I am looking at selling my boat and upgrading to a 1746 or 1748... just something narrower and faster. i am wanting to hit mid 30s haha i wanna go fast... i know i am going to gator tail next and dont know what kind of boat to get... could you guys give me some ideas on what kind of boat to get

what motor? what mods? are you putting on the new boat?

get at least a 18ft

Mid 30's......

1846 gatortail boat, stage 2 mods.

35hp...i would definately go 18, just to balance out engine a little more and decrease the amount of squat on take off.......

1846 with huntdeck

the hunt deck will also help balance the boat better because it pushes the driver up more off the transom.

I want to keep it 17 cuz I have a blind for it.... I don't want a 19 foot boat

If your going to go 17ft, personally i would do a 17x48

take em, that would be fine... what kind of boat do you got.

could you put a counsel on a 48 inch wide boat?

Yes you can put in a console.

does going to a custom boat pay off?

18 is better for load carrying but 17 is faster light.

Have a 1746 GT boat right now (rear hunt deck and front storage hatch) and about 2 hours ago had 3 people (all around 180-200 lbs) 3 layout blinds, full tank in front, battery in rear, rear seat box, 2 dz deeks, other essentials and was running 25 mph in deep water with a brand new engine. Never been run before today.

Can you get a hunt deck welded on later if you decide you want one

ok i think i want a 1846 with hunt deck and i want some sort of tapered or round chine but now wat kind.... custom or not?

Hopefully you guys see this again but i am down sizing in my boat because my son has turned 16 and all he does is hunt.. he quit all sports he runs a trap line in the morning before school and one after. he hunts on weekends. he uses my boat and i am worried he will get stuck by himself or with his friend.... i need a boat that will be light enough but still have power and carry at most 2 guys him and a dog, i am not a boat expert but need help deciding
thanks

GatorTail

Hands down!

He wants to know who can make a 1746/1846 in tapered or round chine.

The 1846 GT hull will outperform any other.

Until recently, I had an 1648 GDSD (tapered) hull.

It cannot be compared to the GT hull.

for the 46 wide to perform well with a Surface drive you don't want to go round chine.

If you don't go square chine (best peformer) then I might go double tapered chine or single chine. The boat is not very wide so it doesn't take much for it to turn even being square chine.

Does gatortail have a tapered chine? Or whst is it

yeah i guess... how would a 25 do on that boaat

1646 or 1554 Extreme are the top performers for the 25. If you plan to carry a big load with it, 1840 for weight displacement.

ok i gotta sell mine first but thanks for the help