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Nitro boats
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04/12/16 02:20 AM
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I am looking at buying a used Nitro bay boat to use at Port Mansfield, TX. Anyone familiar with Nitro bay boats or have an opinion about running the shallows of Port Mansfield with it?
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/12/16 04:13 AM
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They are built by Kenner. Ride nice but I sure wouldn't want one for running around Mansfield. They draw way too much water.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/13/16 01:43 AM
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That's what I was thinking Pat, thanks. I will only fish Mansfield once or twice a year mainly down at the saucer and the east cut, the rest of the year will be freshwater. I wonder if a jack plate will make that much of a difference for the shallow bays? It has a trolling motor on it, maybe that will help get me back behind the ole speck rig at the east cut.
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/13/16 02:00 PM
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What size hull? Tunnel or no? What motor? I sold and rigged a fleet of nitro bay boats, and can make them run fairly shallow, but it takes some specific equipment.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/14/16 05:26 PM
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17.8 ft, no tunnel with a 90 mercy saltwater edition. No jack plate
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/14/16 10:39 PM
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Put a 4" bobs hydraulic plate and get with Steve on a four blade 17 power tech prop and you'll get a lot more use out of it. The transom is way too low on that hull.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/15/16 03:23 AM
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Pat while I was looking at that boat I was wondering just how high I could lift that motor? Looks to me like when the motor gets higher its gonna be behind the transom, since the boats not a tunnel, and Im gonna lose power?
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Re: Nitro boats
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04/15/16 05:06 AM
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You need to look at prop shaft in relation to the bottom of the hull. With the right prop that will be about 3 1/2" which is way higher than tracker mounts it.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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