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Title: My RT178
Post by: Patrick on March 30, 2015, 09:31:30 AM
Signed for it Saturday. Picking it up April 17th. More pics and review to come.
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Curt on March 30, 2015, 09:36:04 AM
 (y) (y)

Is that at Reynold's Marine?
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Jimmy RodandReel on March 30, 2015, 09:42:44 AM
Congrats!!!   I hope you make many great memories with her.   (y) (y)
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Patrick on March 30, 2015, 09:52:00 AM
(y) (y)

Is that at Reynold's Marine?

 (yes) Good folks there. Look forward to a long term relationship with them.
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Bullet3119 on March 30, 2015, 10:05:13 AM
Congrats
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: JackJ on March 30, 2015, 10:53:33 AM
Congrats!  Those are really pretty boats.  I have been eyeing the RT188, but haven't had a chance to look one over in person since the nearest dealer is a little ways from me.
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Patrick on April 17, 2015, 09:01:23 PM
(https://www.bassboatboards.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1131.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm548%2FPatrick9098%2FRT178.jpg&hash=e4e2747e270d151af7243e4f938b4852bf2bb907)

My new ride!
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Jimmy RodandReel on April 17, 2015, 09:29:14 PM
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Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Curt on April 17, 2015, 10:06:31 PM
 (y) (y) >< >< (woohoo)
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: ranger361v on April 17, 2015, 10:13:14 PM
Looks real nice.
Congrats...
 -o0o- \flag/ \flag/ (woohoo) (woohoo)
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Bullet3119 on April 18, 2015, 12:27:54 AM
Those are nice, I've put lights in a couple of them.
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Charlie on April 18, 2015, 07:06:36 AM
Patrick...... Nice boat! Enjoy
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Curt on April 28, 2015, 02:03:26 PM
@Patrick How's the new boat treating you so far?
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: JackJ on April 28, 2015, 03:53:43 PM
I had a chance to look at these the other day, and from what I saw with the RT178 and RT188, these are some of the finest aluminum boats I have seen.
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Patrick on April 29, 2015, 09:56:32 AM
@Curt I got a chance to get it out last Saturday for a few hours. Working the Mercury 75 for the "break in" period. They don't want it over 4500 rpm for the first 2 hours. Showed 36mph on the GPS at 4200 with the boat fully loaded with just me.
Handles really well as far as I can tell. Being my first bass boat I have nothing to compare it to. Gets up on plane quick. Seems to take choppy water well. Ran over my own wake at different angles to get a feel for it. Easy to load and unload my self with the drive on trailer. Water temps were only 46 so wasn't really fishing. Getting used to the trolling motor and electronics. The 360 imaging is amazing. Will do a video at some point in the future.
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: Curt on April 29, 2015, 04:49:09 PM
Sounds good @Patrick!

A video would be awesome for sure  (y)
Title: Re: My RT178
Post by: n2ratfishin on April 29, 2015, 05:00:55 PM
Looks like the perfect little tin rig.  (y)
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