Nice boat man! My buddy has one of the 22' G3 with a 200 Yamaha V Max that he uses pulling a 35' trawl net. It's a beast. I like all the room the aluminum boats have, and they have great storage space. Make sure you keep that trailer washed really good. (Inside and out) Enjoy! You got everything covered that you need.
The best thing about this review is including your sons by far! My son and I also do everything together. Dude is literally my best friend 😂. We have a ProDrive cc so we get to do a lot of different stuff in that boat all of which is exciting!
Wouldn’t change it for the world! Those two boys are always out on the boat with me doing stuff. A ProDrive would be cool, I see them all the time but never been in one.
Have had the 2072 for a little over 2 hrs now..love it! Was looking reference to putting a Bimini on mine as well. Can you tell the one you have, would like to order it. You spoke of the boat paint. I can say chips are getting me as well but I’m hard on mine as well. Rattle can took care of it and one of the reasons I ordered it other than a glass. Room for days as I guide and have no issue with taking a 4 person trip…stable as they come and a tank. Like those rod holder mounts you made up. Thx for the vid. TN Fishing Addiction if you want to see how I did the front of the boat up on RU-vid. Thx again
Thanks! I bought the Bimini off Amazon, it’s a 4 bow 8’Lx54Hx91”-96”W for I think $250. That width fits perfect right to the versatrack. Rod holders work great especially when the top is up, gonna add 2 more instead of just 4. I do need to do some touch up but that’s the nice thing about aluminum boats. I’ll definitely check your video out!
@@kraemersfishing4336 ended up getting a buddy to make me a rod rack for the back for catfishing. I can put 6 rods back there but the side holders I use for trolling. Front I rigged up for 2 people. Boat has room for days lol. I do like how the yours has that rim around the storage doors to keep water out and let it drain. Let me know if you figure out how to route your cables from up front to the rear. Mine seems to be sealed off at the live well. Tried a snake and other methods but can’t get one ran to connect my HB units
Thanks! I fished out of a 1995 16’ Alumacraft for years and finally was able to buy the 2072. Hopefully I’ll have some videos of the boat on the water and some fishing in the low country.
I plan on doing a video of it very soon. I can tell you top speed is 50mph give or take a little depending on how much boat is loaded. I had it in pretty rough water, trim up the motor to pick the bow up doing about 20mph you will be fine. Not a deep V so not smoothest in rough water. Motor is quiet at idle but can here it when you get on it. Been in water less than a foot with big motor and no problems at all. Super stable in the water too. I will hopefully have one out in a week or two going over all this.
Tracker did not offer a light bar. The dealer I went through did ask if I wanted any add ons to the boat and the dealer would install. They also said they can add into loan. Not sure if every dealer does that or not. .100” 5052 aluminum
Question I have the same boat and after seeing your video I tracked down that awesome bench seat. Have not received it yet. My question is how did you mount it? Did you have to remove the cover to the fuel tank?
On the bottom of the seat there is 1/2” thick plastic base, I took the gas tank hatch off and used stainless screws to screw it down to the hatch. After that I screwed the hatch back in the boat. I think I put 8 screws in total. Definitely is a sold setup!
If it isn't too much trouble, can you get me an overall measurement from the back of the motor to the end of the trailer? Need to know if it'll fit my garage. Also, did they off a galvanized trailer?
Not at all. Total length from tongue to motor is 27’ the motor was slightly tilted up and straight. I would say motor tilted down you would save 10” or so. They did not offer galvanized or aluminum. Only offer they had was a single or dual axel setup.
The seat is from company called Tempress. I believe they are out in Texas. It’s a really nice and well made seat. For the backrest/rod rack I made that.
Whew that sucks! That’s an expensive cushion too! I got the bench seat from Tempress. It’s a company out in Texas, very well made seat. I am very happy with it
The boat tows very good. I would recommend the dual axle trailer. I’ve had the boat almost two years now and no issues with wheel bearings or anything like that. Only one downfall, when you are backing up with the boat the brake actuator engages and starts locking up brakes. I kept having to put pin in to disable brakes. I eventually kept the pin in and left them disabled all the time. Boat is not that heavy for breaks. Launching is no problem, when unhooking winch hang on to handle the boat slides a little and the handle will grab you. Retrieving is good, as long as you get the boat inside the two guides the boat will center up every time.
Could you use this boat in salt water as a bay boat or small water boat? Would you say that this boat is a glorified Jon boat, from what you say you use it in fresh and salt water.
I use this boat in salt water about 70% of the time I take it out. I normally run back in the marsh and sight fish for reds, trout and flounder. I also go in the harbor and fish for bull reds and shrimp out of it. It is a flat bottom boat with only a 7 degree dead rise so on rougher days in the inlet wouldn’t be as comfortable ride as a deep v. I trim the motor up a little to get bow up. I have always been fine and I been in some rough water.
I haven’t looked for a bow rail light setup for the boat. I been thinking of making one for mine. It would be very convenient to have one, especially in the versa-track so it would be removable.
Is it for a 48” bench seat and how many rod holders would you like on it? Do you live around Charleston SC? If not I’ll let you know shipping cost as well.
Gotta pick your days for sure. I always have my two sons with me (7 and 4 year old) so if it’s gonna be real rough out I choose not to go. I just stay inland. But I have been out there number of times and been fine.
Tracker always offers a small hp option never buy it upgrade to the most hp the boat is rated for I made that mistake and wasn't happy until I got the maximum hp makes a big difference I also have the woodland camo paint if you need camo the grass camouflage makes more sense I don't know where woodland camouflage works on the nice boat
I fish salt water all the time. I fish what we call the back country in the marsh for reds, trout and flounder. I trim motor up and use trolling motor I can get less than a foot of water. I also do shrimping and crabbing with it too. If I get stuck in rough water I trim up to get bow high and do 15-20mph. It will be a little bit of a rough ride but never felt like I was in trouble.
