the one dislike is from the guy fishing under that bridge...lol

For anyone wondering 76mph in a bass boat actually feels like you are about to break the sound barrier 😂

Never thought I would like going fast in a boat until until I got a fast boat. Fun as hell!

Great camera angle! Gives you a good perspective of what its like onboard over most other angles you typically see on KZfaq

Your alive!!! Welcome Back Buddy! Gotta Love The Old Johnsons 2 strokes Screaming!

Sweet old gambler! I had a newer 2011 I just sold. Ran 85 loaded! Trim down is the biggest thing to keep you from spinning out!

Had a blast and thanks for the ride !

I don’t know much about boats, but want to get one in the future, these vids are dope ! Wouldn’t mind a video on bass boat basics one day

Going 80mph in a bass boat = XTREME, LIP-RIPPING TROLLING 🔥

Good video. I've spent many an hour on that stretch of the James River. Nice to see a place I recognize. Don't catch 'em all.

Awsome informative video brother..... crazy speed for a 225.... my cobra viper will hit low 70s with a merc optimax 225 but id be waiting for you on the other side of the lake for a half hour on a really rough day..... and no chine walk in a cobra

Bump your motor down either 1/8-1/4.Then ya gotta drive through it man.Time to grow a pair.We’ve been running Allison’s for years an were always tweaking on them.BECAREFUL bro!HOT BOATS ARE COMING BACK BABY YEAH!!

Some advice is switching to all hydraulic will eliminate most of of your troubles.(steering and jack plate) also you may have some cavitation from your prop so playing with vent plugs could be an option or another prop in general. Stay safe out there.

Badass boat, my uncle had one in the late 80's and it would do over 90. It was scary AF!

Gotta drive through the chinewalk. Most bass boats chine walk to some extent at high speeds. Took me about a month to really stretch out mine when I bought it. Now chinewalking is fun to me! I enjoy the squirlly ride myself...lol

Damn I had the ole bass tracker 60 Merc. going 35 on Chesdin yesterday & was thinking I'm flying Lol. That place is a trip! Especially when you're use to no gas motor ponds.

with great power comes great responsibility.

We have a 1989 Gambler gt183te and it does 67 so far. Just such a fun boat.

Fun was a 15hp motor on an Alumacraft T14... overgrown canoe at 13 1/2 fet long and about 42 inches wide. Top speed was 30mph(on a lake with no current) and only the back foot or so of the hull was in the water. Very squirrely! Dad bet me it couldn't beat his 35hp and I smoked him crossing the lake. Had a local cop radar speed check me going downriver one day, 38mph (current adds speed)! I spent thousands of hours in that boat, mainly river fishing for big catfish.

Pretty good getting it that fast before it walks. I have a 2000 Triton TR21 that I bought at the beginning of the year. I've had it up to 73 but it has a little more left in it. At 65 it starts to get squirrely if you barely over trim. Recently I've only been able to get it to 69.

When you're running a little across the lake like that is cool Where the sketchy is when you cross the wake of another boat

Speed, what's not to love? Scoutin' out what she'll do -- ain't nuttin wrong wit dat! Be Safe

You gone be spot burning for real now!!! 🥬🥬💯💯🔥🔥🥵🥵

My 20ft Bullet with Mercury 225 Sports XS sportsmaster lower unit does 84 no chine walk just smooth!

I use to fish on my friends yellowfin offshore boat and he would hit 91. That’s the fastest I’ve ever been on a boat and it’s super scary! Speed on the water is different

Lol we used to jump out of the boat at 30 or 40 mph and skip across the water like a rock for some reason it reminded me of that. I got an old charger with a tower or power I'm trying to get the gumption to finish.

man my 20 G3 20' bay deluxe hits mid 40's and that id fast enough for me but i get needing that extra speed for tournaments. but good luck on reaching that 80mph bro

What I liked was how solid the Boat handled.

Once you learn how too counter steer out of the chinewalk you will be alot more comfortable opening that boat up to see what it really has👍🏻

Definitely rips for 30yrs old propeller dynamics in Prince George is another place you might wanna check into if you ever have any problems they are known for tuning moters and basically everything to do with performance but sweet video 👍👍

Hell yah not bad for a old boat them Johnson are some good motors I got a 1995 15hp Johnson on my 14ft boat runs great awosme video as always good luck on your next fishing trip Yewwww

Awesome boat bro congrats

Rolling in the ole gambler

Bad ass bro I have a 2000 DC 21ft gambler.

Ik where you are bro that’s sick I go there a lot I live in Richmond mir chesterfiled area

i have a 89 basscat sabre with a yama 150 and ive hit 71 with no power steering, the chine walk alone scared me enough to never do it again lol

Thats one lean mean fast fishingmachine 👍😊

That's smooth sailing bro. I wish I had a GoPro on my 2nd Day at Chickamauga. My boater almost killed both of us! It was CRAZY! I have never been scared on a boat until then. 90ft Yacht coming down the Tennessee River and this dude went Dukes Of Hazard on a 4ft roller from the Yacht's wake. The 21ft Ranger came completely out of the water dude, I was holding on for dear life! No JOKE! I was terrified dude.

