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| | Can anyone give me a true measure of the draft on a 168 Phantom? Please don't give me the story of "four inches if i have a dry gas tank and i'm standing on one leg, etc, etc." I need a true, real-life, ready-to-fish measurement. I'm looking at a couple of different boats and trying to get more "real life" info. Thanks. |
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| | My 1820 action craft with a 150 mercury optimax can get in about 10" of water fully loaded...ITs great, Halls @$$ ...... Maybe 9" of water not loaded, hope this helped.......good luck and tight lines.. Practice CPR (Catch-Photo-Release)
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| | Phantom - Fully loaded: between 6" and 6-1/2". Banshee Extreme - Fully loaded: between 5" and 5-1/2" Banshee - fully loaded: between 4-1/2" and 5"
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| | Thanks for the info. I do like the Actioncraft boats, but they draw a little too much for me. Here in Savannah, the water can get pretty skinny. Some of my favorite places wouldn't take a 10"-12" draft boat. Anyone out there run a East Cape Lostmen? Or maybe a Beavertail B2? I know these are skinny boats but I've not been around them as much as the Ranger line. Hoping someone has a history with either of them. Thanks |
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| look at the maverick hpx v or hpx t by www.maverickboats.com
or the lostman by www.eastcapecanoes.com |
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| | Check out Lagoon Boats rs15, 15ft very wide very stable. I can get in 6-8 inches of water no problem with the boat fully loaded and two people. LagoonBoats.com they have several different boats out, custom built how you want it and a good price. They are a small company, very nice people, good fishable boat. I have had several people on it that now want one. |
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| Get the banshee or the phantom One of them will be my next boat. Lots of them at the FLW Cham-peen-chips (banshee) sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!! Oh, this is a Ranger Only site
If you cant dazzle them with brilliance
Confuse them with BULLS##T!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| | you might want to check out gordon boats the make a 16 and 18 foot skiff that both have a 6 inch or less draft.they are also very affordable too. |
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| | Fishin, I've looked at gordon's website. They are definitely something to look at. Right now, I'm looking at Gordon, Ranger (phantom) and East Cape Canoe (no particular order). I have list going of positives and negatives for each so I'm still undecided. It's not an easy decision in the least. One of the biggest negatives for the phantom is its 16.5' compared to 18' for either of the others. If there's 3 of us in the boat, that extra 1.5' is nice to have. Thanks for the comments everyone. Please keep them coming. |
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