Sac River Jim Posted June 12, 2014 Author Posted June 12, 2014 thnx everyone!!! im looking forward to getting her on the water and meeting a few of you guys if I see an ozark anglers decal on your boat dont be surprised if a short bald fat guy in an old silver beast doesnt drop by to say hi.
REDSOXWSCHAMP Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 nice looking old boat jim, did you buy that from fishinwrench?
Old plug Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 i hope your not too poor a boy otherwise. Otherwise the gas that thing is going to use will put you in the poor house.
Robert Haynes Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Nothing like a new boat to get your mind off the grind of life. It's like instant energy. Congrats !!!
Sac River Jim Posted June 13, 2014 Author Posted June 13, 2014 nice looking old boat jim, did you buy that from fishinwrench? no that one wrench has was alot cleaning than this one i found this boat in spfld and got a really good buy on it. i can afford to spend over 3 grand on it and still be within my budget. upgraded electronic an extended deck and new seats are next on the 2do list.
Sac River Jim Posted June 13, 2014 Author Posted June 13, 2014 i hope your not too poor a boy otherwise. Otherwise the gas that thing is going to use will put you in the poor house. i'll be ok if i can sell the 6 pups ive got left out of my last litter they are 7months old and are going thru 2 50lb bags of puppy chow a week. 100lbs of puppy chow = one day on the water!!!
mixermarkb Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 An extended deck on a champion Fish and Ski is a bit of a trick. The best way is to have new rod locker lids welded up out of aluminum. The way the deck is slightly angled, and the thickness of the seat cushions makes it hard to cut lids out of wood and make them flush. By the time you build a support and make lids of thick enough wood to make things flush with the front deck, you have added a LOT of weight. Then unless you seal all that wood with fiberglass resin, it soaks in water and adds even more weight. Champs like to run best when you can get enough lift to get those short outside turning chines out of the water. Extra weight in front of the consoles throws that lift out of the window. It's a recipe for a flat running, big rooster tail, inefficient setup, with little to no bow lift, slow top end, and big bills at the pump because the boat plows the water instead of lifting up on the pad of the hull and running as designed. Making all the extension and lids out of aluminum keeps the weight up front down. Keeping the tackle on a diet will help as well. No need to have every bait you own in the boat all the time. If setup properly you have one of the smoothest riding, most maneuverable bass boat hulls ever made. I've owned 6 champions, and the only one I could never be happy with was a converted fish and ski with a wooden deck extension with full deck back to the consoles.
mixermarkb Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Oh, and for your seats call Dean's top and canvas in Mt. Home Arkansas. They were the OEM seat manufacturer for Champion and will have all the measurements to make you new ones that fit like a glove-
Sac River Jim Posted June 13, 2014 Author Posted June 13, 2014 thnx mark for the advice i was worried about the weight and was considering just going back original with all new seats because when you get my age ya never know when a feller might need to stretch out and take a cat nap.
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