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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 137421" data-attributes="member: 389"><p>"Slightly smaller" isn't going to get you much in the ease of loading and unloading dept on those small lakes with marginal ramps. You will have to go quite a bit smaller and lighter.</p><p></p><p>I've had a 16.5 ft Alumacraft beer can pushed by a 25 horse tiller that was loadable in a road ditch (Stump from years ago), a 16 ft Smokercraft side console with a 75 HP on a beautifully setup roller trailer that could also get dumped off in a road ditch. And now I run a 17.5 ft Lund Fisherman with full windshield and heavy. So the overall size of the boats I've run hasn't changed nearly as much as the weight. I'd be hard pressed to be able to easily load the Lund under some of the conditions I've done with the other boats.</p><p></p><p>You didn't mention this as an option, but is picking up an inexpensive little tiller for those small lakes an option to keep the Reata around for bigger water?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allen, post: 137421, member: 389"] "Slightly smaller" isn't going to get you much in the ease of loading and unloading dept on those small lakes with marginal ramps. You will have to go quite a bit smaller and lighter. I've had a 16.5 ft Alumacraft beer can pushed by a 25 horse tiller that was loadable in a road ditch (Stump from years ago), a 16 ft Smokercraft side console with a 75 HP on a beautifully setup roller trailer that could also get dumped off in a road ditch. And now I run a 17.5 ft Lund Fisherman with full windshield and heavy. So the overall size of the boats I've run hasn't changed nearly as much as the weight. I'd be hard pressed to be able to easily load the Lund under some of the conditions I've done with the other boats. You didn't mention this as an option, but is picking up an inexpensive little tiller for those small lakes an option to keep the Reata around for bigger water? [/QUOTE]
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