Going to eat some crow for this

[gunner3006]

I’m going to chime in although there is plenty more experience on here. I have a family so when I load up I feel the weight. I boated with the boat your looking at this summer 3 times. If your going to take your wife and cooler with a couple fishing poles you will likely have a blast. If your going to load up the family, fuel a cooler and venture out I believe you will be dissatisfied. The guy that I boated with just had a cooler and a buddy. So for him it was a perfect. He loves the boat. You will not find the perfect jet setup. If I could have 3 they would all be for specific boating.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

I went out a couple times with the folks here that bought your boat, they didn’t keep it that long. Great boat , worked well , but I think they just had different expectations. They sold it quite quickly and didn’t suffer any loss at all. River running wasn’t their thing , especially around here later in the year, most of our rivers get pretty skinny for that boat.

My old boat??????

I've been looking for that everywhere and was hoping to buy it back again. We miss it lots. Needed a few cosmetic fixes but worked awesome on the bigger water of the skeena and nass river.

When he told me that he planned on wapati river trips I thought it might be a bit big, 10deg haul and a 4000lbs boat don't work well on a sand bar

 

[LennyR]

My old boat??????

I've been looking for that everywhere and was hoping to buy it back again. We miss it lots. Needed a few cosmetic fixes but worked awesome on the bigger water of the skeena and nass river.

When he told me that he planned on wapati river trips I thought it might be a bit big, 10deg haul and a 4000lbs boat don't work well on a sand bar

If you have lost Dans name and number I can help you get a hold of him, I don’t Know who they sold it to. They themselves have just moved to Van island .
, but I know how to get a hold of them.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

I’m going to chime in although there is plenty more experience on here. I have a family so when I load up I feel the weight. I boated with the boat your looking at this summer 3 times. If your going to take your wife and cooler with a couple fishing poles you will likely have a blast. If your going to load up the family, fuel a cooler and venture out I believe you will be dissatisfied. The guy that I boated with just had a cooler and a buddy. So for him it was a perfect. He loves the boat. You will not find the perfect jet setup. If I could have 3 they would all be for specific boating.

Fortunately my 3 kids might have a combined weight of 150 after Christmas dinner but I see what you are getting at.

Would you consider it a good day tripper?

I'm wanting a explorer not a tug. My storm was awesome because I could fill it with everything plus the kitchen sink and away we went. Did one trip with 2 45 gallon drums, 5 Jerry cans, 2 large coolers full of ice and food and drinks for 5 days, a space heater, honda 2000 plus fishing gear, sleeping bags and the whole works for 5 days. Took a minute to get up on step but once it did we were gone. All that on a 4000lbs boat to me was impressive. With the storm by early Aug I was having to drive to bigger water as the bulkley starts to get skinny. I know for certain that's not what I'm looking at with a 1775. What I want is a day tripper, something that can keep me on the home river longer in the year plus open up options for other streams that I wouldn't attempt before. I do know by going that route it will close off some water for me like ocean trips and probably bigger Rapids.

Am I unreasonable to think that the 5 of us could pull a tube at the lake or spend the day up and down the river? Are they just that under powered?

 

[S.W.A.T.]

If you have lost Dans name and number I can help you get a hold of him, I don’t Know who they sold it to. They themselves have just moved to Van island .
, but I know how to get a hold of them.

Probably still have the bill of sale here some place. Too bad they sold it. Hope it wasn't a bad experience for him

 

[neilsleder]

Fortunately my 3 kids might have a combined weight of 150 after Christmas dinner but I see what you are getting at.

Would you consider it a good day tripper?

I'm wanting a explorer not a tug. My storm was awesome because I could fill it with everything plus the kitchen sink and away we went. Did one trip with 2 gallon drums, 5 Jerry cans, 2 large coolers full of ice and food and drinks for 5 days, a space heater, honda 2000 plus fishing gear, sleeping bags and the whole works for 5 days. Took a minute to get up on step but once it did we were gone. All that on a 4000lbs boat to me was impressive. With the storm by early Aug I was having to drive to bigger water as the bulkley starts to get skinny. I know for certain that's not what I'm looking at with a 1775. What I want is a day tripper, something that can keep me on the home river longer in the year plus open up options for other streams that I wouldn't attempt before. I do know by going that route it will close off some water for me like ocean trips and probably bigger Rapids.

Am I unreasonable to think that the 5 of us could pull a tube at the lake or spend the day up and down the river? Are they just that under powered?

Good for a day trip. And they can pull good

 

[gunner3006]

Fortunately my 3 kids might have a combined weight of 150 after Christmas dinner but I see what you are getting at.