Nice. My 1987 Champion 184 dc with a mercury blackmax 200hp is pretty fast. Over 70 is easy with it, haven't maxed out yet.. 76 is fast

Once the chine walk starts it’s hard to get it to stop. Until you get better you will always be behind it on correction. One way to learn is to trim out and as soon as the hull starts to dip to the left give the wheel a little right and hold that little bit in it. Not enough to make the right side touch down. Just hold enough right wheel to counter act the torque. Your boat will always dip left first. Go in smaller steps. Run up to where the chine walking is just starting and drive it at that speed till it’s easy then go a wee bit faster until you master that. In a few days you will get the hang of it and wonder how you had any chine walk to begin with. I been through the process with a Bullet that went 86 mph. At first I couldn’t drive it over 70. I mean it was ugly. I totally sucked at it. Then I got tips from Jaco’s Marine. And it all came together pretty quick. The key is don’t let it start. Everyone telling you to steer through it but not how to do it. Now you know. Just remember it will dip left first and then a lit bump of the wheel to the right will make it stay level. If it starts to get away from you just back off the throttle a little and bump your trim down a bit and try again. It’s actually easier to drive fast with another person in the boat. It make the balance better. Once you learn it you won’t forget how it’s like riding a bike. And you will be able to drive other fast boats too. And boats that only go 70 and drive with a tiny bit of chine walk will go faster if balanced and still have a few rpm left. Have fun those are great old boats worth keeping around.

if you turn the steering wheel left when the everytime the boat leans right it will straighten out and youll be able to get more speed. i was in a old gambler all my life and switched to triton and they both walk really bad if you cant drive it right

That Ole girl will move. Do you have a hydraulic jack plate. Running mine high helps with the chine walk, but I still get it around 72mph.

Zoomin brotha! I bet it feels A LOT faster than the jon boat. Haha

Number 1 tip is to balance your tackle load out in your boat. I’m mean with a level on the water. I have a bullet bass boat and it chine walks pretty bad if you let it. You will not eliminate the chine walk with that steering system. You need to be able to bump your wheel to the left when you feel the your boat being pulled off pad to the right. Think of it like this if you were to put your boat in a constant slight left hand turn it would stay on pad and not chine walk but you can’t so you have to constantly jerk your wheel left the instant you feel it start to fall to the right. Be safe bro and get that steering up grade before you push that awesome Gambler.

My granpa got his 90s bass boat with a 125 merc up to around 60

Bout all you gunna get outta that rig mid 70s with that 225 is really impressive for that setup gamblers are fast looking but they pretty heavy

That boat is SICK 🔥🔥🔥

My buddy's boat would max out at 60 yours will do 76 thts insane more than enough 60mph is like 120 in a car on land . Thts a solid boat.

You are right on couple things...70 mph is FAST...don't let the tripple digit folks push you...your steering system prob not the answer to getting the last bit out...ya gotta feel it...and then the corrections are VERY small bumps...one thing you can do...balance it out...can REALLY make a diff...water in the oppo live well when single...all your gear side to side...I have seen guys weigh out tackel boxes...cull gear....Good Luck...Stay Safe!

I have the hat too bro. Fire.

Dang. Nice boat. Haha I got a 12 foot jon boat. I knew you had one for a while, not sure about length. One question about them though. If I am using a trolling motor, and two guys are fishing fishing from the boat. Weight capacity should never be over?

That boats a rocket!

I know the bank fishing catches some numbers but you gotta think off-shore to win tournaments. Humps...creek bends close to shallow water....

Chine walk could be due to engine height. If you haven’t measured height on the Jack plate, nose cone to pad, you should definitely check it.

That rockin back and forth over 70 could be risky if hit another boats waves

Love your boat. Is the podcast ever coming back?

One of my best friends had an Intimidator. I spent alot of time in that boat with him while he learned to drive it. It was scary a few times. He sol that one and bought a second one. These were the first fast boats I ever drove. You definitely need to upgrade to hydraulic steering!!!! Prop selection is also a big thing!!!! BE SAFE !! find a good 4 blade

Sometimes that chine walk will settle out. You just need big enough balls to find out lol. My old Allison would just chine walk away up to 87mph. Would just hang on and enjoy the ride

To turn on plain you need to adjust the angle of the the motor back to where it was before plain

Fricken send it broski!!!

Absolutely insane

Watch Gambler driving 101. It’s on KZfaq. Good explanation. Plus he’s in a gambler

❤ yeah just listen to John tiger, solid motor mounts might help ❤

Single console makes for crazy aro at high speed then put a person under that console and weight distribution also play a part in how boat handles at high speeds be carful until you get plenty of seat time in bro 🤞

"probably thinks I'm a jackass" Yes, that guy definitely does lol

A friend of mine on the island had a Dale earnhardt edition gambler It would run a 110

You come a long way from the old jon boat with the top off the motor have fun and going 70 in a boat feels like 150 in a car lol

Hey man my dad and I both got gamblers. I got a 96 intimidator and he’s got a 02 2100dc. These boats are so sensitive to Weight distribution evenly side to side it will help take out the chine walk. Also you can just hold the steering wheel tight to the right when you feel the steering grip and it should pull it self out

What app are you using for the Chanel’s?

