Tracker v16 laker

[somethingabouttheloons]

I am looking at a 2013 tracker v16 and would like to know if anyone has or has had one and
could tell me if they are stable at the bow for stand up bass fishing.The tracker brochure
says they are deep v boats.12 degree dead rise at bow and 8 at transom, I don't know exactly what
that equates to regarding how stable it would be for standing up fishing at bow.

 

[ahicks]

I haven't had the boat you're asking about, but I think it safe to say it's not going to be like a bass boat at all! Bass boats are designed low and wide for good reason. A V style hull is about getting through the chop without making your teeth rattle....

Could you maintain your balance in the front of the V? Sure (maybe?), but not as easily as you would a decent bass boat. That's my opinion anyway, FWIW.

 

[JimS123]

There's plenty of info on the net. No shortage of reviews.

It's a nice little boat for fishing, but its not a real "bass boat". Light weight, low HP needed, easy to tow with a small car and good to get around in.

It may be classified as a "deep V", but its a very shallow one. Don't expect a good ride in the chop. It also has a narrow beam, so standing up in the bow if it gets wavy may not be ideal.

I never owned one, but I did own a competitive model Starcraft, albeit a little shorter. It also was a good boat, for what it was intended for. Mine had a full floor and i ran the maximum HP. When I fished I always sat down.

 

[Texasmark]

Wide beam needed for stability, V needed for soft ride. Deeper the V the lower the stability....catch 22.

That was the selling point of Tri-hulls back in the 70's as they had sponsons (thin hulls) on either side of the Monohull center section giving you that stability...course they were usually fairly wide, mostly bow riders and for a given length of boat you had lots of room inboard.

However, lots of builders built with the kind of dead rise you mentioned and with sponsons, would beat you to death and quartering waves into the wind, on the driver's side was a guaranteed bath. Additionally they were rough straight out in a chop. Thompson and Tri-Sonic were 2 boat builders of which I am aware that had a deep V Monohull and shallow sponsons in their 19' (to name one) which was a first class design (opinion).

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Just a personal opinion shared by many is that I would never buy a Tracker. They have a poor reputation for hull failure as well as fit and finish. Also a Bass Boat is a Bass boat, you will never have the stability for standing when fishing in a deep V. Especially in a small 16' er. I have a wide 19' deep V and I can't stand up comfortably on the bow if there is any chop.

 

[Texasmark]

Just a personal opinion shared by many is that I would never buy a Tracker. They have a poor reputation for hull failure as well as fit and finish. Also a Bass Boat is a Bass boat, you will never have the stability for standing when fishing in a deep V. Especially in a small 16' er. I have a wide 19' deep V and I can't stand up comfortably on the bow if there is any chop.

Try a 2002 1750 Crestliner Fish Hawk. 77" beam, 37* dead rise at the bow, 12 at the stern....Pull them up on the www. 115 runs it right at 40. They have models posted way back when. The 2002 is there. Very stable.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Try a 2002 1750 Crestliner Fish Hawk. 77" beam, 37* dead rise at the bow, 12 at the stern....Pull them up on the www. 115 runs it right at 40. They have models posted way back when. The 2002 is there. Very stable.

Buddy has the identical boat. I've fished from it once, yes very stable but it's a Crestliner , not a tin Cracker, errr Tracker. I'm positive his is glass. Much heavier boat=better stability.