WTB STARCRAFT FISHMASTER 196

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  On 4/30/2020 at 11:35 AM, dpiazza22 said:

mine is a 115 etech l, I can get 33 on a glass lake.. I can troll with mine also, it's got a trolling feature, my only issue is I wish it was a 150 or 175 and the $50 a gallon etech oil 

I’ve heard it’s not good to troll with a 2 stroke. I’ve had lots of them over the years and fouling the plugs has always been an issue. I still run my 90 Yamaha and have to change out or clean the plugs after a few days of trolling. They do not like to go slow. Did they fix that with the BRP’s?


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[dpiazza22]

the old two strokes yeah, but these new etechs are made for it... look into it, there us alot of Info... 

it's all computer controlled now 

[bandrus1]

I have never fouled a plug. I do open her up after trolling all day and clean it out as you can tell it is what it wants to do. I can troll for 8 hours on 2 gallons of gas in my 90hp

[Fishmaster 196]

I would try and find one with at least a 150 hp motor on it. I know 2 guys that started with 115' s on them and upgraded later. Max HP is 200 HP on the newer ones. For some reason most of the older ones were sold with 115's on them.

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[dpiazza22]

  On 4/30/2020 at 4:48 PM, Fishmaster 196 said:

I would try and find one with at least a 150 hp motor on it. I know 2 guys that started with 115' s on them and upgraded later. Max HP is 200 HP on the newer ones. For some reason most of the older ones were sold with 115's on them.

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I have the 115 and I can get 33mph

[Fishmaster 196]

Thats about what my buddies boat did with his Merc 115. His new Merc 150 will do 43 now. My yamaha F200 will do 49 with 2 guys and full tank, 45 with 4 guys, flat lake of course. I know my buddy is much happier with his upgrade, especially getting out of the hole. My first boat was underpowered and was a dog. I wasnt going to make the mistake again which is why I maxed out the HP on my new one.

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[jhayes11]

Hello,

I have a 2012 fishmaster 196 with 150 mer 2 stroke. 9.9 4 stroke kicker with helm and throttle control. I maybe looking to sell. 

[BocceNation]

  On 5/1/2020 at 7:35 PM, jhayes11 said:

Hello,
I have a 2012 fishmaster 196 with 150 mer 2 stroke. 9.9 4 stroke kicker with helm and throttle control. I maybe looking to sell. 

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[dpiazza22]

  On 5/1/2020 at 7:35 PM, jhayes11 said:

Hello,

I have a 2012 fishmaster 196 with 150 mer 2 stroke. 9.9 4 stroke kicker with helm and throttle control. I maybe looking to sell. 

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that sounds like a nice boat! hope you guys make a deal, let's see pictures 

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  On 5/1/2020 at 9:05 PM, dpiazza22 said:

that sounds like a nice boat! hope you guys make a deal, let's see pictures 

I hope so too, Mike. Almost identical to yours. Offer is on the table. A little more than I wanted to spend, and not a 4 stroke, but it sounds like he’s taken pretty good care of it and is willing to deliver, so we’ll see. What auto pilot are you running? Did you have it installed, or did it come on the boat?


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[dpiazza22]

raymarine EV100 came on the boat

[jusgrinnin]

Saw this on CL it's not mine and I know nothing about the boat or seller.

https://vermont.craigslist.org/boa/d/springfield-1996-star-craft-190/7116969878.html

[dpiazza22]

how do you like the 210? I have the 196 and it fits perfectly into my garage, I wonder how much difference the 1½ft is on the water....

what were you asking for yours?

[BocceNation]

  On 5/3/2020 at 10:57 AM, dpiazza22 said:

how do you like the 210? I have the 196 and it fits perfectly into my garage, I wonder how much difference the 1½ft is on the water....
what were you asking for yours?

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It’s a much bigger boat. It dwarfs the 196. 


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[hassellmania]

This is my current boat Fishmaster 2016 210 with Garmin TR1 Gold Autopilot