Bolar

Start here: http://www.boatus.org/free/ then here: https://www.boatus.org/dsc/

I find myself hitting this thread a lot for any updates.

BPS by me had a 2017 Pro-160 marked down when I started looking. Given the discount and if I upgraded to a 40 hp motor, the cover and the gift card, there is no way the numbers even came close to what the Heritage is priced at. It is kind of odd the 160 and Heritage have the same layout. The brown is not a color I would chose if I was building a boat, but I don't hate it. It's part of the retro theme. 40 years from now everyone will be holding their nose at the battleship gray carpet that is on everyone's boat today.

There it is. Cabelas has a nice sale on their 2500 PFD. http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1801519&type=product&WT.z_btnclk=YMAL-1801519&WT.z_pg_ref=prd2609820

Anyone start buying stuff to equip the boat? I'm going to keep the stock equipment for awhile. Stuff like bow line, anchor, battery charger, PFD's... I want to get a couple of inflatable PFD's. I can't believe there are so many out there that are not USCG certified! To me it seems like a waste not to have the CG stamp on them. Right now I'm waiting for some kind of sale to pop up, I like a couple at Cabelas. I did get a bow line at Walmart for a couple of bucks .

I wonder if they will sell that many?

5 lug. 5X4.5 https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/ce-smith-loadstar-st185-80r13c-trailer-tire

Does anyone know what size spare goes with the trailer? I just called the store, they said the trailer tires are ST185 80R13C. Looking around you can definitely do better than BPS price.

Wow, I didn't even notice there was no spare tire. When I looked at the boat, the salesman said they just put it on the floor two hours prior. They had taken everything that wasn't bolted down, out of the boat. I figured the tire was with that stuff. Looking at the promo pictures there is no tire, and none listed in the features/options. My $400 gift card is fading fast!

Here is the story. http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20180116/fisherman-sues-after-boat-crash-near-hammond-during-buoy-10

I just finished a boating course. I went to the IN DNR website and they had a link to a site I payed for. I later found out there is a free course here: https://www.boatus.org/free/ . Anyhow I did learn a lot, and it will help with the insurance. It took me a good 4 hours to complete. I wanted to take the test right away while everything was fresh in my head.

I've already started making a list of things I think I'm going to need to equip the boat. The $400 gift card is not going to last long!

One thing I noticed, although not shag, the carpet is a little more plush than expected. It should be nice if you fish bare foot! Does anyone know what's under the front deck? It seems like there could be a few more storage compartments up there.

I just ordered one last night, my first boat. BPS said they don't expect them to start rolling in until March.