 years & so far so good.

I had a Lund 1890 Pro V LE & a 17 Sea Class TDB that I used strictly for duck hunting. Being in construction, & given the crappy economy I decided to sell both boats and find 1 boat I could use year round for hunting & fishing. In my search the Lund Alaskan kept coming up as the "Go To" boat for both waterfowling & fishing.

In my search I found this 2007 Lund Alaskan on CL with only 30 hours on the motor and priced @ 1/2 the cost of new. The original owner was selling because of failing health issues. The only problem was it was back in Long Island, NY. Since work was slow for me at the time I decided to make the run back east & pick up the boat myself.

The Lund Alaskan 1800 SC weighs in @ 1100 pounds dry & is rated @ 90HP max. Given the altitudes of the lakes I fish the 75HP was jut not enough HP to give this boat any type of performance. After doing some research I discovered that the 75, 90, & 115HP Mercury 4 Strokes were all basically the same motor. By reflashing my motors ECU to the 115 specs and removing a restrictor ring in front of the air box I was able to make this boat come to life. All I can say is that it was well worth the money & the cheapest 45HP gain money can buy.

Before the reflash I had to run a 13P prop to get my rpm's up where they needed to be (5600+ range for the 75HP)) and top speed was 30mph on the gps. These figures were all done out @ Magic which is 4800' ele. Since the reflash I can now turn a 16P SS @ 6000rpm with a top speed of 36mph. When I drop down in elevation I'll go with a larger prop. I would think at Lucky Peak (3000') I'll turn a 17P prop & this August salmon fishing up in Sekiu,WA I'll go up to a 19P & should see some where in the low 40mph range.

As far as the ride goes, I think it rides better then my old 96 Lund Pro V. The Pro V & Alaskan are basically the same hull length but the Pro V was 8" wider & 400 pounds heavier. In 2006 Lund redisigned the hull of the Alaskan when they introduced the IPS hull. I believe this new IPS hull design is what makes this boat a pleasure to run in ruff choppy water. The boat rides high & dry when up on plane & unless your bucking an extreme cross wind I have yet to get wet from spray coming back into the boat.

[Lunddude]

Ya that whole set up, right down to the camp spot and dog crate (means the pooch got to go too) is a first class set up!!

Never leave home with out our girls!

[eenakoK]

Here is my our boat.. can't wait to try it out this season!

2002 Wooldridge 17 offshore sport
2002 115 Yamaha
2002 T8
TR1-Gold
3 Scotty Downriggers
Lowrance HDS8 Gen 2 With Structure Scan

Hopefully lots of fish

[Bogey]

EEN - now that is comfort - I can see fishing in the wind and cold with that!

lunddude- very interesting since this is my life as well; waterfowling & fishing - very tough to find one boat that will do it all, but I can sure tell you stay dryer in yours than I do mine! That was an intersting read on your set up.

OK, here's my question for you; why isn't the bimini top camo? My wife wants to know if we can get one for our War Eagle and I said "only if it's camo"...

[Lunddude]

EEN - now that is comfort - I can see fishing in the wind and cold with that!

lunddude- very interesting since this is my life as well; waterfowling & fishing - very tough to find one boat that will do it all, but I can sure tell you stay dryer in yours than I do mine! That was an intersting read on your set up.

OK, here's my question for you; why isn't the bimini top camo? My wife wants to know if we can get one for our War Eagle and I said "only if it's camo"...

I wish I could have found one in camo, really would have been nice to find the same camo pattern as the boat. I bought that one from a supplier on Ebay, I figured the light tan color was better then the red or blue. No big deal really, as that comes off the boat way before I start chasing waterfowl.

[Scrminbanshee]

Man Lunddude That is a sweet set up i use mine a bunch for duck hunting and fishing. I mostly use it to get to where im hunting and then brush it in and cover it, not to hunt out of. The fury is just basically the smaller version of that alaskan and with a raised forward deck. Where was the camping at again????

[Lunddude]

Man Lunddude That is a sweet set up i use mine a bunch for duck hunting and fishing. I mostly use it to get to where im hunting and then brush it in and cover it, not to hunt out of. The fury is just basically the smaller version of that alaskan and with a raised forward deck. Where was the camping at again????

The camping pics are from Anderson Ranch reservoir, north of Mountain Home,ID

[DLM]

Here is my our boat.. can't wait to try it out this season!

2002 Wooldridge 17 offshore sport
2002 115 Yamaha
2002 T8
TR1-Gold
3 Scotty Downriggers
Lowrance HDS8 Gen 2 With Structure Scan

Hopefully lots of fish

What is the white spacer material you are using under the downrigger mount?

[eenakoK]

1/2 inch seaboard. We just stacked it so we could get the clearance we need. We added a bait/cleaning station to the left of that downrigger.
We are thinking we might add it to the rear one to get it higher.