I’m looking at a 2005 dura craft 1860 Jin boat
90 Mercury 2 stroke. Boat-freshwater, any thoughts on boat? I have a place at Edisto and want a job boat for shrimping and crabing in the creeks. Have a 24 cc seapro already, wsnt something smaller to take grand daughter shrimping and crabing. Any thoughts? Can get for $6500?
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I’ve got an 1860 riveted jon, and have hunted/fished all over the southeast with it. With the width you get very shallow draft. Mine has a 50 on it and would be perfect with a 60. With a 90 you may have trouble trolling for flounder. The boat is a bit big for small saltwater creeks, but I’ve never had anyone tell me they hated the extra room.
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Good boat, but price is too high for a 10 year old aluminum Jon boat with a 25 year old engine. I’d be thinking more like $4500.
That’s a lot of HP for an 18’ aluminum jon boat too! I had a 18’ Grumman with a 75 Merc that was scary fast. Dangerous in the wrong hands [:0]
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I don’t think it is 1990 I think the HP is 90, I would assume the motor is a 2005 90 hp merc 2 stroke, at least that how I read it, but then again I did graduate from hanahan high school
Sorry, I also think I mis-read that. It would make the price much more in-line.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
That is correct. 2005 90 hp Mercury