My buddy's new boat

[Jimbojump]

Well Im pretty excited to get this boy on the water,,,his soon to be in-laws just gave it to him...been sitting for many years and he finally talked em out of it...LOL...its got an Evinrude 88 SPL jet on it and a 5 horse Johnson kicker...electric trolling motor up front also..gonna be sweet..
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[Kodiak1]

Oh yeah! I have a Hewescraft also, and they are one great boat. There is a reason they are the # 1 selling boat in Alaska; they are one tough boat. You will enjoy it for sure. That is one generous gift....I just saw a River Runner in poorer condition selling for $24,000 here is Boise. Mike
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[Jimbojump]

That's what I told him a while back...I said if they GIVE that to you...hot damn! I told him it was worth over 20 grand...
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[curt69]

That is a great boat . Good for lakes or rivers . I am jealous . Curt G.
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[Deepcreek]

[quote Jimbojump]Well Im pretty excited to get this boy on the water,,,his soon to be in-laws just gave it to him...been sitting for many years and he finally talked em out of it...LOL...its got an Evinrude 88 SPL jet on it and a 5 horse Johnson kicker...electric trolling motor up front also..gonna be sweet..[/quote] WHAT!! i had to give ten ponys and five blankets for my wife he must be a silver tounged devil[laugh]
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[drowning_flys]

very nice i would fish out of that [cool]
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[Untangler]

That is my dream boat and I am saving my pennies to get one. The only thing better than having a boat like that is having a buddy who has one.
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[Jimbojump]

I know right??? I got the motors both running last weekend...I fogged the cooling systems with wd-40 and had to dig out a ton of nasty gook out of the coolant exit lines...Mud wasps were filling them up with bugs and crap...We took it down to Lowell and left it on the trailer to test em out...the kicker purrs like a kitten...and the Evinrude 88 is a BEAST!! That sucker throws a ton of water!!! Turns out the floors were rotten and the seats were shot from the weather...(no cover for 10 years) But the motors look new and I gurantee they don't have but a small amount of hours on em...The big question is...can we get a new bimini enclosure from Hewescraft directly that matches that boat? Or do we have to have one custom made?
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[drowning_flys]

you should be able to get one from hewes but it will likely cost more than going with Bimini.
Might check here see if its an option [url "http://boise.craigslist.org/bod/3747240996.html"]http://boise.craigslist.org/bod/3747240996.html[/url] and http://boise.craigslist.org/bod/3749626286.html
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[hooknhunter]

[quote Untangler]That is my dream boat and I am saving my pennies to get one. The only thing better than having a boat like that is having a buddy who has one.[/quote]

You should have told me. I wouldn't have made you pay for gas every time we go somewhere.......[angelic]

I agree. It's better to have a buddy with a boat than to have one your self (as long as you can get your buddy to take you once in a while).
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[idahoron]

How is the jet ski coming along? Ron
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[Jimbojump]

[quote idahoron]How is the jet ski coming along? Ron[/quote]
Hey Ron...the jet ski is ready to roll...but at the moment I have no truck and the trailer we got for the jet skis needs worked over...I have it stripped down in the driveway and have to go find some steel to retrofit it...I'm hoping to be fishing from it in the next week or two....I am having battery issues on the ski as well...I bought a battery for it and you have to put the acid in it and charge it slow...my first battery didn't function properly and although it was new...my tester claimed it had a bad cell...so I swapped it out and the new one is better but I'm nervous to be out somewhere and my ride not start...so I'm thinking I should get a battery selector switch and rig it with the Sonar Battery for backup just in case...trying to be thorough and all...LOL

I have had my boat out a couple times at Arrowrock tearing up the Kokanee so I have been fishing...just not from the ski...Have you been sturgeon or Cat fishing lately?
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[idahoron]

No I have been tied down with work around the house and wind. This weekend I plan to hit Sturgeon and Cats this weekend. If the sturgeon is good enough I might pass on the cats. I have no where I have to be and no one to tie me down so I am like a tumble weed. I will figure it out when it happens. Ron
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