Biggysmalls
Member
What's up fellas??? I have been a long time lurker who felt the need to join the forum just recently.Let me start by saying I am a river smallie addict that never intends on coming down off this bender.
I am looking at a 2003 Lowe Roughneck 1448 with 2003 Johnson 25hp jet and 2003 Bear trailer, all three look soo cosmeticly perfect it's hard to believe. the guy who is selling it is basicly on his last bit of time on this earth and when he used it, which he claims was only 7 times, it scared him because it spun on him.Sounds like it wasn't balanced at the waterline very well???
His estate only wants approx $2000 which I feel is a very good deal. I am worried about all the time this rig has been sitting idle.....should I be??? Most of all i am worried about whether or not a 25 hp can plane out that boat enough to get me up and over the ripples and shoals I intend on going thru??????? Also do you think a 1448 would be a one man boat to fish out of???
I really want to go pick this thing up and stop freaking out but, I don't want a jet that I can't take someone with me to fish or the not even get up on plane with two in the rig.
By the way this forum is friggin really cool and the most friendly I have ever seen.
here is a clip from my one tin boat I have currently, out scouting locales for some Hybrids on the Missouri River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4cS9O4W0D8&feature=related
[youtube]v/R4cS9O4W0D8?[/youtube]
and the fruits of our labor on the Missouri
I am looking at a 2003 Lowe Roughneck 1448 with 2003 Johnson 25hp jet and 2003 Bear trailer, all three look soo cosmeticly perfect it's hard to believe. the guy who is selling it is basicly on his last bit of time on this earth and when he used it, which he claims was only 7 times, it scared him because it spun on him.Sounds like it wasn't balanced at the waterline very well???
His estate only wants approx $2000 which I feel is a very good deal. I am worried about all the time this rig has been sitting idle.....should I be??? Most of all i am worried about whether or not a 25 hp can plane out that boat enough to get me up and over the ripples and shoals I intend on going thru??????? Also do you think a 1448 would be a one man boat to fish out of???
I really want to go pick this thing up and stop freaking out but, I don't want a jet that I can't take someone with me to fish or the not even get up on plane with two in the rig.
By the way this forum is friggin really cool and the most friendly I have ever seen.
here is a clip from my one tin boat I have currently, out scouting locales for some Hybrids on the Missouri River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4cS9O4W0D8&feature=related
[youtube]v/R4cS9O4W0D8?[/youtube]
and the fruits of our labor on the Missouri
