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Crestliner pro tiller?
I been toying with the idea of replacing a 1650 lund fisherman walk tru windshield with a Tiller boat either a 1650 or 1750.
I don`t know if Ill like a tiller on the nasty days that are many. My 1650 with a full console is cramped and a tiller looks good without having to go up to a huge boat and 100hp+ motor to get more room. I see that both the Lund pro guide and Crestliner pro tiller look really nice. My local dealer is a Crestliner dealer. The Crestliner looks like a really well built boat. I don`t know what the cost is verses a Lund. I know Lunds are great boats as well. Main boat of interest is a 1650 pro Tiller with 60hp Mercury fourstroke. Any Crestliner tiller owners like the pro tiller? Anyone jump ship either way from counsole to tiller or Lund to Crestliner have any opinion either way? My gut feeling says stay with a wheeled boat. I never ran a big tiller with comforable seats and a deck. My only experience with a tiller is a 14ft utility boat and a crude experience it was. The new big tillers look nice and I think I might like a wide open deck? I know theres trade offs with everything so I`m just trying to weigh the differences. A friend of mine had a Lund explorer Tiller and it was a great little boat to fish out of, he later traded to a Pro V 19ft CS with a 150 Merc EFI. He often says he wish he kepted the Explorer while maintaining his love for the proV. Last edited by whofan; 02-13-2012 at 07:00 PM. |
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Last spring i looked at basically all of the aluminum tillers available up to 18'. I thought the crestliner was a very nice boat, but it seemed to have a smaller cockpit than the others in its class. It did have the best fishing extras though and plenty of livewell options. I think it would do fine in nasty water, its a pretty stout boat. Pricing was less than a similarly equipped lund pro guide but more than a similarly equipped alumacraft navigator.
Fwiw, I ended up with a glass center console for other reasons. I do love a tiller though and would have one if I was in walleye country instead of striper country. |
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The Pro tiller was a new model last year, so you won't get alot of replies. I ordered a 1650 last February, but ended up cancelling the order. I had ordered it with a 75 HP Optimax, but a call from a factory engineer said that because of the length of the tiller handle on the opti I would not be able to tilt the engine all the way. He said there was no problems with the 60 hp on that boat. I was selling an Alumacraft 165 tiller with an F60, mostly because of lack of performance, and didn't want another really slow boat, so I cancelled. I really liked the layout of the Crestliner though, especially the center rod storage. Hope this helps-- Brad
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I am a big ProGUide fan and have not looked at Crestliner for several years. I know that Crestliner makes a good boat and they are made together with LUND in the same factory. A couple of things to look at is the c-ckpit size in the ProGUide is great. When you are at the helm you have a ton of room all around you as you operate this boat. I had an older Lund AnglerII and that was the worst boat for being crowded in the cockpit area. I hated it with a passion! The other thing is the 1725 ProGuide can come with any motor you want, as can the Crestliner, with HP up to 75hp. THe 1725 with a 75HP 4st Yamaha has great performance. I had the 1725 and know have the 1825 with a 90HP 4st Yamaha. On both boats I have/had the Titan tiller steering which is absolutely fantastic! I also had a Alumicraft Trophy 170 with a walk through and 115hp Suz. It was a great boat but when used for fishing the ProGuide is a much much better fit for me. My boat is for fishing and not water sports, although you could pull skiers or tubers if you wanted. The lack of a wind shield is not that much of a factor to me anymore. With the great advances in clothing and rain gear, it does not bother one bit. The only part that gets a little cold in late Nov is my face and I plan on picking up a good face mask Have fun shopping!
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If the current Crestliner web information is accurate, the 1650 still suffers from a long rear deck area, which I feel could cause a problem comfortably reaching the tiller handle, especially if you went with the ELHPT version of the Mercury 60 4S.
It appears as though the 1750 & 1850 have had the rear deck shortened since last year. Also, I had a 60 4S on a 17'0" Lund Explorer, it's not a very good combination. I'd look at the 1750 with a 75. As far as the tilt-in problem, I resolved mine with the simple addition of a 4" TH Marine setback plate, like shown below. Notice the oil level line in the tank. HRG
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Thanks guys!
The Lund looks really good I like the sport trac gunnels for the mounting of rod holders. I really wish crestliner had something simular. I think I can get the big tiller option that Mercury has that should address the isssue of the rear deck in the 1650. Mercury making two versions of the 60 horse makes things confusing. Big foot 60 or regular 60? Looks loike the big foot is more for use on a pontoon boat? Chances are I`ll end up keeping the Fisherman have daughter is going to school this year. I should go with a 1750 with the 75hp if I do pull the trigger. Last edited by whofan; 02-14-2012 at 01:32 PM. |
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