Whats a good 17-18' flatbottom wide enough for a platform that you can get for around $2000

Are you talking just the boat? Or a completely set up rig?

just the boat

Well you could go "used" or might try a Lowe RoughNeck or a Bass Pro Tracker. I think those were two of the least expensive that I saw a few years ago when I was looking. Unfortunately that won't get you a trailer with it for that amount.

I already got a trailer thanks though ill look into them,

I don't know what their prices are, but you'd be happy with a Lowe roughneck. You might checkout this site. It has some good deals from time to time though most will be complete packages.

http://www.tradinpost.com/index.html