I've never heard anything good about the Fichts. I have a buddy that had a 150 ficht on an 18 foot Gambler. It was so bad that he wound up actually keeping a spare engine in his garage. When one would go down with a problem, he could swap them out in about an hour.

After both the main and spare blew up, he got out of the fichts.


I've never ridden in a Hawk, but I've heard several good things about them. Nice ride, but not the fastest boat on the water. Not a tub, but not blazing speed.

I'm more about good ride than I am speed, so a boat like a Hawk would appeal to me.