Nitro Nx 882 Dc

[macfish]

Thinking about a Nitro nx 882 DC with a 150 merc 2 stroke. I know it's not a Ranger or Skeeter but it looks like a very nice boat for the money. Everything is year 2000 and the motor has less than 150 hours. Just wondering what the opinions are out there about this rig. Anyone know of any inherant problems with this boat or motor? I've had many boats over the last 50 years from a 10' pram to a 36' sportfish but this is my first bass boat so I'm looking for some input. Thanks,

Macfish

[Chaz Hickcox]

A 2000 with only 150hrs. Not bad at all. I just bought a 2004 Bass Cat with 300 hrs and that is about medium on the hours. If it's clean and the price is right, why not? KVD uses a Nitro, they can't be all bad. I do have to say I absolutely love my Bass Cat, and the company's customer service is top notch, and I only bought mine from a private seller.

I will say that every Nitro I have been in is very tight in the cockpit. Not the most comfortable rides ever. Nitros are not terrible boats, but the company is known to cut stupid little corners here and there. I have a couple friends who own them, and they like them ok, but they're always talking about when they're going to upgrade to a Bass Cat, Ranger, Skeeter, or Triton. I would do some shopping and if I could find a boat in one of those four brands in good shape I would do that. You may want to shy away from Skeeter cause they're powered by Yammies and the price on parts is going up due to the tragedy in Japan. Just a thought.

[barroncooper]

yeah it's no ranger or skeeter but it doesn't come with that price either. I have a 2004 nx 882 sc that i picked up for $9200. motor has less than 200 hrs.on it. I think it fishes wonderfully. It is a little cramped in the drivers seat but I'm 6'3". I don't do a heck of a lot of riding in it any way. the longest run I make is less than 20 minutes. mine has the xr6 150 and it'll top out around 62. plenty fast for me. this motor will drink the gas if you're wide open in it. One good thing I've noticed is it will ride on plane at a pretty low speed. i can normally cruise pretty comfortably and conservatively at 2800 to 3000 rpm's. i think you'll get the most of efficiency out of the motor at this rpm range. overall I'm extremely pleased. a 20 footer would be nice but for$9200 I think I got a steal. you'll be happy with it

[Ima Bass Ninja]

I own a 2000 nitro nx 750 dc and absolutely love it. It has never let me down and got me from point A to point B plenty fast enough .

[Fishing Rhino]

You'll get no argument from me that a Bass Cat, a Ranger, a Triton, an Allison a (fill in the blank) are better boats than Nitros. But, are they better values? That is the question. A Chevrolet will get you from coast to coast. A Cadillac will get you from coast to coast. The Ford, or Dodge afficianados can substitute Dodge or Ford for Chevy and Chrysler or Lincoln for Caddy.

Most would not argue that upscale makes will get you from A to B more comfortably with nicer ameneties to boot. The question each buyer has to decide is, is the added cost worth it to them? I hear folks say they will be fishing less, and/or staying closer to home because of the price of gas. If the owners of the better boats that voice that had the extra ten, fifteen or twenty thousand in their wallet, the price of fuel might not impact their fishing at all.

I could have gotten a "better boat" than my Nitro, but I preferred to put the money saved into things that are more likely to put more fish in the boat, such as better electronics.

This you can be sure of. If Kevin Van Dam thought he would catch more fish out of a different boat, he would fish from it. I know, I know, BPS pays KVD big bucks to tout their products. KVD is no fool however. He knows the KVD "brand" only has its value because of his ability to catch fish. He's certainly not going to use any product that dimishes his chances of catching fish, no matter how slightly it impacts his production.

Fishing can be done from the bank, waders, float tubes, jons, etc., on up to the full blown, top dollar bass boats. Get a boat you can afford to use on a regular basis, not one that requires you to save a few bucks for a few weeks to put fuel in it. I'd sooner have a boat I can use more often, than one that sits in the garage because the price of fuel has reached four bucks per gallon, and likely to get higher.

Ten thousand dollars will get you 2500 gallons of fuel. That's a lot of fishing days.

[grampa1114]

Well I think you have found a good deal. However, back in 2005 when I bought my Triton, I looked at everything. The Nitro was well built and nicely appointed. The problem for me was that everything that wasn't a X or Z series still had a wood transom encased in fiberglass. Now pretty much everything is some sort of fiberglass. Please have someone knowledgeable in boats, check the soundness of your transom before you buy it. Best of luck and choose wisely.