OT 17ft winner boat

Gonna go pick up a 17ft winner boat tomorrow, traded a quad and a snowcat for it, what the rep these boats have? Has a 140horse with a merc lower unit, motor has two hours on it since being replaced, lower unit was rebuilt at the same time. dont think i did to bad of a trade on it...Bob

Not enough infro.

Was it a $400 quad or a $4000 quad?

I miss read. I thought you were asking if you did a good trade.

There was a Winner Boat Company in Dickson Tn. They made good boats.

(quoted from post at 07:02:17 07/24/12) Gonna go pick up a 17ft winner boat tomorrow, traded a quad and a snowcat for it, what the rep these boats have? Has a 140horse with a merc lower unit, motor has two hours on it since being replaced, lower unit was rebuilt at the same time. dont think i did to bad of a trade on it...Bob

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I have had 2 18ft Winners still have a 90 I brought New... Both were top of the line and the best built boat I have ever seen. That's what put them out of business they were priced right up their with Ranger boats. If they would have ever caught on and folks seen the quality they would have gave ranger a fit...

The Winner models thru the 80's had handling issues above 60MPH... I figgerd out how to load equipment and run the gas out of the twin tanks so it never bother me on my 84 winner. The early ones were lite and would FLY my 84 had no problem run'n 70 MPH. I hit a log in the Roanoke river and busted the kill (spell check) Winners uses all fiberglass stringers in the hull (nuttin to rot) so I rolled it over repaired it from the outside and a bud of mine brought it and still has it...

My 90 has a different design hull one 35 gal gas tank and about 400 lbs heaver that the 84,,, it handles great no transom jack needed but runs 7/8 MPH slower with the same engine,,, Handles great tho.... When Winner folded Sprint brought the molds I don't know if sprint is still around... Be'n around boats most of my life and be'n a mechanic I never seen a better built boat... They used the best of the best,,, that even had a wiring harness that fit plug and play,,, they used Steward & Warner gauges all the best... They were finished on the underside also you could run you hand any were and not get stung with fiberglass...

I would check the lower unit after a few runs for water,,, Merc's are great engines. I have never had lower unit issues with mine but have built it 2 times (owner self inflected issues),,, That's the price you pay for turn'n it hard... I run Boise power reeds in mine just in case one breaks it does not damage the engine and improves performance but a beach to get set up the first time... Great boat enjoy it...

the quad was a 2000 polaris 325 magnum 4x4 that needed the front brake calipers replaced along with wheel bearings and one front axle, the sled was a 1996 yamaha 500 vmax liquid cooled with a touch over 3000 miles on it, needed a clutch, belt and speedo cable. the quad had issues with the 4x4 workin all the time and it had a ton of hard miles on it...Bob