Sportcraft maiden voyage

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Bogeyjoker
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2010/06/21 10:33:17 (permalink)

Sportcraft maiden voyage

Well, I finally got the Sportcraft out for its maiden voyage on Friday. It was a beautiful day to be out on the lake. The day started out with me, my son and one of my friends. The walleye were hungry, buy weren't schooled up tight, so it took us all day to limit out (which is fine with me). Later in the day, my wife and two daughters joined us. My four year old got her first 'eye ever...she was tougher than my boy was, and probably more enthused. The only downer was the previous owner put el-cheapo scotty rod holders on the boat and I didn't have my new Traxstechs on yet (but I do now!).

Gavin got our first walleye on the new boat:



The baby gets in on the action with a little help:







The cooler is full so the kids cool off before we head in for the day.



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    bulldog1
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/21 11:20:28 (permalink)
    Nice job Bogey!!

    Just amazes me when someone buys a $50K boat and puts cheap accessories on it. Me, I buy cheap boats and put high end accessories on . Sounds like you had a good maiden voyage..
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/21 12:05:45 (permalink)
    Great post love to see the kids out there. Glad you got some blood on her the first time out. Now get to cleaning gottta keep it pretty.
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    bingsbaits
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/21 12:17:55 (permalink)
    Way cool...Love the kid pics....

    "There is a pleasure in Angling that no one knows but the Angler himself". WB
     
     


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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/21 16:24:27 (permalink)
    Congrats! Glad to see the whole family was able to get out and enjoy it.... great way to start!
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/21 16:28:17 (permalink)
    Awesome ride bogey, looks like you all had a blast.
    Couldn't get my boy to gill one yet...had to go with the coat hanger. lol
    Family fun for everyone.

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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 08:46:42 (permalink)
    Doesn't get much better ! Nice ride, nice day, family AND feesh !! Looks like you snapped your older daughter just as she came up from the first plunge . I recognize that " it's colder than I thought" look !! Many more !

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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 10:21:12 (permalink)
    Great pictures!  Real happy for you!
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 11:08:53 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: kingnuke32

    Glad you got some blood on her the first time out. Now get to cleaning gottta keep it pretty.



    I was going to wait before I bought a hose/nozzle for the raw water wash down to see if I really needed it....it didn't take too long. All that blood on that white interior was too much to bear. I need to get a good deck brush too.


    ORIGINAL: gizmos

    Looks like you snapped your older daughter just as she came up from the first plunge . I recognize that " it's colder than I thought" look !!


    Yeah, it was like 84 deg. out there that day and humid, but the water was only 68 or 69. The two oldest were kind of being wimps about it, whereas the youngest loved it. I don't think they expected the water to take their breath away.
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 11:20:43 (permalink)
    Starbrite non skid deck cleaner works great to get it clean and the dirt out and Wesleys bleach white makes it purty white again. 
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 11:28:32 (permalink)
    Starbrite non skid deck cleaner works great

     
     king... don't remember seeing that before... where do you get it? We could really use something for ours also. I use soft scrub with bleach when at home to do major cleaning but would like something to carry on the boat.
     
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 13:16:08 (permalink)
    Amazon cheapest I have found.
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    RE: Sportcraft maiden voyage 2010/06/22 15:01:52 (permalink)
    Barkeeper's Friend and a soft brush works really well to get blood stains out of white decks.
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