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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 176281" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>I have a '97 Trophy 185 and love it.&nbsp; It's rated for a 175, but I have a 135 on it right now.&nbsp; When cash allows, I'd like to put a 175 on it, but for now the 135 will have to do.&nbsp; They don't make the same floor configuration that I have anymore so you'll have to take what I say with a grain of salt.&nbsp; I have a complete splash well in front of the motor, the bait well is elevated, and there is a cubby to hold the canopy when not in use.&nbsp; Basically, the waves have to be much taller than the motor to come over into the boat.&nbsp; We have a kicker motor mounted on the transom and a 24 v trolling motor on the bow and neither one has caused any problems with the boat.&nbsp; I've not had a leak of any kind, hull issue, transom issue, gunrail, floor, or any other structural problem and I've used it a lot.&nbsp; The only thing I did when I bought mine was to add a fastener on each side of the windshield by the drivers seat and passenger seat as it looked to me that it had too much slop.&nbsp; After 20 years of use, we are finally going to replace the front flooring.&nbsp; Everything else is solid.&nbsp; It's been stable in 8ft waves and is a breeze to load and unload.&nbsp; Other than that, my boat has been a solid fishing machine and can take big water or small.&nbsp; If you would like pics, just let me know and I'll send you some.&nbsp; Good Luck!!&nbsp; I hope you find what you like.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 176281, member: 314"] I have a '97 Trophy 185 and love it. It's rated for a 175, but I have a 135 on it right now. When cash allows, I'd like to put a 175 on it, but for now the 135 will have to do. They don't make the same floor configuration that I have anymore so you'll have to take what I say with a grain of salt. I have a complete splash well in front of the motor, the bait well is elevated, and there is a cubby to hold the canopy when not in use. Basically, the waves have to be much taller than the motor to come over into the boat. We have a kicker motor mounted on the transom and a 24 v trolling motor on the bow and neither one has caused any problems with the boat. I've not had a leak of any kind, hull issue, transom issue, gunrail, floor, or any other structural problem and I've used it a lot. The only thing I did when I bought mine was to add a fastener on each side of the windshield by the drivers seat and passenger seat as it looked to me that it had too much slop. After 20 years of use, we are finally going to replace the front flooring. Everything else is solid. It's been stable in 8ft waves and is a breeze to load and unload. Other than that, my boat has been a solid fishing machine and can take big water or small. If you would like pics, just let me know and I'll send you some. Good Luck!! I hope you find what you like. [/QUOTE]

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