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I am soft shopping (in other words I'll buy when I find the deal of the decade) for a new flats boat. I am constantly intrigued by the classified responses I see on the site. Invariably people want to know how fast and how shallow will it run. In yall's opinion is it really neccesary for a shallow water capable hull to run 50+ mph and how to justify the added expense of getting the boat to do it?
I currently do almost all of my fishing out of my brothers 23 explorer. It has a 200 Merc and will top out at around 42-45 mph depending on the load etc.. It has no exotic props or trim tabs to increase the top end. Rare is the day when it is realistic to comfortably run over 40 on our bays.
My question is , what is the upside of having the extra top end speed and how much is it worth in resale ?
Finally, how much extra fuel does it take (vs cruising speeds ) to make these 55 mph banzai runs in 8 inches of water ?
I currently do almost all of my fishing out of my brothers 23 explorer. It has a 200 Merc and will top out at around 42-45 mph depending on the load etc.. It has no exotic props or trim tabs to increase the top end. Rare is the day when it is realistic to comfortably run over 40 on our bays.
My question is , what is the upside of having the extra top end speed and how much is it worth in resale ?
Finally, how much extra fuel does it take (vs cruising speeds ) to make these 55 mph banzai runs in 8 inches of water ?