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[slvrlng]

That is one nice seabass! That is a nice albacore too!

[jcaesar625]

My Name is John B. Moved down from Kansas City to Jacksonville, FL about 1 1/2 years ago. Shortly after bought our '97 Aquasport Explorer 225 with a Johnson 225 OceanPro. We love to take it downtown, up to Nassau Sound, bottom fish in it, and do some light trolling, but I do my of my heavy trolling in a buddy's 31' Capehorn.

Other than installing a stereo system, really haven't done much to the boat. I plan modifying the fishbox drain this winter, and maybe by the summer have a half tower installed to replace the bimini top. The engine though, I had to rebuild the carbs after getting water in the engine, and had to rebuild the lower unit after having intermittent trouble with reverse (tooth knocked off of reverse gear).

I am the one at the helm in this photo, although you really can make me out.

[RickK]

Welcome John - nice cruising pic there

[Circle Hooked]

Welcome John,except for the motor we have twins.

[IronButtAl]

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and it's my first post. My 98 Explorer 215 with 98 200 hp Johnson has been in the family for about 6 months......and we love her. What a great balance between cockpit/deck & cabin size. My wife and I have overnighted a couple of time on her, and it was very comfortable. We sold a 27' sloop to get this boat and never looked back. Easily fish 4 with my two sons & grandson, and we average 180 lbs each. My GPS said 42 mph on the St. Johns River in deep water with no wind/wake to mess with. The boat looks nice with matching colors on the graphics, bimini and motor. Replaced the deck lights with blue LED's, replaced the marine radio with a new unit w/remote control, and installed a mirror over the anchor locker access area in cabin.
  What I need to do over the winter is install tabs. Hole shots have me angled for a space flight, and the benefits of trim tabs have been discussed in depth here. I like Lenco for a variety of reasons, have the switches and wiring harness already in place, but just not sure of the needed size. The factory boarding ladder may determine or narrow some of my options, but it would be great to hear from someone with knowledge of this model Aquasport.
  Guess I got a little excited talking about my boat.....  We live in Inverness, Fl., and do most of our boating out of Crystal River, which includes a nine mile run out the river to the Gulf of Mexico. Also on Lake Henderson in Inverness for shorter day trips. We use the boat a lot!
  We just bought a truck camper, and plan on heading to Sebastian Inlet with it and the boat soon. Haul with an 06 Super Duty Crew Cab 4WD V10.....like it's not even there.
  Thanks for the forum work, listening to my rambling, and have a good new year. AL Norcross

[slvrlng]

Welcome aboard! Excellent first post except for the lack of PICTURES!  

[IronButtAl]

You wouldn't believe how hard I tried to get something into the article. It's just me, don't do enough of this, spend the time motorcycling, fishing, diving. I'll keep at it and maybe I'll stumble on a way to add photos

[Capt. Bob]

You wouldn't believe how hard I tried to get something into the article. It's just me, don't do enough of this, spend the time motorcycling, fishing, diving. I'll keep at it and maybe I'll stumble on a way to add photos

We're fairly similar to most type Forums. Try this.

Click on this link to the thread, then click on the link supplied in that thread.

Once you understand Photo Bucket you're half way home. Use the directions below the link if you're still are having trouble posting.

viewtopic.php?p=45657#p45657

Good luck.

[pete]

Welcome to the forum Al! If you need any info about the Sebastian Inlet area,let me know,it is my home waters,

[Circle Hooked]

Welcome Al.

[imonna 19 6]

Good Evening,

This summer I purchased my first boat and am glad to say it is an Aquasport.   I spent a long time looking for a boat that fits me and this is it.  Of course, like any older boat i have my work cut out for me to keep it in good shape, but thats half the fun.


My first summer of boat ownership ended up being entirely lost to engine problems that ultimately turned out to be bad carbs, a shorted ignition stator, a leaky in-coffin gas tank (and by leaky i mean that the sending unit was ripped partially off due to the undersized tank not being secured in the coffin ((discovered this on my first trip out)), a kinked fuel line, and a damaged vapor pump.

To bad they only found one of these per visit to the mechanic, so after 4 months, a change in mechanics, and a boat load of money, i finally got out on the water in September.

That's the motor, but the hull, shes a beauty.

heres a couple of pictures.  


 


     



         
Anyway, I am going to start some upgrades in march and get ready for the early summer in LI sound.

Glad to be on the forum.,

Bill
in CT

[wingtime]

Welcome aboard Bill!  Looks like a sweet boat.  As with any boat especially a classic boat your gonna have some gremlins to chase out of it!  But I think you have something good to work with there!

[pete]

welcome to the Classic Aquasort "club"! as you'll find out this forum is more like a club and less like a web forum,nice looking rig,good job with the pics,is that a bow dodger on the front?

[imonna 19 6]

It is.  Its got the bimini, and a dodger with the front enclosures.  They are relatively new by the looks of things.  No fading or tearing.  Made by Sunbrella.  




 The boat came with these, plus a large cooler seat with flip rest, dual batteries, House battery disconnect, galvanized 2005 tandem axle trailer and a bunch of other goodies.  I added a sidescan donsr GPSD, a cd/mp3 radio, Racor 10 micron, new fuel lines; and custom built as new "dashboard" that mounted on the console that has a glove box, the in-dash radio, and cubby hole.  I cant find a picture of that, but its good to be a woodworker.  

My big project for the spring is to get a custom gas tank built and back into the coffin.  I will definitely be looking for some lessons learned and suggestions as I tackle that.  

Sorry for rambling, but you know how it gets when someone expresses interest in your boat.


Bill

[flounderpounder225]

Bill,
Welcome aboard   Very nice rig, looks like it has been very well kept.  Is that a 1999 Fast-Strike 100?  First Generation FICHT? Good luck with your upcoming projects, anything we can do to help, just ask.
Marc