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Post by jpmarko on Apr 1, 2014 1:42:53 GMT -5
Hi,
I'm new to the forum but have kind of been reading threads to educate myself for the last couple of months. I love the Hewescraft line of boats and am planning on taking the plunge in a couple years. Of course, that means I'm doing lots of research now so that I end up with the boat I want. I'm having a hard time figuring out which would fit my needs better. The Pro-V 200 HT ET or the SeaRunner 220 HT ET. I'm from St. Joseph, MI, so I want to be able to fish the river for chrome fish and go out on the big lake to chase them as well. I know the SeaRunner would be a little better suited for the big water since it has a steeper deadrise, but I worry that it wouldn't make a good river boat. I really want to be able to have the choice do fish the St. Joe river AND go out on the lake with the same boat. It's also important that I be able to launch and retrieve by myself with it being a huge pain. So, I was wondering if anybody could chime in with a few opinions on which might be a better option. Lastly, I was hoping somebody (maybe HONDA CAT) knew the draft on the Pro-V 200 and the SeaRunner 220. I would like to know how shallow I can run in the river. Anyway, thanks in advance.
JP
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Post by hondacat on Apr 1, 2014 7:57:21 GMT -5
I asume you want to run the joe in berrien springs? Although current production sea runner would work in this skinny water The new for 2015 is a much larger boat if the prototypes I have seen and rode in so far come to pass as the standard production design For a application like this I might suggest a pir of smaller motors possibly 60 s. this allows a much shallower capability than one main motor in the center I have a few customers that have prov models in Michigan might be possible for you to hitch a ride with one to see exactly what to expect on the big pond The new sea runner will be a much bigger wider deeper boat in 2015 It would limit you abilities on the joe in skinny water but be a much better boat for the big lake fishing 6 adults with comfort It is going to much closer in size to the ocean pro than prior models There is also one of these in Benton harbor I could possibly get you a ride on We could also put a pair of twins on one of these but this adds to the cost of the boat Any of our boat if we put the joe anchor on the front will pull th eback up and draft less than any starcraft you see out there all the time but the guys running the star crafts are tearing up lower units quite often learning that river You have a lot of tough decisions to make we would love to help you set up one of these boats for the joe it will be a great way for us to penetrate this market And also keep you in your budget
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Post by jpmarko on Apr 1, 2014 21:11:05 GMT -5
Hondacat,
Yeah, I would like the boat to work well for the Joe (and rivers like it, too) since that is my stomping grounds and where I fish. From what it sounds like, the Pro-V 200 HT ET would work well for that application. I've tried to figure out what the draft is for that model, but I haven't been able to find it. Do you know if Hewescraft has that somewhere? Anyway, I like the Pro-V because it seems like it's a good fit for skinny water and will work well on the big lake if I watch the weather. I just wasn't sure if the SeaRunner 220 HT ET would work in skinny water too. But since the 2015 model will be bigger and heavier, I guess we will have to wait and see.
But yes, I would love to get set up for a ride one of these days. I'm out of state for a couple of months but will be back.
Since the new 2015 SeaRunner will a higher caliber in terms of size, any chance Hewescraft will fill in the niche with a 22 ft. boat that will also work in skinny water like the old SeaRunner did? Maybe a Pro-V 220? That would be interesting.
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Post by hondacat on Apr 1, 2014 21:33:45 GMT -5
The bigget reason for the upgrade the 20 sea runner was too similar to the 20 prov and sales where slow The next boat up in the line up is a sea runner ocean pro and a big jump in size and price So to even out the progression they are making the sea runner bigger and deeper For your application the pro v hard top would be the one I would pick I have a place on the st joe just above the dam so I am confident you would like this boat for fishing the river and on most days the big lake as well You might want to come by and have a look at the pro v we have in stock and on sale This one might get you in the water sooner rather tan later Frank
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Post by hondacat on Apr 7, 2014 6:43:41 GMT -5
I wanted to add some thing about advertised draft on any boat !!!!!! If you can find a manufacturers spec on draft it's always a new boat with a 1/2 tank of fuel or less and seldom has the max HP on the transom
This being said there are just too may variables to specify a draft spec Load and balance has more to do with draft than the boat design itself BEWARE OF ADVERTIZED DRAFT SPECS They seldom are the same in the real world You can greatly minimize the draft of any boat by loading it evenly. This usually requires moving weigh FWD. Boats used on the st joe river using the 100 lb ball of chain for a ancor are a perfect example The anchor weight fwd greatly reduces the draft aft
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