my dad bought a targa 18 wt with a 115 four stroke brand new in 2011. he traded in his 1988 21 foot sportcraft on it and we absolutely love it! it has a ton of storage, everything that was in the 21 foot sporty with a cuddy fit in the targa. we were skeptical that the ride would be poor due to the weight difference between the two boats but the targa handles big water pretty good for only being a 2,000 pound boat. It is very easy to get on and off the trailer. the only complaint we have is after you drain the livewell and rinse it out, there is always a little water left in it because the drain grommet is about a 1/4" or so above the bottom of the tank.. we use the livewell to put our walleye in then before we leave we cut them to bleed out then on the ride in with the water sloshing around in the tank it helps pull the blood out of them. Also when they built the targas they moved the windshield and consol forward to make more room in the back of the boat. We can fish 2 guys off the front and 3-4 guys in the back and there is always enough room to move around. just something to take into account. i have never fished on an alumacraft so i guess im partial to the targa but it has been an awesome boat for us.

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