Hello

 

Looking at buying a 2003 Champion 187 Cx

 

it looks to be solid not perfect

 

Wondering how long of a rod could I get into the rod locker

 

I use 7'6" flippin sticks and some older boats do not accommodate.

 

Also if anyone owns one please share your opinion/experience

 

thanks

 

Mike

Here is some info on the Champ 187CLX, I believe the only difference was some package upgrades. It says it will take an 8 foot rod.

 

 http://www.fishingworld.com/fishing-and-boating-news/i/10470/t/champion-introduces-the-new-187-cxl-to-the-bass-boat-line

Thanks very much

 

this helps a lot

 

 

My wife and I were seriously going to order a Champion 186DC and really liked their boat. Well "they ride like a Champion" nuf said. LOL We actually toured the plant and met with the regional sales rep at the factory. We detailed out a gorgeous boat, right down to the colors of the threads in the seats.  We had everything settled except at the dealer and we met with them the first day after we returned to PA. The dealer would not honor some things the rep told us and we told him to shove it.  He tried to rook us out of about $6,000 and for that and some other reasons he lost his dealership soon after. I did love the way that thing ran.  Anyway if you found a good one it should be with you for a long time.  We ended up with a brand new ProCraft instead. That was our third time to smell brand new fiberglass as it is made.  Te other was we visited the Viper factory the day before we went to Champion Boats. I got the privilege to meet John Story, (one of the masterminds behind Champion Boats).