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    Well, I pulled the trigger...input/advise welcome!

    The first guy was great, the boat just had issues that he wasn’t aware of either...that’s why we went and checked it out in person before handing over any money, and until it was as nice as we were told it was I wasn’t doing it. Learned along time ago, trust but verify, and be willing to walk...
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    Well, I pulled the trigger...input/advise welcome!

    Well...as luck would have it, we went to pickup the boat Wednesday, put it in the water and wouldn’t even come up on plane...went back to the dock, 3 plugs latter it’s running better but bad cavitation on launch...so back we go to the dock, replaced wear rings and impeller, out again, now no...
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    Well, I pulled the trigger...input/advise welcome!

    Thanks JPass! I called to get the numbers so I could have it added to my insurance and I was wrong about the number of hours! It has 55 hours, and a stack of receipts and work orders in a file of everything ever done to the boat or the trailer! Never anything major, full service every year...
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    Well, I pulled the trigger...input/advise welcome!

    After being out of boating for 20 years, the wife and I decided to pull the trigger and get a new toy... We've located a 2005 Challenger 180 and are going to go pick it up tomorrow. The boat appears to be in good shape, some 'stretching' of the stitching in a couple of places, but no rips or...
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    Hey y’all, watch this!

    Greetings from West Texas! Getting back in to boating after a +/-20 year break. After playing with my father-in-laws Sportster decided to go with the Challenger 180 to give us a little more room to bring along the grandkids. Been working on my own Harley’s for 40 years, and have found the...
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