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 Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: Lone_Wolf]
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05/09/25 03:43 PM
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VIPFishingJR
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Redone as in new hubs, tires, breaks, bearings, etc... It's a 99' Skeeter trailer.
Thanks, VIPFishingJR
�If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there�d by a shortage of fishing poles.� - Doug Larson
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 03:43 PM
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VIPFishingJR
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Redone as in new hubs, tires, breaks, bearings, etc... It's a 99' Skeeter trailer. brakes***
Thanks, VIPFishingJR
�If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there�d by a shortage of fishing poles.� - Doug Larson
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 03:43 PM
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easttexasbucks
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Congratulations on a well kept rig! My first boat was a 95 Skeeter with a Merc. It was a great boat. As long as you maintain it, you will get many great years of fishing out of that rig.
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 03:58 PM
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BlueSkeeter13
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Congrats young man! In addition to what others have said I like to keep a few other things:
- roll of TP in a ziploc bag
- small tool bag that never leaves the boat
- solid pair of wire cutters big enough to cut off a hook that might end up in a hand or other body part.
Great looking Skeeter!
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 04:03 PM
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Lone_Wolf
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Ya might be fine with a '99 trailer, not sure when they started outsourcing to EZ loader but think it was a cost cutting measure after the economy went south after 2001.
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 04:51 PM
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VIP Fishing
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I do enjoy a good Squirt now and then.
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 04:51 PM
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tejasbass
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That's a good boat and motor. Congratulations on your first boat!
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 05:03 PM
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cephusjoe
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Mcurtain county okie
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/09/25 10:05 PM
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MV
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Wear a life jacket and have fun. And kill switch
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 10:15 PM
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4Weight
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One more thing. Put a hot foot on it. Once you are used to it they are great and bring a huge safety element to the equation.
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 10:21 PM
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Jman
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A roll of toilet paper in a ziplock along with some Dude Wipes - thank me later
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: Jman]
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05/09/25 11:26 PM
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HookaToad
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A roll of toilet paper in a ziplock along with some Dude Wipes - thank me later
Have to admit I never considered the Dude Wipes but will certainly put a pack in the boat. However, if you have never considered toilet paper in the boat, you only made that mistake once...so in that vain, instead of the ziplock bag, might I suggest this instead...its perfect for toilet paper.... ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/05/full-6637-269337-20250509_232150686_ios.jpg)
Good Fishing and God Bless
“I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than to be a success at something I hate”
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/09/25 11:51 PM
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K.D.
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Nice looking ride! I don’t think anyone mentioned a Yamaha fuel/water separator. With ethanol fuel you’ll definitely want to make sure the boat has one. Check your fuel lines in the back hatch. It will look like this photo. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/05/full-1417-269345-img_2089.png)
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: VIPFishingJR]
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05/10/25 12:15 AM
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Oldrabbit
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Nice looking boat, nothing wrong with having a used one. I have a 2003 Champion 188DCX and love the heck out of it.
Congratulations, enjoy it and be safe.
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Re: I Bought a Boat!
[Re: K.D.]
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05/10/25 10:23 AM
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Nice looking ride! I don’t think anyone mentioned a Yamaha fuel/water separator. With ethanol fuel you’ll definitely want to make sure the boat has one. Check your fuel lines in the back hatch. It will look like this photo. good idea , I have been running a 2002 boat for 20yrs with a Yamaha 200 Vmax 0066 . Walmart has been getting rid of regular 2 stroke oil .have been running Johnson and Mercury oil for 50yrs
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