Posted by skred on 04/30/14 - 9:12 AM
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As you can see by my profile picture, my former Dauntless 16 (2001) handled most anything thrown at it. Admittedly, that airborne photo was taken as I made a significant mistake in judging a cross-swell condition. The D16 IMO is the "biggest" 16 footer I've ever experienced. It was powered with a 90 Honda (carburetor version) I was completely please with the performance once I added a hydrofoil. The only frustration was that the fuel tank location caused the boat to "sit" low at the stern, and made fueling a real challenge (back-feeding fuel up the breather). I solved that by fueling the boat while on the trailer, and adding scupper blocking hardware. Overall, and excellent boat!