I see what you did there :squint:
BoaterFry.
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Yes!
:lol: Why am I laughing at this? 
:tup: attaboy
:tup: DO IT
I hope this can make a decent wake because if i sell you out in the water im jumping your wakes via jet skiers love big waves
You can name it the Fish Fry?
I definitely approve. I’m a little biased though…
My 2000 Chaparral 180 SSe. 
:lol: No shit.
We’re going to have to do a photo shoot!!!11!!one!!1 :gay:
We could trailer them into the ghetto and take pictures of them in front of shitty buildings!!!
:lol:
The ghetto is scared of boats, so we’d be ok.
LOL WIN
lol … put them on the road no trailer… in the getto
“There are no wheels. What the fuck do we steal?”
But seriously, you got a good boat. I did a lot of research before I bought and Chaparral makes a damn good hull.
Let me know if you want a guide. I’d be glad to go out and show you the areas you really have to be careful. Some I can think of off the top of my head:
1: Submerged piers just below the surface just north of the entrance to the marina near the Holiday Inn on GI.
2: Shallow area that sticks WAY out from Grand Island between Grand Island and Strawberry Island.
3: The really shallow water between Strawberry Island and Grass Island.
4: The extremely dangerous rock bars between the Peace Bridge and Buffalo Harbor. Hint… if you don’t know what you’re doing follow the navigation cans when you come out from under the bridge and don’t turn toward Buffalo until you’re past the round house out in the lake. There is a safe passageway to get from the river to the harbor without going out that far in the lake but every couple of weekends you see someone stuck on the rocks who couldn’t find it.
5: Canadian side, north and across from Beaver Island Park. Large bay with a marina and customs booth at the dock. If you follow the shore that bay curves back out into the river and the current is very strong because of the curve. All of a sudden you’re in a foot of water with massive rocks. I saw a guy get in all sorts of trouble there.
6: Sand bar that sticks out from Navy Island at the far north end toward Canada. This one varies depending on what the ice and current have done to the sand bar.
7: Rock bar right in front of Beaver Island Park. It’s pretty close to shore, but it’s good fishing so people get in trouble there. Again, the current carries you onto it very quickly then you’re stuck. It’s just below the surface so you won’t see it until it’s too late.
8: Both shores of Lake Erie, US and Canadian side. Lots of shallow rocky areas. Get a chart and know where you are on it or stay well out in the lake when cruising there.
would a depth finder find most "Shallow " areas before you hit them?
Nice pickup! :tup: I miss boating sometimes…
No, a depth finder looks almost straight down, and from the back of the boat (since the back is always in the water). If you gradually go from deep to shallow and are watching it might help, but all those things I listed come up out of nowhere and by the time the depth finder alarm went off you’d already know about the problem from the grinding stop you came to.
Your best bet is to stick to marked channels. When you want to go explore bays go really slow and have someone sit up front to watch. At idle speed with someone alerting you from the front it’s easy to throw it in reverse and stop before you go aground. My wife and I spent a ton of time doing that the first couple years we had a boat while I was checking out the shorelines for fishing spots.
I will get drunk on this boat. I still do not like boats but I do like beer and loose women.
Also
fuck trees you climb boo-E’s fry! Good pickup :tup: