Nitro boats

getdnet · 10-28-06, 09:59 PM

Hello everyone.

I'm new here and so far I think you have a great site.

I am thinking about trading my boat in on a used 97 Nitro 883 Savage with a Mariner 150 efi H.O. Is there any bad thing I should be looking out for and how do these handle etc?
Thanks in advance.

zooker · 10-29-06, 01:09 PM

of all of the nitro's i refuse to fish from the savage is not on that list. belive it or not savage boats were bought in the late 90's by nitro they are a stable plat form having fish from several of them. with a 150 merc/mariner you will be running in the high 50's mph. they do not have the 60mph handlin issues of the new nitro's..

zooker

Dan_T · 11-09-06, 06:40 PM

I run a 2004 Nitro 901 with a 200 EFI. I run at 70 mph GPS. This is the first time I have heard of any handling issues with Nitros at high speeds. What issues have you heard? Mine handles like a dream at that speed 0 chine walk, great response, and dry ride.

ToPwAt'R GuY · 11-09-06, 07:53 PM

Ive always heard that they handle very well.

zooker · 11-09-06, 08:13 PM

nitro' s breaking 60mph gps tend to have a funky handlin problem most have it some do not. it is cause imo from the transome design. the chin walk goes from bad to really bad.. i have been in nitro's running 60+ suddenly go hard to the right without the driver turning the wheel.. almost to the point of a "bat turn" that is seen in more often in boat going much faster..

i recently watched a 9 series nitro hit a wave and catch air upon landing it bat turned on the driver. throwing 3 rods/reels in the water and a loaded plano box was chunked 150 yards- like a projectile- into the water. the vetern driver-i know who it was- was about sittin ON the windsheild. he sat in the bottom of his boat chain smoking for several mintues.

when they do this "bat turn" they almost always break something. my buddy bent his jack plate 3+inches. i have seen tilt/trim units bent too pretzels an hyroilic sterring systems totally destroyed from bat turns.

the nitro savage boat being the ONLY nitro i will ever fish from..fish from what ya want. i will not fish or even waste my time getting in a nitro.

zooker

garry_3000 · 11-10-06, 01:57 PM

I fished in an State team turny and the guy i fished with had an 929with 275 verodo toped out at 73mph and it was an nice ride we stayed dry but my skeeter zx 250 with yamaha 250 runs 77 on gps and has smoother ride at top end speeds

Dan_T · 11-10-06, 03:03 PM

I think the 929's (which I think is a very good boat) has a little bit rougher ride maybe because of the weight I don't know. I have heard the new Z9s have an awesome ride. Check out this video of KVD running one of the new Z9's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V6aHnX_ISs

I'm curious Zooker what do you run?

zooker · 11-10-06, 05:08 PM

stratos

check this boat ride out. watch as an xr ally shows ya what HOLE SHOT means.-first moving boat near the dock.
http://home.comcast.net/~corywurst/jasper05.wmv
the blue and yellow stroker does 108 gps. i am a member of the website where most of these guys in this video can be found as laser knows-he is the one that gave it to me- going fast is a matter of how much money you got to burn.

zooker

st.croixman · 11-11-06, 02:30 PM

ok guys i have to say that is absalutley f-ing retarded god i would love to have that boat im so so so scared of that and kvd uses nitros so they must be good too.

bassintom · 11-11-06, 09:25 PM

i have seen that video before but it was worth checking out that hole shot.that has to be the wildest HS i ever saw.

zooker · 11-11-06, 09:37 PM

yeah you posted it 3 months ago i had to go find it.

that is a typical xr hole shot the whole boat don't weigh 1000 pounds inculding the moter.

st croix
kurt has the merc 300 x tweaked a bit runs at 8000 rpms -it aint stock by no means- but the boat is a production stroker boat average price $45k

zooker

Bo Dale James Jr. · 11-12-06, 12:06 PM

Where's the Kaboom???
http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Marvi...n/ltmm_005.wav

Christopherkeene9 · 11-12-06, 12:17 PM

WOW!! That vid is AWESOME zook!

PowerBass · 11-12-06, 06:26 PM

Man when it starts to chine walk, i would have crapped the pants for sure. Still would have loved to be on there!

FlyRod · 11-13-06, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

the nitro savage boat being the ONLY nitro i will ever fish from..fish from what ya want. i will not fish or even waste my time getting in a nitro.

zooker

I'll be sure and tell Reb he'd be wasting his time inviting you to Texas for a tad of angling, Snooker, 'cause you'd refuse to board HIS Nitro.
Something tells me, (just a hunch,) that if someone offered you a new 'Tro, free of charge, with the proviso that you keep it an fish from it, well...

Yep, there goes Old Zooksquatch in his new NITRO!

At least we Texans are safe 'til I win the Lotto and order the new BassCat (Puma Widebody or Pantera IV.) Then you are welcome to come on dowwwwnnnnn!

Bat turns? Hell, bats do them all the time! If bat turns are good enough for Dracula they're good enough for me!

