I finally found a boat I like !!

[vnvjames]

Well I tried like all heck to find a good deal on a Champ but there just isn't any great buys on Champs, they seam to get higher by the day, so I caught a couple in the middle of a bad divorce ! Judge said sale the Cobra and give her half, when I showed up with a pocket full of hundred dollar bills they both about jumped to the moon! he told me its been such a bad divorce that they both ended up broke and the fighting attorneys got most everything. So all I have is my Champ seat post and a sharp 19' Cobra, and if I said how cheap I bought it Don and Fred won't be able to sleep~lol. I must say it is like driving a Champ. I'll visit here from time to time and yea Fred i posted a pic of it on the Cobra forum my friend.

[Collin C.]

I had a Cobra before my Champ, it was a 1998 190d, with a 2.5ltr 200 Merc.
It was a good boat, but didnt turn or ride like the Champ.

It will make you a nice boat.
IM me if you need some setup help.

[vnvjames]

thats the same setup I have, did you have a jackplate? this boat don't have a jackplate and if I add one I don't see where I will be able to close my garage door, does a jackplate make a lot of difference on a Cobra? I know it did on my Champion. I have a new pair of trim extenders, they help on some setups and not on others. Looks to me they shortened the back deck to have a hugh front deck but man it sure don't give much room in the battery area.

[Lea]

Your photo shows as having been removed from photobucket, so it no longer shows here on BBC.

[vnvjames]

huh? goes to show you how much i know about computers. pic of the Cobra is still on my post in Cobra Boats if you want to see it.

[H2O_Fowl]

[Collin C.]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by vnvjames &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">thats the same setup I have, did you have a jackplate? . Looks to me they shortened the back deck to have a hugh front deck but man it sure don't give much room in the battery area.</td></tr></table>

The Battery area is really small, might need to hire a midget when it comes time to do any work in there.

Yes i had a 12" para-lift on mine, it came with a 6" ritehite from factory i had no lift at all with the 6" Junker. 12" will make it lift and carry a load better.
I ran a 25 Tempest that was worked by Rich Boger.
It would run at a tourny load with partner 65-68 depending on conditions.
alone with tourny load it would do 69-71 GPS

[Lea]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by vnvjames &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">huh? goes to show you how much i know about computers. pic of the Cobra is still on my post in Cobra Boats if you want to see it.</td></tr></table>

It was in the Cobra forum that it showed having been removed...but it's there now. Pretty colors....

[vnvjames]

Heck every Champ I found was crazy priced, as much as I miss my 196~~I still can't afford to pay collector prices just to fish. Oh well at least it don't ride like my R81 Ranger did{sick performer} ~~I guess I'll keeo my Champ seat and pedastal for a collector~.

[vnvjames]

Yea I couldn't figure why the 190 Cobra has more front deck than my 196 Champ till you pointed it out, they took a lot of battery area away, moved it all to the front deck, another thing I don't like is just like my 196 Champ~the darn fuel tanl is under the seats! I never liked that. Also they didn't give a lot of leg stretch room under the console on the Cobre, looks like all was concentrated on the front deck. But I really stole the rig so I'll live with all the negatives for now.

[Royjulius]

That's cool you got a good deal on a boat you like, I'll go to the Cobra section and check it out.

[brokejeep]

I could use a spare hydraulic front seat post if you want to sell it.

[vnvjames]

don't mind saleing it but will you Champ guys still let me be family? lol. It works good and we are not far apart, I did have a guy on TFF ask me to sale it to him 2 weeks ago so in all fairness I'll see if he's still needing it, then let u know, heck he has a place on Fork also. Are you the same person?

[brokejeep]

No not the same guy, but let me know when you find out.

[vnvjames]

I contacted the guy on TFF and he said he bought one yesterday, so yes you can buy it.

[vnvjames]

want to see a pic of it? It works perfect.


Modified by vnvjames at 9:14 PM 7/21/2011

[brokejeep]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by vnvjames &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">want to see a pic of it? It works perfect.</td></tr></table>
Sure if you have a pic you can post.

[vnvjames]

here you go, posted pic above, let me know what you will give for it. works good, always wd40 my pedaltals. thanks

[brokejeep]

Are those scratches from pliers or a wrench around where the sticker is?

I am going to be at Fork from Thursday till Sunday this week and would like to get it from you.


Modified by brokejeep at 7:49 AM 7/24/2011

[vnvjames]

pliers, the post were always tuff to take out on my Champ, especially with my aching bones and joints so I always grabbed it with pliers.