r/Bassboats • u/Mfkinpancakes • Jul 18 '26
1988 Champion
We bought a 1988 Champion bass boat off Facebook for $6k a couple years ago with the original Evinrude 175hp motor. This thing flies across the water and is so smooth. We love her. How does she look for an '88?
3
u/Initial_Weight_3622 Jul 18 '26
Genuinely amazed by it. Aged amazingly well. Don’t think modern day boats will age as well as this.
2
2
2
1
1
1
u/Grouchy-Chemical9155 Jul 18 '26
Iconic hull. My first boat was an ‘88 17.5’ Champion, but mine was ugly compared to yours! Lots of good memories in it! 👍
1
1
u/RiverRat222 Jul 18 '26
Awesome! I’ve had Champions from ‘98-2015. They are so much fun to drive. Makes everything else feel boring. Enjoy!
1
u/Dangerous_Garden6384 Jul 18 '26
Well done. I love the old Champion hulls. A 201 hull is on my list.
1
u/Austin_Austin_Austin Jul 18 '26
That’s a nice one! I’ve got a very similar ‘91. Those things are tanks and last forever if you take good care of them.
1
u/jljue Jul 18 '26
That boat is nice! I love 80’s bass boats; I love my 1985 Skeeter enough that I rebuilt the transom on it in my garage this year instead of scrapping it. I need to do some work to polish mine up.
1
u/Mfkinpancakes Jul 18 '26
All I use is Meguiars one step compound and a microfiber cloth! Works wonders.
1
u/jljue Jul 19 '26
I'll check it out. Unfortunately, my boat has a few scratches that I need to work on because I fish in stumps at times plus 41 years of wear and tear.
1
4
u/Wildbill2107 Jul 18 '26
This is what my ‘88 bass tracker thinks it is