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kball4:
So I am being gifted a late 90's Lund fisherman 1800, it was my uncles and due to finacial hardships it sat unused and uncovered for 10+ years.  So I have a fun rebuilding project on my hands, I assume the floors are rotted and needs a complete rebuild.  My main uses for boats are salmon fishing and crabbing/shrimping with the occasional bottom fishing trip to the straights.  How does a boat this size handle the sound?  Are their any changes to the layout that you would change from the factory. Oh it's an outboard with a 115 johnson ocean runner.

Skillet:
One of my favorite Lund models.  The layout is great for trolling, pots, jigging. Hull is well suited to handle the sound on an average day.  Deep boat.

Are you planning on repowering?  I believe those hulls max out at 150, but this may be a pre-IFS model and max out a little lower.

A great platform to build on.  Hold their value well.  Should be a fun project.   :tup:

Stein:
It will do OK in the sound, but they are really not designed for that type of fishing.  The transom looks like it will take water fairly easily and the hull design isn't optimized for cutting big waves.  I'm not sure on the construction, but bet is is on the lighter side.  If that is the case, they would be subject to stress cracks if you get into pounding on it on a regular basis.

I did use a lighter boat for several years before upgrading and it can be done.  Pick your days and know when to pull the plug and run home.  For salmon you will need a kicker and downriggers.  For any sound fishing, I would have a top to keep you out of the rain as much as possible.

If you are only using it for what you mentioned, go spartan in the back when you rebuild, get as much usable deck space as you can.  Those boats have a bunch of space up front already, so don't waste anything in the back with extra seats or carpet.

Finally, should have been first, put two good bilge pumps in there and have a manual backup.  Without a self bailing bow, you will end up with a bunch of water in the boat at some time.

kball4:
I may be forced to repower if the motor is seized and it has a jet lower which I have no experience with.

I'm not a fan of open bow boats but hey it's free.  What is a Spartan? Some kind of extended transom?

Skillet:
Stein is right, they aren't built as heavy as a Northriver or Weldcraft, etc.  It's a riveted boat, .100" hull.  I've spent a lot of hours fishing out of one, some of those tournament fishing walleye.  We beat the snot out of it, and it  earned my respect as a tough fishing platform.  10 mile full throttle runs through steep chop will test a boat. The 1800 Fisherman model is a fine boat that will handle most of what the Sound had to offer.

If the splashwell height is a concern, a set of WaveWackers solves the problem.

Based on my personal experience with these boats, I would not hesitate to dive into this project and build a boat that you'll get years and years of service out of. 

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