Beautiful boat!!!
i think that’s a 209
Beautiful boat!!!
i think that’s a 209
Sterling 22XS / Mercury Pro XS V8
Love the colors on your new boat. My buddy has a 209 and it's a blast to drive. I have a 2001 Intimidator 2000 with a 225 EFI and his is easier to drive than mine. I have family in Lebanon Tn and have passed through Cookeville lots of times. Maybe one of these days we'll hook up and go fishing.
I want to eventually put a 225 on mine. Sounds good , we can go hit dale hollow for some small mouth or center hill for large mouth. Or both. I am about to head to center hill this morning.
My 1st Gambler was a 94 209 with a 98 225 efi. I ran a 25 and 26 trophy and manual jp. No trim tabs but they were not needed. The 209 was 1 of if not the best of the Gambler hulls. Good luck..
Mine has a 26 trophy and manual jp. Chine walk starts at 69mph and stil have plenty of throttle left so i think most of it is because the prop shaft is 3 1/2in below the pad. Jackplate and motor are both at max height so I am probably going to drill the jp another inch or get a hydrolic jp to try 2 1/2in.
2000 Tr21, 225 EFI
Raising the motor really helps with the chine walking but just be careful with your water pressure. If you go to high and loose water pressure you might be getting a 225 sooner than you planned.
It has low water pickups but I am going to put a nose cone on it too.
2000 Tr21, 225 EFI
Looks like a 209 to me. I have done a lot of upgrading to mine over the years. Rewiring, lighting, motor, dash, etc. The over flows only kinda work. I installed smaller pumps on mine when I had to replace one. I also installed pump outs to the live wells and another bilge discharge to the back of mine. It's like a classic car it's not a boat...it's a project.
~~1995 Gambler~~
Mercury 250 ProXS
Bobs 10" AJ
Dual Power Poles
2-HB 1199's HB 1158 HB 597 in dash
Ultrex 112
"Runs like a cheetah... with his @$$ on fire"
Thank you GBS.
2000 Tr21, 225 EFI
We were a gambler dealer thru the 90's, J.R.Britt was right, you have an intimidator, Dale Earnhardt edition. I still own a 96 intimidator myself. There was no pumpout available at that time just fill pumps and reciculating pumps. The recirc system can be modded to have a pumpout rather easily.
Sterling 22XS / Mercury Pro XS V8
Thanks for all the responses, I really appreciate them. Haven't been on here for a few days, I am on vacation all this month and have stayed on the water every day this week (taking full advantage ) Had a first of my life friday, third cast of the day I had a 6 to 7 lb smallmouth break my rod right at the boat.... it was a great day, grabbed another rod and put 6 more in the boat.
2000 Tr21, 225 EFI
there's nothing like catching big smallies in the winter here in TN.