Restoration of a cheap $600 Nitro Bass boat from the auction

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5 ай бұрын

Part 1 of me restoring a cheap fishing boat I bought from copart auction, in this video I’m cleaning up the boat and trying to get the motor to run.
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@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Here’s the 2nd part. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pK6EmtCEyLvGc40.htmlsi=PIF3jKiFhTdwnhWR

@Packindips 5 ай бұрын

Man that’s the greatest feeling in the world, after struggling to get an old boat started, that’s music to my ears

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it was a very happy moment for me to see that bright spark lol

@kenji-xj2ft 4 ай бұрын

I bought a 2002 Nitro NX882 and man she was a mess for $2900 from a old timer. I did a complete makeover and redid everything like you did and I absolutely love it now. It looks stinking brand new! I always get comments from other fishermen on how good it looks for a '02. I won various tourneys with it over the years as well. Good ole 150hp 2 stroke never failed me. With everything I did to it and just rewiring everything to redoing the bilge and etc. Also even fixing the motor with replacement parts and doing a complete clean out, she purrs like a hungry cougar. Nothing beats a smokey 2 stroke. If I post it up for sale shes worth a good 15k with everythin.

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Wow you got a great deal 👍 it brings a lot of joy fishing on a boat that you did a lot of work on!

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Wow in less than a week so many views and 100 subs! Thanks for the support guys!

@charlesronk2989 5 ай бұрын

I have a 160TF Nitro I bought in 1996 right before my first child was born. He grew up playing army men and matchbox cars in the bottom of that boat. We made a points game for fishing. 1 point for bluegills 3 points for perch and crappies 5 points for bass and 10 points for a pike. We always had a stop time and my kids and my ex would be trying to get that last little 2 inch bluegill to win. That game completely hooked my kids on fishing.

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing your story!

@demons500 5 ай бұрын

Nicely done. Can't wait for Part 2

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thanks will be posting it soon.

@tripster003 3 ай бұрын

Love these videos you do. Keep buying boats! We are learning so much!

@illinoispublicland4680 5 ай бұрын

Yep this is 100% the boat my neighbor was trying to selling me last fall. I was curious if the electrical was going to be an issue with all the rat trap scattered around the boat. Cool to see that you got it running and small world coming across the video! Subscribed and would love to see a final video of you taking it out on the water and running it full throttle great job on the restoration you knocked it out!

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Oh wow no way! That’s cool 👍 thanks for subscribing Im currently working on a new video will be posting it tomorrow hopefully.

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Do you know any history of this boat?

@illinoispublicland4680 4 ай бұрын

@@Ace.Fisher when I was looking at buying this boat it was November 2023. The guy didn’t have much info on it. Just said they had bought it from someone else. Taken it out a couple times on the river then it sat for about 2 years. He must’ve sold it to the guy you bought it from because I later saw it again on marketplace from a different person. I assume they got it didn’t have time to really work on it and sold it to you. I’m so jealous of this build I was looking at doing the exact same thing. I was researching reversing oxidation and how to restore etc. it turned it so well. If you ever debate on selling please hit me up in this comment I would definitely be interested would be cool full circle story.

@bobswagger6748 4 ай бұрын

Awesome restoration!

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@CNGaming101 4 ай бұрын

Great save lol

@FishingWorldUkraine 5 ай бұрын

It turned out great! Add light (Led) to the lockers, lighting is always needed

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Great idea!

@johnnywaldrop1297 5 ай бұрын

My first Bass boat was on of these. Great boat

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Konta76_fishing 5 ай бұрын

Good work👍👍👍😃🎣🎣🎣

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@HarborPilotYachtTours 5 ай бұрын

Cool boat

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@justinjdavis79 2 ай бұрын

Very nice

@wesmcbride1045 2 ай бұрын

great job

@CAN43725 4 ай бұрын

If you are looking for a boat to restore again in the future, the old Champions and mid 2000 Rangers get a lot of money restored. Just be careful buying the Champions as they were the last to use wood stringers and transoms, but they ride so nice and build quality is second to none. Also be careful on the trailers as some of them came with tubular steel that would rot from inside out. If you find one with a Yamaha hanging on it, bonus.

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Thanks will keep that in mind, I almost bought a 2008 ranger Comanche for cheap! But it sold fast

@CAN43725 4 ай бұрын

Nice, a lot of those rangers had hand laid hulls instead of chopped fiberglass blown onto the mold and premium epoxy @@Ace.Fisher

@ntsegmuag3144 4 ай бұрын

2 stroke oil in the carbs is how you winterize the boat. Most use 2 stroke. I use marvel Mystery oil. Keeps your carbs from corrosion and moisture.

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Oh I did not know that, how do you get the oil out of the carbs when you’re ready to use the boat?

@CAN43725 4 ай бұрын

Use non ethanol gas and you will be fine@@Ace.Fisher

@alafanlaman 5 ай бұрын

I want to encourage you to continue to learn all you can. The old 2-strokes have received a bad rap over the years and the new governement regs have literally priced the common man out of the ability to afford a boat without having to take out a second mortgage. The old 2-strokes are relatively easy to work on, parts are still plentiful and you require no computer. It's either fire, air or fuel. I see you were having issues with fire initially. If no fire, check any type of in line fuses. That's an inexpensive fix which sometimes is the issue with fire. I have a 1996 model of that same boat that I rebuilt. It had the Mariner 115 option. Like you, I performed a total electric rebuild. You got a great deal on yours and with only 600.00 purchase, makes a rebuild less of a financial issue. Good luck to you.

