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With pods and prop tunnel

What would you prefer

warranty?price new or used?

It would depend on how you run it and where you run it, the gear you carry and how many people you have aboard.
No rocks, usually calm waters and 2 people the 1860 would be fine.
A drier safer ride then the 1872.

I don't think you can go wrong with a wider boat. About the only disadvantage I can think of is the extra weight when you have to shove it off of a sandbar. I would also want the thicker aluminum hull fishing this area. I have split a Monark hull out by Black Rock and was not moving that fast when I hit the rock. The Tracker hull I am running now is .100 thick and does not seem as tough as the Monark was.

My next hull will be either the 1872 or 2072 SeaArk with a jet tunnel. (Currently running a jet foot now).

Good luck in your search.

Thank you for you thoughts. I have been trolling this forum pretty heavy, asking questions and opinions and have decided that aluminum is my choice.

Steve, BTW, I did pick up a small jet and it works great for the river up here in GA.

The cost difference between these two boats with a 90 hp, pods and tunnel (including the extra metal thickness) is 2 grand. I am also told that the speed difference between the boats in negligible. Im starting to think I need to go with the wider boat it also has some extra free board too. Now the decision is yamaha or suzuki. Zuks have a lot of additional features (ie warranty 6 years)

Im going with new.

Im going with new. Cost of used boats really seem disproportionately high.