18sf tailheavy boat 1977

[Snookerd]

Of the 3 18's I have owned those console insulated boxes were only in one of them. Not bad for ice unless you compare it to a Yeti. Good functional box.

[dginge]

Wait then I'm wrong. I'm talking about the hatch in the front on deck. My console doesn't have a box either.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by dginge

I'm talking about the hatch in the front on deck.

It's a good spot for life jackets and spare lines but not as a cooler or fish box (too hard to get all the spewed guts out of all the nooks/crannies under there). Get a Frigid-Rigid cooler and you'll never need to buy another cooler, none of the competitors come close.

[infanterene]

Heres how my 18 sits with a 200hp Yamaha (416lbs). The battery is under the console and it has a 35 gallon tank.

My motor just blew up so Im looking for something in the same weight, My boat rides great and would hit 52 mph. It jumps on plane with zero bow rise. Im thinking about a 150 or 175 optimax. Maybe an etec 150.

[infanterene]

By the way that is not me driving, thats the old owner.