New ride is finally in

  • John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    August 22, 2012 at 4:24 pm #1278617

    My new boat has finally arrived at the dealer and is almost done being rigged. I sold my previous boat at the end of June and have been without one since. It has been like missing my right arm and I’m super excited that come Saturday, I won’t have an empty barn anymore and can get back on the water.

    The pictures are a little squeezed as the dealer resized them prior to sending them to me, but you still get the general idea. The bow cushions can be removed, and I expect they will rarely get used, but gives the wife somewhere soft to sunbath while I fish.

    Stratos 326XF, Yamaha 225 offshore and T9.9, Terrova 101, HDS 10 on the console and HDS 8 on the bow. Looking forward to breaking it in.





    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22454
    August 22, 2012 at 4:27 pm #1094054

    Nice one

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    August 22, 2012 at 4:29 pm #1094056

    Congrats! All it needs now is some fish slime!

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 22, 2012 at 4:48 pm #1094064

    I think John is in a good mood today.

    mike-west
    Amery, WI
    Posts: 1422
    August 22, 2012 at 4:54 pm #1094067

    Sportin’, that’s for sure.
    Now get get her good and stinky!
    Congrats

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    August 22, 2012 at 4:56 pm #1094071

    Nice boat! congratulations

    carroll58
    Twin Cities, USA
    Posts: 2094
    August 22, 2012 at 5:04 pm #1094075

    Nice looking ride, Congrat’s.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    August 22, 2012 at 5:10 pm #1094077

    Congrats John!
    Good looking rig.
    Looks like a great Lake Michigan boat.
    Hope you bought some down riggers to put on her.
    We need to get that thing out on Lake Michigan, get her covered in salmon slime and give her a good testing!

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    August 22, 2012 at 5:21 pm #1094083

    Quote:

    Congrats John!
    Good looking rig.
    Looks like a great Lake Michigan boat.
    Hope you bought some down riggers to put on her.
    We need to get that thing out on Lake Michigan, get her covered in salmon slime and give her a good testing!

    I’ve been shopping for downriggers on e-bay. I need you to give me some assistance on figuring out where to mount them though as I want to make sure I get them in the right spot the first time.

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    August 22, 2012 at 6:20 pm #1094100

    looks like those bow cushions could be used as ejection seats. Just put the person up there and run WOT in some real heavy chop. Nice looking rig

    crossin_eyes
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 1379
    August 22, 2012 at 6:45 pm #1094111

    Nice looking rig John. Give us a full report after you get her on the water.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    August 22, 2012 at 7:06 pm #1094122

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Congrats John!

    Good looking rig.

    Looks like a great Lake Michigan boat.

    Hope you bought some down riggers to put on her.

    We need to get that thing out on Lake Michigan, get her covered in salmon slime and give her a good testing!

    I’ve been shopping for downriggers on e-bay. I need you to give me some assistance on figuring out where to mount them though as I want to make sure I get them in the right spot the first time.

    Give me a holler when you get your riggers.

    I’ll come over and we can go thru your options.

    It’s always fun getting your new rig tricked out the way you want it.

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 22, 2012 at 7:39 pm #1094132

    I know where we could get some catfish slime in there. It sure is going to be hard to outfish him this year with more range and better electronics. We should probably put a scratch on it to get him over that it is too nice to park at the dock trip he is sure to be on.

    swlund
    Cuba City, WI
    Posts: 395
    August 22, 2012 at 9:55 pm #1094168

    Nice Ride.

    eelpout
    Posts: 92
    August 22, 2012 at 11:18 pm #1094202

    not to be nosey but… what does a fine machine like that ring up at the register?

    taz
    Frederic wi
    Posts: 395
    August 22, 2012 at 11:52 pm #1094213

    Quote:

    Nice Ride.

    X2

    flatfish
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2105
    August 23, 2012 at 12:39 am #1094223

    nicely done…congrats

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    August 23, 2012 at 2:14 am #1094251

    Quote:

    not to be nosey but… what does a fine machine like that ring up at the register?

    I can’t say. My wife reads this website once in a while. I got a pretty good discount to go on Stratos pro-staff so I can’t say what my price was.

    My dealer has one on his showroom floor with an e-tec 200 H.O. and an 80# Terrova, with an HDS-7 for around $46,000, if I remember correcly.

    bronco83
    Central Minnesota
    Posts: 47
    August 23, 2012 at 3:35 am #1094263

    Nice looking boat. Should be a lot of fun to hit the water with.

    Gary Sanders
    Lake Wisconsin
    Posts: 434
    August 30, 2012 at 7:58 pm #1095903

    Saw it in person – great rig!

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 30, 2012 at 8:36 pm #1095914

    I told him he could park it at my house while he is in Israel on business and I would break it in for him but he doesn’t trust me with it yet.

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    August 31, 2012 at 1:21 am #1095952

    I know it won’t fit in your garage Kevin, and my guess is it won’t fit in your driveway either.

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