FR

zooker · 11-13-06, 03:09 PM

panteraIV the way to go..it's faster

zooker

fishin fool · 11-20-06, 12:28 AM

The only reason you see KVD in a Nitro is the paycheck Johnny Morris gives him. 5 years down the road if you use that Nitro much no better quality than they are it'll be ready to fall apart inside.

1FASTLASER · 11-23-06, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

stratos

check this boat ride out. watch as an xr ally shows ya what HOLE SHOT means.-first moving boat near the dock.
http://home.comcast.net/~corywurst/jasper05.wmv
the blue and yellow stroker does 108 gps. i am a member of the website where most of these guys in this video can be found as laser knows-he is the one that gave it to me- going fast is a matter of how much money you got to burn.

zooker

Damn it!!!!!! Everytime I look at that vid I get a WOODY. Just you wait my VERY good friend ZOOK. I know the Laser has taken a while to build but rome wasnt built in day. Hell I'll even toss ya the keys and let you let her rip. Now mind you I wouldnt let just ANYONE run her. I feel like March of '07 is gonna be the maiden voyage for the Laser project. All ready puttin back funds for you and me's get together. As time gets on we will have to make the arrangements of where and when.

1FASTLASER · 11-23-06, 09:19 AM

Hey who knows I might even be building them thar Cats VERY soon. Got my application in and a good friend of mine works ther. Anyway Ifn I was gonna buy a new cat I would go for the Cougar FTD. That boat is awsome. Runs very well and handles like a dream. But as usual Zook be right. The PanIV is there fastest hull when setup correctly.

zooker · 11-23-06, 09:37 PM

actually laser i am looking at 18 boats for my next one.. the sabre should fill that bill..

i like 18 foot as it is more agile to get in odd angles than a 20 footer -i do get in some weird angles to catch fish..

zooker

1FASTLASER · 11-27-06, 07:19 AM

That sabre with a good ole 150 black mota hangin on the rear will give you a ride that causes insane laughter. Rode in a sabre with a correctly set up motor and she was a dream. Excellant on plane time,quick and agile like a cat and fished like boats much bigger. Ole buddy definatley do not be afraid of the cat boats. At the present time they are working on a new hull design that definatley should up sales on the mid legnth cats. Faster on plane time and no loss in WOT speeds. Hopefully they can fine tune the hull and get her into production.

zooker · 11-27-06, 06:36 PM

old friend you and i agree on alot but when it come to moter pushing MY boat it aint going to be a pos merc PERIOD!!!

zooker

1FASTLASER · 11-27-06, 09:37 PM

Damn and I thought I could convert ya. Hell that dont make ya a bad person cause ya dont like black motors. Oh well I tried.

mymomisbecky · 12-21-06, 03:23 PM

I have a 95 Nitro DC 190 with a 150hp merc EFI. And quite frankly I LOVE IT. I can get it over 60 no problem, with no control issues at all. Fishes great. Huge decks, plenty of storage.
I flat out love my nitro.

1FASTLASER · 12-22-06, 05:21 PM

I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!! One more time of watching that vid and I WILL BUY A BULLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a perpetual woody.

10-28-06, 09:59 PM	#1
getdnet BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: barrie,ontario. Posts: 20	Nitro boats Hello everyone. I'm new here and so far I think you have a great site. I am thinking about trading my boat in on a used 97 Nitro 883 Savage with a Mariner 150 efi H.O. Is there any bad thing I should be looking out for and how do these handle etc? Thanks in advance.

10-29-06, 01:09 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	of all of the nitro's i refuse to fish from the savage is not on that list. belive it or not savage boats were bought in the late 90's by nitro they are a stable plat form having fish from several of them. with a 150 merc/mariner you will be running in the high 50's mph. they do not have the 60mph handlin issues of the new nitro's.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-09-06, 08:13 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	nitro' s breaking 60mph gps tend to have a funky handlin problem most have it some do not. it is cause imo from the transome design. the chin walk goes from bad to really bad.. i have been in nitro's running 60+ suddenly go hard to the right without the driver turning the wheel.. almost to the point of a "bat turn" that is seen in more often in boat going much faster.. i recently watched a 9 series nitro hit a wave and catch air upon landing it bat turned on the driver. throwing 3 rods/reels in the water and a loaded plano box was chunked 150 yards- like a projectile- into the water. the vetern driver-i know who it was- was about sittin ON the windsheild. he sat in the bottom of his boat chain smoking for several mintues. when they do this "bat turn" they almost always break something. my buddy bent his jack plate 3+inches. i have seen tilt/trim units bent too pretzels an hyroilic sterring systems totally destroyed from bat turns. the nitro savage boat being the ONLY nitro i will ever fish from..fish from what ya want. i will not fish or even waste my time getting in a nitro. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09 Last edited by zooker; 11-09-06 at 08:19 PM.

