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Need tunnel hull advice
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PM CajunChristian, he da man
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Go with the 20x42, now I wish I would have but it's too late. You are welcome to come hook up to mine and take it out for a spin (18x42-40 merc). Mine sits pretty low prior to take off and I believe the extra 2' will balance out the boat better improving shallow water take offs.
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I have an 18x42 weldbuilt with a 40 mariner on it pretty much the same motor when I ha a three blade prop on it, I was running mid 30s ran plenty shallow for laccassine and I never noticed a problem in open water but I've never been to the lake with it
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Agree with Raymond. We had both 18 and 20' when I was guiding. The 20' makes a big difference. Gets up shallower/faster.
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Man I got a 20 ft dont believe I would fish Toledo and biglake In it strictly river and marsh boat
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Agreed......any flat bottom will knock your fillings out in a chop. Not to mention reverse sucks with a tunnel. If your not going in the mud 95% of the time no need for a tunnel.
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I like fishing the marsh and I plan on in the next yr or two getting a bay boat or something similar.
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I had a 20 x 36 and it was way too narrow. I would never own another boat that narrow, it looked like a log with a motor on the back. I agree though that the 20 foot will get up better in shallow water. I have a buddy with a 20 x 42 and he runs a bone stock tohatsu 40 and with a hunting load it will run 29 to 30. I wouldn't plan on taking those long tunnels out on any lakes though, that same buddy almost sunk his boat on Toledo because a thunderstorm popped up and he swamped it on the way in. I can't speak for the southforks, but the alwelds had such short sides. I assumed all the long tunnels were like this to cut down on weight.
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I have a 20 X42 Southfork with a Mega Tohatsu on it and it will get up better than the 18
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