| My Bass boat may up there in years, but
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| | don't have any choice, as I did, in
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| like her owner, she is not old! We don't
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| | leaving it vulnerable to the outside. But
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| feel old! We are always ready to get out
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| | with a good cover you can keep the damage
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| on the water again and again! Maybe
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| | at a bare minimum. When I purchased my
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| that's why I purchased the old Adventure.
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| | Bass boat it was definitely weathered. I
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| Looking at her long sleek hull, something
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| | know darn well that it sat in the sun and
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| caught my eye. It was the registry
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| | rain. One way to tell is when the clear
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| numbers! Something was familiar in the
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| | coat starts to flake. All metallic paints
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| numbers. Her birth registry numbers were
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| | have clear coat to make it shine. When
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| the same as my own!
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| | hairline cracks occur in the clear coat
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| You might say that there was something
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| | water gets in underneath giving it a
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| special in the air that day. Even though
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| | hazy, cloudy look, then eventually
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| I was more than twice her age this Bass
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| | flaking off. We can't clear coat the
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| rig was love at first site. She is 19
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| | whole boat again, unless you are Howard
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| years old, but she still has heart . Come
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| | Hughes, but what we can do is stop the
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| tournament time she still moves quickly
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| | process. The best way to do that is by
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| when needed! The Johnson engine is old
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| | purchasing a spray can of clear coat at
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| too but I see it as 8 years young and
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| | your local paint shop and spraying the
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| still performing like a youngster! Plain
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| | edges of the damaged area. Just scrape
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| Jane two-stroke technology is still going
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| | off the 'cloudy' areas and after cleaning
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| strong. Just add oil, and gas of course,
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| | it thoroughly, like a wound, spray on the
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| and go! The big 'John' definitely has
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| | clear coat. What this will do is stop the
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| enough horse to push my rig!
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| | water form getting in and keep the clear
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| When purchasing an old Bass boat don't
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| | coat from flaking any further.
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| let the years in service bring you down.
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| | There are a lot of awesome Bass boats out
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| Every Bass rig has potential of lasting
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| | there with engines getting bigger and
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| many years when properly maintained. They
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| | bigger! But when you think about it; in
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| are built to last!
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| | order to make a stronger product, weight
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| If you are unsure of the boat's
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| | is always a factor. So in order to push
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| structural integrity, do as I did. Hire a
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| | that big beautiful heavy machine you need
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| 'glass pro' to check it out for you. Yes,
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| | power, hence the 300 horses to keep up
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| that's right, a 'glass pro'. I paid a few
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| | with the lighter, more stealth rigs.
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| dollars for a local known fiberglass
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| | I am not a boat 'racist' by any means.
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| expert to pay me a visit. He did all the
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| | There are incredible rigs out there that
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| testing throughout the boat. During the
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| | are superb Bass fishing machines. Ranger,
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| process I was a little nervous because
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| | Bass Cat, Triton, Skeeter, Champion, and
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| you never know, but I felt confident t he
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| | Pro Craft, to name a few, are great
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| would be pleased with my purchase. He
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| | examples of solid Bass boats.
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| told me that it was hand woven! Now, I
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| | Unfortunately, they get old too! So why
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| must say, I looked at him in a daze and
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| | forget about them. Why not keep their
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| asked, "What the heck does 'hand woven'
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| | luster and beauty for years to come by
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| mean"? "Basically", he said, "It's built
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| | taking care of them. Keep them looking
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| with light weight in mind combined with
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| | their best! An old Bass rig, what ever
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| structural integrity!" Well, he was right
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| | the make, is a proven rig in keeping up
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| there because I know the boat is
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| | with the vigorous Bass fishing adventures
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| definitely built for speed! And
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| | on the water. You never know, that old
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| structurally she has his confidence and
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| | rig can teach us a few things about Bass
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| in turn mine. The old 'sea bird' has
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| | fishing. If only some of them could talk!
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| proven it over and over again!
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| | Bottom line; be proud of your old rig!
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| An old Bass boats worst enemy is the
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| | Look at it this way. When pulling your
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| weather. The best way to stop the sun and
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| | old and 'mature' Bass boat into a boat
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| rain from aging our prize is with wax, of
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| | launch parking lot picture your rig as
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| course and having a cover for our rigs is
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| | the well kept sparkling old Cadillac
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| good practice too. Keeping it in a garage
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| | pulling into a BMW parking lot. You can't
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| or covered area away from Mother Nature
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| | help but get stares!
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| will ultimately prolong its life. Some
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