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.

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

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.

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