View Full Version : Put the down payment on Crestliner Sportfish 2050, is she as good as she seams?
fishbones
08-01-2009, 01:44 PM
Well, after getting wet day after day I am going large.
I have been looking for a good big water boat that the family can also use. I came across a 2003 Crestliner Sportfish 2050 with a Suzuki 150 2 stroke. This seams like a great boat for Erie and Sag Bay but have a few questions and hope some of you more experienced sportsman might be able to help me wiht.
1. Is she too big for smaller lakes
2. How is the quality of Crestliner boats?
3. Never owned a Suzuki, is she a good motor?
4. Opened the front storage and got a wiff of gas, what could this be? I asked them to pressure test the tank.
TY in advance fellas.......
-Fishbones
Hombre Robusto
08-01-2009, 05:07 PM
A buddy of mine has one. He pretty much fishes Lake Erie exclusively. He claims it is the roughest riding boat he's ever been in, but he never rode in my Lund Sport Angler when I had it.
Pro V1
08-01-2009, 07:56 PM
a 150 seems a bit underpowerd for a boat of that size IMO?
kliph
08-01-2009, 08:26 PM
It's a good boat. Well made. The boat will handle Erie better than the people in the boat can.
Don't know much about the Suzuki.
drbrand
08-01-2009, 09:27 PM
Crestliners claim to fame is their all welded hull, so you wouldnt have to worry about leaky rivets.
That size of boat is what most are running these days, so I dont think it would be out of place on the small lake unless its a non-motorized lake.
The fuel smell would concern me also.
I imagine that is the standard motor for that boat and anything bigger would have been an option upgrade. A 150 on that boat should move it in the upper 40's. Unless you are going to ski with a boat full of people, it would work fine but it will be a bit slow coming on plane.
a 150 seems a bit underpowerd for a boat of that size IMO?
maidsrone
08-02-2009, 08:18 AM
A friend has one with a 200 merc and runs great 53mph loaded,the boat has been great for 5 yrs
fishbones
08-02-2009, 08:30 AM
Crestliners claim to fame is their all welded hull, so you wouldnt have to worry about leaky rivets.
That size of boat is what most are running these days, so I dont think it would be out of place on the small lake unless its a non-motorized lake.
The fuel smell would concern me also.
I imagine that is the standard motor for that boat and anything bigger would have been an option upgrade. A 150 on that boat should move it in the upper 40's. Unless you are going to ski with a boat full of people, it would work fine but it will be a bit slow coming on plane.
I asked the dealer to pressure test the tank, but how do you know if they really do it or not?
Thanks for the feedback.