Just bought this 1988 Champion bass boat last night. Floor and transom are solid and the carpet is still in good shape. The seller(boat flipper) sanded it a bit and sprayed it with some PPG epoxy clear of some sort... at least is shines nicely. Anyhow, the title lists it at 17' 6" but doesn't say what model it is, would like to know what model it is. Also, the title for the engine says it's a 91 Mariner 150, but the serial number crosses to a 1988 as well, 7150453ND
Is there anywhere I can find the actual specs for the boat? It has a small-ish fuel tank and I live near Lake of the Ozarks which has 1100 miles of shoreline, so I'd like to put a larger tank in it and wonder if anyone has done that and what size you used.
Is there any value to the old flasher style depth finder in the dash? I doubt it works, but maybe it's of some use to someone for parts? I plan to remove it and replace it with one of those round Stereo/bluetooth replacement units for some tunes. I put one in my last boat (Lund Tyee) and it worked pretty well.
Anything else I need to check or watch out for?
I'm looking forward to getting it out on the water, hopefully next weekend.