jdmidwest Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Last year, my 3 year old Grandson told me he wanted a boat he could steer. Of course, we were at a boat show and the one he was in was around 30k. Today I bought him one. 1988 Bass Tracker Pro 17 with a 35 hp Merc. Runs like a champ, test drove it before I bought it. All in excellent shape for the age. Spent most of the afternoon in the rain removing old IL reg numbers. Scraping and polishing with Mothers. I have most of it off, but the rain was getting in my ears so I quit. Gonna rewire the trailer tomorrow and put LED lights on it. Tweak a few things and off to Wappappello next weekend. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Very good! 88 was a good year for them too. Why's there 2 HB transducers on the transom ?
LittleRedFisherman Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Sharp rig, congrats! Heard the crappie are biting well on Wappepello, it's on the rise right now. There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
Justin Spencer Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Awesome, great boat! "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
jdmidwest Posted April 27, 2013 Author Posted April 27, 2013 It has a vintage Hummingbird LCR 8000 and the gage on the cluster for depth best I can figure out. I think it runs off a cathode tube. Wiring is a mess, gonna take a while to track all of it down. I am looking at the Hummingbird DSI mono unit with gps that Bass Pro has on sale for $299 to go on it. Boat is solid with no dents or scratches. Last time it was stickered in IL was 94. Was bought by local guy last April and he replaced carb and put in waterpump. He was selling it to get married. It has seen minimal usage in the past. I hope to put some miles on it. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Ham Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 Hey JD, The boat looks very nice. I hope you use and enjoy the heck out of it. I have a barely used Lowrance X-125 with box and docs that I would love to sell or trade. I bought it about 3 years ago and had just gotten it installed when my Yammy blew. It's just been sitting around in a cabinet. Let me know if interested, Ham Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
jdmidwest Posted April 29, 2013 Author Posted April 29, 2013 Actually I have been looking a mono Humminbird unit with gps and DSI for around $299. http://store.humminbird.com/products/604319/581i_HD_DI_Combo "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
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