11-10-06, 05:08 PM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	stratos check this boat ride out. watch as an xr ally shows ya what HOLE SHOT means.-first moving boat near the dock. http://home.comcast.net/~corywurst/jasper05.wmv the blue and yellow stroker does 108 gps. i am a member of the website where most of these guys in this video can be found as laser knows-he is the one that gave it to me- going fast is a matter of how much money you got to burn. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09 Last edited by zooker; 11-10-06 at 05:28 PM.

11-11-06, 02:30 PM	#9
st.croixman BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: dover,de Posts: 56	ok guys i have to say that is absalutley f-ing retarded god i would love to have that boat im so so so scared of that and kvd uses nitros so they must be good too. __________________ *The weaponry:* St. croix rods Shimano reels

11-09-06, 06:40 PM	#3
Dan_T BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	I run a 2004 Nitro 901 with a 200 EFI. I run at 70 mph GPS. This is the first time I have heard of any handling issues with Nitros at high speeds. What issues have you heard? Mine handles like a dream at that speed 0 chine walk, great response, and dry ride.

11-09-06, 07:53 PM	#4
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	Ive always heard that they handle very well.

11-10-06, 01:57 PM	#6
garry_3000 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: indianapolis, in Posts: 267	I fished in an State team turny and the guy i fished with had an 929with 275 verodo toped out at 73mph and it was an nice ride we stayed dry but my skeeter zx 250 with yamaha 250 runs 77 on gps and has smoother ride at top end speeds

11-10-06, 03:03 PM	#7
Dan_T BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	I think the 929's (which I think is a very good boat) has a little bit rougher ride maybe because of the weight I don't know. I have heard the new Z9s have an awesome ride. Check out this video of KVD running one of the new Z9's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V6aHnX_ISs I'm curious Zooker what do you run?

11-11-06, 09:25 PM	#10
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	i have seen that video before but it was worth checking out that hole shot.that has to be the wildest HS i ever saw. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

11-11-06, 09:37 PM	#11
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	yeah you posted it 3 months ago i had to go find it. that is a typical xr hole shot the whole boat don't weigh 1000 pounds inculding the moter. st croix kurt has the merc 300 x tweaked a bit runs at 8000 rpms -it aint stock by no means- but the boat is a production stroker boat average price $45k zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-12-06, 12:06 PM	#12
Bo Dale James Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jerseyville,IL Posts: 596	Where's the Kaboom??? http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Marvi...n/ltmm_005.wav __________________ *Got time to breathe, got time to fish!*

11-12-06, 12:17 PM	#13
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	WOW!! That vid is AWESOME zook!

11-12-06, 06:26 PM	#14
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Man when it starts to chine walk, i would have crapped the pants for sure. Still would have loved to be on there! __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

11-13-06, 03:09 PM	#16
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	panteraIV the way to go..it's faster zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-20-06, 12:28 AM	#17
fishin fool BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Winfield,WV Posts: 65	The only reason you see KVD in a Nitro is the paycheck Johnny Morris gives him. 5 years down the road if you use that Nitro much no better quality than they are it'll be ready to fall apart inside.

11-23-06, 09:19 AM	#19
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Hey who knows I might even be building them thar Cats VERY soon. Got my application in and a good friend of mine works ther. Anyway Ifn I was gonna buy a new cat I would go for the Cougar FTD. That boat is awsome. Runs very well and handles like a dream. But as usual Zook be right. The PanIV is there fastest hull when setup correctly. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

11-23-06, 09:37 PM	#20
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	actually laser i am looking at 18 boats for my next one.. the sabre should fill that bill.. i like 18 foot as it is more agile to get in odd angles than a 20 footer -i do get in some weird angles to catch fish.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-27-06, 07:19 AM	#21
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	That sabre with a good ole 150 black mota hangin on the rear will give you a ride that causes insane laughter. Rode in a sabre with a correctly set up motor and she was a dream. Excellant on plane time,quick and agile like a cat and fished like boats much bigger. Ole buddy definatley do not be afraid of the cat boats. At the present time they are working on a new hull design that definatley should up sales on the mid legnth cats. Faster on plane time and no loss in WOT speeds. Hopefully they can fine tune the hull and get her into production. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

11-27-06, 06:36 PM	#22
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	old friend you and i agree on alot but when it come to moter pushing MY boat it aint going to be a pos merc PERIOD!!! zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-27-06, 09:37 PM	#23
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Damn and I thought I could convert ya. Hell that dont make ya a bad person cause ya dont like black motors. Oh well I tried. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

12-21-06, 03:23 PM	#24
mymomisbecky BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Des MOines, IA Posts: 336	I have a 95 Nitro DC 190 with a 150hp merc EFI. And quite frankly I LOVE IT. I can get it over 60 no problem, with no control issues at all. Fishes great. Huge decks, plenty of storage. I flat out love my nitro.

12-22-06, 05:21 PM	#25
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!! One more time of watching that vid and I WILL BUY A BULLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a perpetual woody. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

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