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DDlovin
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 8 Location: Fort McMurray
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:59 am Post subject: How to properly give a boat a test drive |
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So decided i wanted to buy a boat. Did some digging and research and found something in the range that would be a good starter boat and reasonible to buy. So find boat in Kijji website call guy up to take a look at boat, like the boat so need test ride before I buy. So launch the boat at 2:30 on a nice Saturday afternoon into the clearwater river in Ft McMurray
travel lil bit up the clearwater and owner starts showing off that it could jump logs. Pretty cool I think, then decide to go up the Cristina river, then thats where the test ride gets interesting. Start picking way through rapids and then BAM! Nice bounce off a rock, knocking the skew loose and cracking a weld on pump box. So testing the boat also tested the blige system as well. So after a nice three hour float back to the truck and also stuck on a sand bar for 10 mins as well, we get the boat back up on the trailer and see what we did for damage. Nice lil dent his welder friend had to fix but now I am the owner of a nice lil Outlaw Bobcat with a few lil dings in it but hey! I am on the river now |
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Arthur Outlaw Eagle Admin
Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 1654 Location: On the rocks
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:07 am Post subject: |
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Cool....welcome to the rivers! |
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scottp
Joined: 17 Jun 2012 Posts: 110 Location: Fort mcmurray
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like a normal jet boat trip, lol congrads I
Just sold my bobcat with a 240 in it, what does yours have for a engine? |
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RUNNIN WIDE OPEN
Joined: 08 Aug 2009 Posts: 19 Location: SYLVAN LAKE
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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LMAO right on, at least the previous owner showed you what it will take hey? |
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DDlovin
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 8 Location: Fort McMurray
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Boat has a 175 sport jet, enough power to keep me from getting into too much trouble but enough. |
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