I'm still a lil sad about selling our beloved 97 Tracker Pro-Angler V-16' w 40hp Force. What a great boat that was, although minor problems with the Force outboard. A recent carb/float issue really turned me into a "hands on" DIY'er for mechanical stuff. We just recently bought our new boat for $7,200=Fisher Hawk 170 FS all weld 99/2000 model with a real purrty 75hp Merc 2-stroke; a good deal imho! Dad wanted a walk-through windshield and the deep vee should stop that annoying spray that our Tracker would deliver often. It's a bit more weight and more hull for running local tailwaters but maybe we can build a river boat for that. The Fisher is immaculate to me with lots of "goodies"included. A new "$250" 35lb electric anchor w light mounted on back left beam rail and a newer bimini top with clear plastic windows that button to the windshield, also a new stereo w remote. But,,,the carpet is dry rotted kinda, that project is underway with the front alloy deck removed "pia". 21'x7' roll of Nautolex "storm grey" marine vinyl waiting for it's destiny/install. Should look real nice and last forever. The steering wheel pulls hard to the right at WOT so that has mystery has to be solved and repaired/replaced. The Hawk is slow to plane out so been thinking about those Nauticus "smart tabs" maybe the composite ones for $120 on ebay could fix that. I also want to disengage the oil-injector, my first outboard with one and I don't like it all, it's messy and not gonna fry a motor over a warning buzzer goin bad! love the heavy duty trailer and it looks like a perfect candidate for a "break-away" to be welded on. Nice to be here with fellow Fisher DeepVee'ers, love this site and will buy my parts from here. gonna try and post some pics