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Definitely have a lot more to learn, at the moment the motor runs like a champ starts everytime and runs strong! Good luck with your boat!

@andrewjenkins6327 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I really like to know what was the main problem for not getting spark. I bought a 96 farm find dodge dokata few years ago. No rust ,no dents and no spark. I replaced all almost everything doing with electrical and i had a gut feeling to check underneath battery where cables ran. I sold it my friend who dad found a few correded wires underneath the battery. Thing fires right up and purred lol

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Since I just swapped out all the electricals from a different motor I have no idea what the problem was, but my guess is there was a short somewhere in the wiring.

@privateer0561 4 ай бұрын

Don't use that kind of flywheel puller - it can bend the flywheel (ask me how I know) Use one designed to bolt through the middle instead.

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know.

@stb3wgnn 5 ай бұрын

Video muito bom, estou querendo muito fabricar um barco para mim! Estou vendo ideias de como é um barco para poder comprar as coisas e fabricar.

@bricehale6593 5 ай бұрын

You got a great deal on that my old boss has a 90s skeeter in about that same condition still a nice boat but needs alot of cleaning and work he wants 2500 i just dont know if i can risk it even tho im sure i could buy it an put a lil elbows grease in it and make 500-1000 off it

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

It depends on what kind of motor it has, you could even double your money!

@bobwallace5257 Ай бұрын

Did you check the on/off switch?

@Usefullinformationphilippines 4 ай бұрын

Don’t ever use starting fluid on a two cycle engine unless you want to destroy it

@illinoispublicland4680 4 ай бұрын

So what should you use for an old motor that’s sat for 2-3 years?

@sandman70131 Ай бұрын

Did you put the clip on the kill switch?

@user-gv5yx9er8e 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic job! That was so inspiring! I have a 1994 Nitro 16TF Ricky Clunn Edition that is in need of some of the same repair. Please....where did you get the steering wheel and the NITRO sticker for the boat. It really does dress it up. I need both!!!! (Cost?) and , what was in the spray bottle that you used while sanding the surface with the 1000 grit sponge pad? Any chance you might do a "soft spot" floor repair in the future? Thanks again!

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! The steering wheel and stickers I got on eBay. And in the spray bottle was just some dawn soap and water, it helps the sand paper glide better.

@smoovefishing 5 ай бұрын

Well at least you have some spare parts

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

True!

@crankingtanks7 3 ай бұрын

Where on earth do you find these auctions??? I need a boat for $600

@Popecountyoutdoors 4 ай бұрын

I have this same exact boat color and all except mine is a 125

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Nice 👍 how fast does yours go with the 115?

@Popecountyoutdoors 4 ай бұрын

@@Ace.Fisher 125 and around 56

@dirtybootsfishing2923 5 ай бұрын

Even though the motor say tracker its a mercury

@nathanhejny4045 5 ай бұрын

People have no clue the first and foremost thing is 2 fog the cylinders first with 2 stroke oil and skin it over and never use starting fluid. If this is how this boat is treated then give it to someone who knows what their doing

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, the first thing I did is spray some 2 stroke oil into each cylinder before trying to turn it over.

@shernmccraken4253 5 ай бұрын

Nice work, but jeez, get some wheel chocks....

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😂

@bobporter1681 4 ай бұрын

Cant anyone just do a nice vid without annoying music it just kills the interest in watching

@crandell85 17 күн бұрын

Totally agree. The silence between occasional speaking is perfectly acceptable. Take a chance & try it.

@demetresichinava5088 4 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@FloridaLivin_Christian 5 ай бұрын

Your rev limiter was your problem. I have a 115 and had no spark and disconnected the black/yellow cable and it fired right up

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

I tested the rev limiter and disconnected the black yellow wire too but still didn’t have any spark, what I’m thinking the problem could be is somewhere in the wiring it was shorting out, that’s why I decided to swap everything out including all the wiring harness

@jimw6991 3 ай бұрын

I am glad you got it going. Since you have a functional system, why not go back thru and discover what was wrong with original electrical. Ohm out stator, sensors, wires, etc. Finish learning , problem is in there somewhere. @Ace.Fisher

@garykrell2058 5 ай бұрын

These years had a thin hull ask me how I know 😊

@Ace.Fisher 5 ай бұрын

Really? What makes this boat so heavy then, my first impression of the boat was that it’s too heavy for it’s size 😅

@privateer0561 4 ай бұрын

Probably had a bad ground somewhere. Well, at least you have a lot of spares. You really need to learn electrical diagnosis - at least the basics for continuity, resistance, etc. Loading up the parts cannon does not serve your purposes; indeed, if the motor again goes dark, what will you do?

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

Definitely have a lot more to learn but how will I learn without trial and error 🤷‍♂️ I was able to return the parts that I didn’t need, but for example the stator didn’t pass the test and was not working at all, 2 of the coils were also bad, I went through all the grounds, I’m thinking there was a short somewhere in the wiring, but I also went through everything checking every single wire 🤷‍♂️ either way I have a lot more experience and knowledge because before this I never worked on an outboard before. Now I have a better understanding how it all works :)

@Gokywildcats11 4 ай бұрын

Wanna sell it??

@Ace.Fisher 4 ай бұрын

No sorry I was looking for a boat for a while, I’m holding on to this one.

@bobwallace5257 Ай бұрын

Dude never place a battery on the ground or on concrete, it destroys them!!! Take them to the store and have them checked if you don’t have a tester!!