Centrarchidae
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I have been reading posts on this sight for a couple months now and I have to say there are some really talented people with some awesome boat builds! I have learned a lot about what I would like to do with my boat by reading what others have posted here and I would like to share my ideas and plans as well. Maybe some one else can be inspired a little from what I will attempt to document here.
A little info about how I ended up with the boat I currently have. I had a 14' sea nymph for about 10 years and really loved the boat. I didn't do too much mods on it other than add some lights, electrical improvements, painting inside and outside of the hall. The issue I had with it was the motor, a 15 HP Force I think was about a 1984. It was nothing but trouble. This past summer I was able to get it running as good as ever, though. My Wife and I were camping at Muskegon State Park with my brother and his family. One day, after a morning of fishing, I was giving my nephew and niece a boat ride out in Muskegon Lake. We were about 3 miles from the boat launch when the motor started acting up. I was able to get it running and we turned around, when, you can probably guess, it died for good. Locked up in a way I knew it would never run again. My brother and I ended up rowing about a mile to a place we could pull the boat out of the water and get a ride back to our campsite. That's when I started looking for a new motor in earnest! I ended up at Sportsfisherman's Service Center in Muskegon - really nice people! They told me for the price of a good motor they could provide a package deal on what is now my current boat. They even gave me the same price I bought the boat for in trade-in value. Still hurt to part with the boat, but no love was lost on the motor.
A little info about how I ended up with the boat I currently have. I had a 14' sea nymph for about 10 years and really loved the boat. I didn't do too much mods on it other than add some lights, electrical improvements, painting inside and outside of the hall. The issue I had with it was the motor, a 15 HP Force I think was about a 1984. It was nothing but trouble. This past summer I was able to get it running as good as ever, though. My Wife and I were camping at Muskegon State Park with my brother and his family. One day, after a morning of fishing, I was giving my nephew and niece a boat ride out in Muskegon Lake. We were about 3 miles from the boat launch when the motor started acting up. I was able to get it running and we turned around, when, you can probably guess, it died for good. Locked up in a way I knew it would never run again. My brother and I ended up rowing about a mile to a place we could pull the boat out of the water and get a ride back to our campsite. That's when I started looking for a new motor in earnest! I ended up at Sportsfisherman's Service Center in Muskegon - really nice people! They told me for the price of a good motor they could provide a package deal on what is now my current boat. They even gave me the same price I bought the boat for in trade-in value. Still hurt to part with the boat, but no love was lost on the motor.