Lund 17 Pro Sport or Crestliner 17 SuperFish

External Since: Apr 09, 2004 Posts: 6

I'm about to buy either boat and really wanted a lund with a Honda on the
back, then I sat behind the windshield, I was looking over the top of it. I
sat in the Crestliner and the windshield goes above my head. The lund
dealer told me that the wind shield deflects the wind and I won't have it
blowing in my face, is this a fact?

I'm leaning towards the Crestliner but need to get the dealer to remove the
merc and put on a Honda or a Yamaha.
Thoughts?

External Since: Apr 09, 2004 Posts: 5

I own a "Lund" myself, however it is a completely open boat, tiller steering
and no windshield. My primary fishing buddy owns a "Crestliner" but his is
simply a side-console, again no windshield to speak of. Having said that, I
used to fish occasionally with a fellow who owns a "Lund" 1675 Pro Sport. It
has a dual-console. I know exactly what you're getting at about looking over
the windshield vice through it. I'm going to guess that you're a little bit
taller than I am (I'm 5' 10") because you say you're looking over the
windshield. I found myself looking directly at the top edge of the frame of
the windshield and found it extremely annoying. From a hull design
standpoint though, I personally prefer the "Lund" over the "Crestliner".
Having spent countless hours in both under a multitude of conditions I find
the "Lund" has slightly more comfortable and a much drier ride. The only
explanation I can offer (and I'm certainly no expert) is I think the widest
part of the "Crestliners" beam is right at the transom and the sides of the
boat appear to be much more vertical. Essentially it's shaped like a torpedo
which I found made it an extremely fast hull but a slightly rougher ride in
choppy water and the spray that it generated as it bounced over the waves
had a tendency to come right over the side into the boat. The widest part of
the "Lund" beam appears to be around 2/3's of the way back from the bow and
then it narrows again slightly at the transom. The sides of the "Lund" flare
out quite a bit which I find has a tendency to not only soften the ride in
choppy water but also send the spray away from the sides of the boat at the
same time. Those are my thoughts on the hull. On your choice of motor. Mine
is a Mercury 4 Stroke. I bought it when it was a year old and got a really
good buy on it. If I were to purchase a brand new motor and had my choice of
any brand, I'd spend the little bit extra and go for the "Honda" in a
heartbeat

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