Look what followed me home today

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Some of you may remember that I spent a small fortune and hundreds of hours restoring an 1998 18’ Xpress. I love that boat and literally poured blood and sweat into it. However as I found out, it isn’t large enough to take my whole family out in. It also isn't fuel efficient enough to run all over lake Guntersville in. It's fine is I put in remotely close to where I want to fish, but running 15 miles like I did the other day puts a hurting on the 18 gallon tank.

So my wife and I were talking last week and she tells me to buy a bigger boat. It’s always smart to keep the wife happy so I got busy looking for one.

I wound up with a 2016 G3 Bay 20 DLX. I took her for a water test and brought her home. That sucker is sweet. It came with a new Gen 2 Solix SI, a Helix 10 SI, and a new Ultrex. My plan was to sell the Ultrex and buy an Ulterra to put on it but after a quick lake run after work I’m gonna have to ponder over that a while. That Ultrex is nice.

I’ll be putting my Xpress up for sale before long. I’m gonna hate to see her go.

Cool
Congratulations


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Congratulations that's defiantly a nice looking boat and I'm kind of partial to center consoles I think you will like the room it has and the much better fuel mileage you will get I can't wait to see it.

I’m so glad you keeping momma happy! :Rofl
Nice ride looking forward to a trip in it when it gets colder!
congrats!!

Good looking Rig. You are going to like that center console I think. You are really going to like the Yamaha. Good to see that you do what your wife says. I'm sure a lot of others would like to have one who strongly suggest they buy boats and fishing stuff.

Nice boat! Congrats you will enjoy that! I really like my 1860 center console. I will have me a 20ft one day, hopefully my wife will suggest to get a bigger boat one day! It is a lot easier to load on the trailer since you are in the middle of the boat and not on the side. I'm a pretty good sized feller and with a side console I had to try to sit in the middle to get my other boat to load right. Also just an FYI, the grab bar or steering wheel is a good handle to hang off the side of the boat in emergency situations where you cant make it to the bank :Rofl.

Thanks guys. You know what they say.... Happy wife, happy life. :biggrin

So thats why you were eyeing my g3 a few weeks ago...:Rofl good looking boat and you gonna love that yammy.

Nice boat


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Congratulations!!! Great looking boat and will fish great for you. I really like my G3 and love the 4 stroke Yamaha, I'm sure you'll really like and enjoy yours as well.

"Yes Dear " !!!!........... OR.........." Yes Dear here's the money !" Both of them work good for me ! Nice boat !

Congrats

:dono:dono:dono:donoBeen thinking. I bet Fur lite is Momma's boy and he put a bug in Mrs. Fur's ear about a bigger boat. I'd guess that helped get my good buddy Fur a new ride. Just guessing though

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Originally Posted by footballcoach

:dono:dono:dono:donoBeen thinking. I bet Fur lite is Momma's boy and he put a bug in Mrs. Fur's ear about a bigger boat. I'd guess that helped get my good buddy Fur a new ride. Just guessing though

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It don't make no difference to me how it happened as long as it happened. LOL

You did well. congrats!

Nice rig congrats!

Awesome looking boat! Love the express boats. Hope you and your family enjoy.


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That a fine boat bother

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Congratulations! Nice rig.

SWEET!! Congrats on the new ride.

New boat rant.....

I guess because I work on semi trailers for a living I'm a little hyper sensitive to checking bearings and such, but I said something to the guy the other day when I bought the boat, about hoping the bearings made the 2 1/2 hour drive home. He said "Oh I greased them good, they're good to go." Apparently his good to go and mine aren't the same and I'm lucky I made it back with no incident. I normally take my boat to our shop to work on it, but I decided to tear this one down last night in the barn. One front bearing was completely dry. It had no grease on it at all. All 4 hubs had water in them. Two of the 4 had enough water that the grease was more like mud. Three of the 4 had red grease in them and one had brown grease in it. The one with brown grease was more water than grease. One of the ones with red grease had so much water in it that it looked like Pepto Bismol. All 4 hubs will get a bath in the parts washer, new bearings if the old ones are pitted or the cages are rusty and new seals. Maintenance prevents a lot of problems and grease is your friend.

Ok rant over. LOL

So, if'n you buy a boat, tear down the hubs right quickly because that's what get's you to the ramp and back home.

Glad you made it home with it safely. I agree prevention and grease are your friends.

Nice rig, happy fishing

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Your right happy wife, happy life!
Congrats!!


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Good looking boat.I just bought a lowe catfish 20 and love the length. the man I bought it from was around Grenada Miss. and he brought it to florence and I drug it to Tennessee, i think the bearing are fine after 6 hour road trip but will check them this weekend.

Glad you checked those Brad and got it under control. You're right about the prevention.