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After many years of thinking about a boat my wife and I recently jumped in an bought a 1700SR. We live near the river in an area that is too shallow for anything but a canoe or similar. So a smaller boat that is easily trailered was important. First few trips out were uneventful other than quite a bit of learning to get it on the trailer straight and level. Quite a challenge sometimes as the one launch we used is apparently surrounded by some real !?#?@?#@$... Right as we are putting it up they zip past creating large wake that makes taking her out properly impossible, not like they could even stay to other side of the river. Custom bent some 3/4" electrical conduit to be a marker on one side of trailer, much better there now.
Went out to lake to a spot wife remembers going with family "a few years ago"... Took it out to the end of a point to sandbars etc, threw anchor and enjoyed an afternoon of swimming and playing. Wow...
Week long trip up to friends home, but had need to "get her wet" the night before... Ended up drifting back in to launch as we got going and caught a rock as I put her into gear.. checked that out, some small chunks but not too bad at all. Went north anyway. Had a marine mechanic up there check it out before using it and he agreed, not too bad, but shold look into repair or replace in not too distant future. Weeklong adventure, boat out every day for some period. Tubing, wake boarding, knee boards, my oldest and his friend tried them all. My oldest settling on tubing as the most fun. My daughter loved tubing and didn't want to try anything else..
It was a terrific weekend, getting some good feel for the boat and learning it and the depth / fish finder. The lake only takes about 15 minutes to cross at about 30mph, but goes from a large area only 5ft deep at the dock to 120ft plus out in the lake. This also showed me that the current prop wasn't the best fit for us. Boat could go 43mph at WOT, but needed quite a bit to come onto plane, especially with something being towed. So once back home went to the local recommended marine sales guys. (in a landlocked spot, go fuguire) and talked with them and chose the 19p prop.
Well we've been into the river a couple of times since and she has more get up and go than the 21p prop, it will be a spare once I get it back from repair. Top end is down to 35 or mph, which the wife likes better anyway.
This past weekend we took her down to the lake again by my parent trailer, but due to weather, over three days could only go in for half of one. But took it out along the lake both ways from trailer park and enjoyed the ride. Did anchor about 8mi down the lake maybe 1/4mi offshore (only 20' deep) and everybody went for a swim, even our little guy (5 1/2)..
Got back to the park and tried to anchor, but waves were picking up and I need some more learning here.... So we actually ended up just taking her out. due to winds and waves launch here was full of crud, seaweed, dead vegetation, ick.... Will need to launch boat again just to clean trailer bunkers, got everything else cleaned up...

One other major accomplishment this past weekend.. Everyone finally agreed on a name for her.. So now comes the process of renaming her, she has already gone through removal of her old name that just would not work for us..


Any way just wanted to share our adventures so far.. some not great, most fantastic!