Boats & Motors
Anyone have a Crestliner Sportfish 1950 or 2150?
6/21/11 @ 5:03 PM
I'm thinking about selling my Lund Tyee 1850 and buying a Crestliner 1950 or 2150 SST. I would love to hear from any of you that have one of these. What do you like and dislike about the Crestliner? And most importantly, how do they ride in rough water? Have any of you been in a Lund 1850 and a Crestliner 1950 in rough water and can give your opinion of both rides?
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I have a 2002 Crestliner 2100 SST. It is roughly the same as the new 2150 Sportfish SST. I have been out on Lake Ontario with it and love the SST feature. We were out in 8 foot swells and the boat handled it fine, I did not. I love how deep the boat is for my small children. I have Scotty downriggers mounted on it and they sit very well. I will replace this boat eventually with a newer version. I would not change a thing.
I was just wondering.
That 2150 sst looks nice, they improved a lot since gramps bought his 1850. I didnt look at the lunds, I was just interested in comparing the crestliners, nothing against lunds, never been in one, and when I buy my own nice boat, it will probably be a lund walleye boat. At least from what Ive been looking at.
Good luck!
Walleye, I've not bought one yet. I have narrowed it down to a 2150 SST, Lund Tyee 1950 or a Lund Baron GS 2150. I spend a lot of time on Lake Michigan and even though I really like my Tyee 1850, would like to upgrade to a bit newer year and bigger boat. The Starcraft Fishmaster 210 is an awesome big water fishing rig. But, they don't have the bow conversion seating option. Since the boat is also used to play...this extra seating is a must for the Wife.
Didnt take the time to find out the difference between the 1950 and the 1850 but I have spent a lot of hours in the 1850 sportfish and more time then I wish in rough weather. The boat beats around, bearable though. I am assuming the 1950 is bigger and should be a bit smoother. The hulls should be similar and when running fast through rough weather it gives a rough ride. Great boat though, no complaints,
If buying used, check into the the recalls for flotation, Crestliner issued a bunch of them for different models.
I have owned both. I feel that the Crestliner, although a great fitting boat, has a rougher ride in the big water. It seems to beat the waves hard.
On a different note, I have since switched to the Starcraft/Monark 19.5' boat. I really like the deep hull...and takes waves great. Just my opinion.
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