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Monark pro 1703/21/2024 Good maintenance and care can help your vessel stay in good condition and have a higher value at resale. While this bass boat does have a hull made of aluminum, it is beneficial to keep the boat clean and dry by covering it properly while not in use. When repowering, it is best to verify this information for the sake of safety and to ensure that your insurance company will cover you. If you do not have the manual for your engine then we highly recommend that you get one as repowering is costly and it takes you off of the water. The max rated horsepower of this boat, as listed by the manufacturer, (according to records we have) is 60 hp. which does not include passengers, aftermarket boating accessories, or fuel. Luckily for him I was only fishing two tournaments and we used my partners boat, so he was able to fish using my LUND!!! (he took home a check).The 1996, Pro 160 is a 15.83 foot outboard boat. ticking away.after the first three months we found it was still at the dealer waiting for transportation to a rival company to fix!! On the subject of Monark, as a family boat they are very nice, they have plenty of storage, the seats a very confortable, they ride nice but they are alittle too tippy for my liking, my freinds has the 150 optimax and goes about 57 mph (when using optimax oil-runs alot better on this oil without fowling plugs at trolling speeds), it cuts through big waves really well.Īs for the negatives, would I own one NO!!! Why? first its too tippy at high speeds in choppy water,second after a very windy tournament with very large waves claimed a smokercraft (buckled the bow) it looked like the Monark had handled them the best cleanly slicing through them and getting better speed then my lund (of coarse I'm more seasoned- or older)but on our next outing we discoved that the floors had spungy spots, looking closer revealed broken welds in most of the hull bracing, of coarse they rewelded them and after lots of tense discusions beefed them up, it still was a major hassle,that took the better part of a year- the whole time with his engine warr. I love the crestliner !!! but I do not have a family and don't need to be concerned with the height of the sides, that said for me I would buy a new crestliner, except my 1890 pro v has treated me very well and is almost PAID for. I have fished tournaments out of (my) lund,I have won a tournament out of a crestliner and spent over a 100 hours in a monark that one of my tournament partners owns. Knowing you got a great deal on your boat, makes you enjoy it that much more. Somewhere out there is the deal that will make you happy. Leave no stone unturned in your quest for the right deal. If your not totally happy with the prices your seeing, then just keep looking. One time when I was at that dealer waiting to talk to the parts guy, I was looking through a Monark manual and I noticed the hull warranty would be voided if the boat was used with a roller trailer.Īnd I would definately consider resale value in your purchasing decision. A dealer here in the Pittsburgh area that I deal with occaisionally used to carry them. But what good is it space wise? Know what I mean?Īs far as Monark boats is concerned, I'm pretty sure they're owned by Brunswick. The manufactorer included that in the length spec. Another example, I have a boat with a bow pulpit. OK., so there's 3 foot that you can't really use. Maybe the transom (from stern to inside of kockpit of the boat) is 3 foot of that space. But does that extra length really translate into more usable space? Sometimes manufacturers list the length overall, from tip of the bow, to the back of the stern, but when you look at what's in between those two points, there's alot of unusable space. You mentioned that the Monark was longer. Here's what little I can contribute (in alot of words) on the subject. Resale with crestliner is obviously better. Is there a great difference between these two welded boats. I will be pricing more dealers in the area, however, I would like to here from owners what they think. The monark does not require a xl shaft, hence the small difference in price between the two boats (generally monarks are 3000 less than crestliners). The dealer told me that he got a deal on opti 135s with xl shaft only. The Monark with same package comes to $23,800. Th Crestliner with all the trim (compass, bow trolling motor, curtain package, fish finder, swim platform, etc.) with a 135 opti comes to $24,500 (their first offer). Both boats have a stern convertable bench seat that becomes the aft fishing platform. Also the Crestliner has a convertable bow from platform to cushion that is pretty nice. Beams are equal (95 to 96") Does length really matter? The Monark is more boat for less money. The major differences are that the Monark is 19'4" and the Crestlilner is 18'2". Both boats are welded (sorry lund lovers). I am looking seriously at a Crestlilner Sportfish 1850 and a Monark King 190.
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