Would you consider it a good day tripper?

I'm wanting a explorer not a tug. My storm was awesome because I could fill it with everything plus the kitchen sink and away we went. Did one trip with 2 gallon drums, 5 Jerry cans, 2 large coolers full of ice and food and drinks for 5 days, a space heater, honda 2000 plus fishing gear, sleeping bags and the whole works for 5 days. Took a minute to get up on step but once it did we were gone. All that on a 4000lbs boat to me was impressive. With the storm by early Aug I was having to drive to bigger water as the bulkley starts to get skinny. I know for certain that's not what I'm looking at with a 1775. What I want is a day tripper, something that can keep me on the home river longer in the year plus open up options for other streams that I wouldn't attempt before. I do know by going that route it will close off some water for me like ocean trips and probably bigger Rapids.

Am I unreasonable to think that the 5 of us could pull a tube at the lake or spend the day up and down the river? Are they just that under powered?

Well I’ve been an outboard guy my entire life. This is my first jet. What I will say is the boat manufacturers that are more about numbers than quality have one thing in common. 100% of these manufactures under power boats. The min and max rated power for a boat is a major miss by most purchasers. I bought my boat under powered, but I knew it was. The deal was just too good. That being said. I fished rivers, Williston lake and the ocean this past year with my boat. Put just over 90 hours on it. It’s a 12 deg. You will manage to do those things like tubing and day trips, play later on the bulkley, there will just be more planning and fuel being burnt. I found about half way thru the season that being underpowered all the time is just plane a pain in the ass.

Side note, I had two different gentleman approach me at the dock we’re I was moored up at in port alberni and tell me they wished they still had there jets. One was running a thunder jet with an outboard and the other was running a Hewes. I will never go back to an outboard. Your kids might total 150 pounds now but they won’t be that in a couple years.

 

[gunner3006]

Good for a day trip. And they can pull good

I seen a 1775 on the wapati this past sept with 3 men in it an 6x6 bull elk on the bow. They were on step when they came by me haha. You can make it work.

 

[neilsleder]

I seen a 1775 on the wapati this past sept with 3 men in it an 6x6 bull elk on the bow. They were on step when they came by me haha. You can make it work.

1775 like weight up front.

 

[gunner3006]

1775 like weight up front.

I think so Neil. The one I ran with this summer kept his fuel in the bow.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

1775 like weight up front.

Can you launch in Devon?

I've also always wondered about the athabasca as your coming through jasper towards Hinton. Looks skinny and braided and fun lol.

 

[HotShotHarry]

The Athabasca is an awesome river for jetting. Lots of islands and side channels to temp you. Constantly changing water depths can make that channel you conquered last week impassable the next attempt, but you dont know that until its too late. Lots of fun!! Lol

 

[neilsleder]

Can you launch in Devon?

I've also always wondered about the athabasca as your coming through jasper towards Hinton. Looks skinny and braided and fun lol.

Devon has a really nice launch. Couple other launches in there area. The river here is pretty fun. The Athabaska is good in spots but lots of spots it wide and boring. Whitecourt down is really fun. I think Chris went from whitecourt to as far up the Athabaska as you can go.

 

[pfi572]

Devon has a really nice launch. Couple other launches in there area. The river here is pretty fun. The Athabaska is good in spots but lots of spots it wide and boring. Whitecourt down is really fun. I think Chris went from whitecourt to as far up the Athabaska as you can go.

Park boundary?

 

[HotShotHarry]

The park boundary is the limit. But even getting there can be scetchy as sometimes you cant see the bottom depth crossing Brule Lake. You could be stuck in the mud out in the middle, half a mile from shore. I know boaters who have spent the night stuck there.

 

[pfi572]

The park boundary is the limit. But even getting there can be scetchy as sometimes you cant see the bottom depth crossing Brule Lake. You could be stuck in the mud out in the middle, half a mile from shore. I know boaters who have spent the night stuck there.

Exactly. That’s why I ask the question.

 

[LennyR]

The park boundary is the limit. But even getting there can be scetchy as sometimes you cant see the bottom depth crossing Brule Lake. You could be stuck in the mud out in the middle, half a mile from shore. I know boaters who have spent the night stuck there.

Whitecourt to Hinton is a pretty easy run , even later in the year. Brule Lake is certainly tricky , but it’s also fun. We’ve camped on it a couple nights , yes planned, there’s lots of cool beach’s to stay at. And yes those sand bars are friggen hard to read for sure.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

So no boating inside the park boundaries? Kinda what I thought.

 

[Chrisco]

Park boundary?

Yes sir.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

That coyote with the ecoboost has my attention as well.