Man you have a badass bass boat faster than a Skeeter.

Hydraulic all the way,,, hugehuge difference & you can get em now for the price of a couple cables. I paid $800ish for the one I put on the ol champion!

Was that boat for sale in Spotsylvania a while back? I swear I've seen it on fb marketplace... I live in prince george va

Hydraulic steering will definitely help you in your journey of learning how to drive through the walk. It’s pretty easy once you figure it out. Just need some more seat time is all really.

This boat is fire 🔥

Did you have any gear in the boat ?

WOOT WOOOOOOOOT! GET SOME Bro! :)

Love the boat

It'd be amazing if you restore this boat rewire, repaint, etc... and showed the process, or and obviously the before and after.

Seen your truck down in musky country VA….hope you guys got on em!

Get that hydraulic steering and you’ll be able to control that chine walk!!! You’ll definitely hit 80!!

Awesome video dude! How long is your boat?

My ex father in law has one with the 200 built to 365 dyno hp. He was clocked at 93 on Lake Okeechobee in a speed contest. I hit 80 in it with him half throttle

My brother had a Gambler,it was scary fast.

That ole girl be scooting wow

I've got an 88 Ranger 374V (17'10" boat) and had a rod blow through the head. I coulda waited a couple months for parts/rebuild or have them basically bore out the cylinders etc and turn my 150hp into a 200hp with parts in stock. Soo obviously I had them blow the whole thing out. Only after a couple times out I had to take it back and have them reinforce the transom because the motor was to much power for the transom(After the break-in period.) My speedometer goes to 85mph and the peg is probably 5mph passed the 85 mark and I could peg that sucker. I don't know about Gamblers hull's but I thought they were designed with speed in mind? At 85mph my boat is smooth, no chine at all which is scary cause it's real easy to trim her up and let her eat but I've only pegged it the one time and wasn't watching my gps speed just the gauge. I'm guessin I hit aprox 90mph with 2 people and full gear but I'm good with about 65mph also lol. I don't have hydraulic steering either, wow right at 70mph yours is just rockin like somethin crazy. Gotta be the hull design right? Mine doesn't rock like that at 70mph at all.

Looks like you need to take the steering wheel off and rotate it clockwise one set of holes to get your wheel straight so you can trim with your hand to the side instead of up top. Maybe not it just seemed like it was off in the video lol.

Gamblers chime walk bad always have u have to adjust for it I have a 206dc with a 07 mercury 250 it’ll fly

Is that with a tournament load full livewell ect....

The best advice I was given is to catch the boat left, straight not Left then Right In other words when the boat starts to go right, when its up on the pad the torque of the prop will make the boat move right, you steer left to (catching the boat) stopping it from turning/rolling right then straight. The torch of the prop itself will catch it from turning/rolling too far left. If you turn the wheel left then right you actually throw the boat the way it wants to go RIGHT (over correcting ) that's when it really starts the chime walking. Right left right left so on and creates that pucker Factor😬 ! It takes a little seat time to get the timing down. That advice was by far the best i was given. It straighten out that learning curve for me. All boat are a little different, even 2 of the same model, and so are people figure out what works 4 you. The height of the lower unit/foot and prop make a big difference in handling and top speed. That's 1 part of your (Set Up) Learn what you got 1st. Anything over 70 mph on the water is fast, fun and scary. Kill switches and lifejackets always.

Still looking for the original gambler intimidator.

minor corrections in the steering will get you past the chine walk. It takes seat time and practice. You'll get it. It's all timing, until it becomes second nature.

When you hit wake! Trim down!

Was this the same John Tiger Jr that was a writer for Bass & Walleye Boats Magazine?

Pretty soon you will be driving wide open chime walking for miles once you get use to it, just takes seat time

Sorry I told you opposite the way the boat will lean to. You need to bump it to the left with the wheel while the torque tries to roll your boat to the right. After so many yrs you don’t think about it often. If you hold a very slight left turn and I mean very slight your boat will try to stay balanced. Just try and keep the right side from touching the water. That will bounce it back to the left and it will keep doing it. So basically just keep enough wheel pressure to keep the right side from touching. If you need to go right while going fast just release some pressure on the wheel and it will track right. Just don’t let that side touch or the chine walking will start. Eventually you will know when to give a little left to bring it out of the chine walking. It will get easier. That boat is going to be doing 80 plus with the right prop.

How much gas you running in this video? I would prob only run 1/4 tank for speed trials, sick boat and sooo fast my 96 170 lowe with a 40hp does like 28 max speed love the thing tho

The steering might be the issue it def looks like its little off cause u where literally going straight but the wheel was turned almost at 7 to 8 oclock position which seems to be a little off. If you probably adjust the trim on the boat and fix steering alignment it will run way better.

Gotta drive it bro, counter the chime walk with steering

Looking for a boat around this price range how are things goin

If you trim your motor up a little when your on plane you can get a little more speed but I can’t tell if you do or not