Hello,
I'm looking at picking up one of these soon and had a couple questions for owners of this model. I'm looking at the 1875 but some of the questions would apply to either. I'm coming out of a Tracker Proteam 185 so I'm familiar with aluminum boats but this is quite different.
1. I've watch a lot of videos on the interior but none show the access to livewell and bilge pumps. How easy is it to get to all of that stuff and the motor to transom bolts?
2. What is the side to side stability like when you're moving around the boat?
3. Does someone moving around a lot the back deck have much effect on the front? My current boat is pretty tippy but it's not nearly as wide on the bottom.
3. Does it stay on plane at slower speeds?
4. What's the minimum speed you can run around on pad?
5. How dry are the front compartments?
6. What's one must have feature to order besides typical trolling motor and graphics?
7. Any regrets?
8. Is it a solid long lasting platform? I've had my current boat for 20 years so I will want to run it a long time.
9. What's the stowed length motor down and tongue swung on the 1875?
10. What's the space like between the front and back seat on the 1875 XS model? I get it's probably not ideal for a super long run but it is it comfortable enough to an adult for a short run.
11. I've got 2 kids so there will be a lot of tubing, skiing, and swimming so wondering what it's like with 4-5 people in the 1875 XS model.
Thanks,
Jason