Thanks for the live well tip. I'll give it a try. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone soon.

Nice boat!  Congrats!

That is indeed a pretty boat. I looked at it in person (pretty sure that is the same boat) and it was one of the boats I was considering when I bought mine. The hull damage is what scared me off but that was before I knew how to fix it. Had I known it was fairly easy I might be the owner I actually love the purple but wondered if I was crazy. The motor on that boat is immaculate as well. You did well, looking forward to meeting you.

Hey scout.  Pretty sharp.  As far as the live well being slow to fill:  before buying a new pump, etc try filling it up about half way with a garden hose, take a good strong shop vac and suck the water out at the drain fitting at the back of the boat.  If you add a little  SUPER CLEAN (purple cleaner found nearly anywhere) to the water before sucking I'd bet you $10 it will work as good as new..  Just rinse a bunch after so you don't end up with a bunch of dead fish the first time you use it after cleaning.....

Thanks. Apparently the previous owner kept it in a garage which kept it looking nice but he didn't see the need for a keel guard. It had a pretty bad rub through that I had to repair. While I was working on the keel I also popped the front floor panel up, replaced a small section of dry rot and resealed the wood. I've got everything working now except I noticed the front live well is very slow filling up. I will have to look in to that when I get a chance

  Welcome back. That's a sharp looking boat. Looking forward to seeing it up close. See ya at the Riffe Lake tournament,  or a Fish-In soon?

Hello, most of you probably don't remember me. I joined about 2 years ago but I got too busy when I decided to go back to school and finish my BS in EE. I'm just about done now and I'm looking forward to doing more fishing. I picked up this boat last fall and had to repair damage to the keel, a rotten spot in the deck and had to raise the bunks a bit. The motor runs great and after running out of fuel twice I have repaired the fuel gauge as well as the speedometer. I never pictured my first bass boat to be purple and black but it actually looks pretty good on the water. Looking forward to getting out there more this year.