Well after 2 years of thinking about buying a new boat, I finally pulled the trigger!!  I am picking up my new Fisher Pro Hawk 180 on Friday.  It will be powered by a Merc 115 EFi 4 stroke.  I will finally be able to get out on some larger bodies of water and start fishing some tourneys with my son.  

I looked around at used and considered the depreciatian hit I know I;m taking,  But, I plan on having this boat for a long time, and I really diddn't want to buy any one else's problems.  By buying before end of month I get an additional 3 yr extended warranty on top of normal warranty on the Merc.  

I thought buying my boat was too easy with the wife.  After she and I went up to close the deal, she asked to stop and look at new bedroom furniture today for our Master Bedroom....  Guess what?  Yeah, you got it!  Anyway, I knew it was too easy!!   ;D ;D ;D

I looked around at used and considered the depreciatian hit I know I;m taking, But, I plan on having this boat for a long time, and I really diddn't want to buy any one else's problems.

Yep, that's the risk vs. reward you got to weigh out.  There's arguments for both sides that can go on for days. :

Congrats on the purchase!!!!!!  That has got to feel good.  So when's the maiden voyage?

I'll probably take it out Saturday with my son, and do a little fishing.  I'll post some pics over the weekend.

Thanks!

congrats on the new purchase

Abel, good thing you saved some money on that rig...sounds like the wife has some plans on what to do with it. Congrats on the new ride. We're looking forward to seeing some pics of it.

Congrats on one of the 2 happiest days of a boat owners life!   ;D

Welcome to the bass flotilla!!

After she and I went up to close the deal, she asked to stop and look at new bedroom furniture today for our Master Bedroom.... Guess what? Yeah, you got it! Anyway, I knew it was too easy!! ;D ;D ;D

Sounds like a great trade off to me!  Now you'll be even better rested to get up at 4:00 A.M. to take the new boat out fishing!  

Good job!   (I'd buy new BR furn. if I could get a new boat!!)

Congrats on one of the 2 happiest days of a boat owners life! ;D

LOL!  Yeah, I know.  I thought about that as well.  Hopefully it won't come to that.!

I thought you were buying a boat a while back that was bigger then your house, ;D  well maybe it was just the garage.  You were either going to have to cut a hole in the wall or put the dryer in the boat and do your laundry at the lake?

PICTURES!  WE NEED PICTURES

Congrats!!

Congrats!

Try what I did: Found a wife who's even more into fishing than I am.  We recently upgraded to a Triton 196 - my wife was the one who really wanted it.  And after all that she doesn't even want to drive it!

Do I have the perfect wife or what!

I thought you were buying a boat a while back that was bigger then your house, ;D well maybe it was just the garage. You were either going to have to cut a hole in the wall or put the dryer in the boat and do your laundry at the lake?

Good memory Muddpuppy!  LOL!  It's funny you bring this up.  I am getting some estimate to now to extend my garage ;D ;D  Trouble is, I bought a new boat, now need a place to store it!  Boy, this fishin'stuff gets expensive! ;D ;D

I cant widen my garage becasue of the house layout and the lot size.  So I am looking into having my two car extended by 20', to make it a 4 car tandem.  Storage will be my boat, and a shop.  Cars will probably stay in the driveway! ;D

Congrats! I know you've gotta be juiced up over this years fishing adventures.Have fun and let us see it !

Abel, it's friday did you bring the new boat home yet?

Abel, it's friday did you bring the new boat home yet?

Hey abel ...... I think Madhouse wants to fishing ;D

Abel, it's friday did you bring the new boat home yet?

Yeah. I picked it up just a few hours ago! It is awesome. My old boat is sitting out in the driveway with a cover on it. My new boat is sitting at an angle taking up 2/3's of my garage. I think the garage extension is getting more to "when" not "if"! LOL ;D ;D

It is so sweet to see it sitting in my garage. My son got home form college today just in time to go with me to pick it up.

Any of you guys are welcome if you are ever in the Sacramento area, let me know.

'Ol Hookhead and I are gonna hook up sometime soon and do some fishing. He lives rather close to me.

Hey Abel...I live in Chicago, but since the WR LMB hype and the fact that I just moved back to the area and I'm not working...If you are lonesome and looking to get on the water, I might catch a cheap flight out there to get the line wet.  Anyways...congrats on the purchase & hopefully we will get some pics soon!

Congrats!

Try what I did: Found a wife who's even more into fishing than I am. We recently upgraded to a Triton 196 - my wife was the one who really wanted it. And after all that she doesn't even want to drive it!

Do I have the perfect wife or what!

Does she have a sister?

I wasn't able to take any pictures this weekend.  It rained the entire weekend!!  So I decided to provide this link for the boat itself.  My boat is a dark green.

http://www.fisherboats.com/boat/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.boatMotors&boat=1804