yar craft

can anyone give me an opinion on an 1890 yar craft? (1996)

While I don’t know anything specific about the 1996 1890 you’re looking at, I can say that I have been entirely satisfied with my 1999 1785 YarCraft Wrangler DC, which I purchased barely used in 2005. It’s the longest I’ve ever owned a boat for. I cannot say enough about how well the boat is made, and the various creature features (bait wells, live wells, and cooler compartments front and back, side storage rod lockers, interior lighting on deck, in live wells and rod lockers), and how it functions in both inland waters and on big water, such as Lake Michigan. Part of my satisfaction relates to the performance with the 150 Hp V-max it came with;a good hole shot, and top speed right at 50 mph. I know a guy who has a 1989 Yarcraft, (not sure of the model), which he has owned for 7 years, and he too is very satisfied with it.

Not sure what motor you’re buying, but would suggest that performance would probably be optimized with the max HP rating. Under-powering might compromise the performance, because these are heavy boats.

So assuming it has been maintained well and has no visible or unseen structural damage, it should continue to serve you well for some time.

My brother has a Yar-Craft 2001 1895(I think) Storm w/115 Yam. He was nice enuf to let me use when I didn’t have a boat. It’s sweet.
It’s a very deep V and heavy. We used it on leech on 1 of the 1st trips out with huge rollers. The thing is a beast in rough water. It cut thru 6 foot rollers like butter. You get some wind spray but no wave water and super smooth crashing into the waves.
It’s not the fastest but I’d say 35 mph about tops with that motor.
The layout is nice IMO.
I now have a 1790 Skeeter and it’s good in rough water but the Yar is heavier, longer and is smoother in big waves. But the Yar sits on a tandem trailer and that is good and bad whereas mine is a single axle. Easier to move around but tandem has surge brakes and better for that heavy boat.
If you fish big water, a glass boat like the 1890 will really impress you.

Fantastic boats. Just check for one thing – dry rot. Before 2005 the floors and transoms had wood in them. Have them THOROUGHLY inspected before purchasing by a knowledgeable dealer or boat repair shop. To replace a wood floor could be $4-6k and about the same for a transom.

thanks for the help.. the boat has a 140 hp mercury motor. i have not looked at it yet but i defenitly will check out the floor etc…