4 years, 4 months warranty on motor!!!!
Scott, Nice catch! We need to catch one that size in a tournament! Are you planning on fishing the BASS events next year? Marc Schilling-The other PUMA white/black/red!!
Congrats Austin! I hope to still see you out on the water this year!!! By the way, I switched boats and colors this year so Scott McGehee wont get me confused with you!!! Cougar FTD with Silver/black/Red instead of White/black/Red!!! Marc Schilling
Scott, Is that Austins 1197 and his copy cat boat?!?!?! Wow, thats a sweet looking set up!
Thanks for the response. Im running the same boat. Have you noticed a difference in weight between the Optima batteries and the standard brands?
Price reduced to $40,750!!!!!
Theres going to be a lot of changes from what Im hearing. We should know in the next few weeks. Im hearing the the 50mg is going away. The green curado might be coming back and prices will change. Everyone is pretty quite on the upcoming changes. Hang tight, well know soon!!
Angler557 had some great advice. It takes a few times loading to get a feel for the depth. On my 07 Puma, I found that a 3-blade pushed it up there perfect, but you sacrifice the control in rough water. The 4-blade does not have the low end to push the boat on the trailer so thats why the boat trailer needs to be right on! The advantage of the 4-blade is top end and rough water stability and control. I would definitely try both props; 4 blade Mercury trophy 27 and a 3-blade Tempest. You can do a search on the forum to get more feedback on props. Trust me, different props really change the performance of the boat. Definitely make sure you take the boat out for a test drive. You didnt mention what boat models you previously owned, but the Puma will take some skill to drive it on the top end. Its hard to explain how to “drive through it” by typing on the forum, but keep a few things in mind; trim the boat down and open her up, start trimming the motor up (youll be around 50 to 55 mph), DO NOT let off the pedal (common mistake of most new drivers), if you start to feel the boat getting away from you just trim down, concentrate on the nose of the boat and watch how the steering torque will pull the noise of the boat to the right, as the boat moves slightly to the right, you will slightly pull the nose back to the left, the key is feeling the nose moving slightly to the right and pulling the boat back to center, its not a quick motion, the common mistake is when the boat nose moves to the right and the driver does not correct it, the boat will move back on its own and this begins the chine walk, make sure youre practicing in calm water and in an area you can make long, safe runs!!! When you get the hang of it, it will become second nature!!! As angler557 stated, put down the TM and get a feel for the forward positioning of the foot control. Once you get use to it youll love how easy it is to cast around the front with roll casts and other low casts! The head of the trolling motor is out of the way! Pitching and flipping is really easy on the front deck! If the boat has a hydraulic jack plate, drive with it down and then experiment with very small adjustments. I have a lot of seat time and the top end only changes about 1 or 2 mph max with a raised jack plate. I dont think that top end is worth the reduction in boat control (theres been posts about this in the past). If its a fixed jack plate, youll want to check the height set up. A common question is, “what should I expect on top end?”. I had a hydraulic jack plate on my 07 Puma and it would run 77 to 79 mph with just me and a tournament load (250 PRO XS). With two people and tournament load you should get around 74 to 75 mph. Thats about it other than the obvious! Check latches, gel coat, climb under the boat and check for impacts, check batteries, etc. The beauty of this CAT is —–its under warranty and the hull has a transferable, lifetime warranty (the only one in the industry)!!! Enjoy and keep us posted on your new ride!!!
Great move on boat selection! It will be like going from a 4-banger truck to a Duramax Diesel! Tons of power and torque! The beauty is you dont use the power, but its nice to know its there when you do need it! In your water, youll keep the noise down most of the time and run between 30 to 50 mph! The most impressive thing about the Puma is the “DRY” ride. Unless you spear a wave, you will NOT get wet! I rode in a friends Ranger z21 several weeks ago and I was soaked. I couldnt believe how wet a got in 3 ft. waves. I kept thinking that if we were in my boat I would be totally dry! A few more questions to consider- how many hours on motor, extended warranty, any repairs on motor and documentation to back it, any repairs on hull, any warranty work performed, ask for all documentation for your records, any “throw ins” (oil, rods, reels, baits, BCB life jackets, etc- doesnt hurt to ask!!!)
Reduced to $38,495.99!!!!!!!!!
Yes, boat is still for sale!
Send me pics. Ill paypal money to your acct. on Monday if theyre new or in new condition. schillster1@aol.com
Boat will be ready for delivery at the end of October.
WORK HAS CALLED!!! This beautiful boat is an unbelievable deal at $38,500!!!!!!!Last edited by schillster1 on September 24th, 2008, 11:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
This boat is ready for delivery TODAY!!!
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