First the good. My new Stratos is awesome !!!!!
Now the bad. Got its first scratch yesterday. Nothing a sharpie can't handle
Now for the ugly part. I couldnt wait to get the boat wet on the way home. So I dipped it in a river that I had never been on and had no business being on.
Prop is mashed and at a minimum the propshaft is bent and the skeg is dinged. Lesson here is don't be a dumb azz like me and let impatience overcome good judgement.
- Ken
Richard Woods VA Beach,VA
US Navy ETC/SS Retired
SKEETER ZX225 / 225 SHO W/Power Pole CHARGE
GET HER DONE! (Helix 10 G3, 12 G3,Garmin ECHOMAP 106 /livescope and M360 Bow all NMEA2k)
Relion lithium batteries for T/M and LithiumPro for Motor)
Sorry to hear that Ken, but the good thing is she's nothing but a toy. You're gonna get scratches and dinged up props here on our rivers too. Just part of the game.
We are working on getting back on the water.
2022 Basscat Jaquar
Mercury 300 Pro Xs
Wow, what a bummer, still a good lookin boat though.
Snag it off and ship it to me......we can have a straight shaft in and the dinged skeg fixed and back to you in a hurry.
What's the price range on skeg repair? I have one with about 1 and 1/4 inch bite out of it. Also, can a non-manchanic take it off? Thanks.
something smells
sorry man i know it hurts down to the bone
We get $250 to R&R, weld and paint. Pretty much a set rate for us. Your local prop shop can probably handle it for you.
2019 Blackjack 256
Mercury Verado 350
Hey Ken look at the bright side....you broke her cherry!!! The first scratch is always the hardest!
Still an awesome looking rig!
Which river?
Big J - It happened on a crrek flowing into Cordell Hull lake. David didnt have your breaker, but he gave me a different model to give you.
Ken Kipler
South Mills, NC by way of
CV-43, AS-31, CVN-69, FFG-56, CVN-69, CVN-71
Ranger 520L w/ Merc Pro XS 250 4S (2B635878)
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Good looking ride
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths. ~Author Unknown
Well, Look at the bright side....At least you got it home...
Ed Mawyer
2014 Bass Cat Eyra
Mercury 250 ProXS
WOW Ken......that's a sharp lookin' rig. I like the colors.
Sorry to hear about the damage........I'll be sick the first time I do that.
2007 BassTracker Pro17/9.9 Mercury
Dang Ken, that stinks......Great to have a friend like Mike Allen to help you out....One heck of a nice rig though...The only Stratos I've road in is Daryl's and it rode like a Cadilac....Plenty of good times ahead for sure...
Sorry to hear about that. What river where you in when all that happened?
Modified by currituckbasser at 11:17 AM 8/27/2009
Sorry you sure did not waste any time getting the cherry, that first one hurts bad
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