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Who is a nearby dealer for them? Looking at a J16.

I know this seems weird, but there is a dealer in Perry, Ga, and also in Perry, Fl.

I got one (186RG-CC) Love it!

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Thanks Hookedup...Perry Fla is closer I think. Do you know the name of the dealer there?

BIG BEND MARINE, INC.
3482 S Byron Butler Pkwy Perry FL 32348-6456
(850) 584-5977


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Diamond Eagle Marine in Valdosta had some J16's.

Bellflower in Tallahassee has CS.

I have a J16 and just wanted to pass on some info...

1. If you only fish 2 people the j16 is GREAT- 3 people it is just OK.
I frequently wish i had a bigger boat.

2. The old HP max was 30 with remote steering. Last year it was upped to 40 HP with remote and a few people have 50HP on them.
I have a 30 and wish I had a 40.

3. I would consider the new JV17- it just came out. A little bigger- flared bow so its suppose to be a little dryer ride.

4. Make sure the trailer is set up right for a J16. A lot of dealers put them on non skiff trailers and that makes them hard to load / unload.

5. Go buy a tube of 3m5200---- seal every screw and hole you drill with this stuff. It is the same thing the CS factory uses to mount the boat accessories.

6. Look for a used one- they are in the paper all the time.

Go look at the Carolina skiff owners group on MSN.
The photo section will give you a lot of Ideas
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners/general.msnw

thanks bman I will most times have 2 fishing, rarely 3.

I have a tiller 30 hp, and you're saying it won't be enough? I will fish mostly in close with this for reds, flounder, and some trouts.

I want to keep it small and cheap to operate and haul.

I have a 4 stroke 30- but mine is a remote steer with center console. Storage seat, 2 batteries and front deck.

It will go ok with 2 people- but I always want faster.
The bigger issue is planing- my old 2 stroke 25 got it up on plane faster than my new four stroke 30.


You should be fine but I would ask for a test run first.

My 30 hp Nissan is a 2000 2-stroke. Om my alumacraft welded john 1544 , that weighs in close to a j16, it flys with 2 people and the hole shot is fast.

Its probably a 2stroke vs 4 stroke thing.
the 4 stroke does not have the initial RPM'S and is heaver....

I think that after all this free advice you need to take me to Iamonia
we can take my J16 and you can test drive it.....

Bman, put a Bob's Stabilizer Plate on it "you will be amazed at the difference in the hole shot and the control at low speed"


http://www.bobsmachine.com/

Look under Lower unit

[quote="bman"]Its probably a 2stroke vs 4 stroke thing.
the 4 stroke does not have the initial RPM'S and is heaver....

I think that after all this free advice you need to take me to Iamonia
we can take my J16 and you can test drive it.....[/quot

Thanks for the "free advice", but if I had known I was gonna need to repay with my guiding for monster slab specs at Iamonia....

well........ meet me at the ramp and I'll "point" ya in the right direction...

Let me restate that last post....

I think the only way you can be sure is to take a test drive.
Why not meet me at a close lake- Iamonia will work for me.
And we can run the boat...

It would be good to get an idea of how fishable the boat is-
so if you want to bring some tackle we can do that to!

bman I'll gladly take ya up on that fishing trip, yore skiff, my crappie lures.