'95 Nitro Bass Boat Restoration Project | 115 Mercury | Can I make it run? 

Brother the smile on your wife's face says it all!!! Good job...great video! Hope you guys have years of enjoyment and catch lots of fish in your new boat! Can't wait to see how the thing turns out!

The smiles say it all.

water pump and a lower unit service cooked a power head when I was a kid . if it has a water fuel separator change the filter if doesn't have one I would add one extra protection is worth the investment

That’s awesome. Looks like your wife is enjoying it as much as you.

Considering the new Ranger and Bass Trackers at BPS are running in the $70 & $80k range with trailer, I am all about purchasing pre-owned boats. Hell of a nice boat you got, especially for 4k.

Following just to watch this project. I have a 95 190TF with a Merc 150 XR6. This will be my second summer with it. Great boat. Good luck with the build!

Great content, way to hang in there on the motor, looking forward to the rest of the project.

I have your same boat man. Bought mine for 1400. I bought it about 3-4 months ago and have been tinkering with it as well. I had your same problem. I would give it throttle and it would do good for a second then die. I have replaced ALL fuel lines from the tank to the carbs, even the one with the squeeze ball. rebuilt my fuel pump, put in a new inline filter, cleaned the carbs, and deleted the oil injection and premix. It runs like a champ now! Id do a compression test to make sure you are getting full psi in each cylinder, but id be willing to bet its fuel delivery related!

Heck yeah! She’s running good!

I really admire your confidence in renovating this boat. I definitely wish I had the skill. Good luck!

He's one of us , did you see that bucket of tools !!! 😂

Sure feels good to finally get off the struggle bus!! Congratulations.

Great job! I love fixing up old boats and getting use out of them. I have a 99 Nitro 205 Sport that we are using for the NYFA bass tournaments right now.

I owned one for 25 years with a 150 always ran great

Stumbled on this video and for some reason watched it. Good video. I noticed the ACC Crappie Stix hoodie you have on. That is one of my sponsors. Always love seeing those out there. Good luck with the boat, will continue to watch to see how it goes.

First rule of thumb, clean carbs, change fuel lines, clarify good spark, verify good compression, you just happened to get very very lucky not to get stuck on the water

I bought this exact boat last year for 7k but mine was in a little better shape with newer batteries. 4k is a good deal. We call it the "hulk" for the green color. It has a hot foot in it. I love the color. I was willing to pay more because I knew the mechanic who maintained it for 15 years and vouched for the motor.

very nice man. you guys look genuinely happy. congrats man.

Congratulations. Thanks for sharing

Nice looking boat, would love to have one. Thanks for sharing.

You think that’s good, wait till you hear my story on my 95 Nitro I got out at the Lake. Maybe I’ll see you out on the water sometime!

Nice I have a 99 nitro fishing skeet tracker 120

I bought a boat on Craig’s List. The left wheel 🛞 sheared off the axle. I jack knifed the trailer and it cost me my truck 🛻🤷‍♂️

Same boat like mine you’re gonna love it!

I have similar boat I bought 95 FS 180 new and still have it. It is a very good engine. When you shine up the gelcoat you are going to like the flake shine. Couple of tips if you don’t mind. Run 89 octane. Says to in manual. Put gas treatment asck time to counter Ethanol When starting cold out trim all way down. Turn key to first run spot. Push key in and out 8-10 times. This chokes the engine by dropping gas in carburetor. Once it starts raise motor. You can push key in to give it a boost of gas.

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So I have the same exact boat and I didn’t realize when I bought the boat the engine serial number is not on it. Now I can’t find engine parts for it. Do you think you could send me yours so I can find the exact parts?

Same type of problem was happening to me on my 6 hp mercury the primer bulb wouldn’t get hard and it would bog out at high rpms so we took apart the carb to clean it and found out the float inside was cracked so it was sinking and whoever put the gasket on it last had it turned the wrong way so once we fixed that it started ripping. Great feeling once shit starts working 😂

hi, I have the same boat and am looking for a manual for it. Did you happen to get one with your boat?

Does the guy have any other boats for sale? Lol good stuff man way to get it all squared away! Go rip some lips now!!!

just bought a 97 nitro 700lx. dual console. restoring rn. Did u have any luck tracking down these old windshields? yours looks great!

How fast does it run I got the 180 fs with same motor I get 39 fully loaded with partner

When are we going out lol

You are choking it wrong. Key shall be pressed in while idle arm is raised to the top

Where are you from I’ll go fishing with you

Wanna sell it??

trim please trim it

trim up your motor on plane!

No life jackets in a boat you don't even know smart thinking.

That motor is garbage. Had a 98 brand new. Thing left me and my pops stranded multiple times.