Tahoe Boats, any good?

[FourWinns86]

Thinking of buying one, are they really ideal for fishing as well as crusin and water skiing? Would like to hear people opinions who have actually owned one.

 

[Slip Away]

Re: Tahoe Boats, any good?

What model Tahoe is "ideal for fishing" ??

In this order, I would say the Crestliner 1850 Super Hawk is ideal for:
#1 Fishing
#2 Cruising
#3 Water sports


Much more so than any Tahoe.

 

[LnCoyote]

Re: Tahoe Boats, any good?

I own a 2010 Tahoe 215 cc. I had them upgrade the motor to a 200 opti as opposed to a 150 for obvious reasons...you can never have too much power right?

My family and I fish, water ski/tube/knee board, and pleasure cruise and I am just nuts about the versatility of the boat (but of course I'm partial, right).

Tahoe has been labeled as a bad company with poor service and even poor fit/finish on their rigs. I am here to say that I have had the boat for over 2 years and have had only minor problems which were promptly addressed by the service team at Bass Pro. Since the warranty has run out over a year ago, I have had zero issues with the boat or motor.

I take good care of the boat and she takes care of me.

 

[Mason78]

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I have looked at several Tahoes around the marina, I think they look great for a value priced boat.
I have never met anyone who regretted purchasing one, except for one guy who was talked into the 3.0L Mercruiser.

Are you looking for an outboard or sterndrive?

 

[jestor68]

Re: Tahoe Boats, any good?

Yes; Tahoe boats are as "good" as anybody else's boats.

Get yourself one of these, and it'll do everything you need.

 

[jkust]

Re: Tahoe Boats, any good?

I'm certainly not a fan of Tahoe but i've got lots of friends that have them. I almost never fish but if I did, and I wanted to do it off a bowrider, I'd look at them. In the budget level of boats, I think they are hands down the most boat for the money. Also, there seems to be a bit of a difference between the earlier ones and the newer ones quality and complaint wise.

 

[spdracr39]

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I love my Tahoe and haven't had any trouble with it except a lack of airflow in the engine compartment that causes a vapor lock in hot weather that is solved by opening the deck while stopped.

 

[HCMQA]

Re: Tahoe Boats, any good?

I don't think you can get vapor lock with an MPI engine.

I have never met anyone with one of these boats that didn't love it.

 

[theBrownskull]

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I bought a new 2011 Tahoe 216WT with a Mercruiser 5.0 MPI in it and it works great. We liked all of the storage it had and "NO" carpet to get wet and nasty. It makes a decent wake for wakeboarding and came with a nice bimini top. The top is large enough to go over the top of the wakeboard tower.