My dad has a 1972 Ranger that he bought brand new (yeah you heard me...a '72!) that has seen more water than all of us put together!!! & he still uses it & it has plenty of wood in it!

That wood talk is a myth.... My boat hull will out live me for sure so I really don't care what its like in a 100 years

the wood is really no problem unless its used in the transom. almost all boats mg's that say no wood still use wood for the consoles and other non structural parts of the boat. as long as the stringers and transom are glass it should be good to go.

I don't know when. I don't know where Hebert's or the last weir is. I live in Cut Off. But if I ever head to that side of the state I will let you know. You do the same if you ever come this way.

Well we do both work offshore, so maybe we can hook up our here. hahaha

Huntin Fool, lets talk W in to letting us borrow it for the Dog Fights! Aint nobody beat us to our hole!!!!!!

W's boat is fast..But not that fast! lol......they got one new boat...and good lord that baby gets it! Some new guy fishing the river..

Fool is his bote as fast as tink tink???

that boat is light for having any kind of wood in it. Ive always heard that a 3 blade has a better top end than a 4 blade. If this is true,hate to see what it would do then. I have a 22' pathy with 200 hpdi. When it was new I had gotten 63 gps out of it, with only me in the boat,15 gal. of gas and a lifejacket.lol since then I added lots of goodies and gear to it. Now, more in the 54-56 range. 63 is terrifically fast for all the stuff you got in that boat. That rocks.

If you have wood in the floors and decks, you need to be sure to keep all screws
tight and sealed. I keep a boat at Olmsted Shipyard in Lake Charles and they are
always cutting out decks and replacing rotten wood.
Insurance will not pay for rotten wood or water in decks. Once the water gets in
the wood, it is very labor intensive to get it out.
The newer wood is more water resistant, but it can still rot. You just have to make
sure all the screws are tight and sealed. Can't say that enough.
I had a friend who used to fish offshore with me in a Welcraft and his center console
screws got loose from the pounding. His whole coring had to be changed out.
Boats are worse than anything about having to be kept up.
Wax, flush, clean, seal, wash, ect...
There is nothing easier than an aluminum jon boat. But they make noise and pound
too much.

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Tink tink just like....
tinktinktinktinktinktinktinktinktink and he's already at the weirs!

4 blade will give it a better hole shot & better handling, 3 blade will give it better top end & not as good hole shot, but with a light boat like W's a 3 blade may still have a pretty good hole shot with top end speed.

That's not 100% true....A 3 blade tuned to the boat will have better holeshot then any 4 blade. As far as handling goes,yes the 4 blade will be better.

4 blade allows you to jack the engine up higher without cavitation also, very useful in tunnel boats

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4 bladers also prevent blowout while turning sharply.

without a doubt

I may have to look into that...when I take the kids water skiing or tubing always blowout on sharp turns...22ft. Tunnel Champ with Yamaha HPDI 200. It has a 19 Pitch Mercury prop...

3 blades are faster if you are keeping them in the water.