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2014 Lund 1775 Impact vs. 2016 Alumacraft Voyager 175
Looking to buy my first nice boat.
Have narrowed down my boat search to these 2. Both have 115 4 strokes (Mercury on Lund,Yamaha on Alumacraft. Just would like to hear peoples experience/opinions of either boat. The Lund has a 25" Transom Height and the Alumacraft has a 20" transom Height. Is that a big deal? Thanks in advance for any replies. |
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If that 115 merc is the older, smaller block, (I think it is,) it will be underpowered.
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The Impact is a bigger boat and it’s more comparable to the Competitor 175. The voyager 175 is a stretched version of the competitor 165 with an 87” beam, both are well made boats.
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I have 2019 1775 Impact SC with the 115 Merc Pro XS and it is not underpowered 44 mph with one guy in boat 42 + with full load of gear llivewells full and two guys in the boat. Lot of room and easy to fish out of it does sit up high in water so wind will push you around some. I have 80# 24 volt Terrova and that seems to be plenty. I just posted on Motors and Props about my prop resolution. I would recommend the spitfire X-7 13X17P SS prop for that setup. have no experience with other model. Good luck with your decision.
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I have a 2017 Voyageur 175cs with the Honda 100 hp. 3 200# fishermen and gear gets me top speed of 35 mph. One man and gear increases to 40 mph. I fish Lac Seul and Lake of The Woods several times a year and the Voyageur has handled conditions well. Being a shallower boat, wind is less of an issue. I routinely fish three in the boat and there is plenty of rod and gear storage as well as room to move around.
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I have a 2012 Lund Impact 1875 sport with a 115, and don't feel that it is underpowered so I'm sure a 1775 would do just fine with the motor. I'm usually getting anywhere from 38 - 42 mph on mine.
I bought mine new, but it was an end of year holdout so it was take it or leave it, but to be completely honest, knowing how the boat has performed over the past several years, I'm not sure I'd spend the extra money to get a 150 hp if I had them both side by side to choose from and that was the only difference (though, I suppose you can ask me that again when my kids get older and want to tube). Here's what I like about my Impact: *It's hard for me to imagine a better boat to take my kids out on; *Although I admit that I dream about owning a Pro-V someday, I'm not sure I'd actually buy one over an Impact today with my kids being small still (4 and 1); *I actually prefer the interior layout of the Impact over the Pro-V - being able to sit "in" the boat "on" the sides is great when I'm trolling for pike or pickerel with my son. *I feel very safe on Lake Champlain in heavy waters (though I'm not a nut about when I go out, I have found myself having to make the run from Otter Creek to Westport once after the wind really kicked up); *I have an easy time loading it on smaller lakes near where I live that have no courtesy dock and are electric only. I do bring along waders to make the process easier, but the boat is light enough that it's no problem to launch and retrieve quickly by myself, even with my bunk trailer; *I've found that it is a very economical boat. I don't use much gas, I can get away with a 24 volt trolling motor just fine, and our Explorer and Pathfinder can both tow it safely without issue; *It is priced well. It's not cheap, but it's also not so expensive that a little dock rash while learning ruins it for you. Here's what I'm not crazy about/wish was different (and it may be different for the year you're looking at - many of these things were changed but I don't know in which year off the top of my head): *I don't have pull-out drawers under the driver and passenger seat - just netting. This stinks and basically turns the area into the "garbage spot" as opposed to terribly useful storage. I know they added pull-out drawers but am not sure of which model year; *I'm not crazy about the way the aft-flip up seat covers the livewell and you have to flip the entire bench to access the livewell. I know they recently changed to a 3-part flip seat configuration to address this on the Pro-V's; *I dream of the day the boat would come with an internal/hide-away rescue ladder like on the Pro-Vs. I have to use a boarding ladder instead and I would like to have a kicker and a talon but would have to choose between the two given the boarding ladder taking up so much space. I don't have any experience with the Alumacraft but from researching the brand before and climbing into several at Cabelas before they were bought by BPS, people like them, they seem to be well made, and I'd imagine it would be fine. Hopefully this helps! Last edited by FishingFather; 07-31-2019 at 03:22 AM. |
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transom heights are as big of deal as bow depths, cockpit/freeboard depth, dead rise and draft... where and how your boat is used...... if was pulling tubes/skiers or backtrolling i would want the higher transom
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My 2019 1775 Impact Single Side is a fantastic fishing machine. Plenty of floor room for fishing, handles big and often heavy water very well. I switched to the exact X7 prop mentioned and get similar results with my 115 Pro XS. I made the switch from a tiller to the SS this year because of back issues and its been a pleasure and a lot of fun this summer. Good luck |
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Thanks for all the input everyone. Much Appreciated.
I ended up purchasing the Impact. Seemed like it just fit me better and after taking it for a drive I was convinced. |
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They're a great boat!
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