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My new Bass Boat
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06/24/20 07:50 PM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,599
pacertom
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Usually its the other way around, sell an older boat and get into a newer model. I went the other way.....I found a cream puff 04' Charger 496TF that has 1 hour on the Mercury Racing 250 PRO XS motor. One of my buddies neighbor had this boat, had the Merc put on and then had a stroke, went into a nursing home and the boat sat in storage the last several years. I was able to get this at a price I couldn't pass up soooooo........I sold my 2014 Ranger Z521 and used A LOT of those funds to outfit this boat exactly the way I wanted it. It only needs a good buff and wax to be 100%... I did the following:
New Carpet - Thanks V&S 2X Talons Ionix Lithium batteries all around - 3X12V for the Force and 1X Cranking Garmin Force Trolling Motor Garmin 126 SV Console Garmin 126SV Bow Panoptix Rewired everything and put in new pumps Zach at Southwest Parts installed everything yesterday and we're now ready to finish the break in for the motor..... Heading to Cedar Creek tomorrow for TTO Championship!! Oh yeh, if anyone knows where to get a SOLID Charger cover, please let me know, only thing I see worth a dang is the Aurora covers. Here are a few pics.
A MAN WILL NEVER GO TO HIS GRAVE WISHING HE'D FISHED LESS!!
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 07:53 PM
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doctorb
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kinda scratching my head why you would get rid of your Z521 for that boat?
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: doctorb]
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06/24/20 08:02 PM
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pacertom
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kinda scratching my head why you would get rid of your Z521 for that boat? Couple reasons....its solid for 1....2. Building a new Lake house on Texoma and the equity I had in the Ranger came in handy!
A MAN WILL NEVER GO TO HIS GRAVE WISHING HE'D FISHED LESS!!
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 08:12 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
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hopalong
Pescador Loco
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kinda scratching my head why you would get rid of your Z521 for that boat? Couple reasons....its solid for 1....2. Building a new Lake house on Texoma and the equity I had in the Ranger came in handy! and the charger will outride and outrun any ranger. nice ride, call charger direct and see where they get their covers made. aurora does a great job.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: hopalong]
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06/24/20 08:16 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 8,112
Ranger1
TFF Celebrity
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kinda scratching my head why you would get rid of your Z521 for that boat? Couple reasons....its solid for 1....2. Building a new Lake house on Texoma and the equity I had in the Ranger came in handy! and the charger will outride and outrun any ranger. nice ride, call charger direct and see where they get their covers made. aurora does a great job. Outrun yes, out ride NOT a chance not even close The motor is the exact same I run and you will definitely love it.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 08:25 PM
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Posts: 4,600
spacejunkie
TFF Team Angler
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As far as ride it has a Champion hull doesn't it? Looks like a clean boat to own and have fun in. Good luck with it.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 08:38 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,889
Coolarrow
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 08:43 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
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metalruch1
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I ran a similar Charger for a year and loved it! Great riding boat! Nice rig sir!
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 08:54 PM
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Donald Harper
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Wow! What a find. Love white.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 09:13 PM
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Posts: 4,543
tx_basser
TFF Team Angler
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Always like those Chargers... tried finding one before I bought my Cobra.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 09:36 PM
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Posts: 512
Crowbar
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Nice boat! I got a new Aurora cover a few months back and could not be happier. Amazing fit....way better than the Skeeter cover I got when I bought the boat...tight as drum and no low spots that collect water...double stitched seams and reinforcement at all contact points. I went with the acrylic fabric because they claim it won't fade because the dye is mixed in during the fabric manufacturing process rather than dyeing after the fabric is made. They also embroider the manufacturer full color logo (if you want it) on the cover. Logo on the Skeeter cover was just white screen-print and all but wore off after a couple years. If they have the patterns for your boat, I would definitely consider them.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 09:42 PM
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tmd11111
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Is that a gold block Merc? If so its one mean motha....
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: spacejunkie]
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06/24/20 09:47 PM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,028
SC-001
TFF Celebrity
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As far as ride it has a Champion hull doesn't it? Looks like a clean boat to own and have fun in. Good luck with it. No but its the closest thing out there to Champion now, don't care what the Ranger guys say it will definitely outride a Ranger
Last edited by SC-001; 06/26/20 04:54 PM.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 09:48 PM
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Posts: 23,368
SteezMacQueen
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TFF Guru
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Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: My new Bass Boat
[Re: pacertom]
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06/24/20 09:48 PM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,028
SC-001
TFF Celebrity
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Did they do a real good job on the carpet? PM me their info I have a boat that going to need new carpet shortly and need to start shopping around.
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