April 26, 2018, 08:52 PM
DresdenFirst boat!
Well, I just joined the club. I now have a hole in the water you throw money into!
The addition The addition, in the garage where my truck belongs.
April 26, 2018, 09:00 PM
pbslingerCool! I love tiller steer aluminum fishing boats. I have a Lowe Jumbo 14 with a 25 Mercury. It goes about 32 MPH. I'd love to have a Lund Alaskan 18 with a 50 tiller on it.
April 26, 2018, 09:18 PM
Oz_ShadowNice! Hopefully just gas money for a while
April 26, 2018, 09:22 PM
DresdenWell, I wrote checks to the state for registration, the county for a trailer plate, the insurance company for a marine policy and bought a Bimini top for shade. Hmmm.
April 26, 2018, 09:25 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by Dresden:
Well, I wrote checks to the state for registration, the county for a trailer plate, the insurance company for a marine policy and bought a Bimini top for shade. Hmmm.
Use REC 90 (ethanol free) fuel always and always use stabilizer in the gas (I like Pri-g). The small 4 strokes have very small fuel passages and don't like fuel that isn't perfect, nor do they like to sit for more than a month at a time.......other than that.....enjoy it.
April 26, 2018, 10:24 PM
mod29Nice boat, congrats!
April 26, 2018, 10:29 PM
AquabirdHave not had a boat in years but love boating.
If I could catch fish, I would love fishing.
Enjoy it, they are peaceful.
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April 26, 2018, 10:34 PM
BassamaticGood for you. Nothing like a new fishing boat!
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SpinZoneVery nice.
Don't buy into the best day is when you buy and sell it. Everyday I take out my boat I love it even more.
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April 26, 2018, 11:34 PM
XLTBreak Out Another Thousand
B O A T
I have one too
Enjoy!
April 26, 2018, 11:45 PM
konata88Now I want one.
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rusbroCongrats on your acquisition of a hole in the water into which you shall throw your money
But seriously, 80% of my best recreational times have been while in a boat. Lots of good memories of enjoying the outdoors year round, both day and night, catching fish, not catching fish, spending hours with a friend, a brother, a father, a nephew, etc.
Enjoy!
April 27, 2018, 12:18 AM
92fstechVery nice! I have a 16' aluminum Sea Nymph with a 25HP Evinrude, and it has been a fantastic boat. It's small and light enough to get in and out of the water easily and allows me to fish the shallows, and simple enough that I can easily maintain it myself. Despite the stigma of being a money pit, apart maintenance items (changing the impeller every other year or so and a new battery) mine has cost me very little money to operate, and has been a blast for me and the family.
Best advice I can give is run Ethanol free fuel. It costs a bit more, but saves huge headaches in the long run.
April 27, 2018, 06:08 AM
9x18I'm still fishing out of my 1983 Alumacraft. A 14' modified V jon with some of my own upgrades. Great boats!
April 27, 2018, 06:55 AM
nosticksGot a 12' Lowe with a 9.8 four cycle Tohatsu. Cheap to operate. It will plane with two, which is all it has room for.
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April 27, 2018, 07:08 AM
ArtieSAh, a gateway boat. Congratulations, you're doomed!
Enjoy it, and all the rest of them that are to come, safely and in good health.
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April 27, 2018, 07:20 AM
stickman428Nice! That shouldn’t be too bad to maintain. My first boat was a 16ft bow rider with a old two stroke outboard. I got lucky and other than chasing down a ground issue on the engine it was a stress free and inexpensive endeavor. Enjoy your boat!
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April 27, 2018, 07:36 AM
sig sailorGood on you. Enjoy!
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April 27, 2018, 10:17 AM
Stramboquote:
Originally posted by SpinZone:
Very nice.
Don't buy into the best day is when you buy and sell it. Everyday I take out my boat I love it even more.
I wouldn't think that to be true of a boat that fits in a garage.
Now, the 40' wood motor yacht my BIL bought to live on...what a leaky maintenance nightmare!
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Hay2balequote:
Originally posted by SpinZone:
Very nice.
Don't buy into the best day is when you buy and sell it. Everyday I take out my boat I love it even more.
This is so true.
Next month my Mako 17 will be thirty years old. A special order with a Johnson 110 outboard. She's on her second motor and fourth trailer, but still very economical for the hours of enjoyment.
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