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    Hull Design

    Are the hull designs on the 189, 1880, 1980 and 2080 all the same?

    I haven't seen anything showing the bottom of these boats. Is this available?

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    The 189 is definitely different than the others. If you can find quartering to you photos you’ll find it easy to tell.

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    AVX1980 before paint

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    If I remember correctly, the 189 has a johnboat style hull, where as the rest are pad hulls. Big difference in handling and ride, but the 189 is set up with the crappie fisherman in mind.

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    The AVX189 is the older style aluminum boat with the triangular front end. as you can see from this photo.
    but it does ride a "Pad" hull for better performance .

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    Does the new 189C crappie boat have a pad hull as well?
    "Now that's some high quality H2O"

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    Quote Originally Posted by HotRudderedBum View Post
    Does the new 189C crappie boat have a pad hull as well?
    Yes it does. the difference is the deck layout . .