Pro-Line - 201 Walkaround: Prolinw 22 WALK
Had this 2003 Proline walk for 2 years now. Good boat and layout so far only ~215 hrs on the engine. But I have a strong warning for all of you Proline owners out there. Check your ports on your boat. I have 4 near the water line and two ports for the icebox and live well. All seals on the ports were poor at best. If I ran the live well I put water in my hull. If I got into heavy chop I got water into my hull. Oh and the floor drains would leak into the hull. If that water sits for a long time you will see gel coat blister or floors delaminate. So for all of you Proline owners that do not have problems yet I would at a minimum go and check all of your ports throughout your boat! I just spent the past two weekends 5200 all of those ports. Well worth the time. Hoping not to have any water come out the hull when I pull it out of the water. Hope this helps but really go and check your ports and their seals! Oh and I wish I did not have the Merc 200 I would go with the 225. I dive and carry lots of heavy equipment. The 225 would help in heavy seas.
Reviewed by Matt on Mar-08-2010 | Rating: |
Pro-Line - 183 Flats: Proline Stalker 183 Flats boat
Just bought a 1996 Stalker. This is a project boat for my son (13) and I. Making progress in readying her for sea. It has a 96" 90 HP Honda. I thought she would be very stable and dry ride. Good to see the reviews to confirm that thought. Thanks for the info and tight lines!!
Reviewed by Chris Beane on Jan-19-2010 | Rating: |
Pro-Line - 183 Flats: 183 stalker WOW
I recently bought a 183 stalker. The hull is a 95, and I had it repowered with a new 115 merc opti, powerpole, trimtabs, jackplate and trolling motor. I've been on numerous flats boats and this 18 footer is by far the smoothest, driest most stable flats boat I've been on. The only negative thing is that its heavy and not a super skinny boat. Other than that its amazing huge release well 2 big bait wells. Two thumbs up from me. If you are looking for a flats boat I recommend the stalker!!!
Reviewed by Josh Lane on Dec-18-2009 | Rating: |
Pro-Line - 201 Walkaround: 1996 Pro Line 21 Walk Around
I bought a used 21' Pro Line here in North Carolina. It has a 1996 Johnson 150 Oceanrunner on it. We have been 50 and 60 miles out to the Gulf Stream on numerous occasions with NO problems. We get it serviced with new plugs etc anually, have all safety equip and take off. The hull take the waves and swells with ease. We go our of Hatteras and Oregon Inlet and also out to Frying Pan. Love the boat. Considering a 4 stoke but mainly for the fuel econ. If and when I replace it, will definately go Pro Line again.
Hope this helps. I am sure even the Grady White has the occasional lemon... Take care of what you got !!!!
Reviewed by Dan Bowers on Dec-13-2009 | Rating: |
Pro-Line - 3250 Express: Nice interior but Pounding ride
Fished one of the 32 proline express models a/b 6 mos. ago in 2-4 seas. I gotta say this boat POUNDS the daylights out of the crew that day. The ride definitely is not where Ithought it should be compared to a lot of the other 30-32 foot boats on the market. The amenities were excellent for a boat in this price range, but, would really like the rig if the ride was decent. Had 3 different boats in the 25 foot class make much better time than us out to the stream that day. They also were a lot more comfortable in the slop. These boats were spraying their crews while we at least had a drier ride. Too much pounding though..
Reviewed by Scott H. on Oct-19-2009 | Rating: |
