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Bigbuckfever
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 pm
Posts: 2114
Location: Slinger, WI
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 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Just going to do a quick preliminary write up. I took my boat out on Saturday for the first time. The load was trolling motor, two group 29 deep cycles group 24 starting battery, my girlfriend, my dog and I. I was running with the pin in the third from bottom hole, and my three blade prop. Can't say I looked at the tach a whole lot, but I know I was running just over 4000 rpms in shallow water most of the time. This is the first surface drive I have owned so I'm sure I've got some learning. My top speed was 28+ with cruising at 20 or so quite comfortably. Everyone talks about how much a smooth bottom, square chine slides, but unless I was making a super tight turn without letting off the throttle, it was a non-issue altogether. (I can see the issue being more apparent on a wider hull) I LOVE the instant reverse, it is great! The EFI motor is awesome, the throttle response is great, and the torque of the big block is great! I am very happy with everything about this boat. I may order a two blade prop and see how I like it. (I ordered a spare with the boat and never thought to ask for a two blade)
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-1848 GTB
-Gatortail installed accessory pkg b
-Diamond cut (b stock) hydro turf throughout
-Minn Kota V2 50lb w/riptide ipilot add on (apparently you can get a great deal on ipilot up here in WI when a local dealer accidentally orders riptide add on instead of power drive!!)
-2 group 29 batteries mounted under casting deck w/ 6 gallon fuel tank.
- Amazon 12" 72wt LED light bar
-Humminbird Helix 5 sonar/GPS combo mounted on gunnel (may build small grab bar console) transducer mounted on RAM kayak mount.
-37 GTR EFI
-18 ft McClain galvanized trailer
I still have yet to mount my promar 10 amp 2 bank onboard charger and order my gator glide.
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Bigbuckfever
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 pm
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Location: Slinger, WI
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1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
Hit 31mph at 4250 rpms with just me in the boat today. I would still say my "normal" top speed is 29.
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dguidry
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm
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Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Expected numbers. That GPS you've got on there looks pretty nice.
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Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI.
“Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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Bigbuckfever
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 pm
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Location: Slinger, WI
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
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SETx Longtail
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:53 pm
Posts: 3480
Location: Hardin County, Tx
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Which humminbird is that?
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Bigbuckfever
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 pm
Posts: 2114
Location: Slinger, WI
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Helix 5 sonar/gps
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SETx Longtail
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Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:53 pm
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Location: Hardin County, Tx
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Thanks! That's about what I'm looking for.
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-Custom pool noodle
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btmannin
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Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:25 pm
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Location: Oxford/Jackson ms
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR thanks for the review!
Bad ass rig ya got there. I swear those RAM mount transducer brackets are the best thing since sliced bread. I would have destroyed atleast 3 transducers by now if I didn't have one.
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Bigbuckfever
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Location: Slinger, WI
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
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pokey79
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:50 pm
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Location: Circumcised, Louisiana
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Is gatortail not doing my the reverse transom anymore?
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msm8281
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
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Bigbuckfever
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 pm
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Location: Slinger, WI
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1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Guess not. Unless it's only on the extreme? I didn't think to look when I picked it up.
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lakeseminolebastard
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Hey man how do you have your depth finder mounted inside your boat? Send me some pics please (229)254-0542
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SCmudder7071
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:10 pm
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Nice rig and good brew
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Bigbuckfever
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Location: Slinger, WI
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
It's bright enough in that spot that I can rotate it and see from the casting deck.
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Bigbuckfever
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
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Bigbuckfever
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Location: Slinger, WI
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Just an update on my review now that I've hunted out of it for 6 days straight. Loaded with me (180), two buddies (250 & 240), dog (55) and all our hunting gear with a beaver tail blind with 35/40# of grass on it still with trolling motor and all the batteries it runs 27 shallow and 25/26 deep. I was very impressed with these numbers.
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Bigbuckfever
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR Teal season hasn't been great, but I got out and at least broke the boat in for hunting.
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Richard in LA
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Location: Prairieville, LA
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Re: 1848 GTB & 37 EFI GTR
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