As much as I don’t want to, too much time with work and now a family crisis means I have to part with the boat for now.
It’s a 1985 Angler 204WA. I bought it used 3 years ago. Other than being dirty from leaves and needing a clean up, the only other issues are some sponginess around the mates chair post and some trim missing when I bought it that I have never had time to replace. The interior is good for a boat it’s age, cushions are all fine, no head, but you could put a porta-potty in the cabin. The engine runs great and has excellent compression on all cylinders. My understanding is that both heads were replaced by the original owner and these have less than 100 hours; but there is no Hobbs meter to verify that. However the mechanic at Jim’s in Galena told me they were in great shape. The cover for the electronics and steering is off as I had all new gauges installed last year and the transducer cable for the new Garmin. She’s not fancy, but a nice little boat.
Here’s what it’s got:
1985 Angler 204 WA
1985 Johnson 140 V4 w/ spare prop (VRO unit works great)
New Gauge Package
New Fuel Tank Sending unit (50 gallon tank)
Garmin GPS/Map 498-Color w/internal antenna (DSC capable)
New Uniden Solara VHF w/ DSC
New Shakespeare VHF antenna
New Fuel Filter and base
New fuel lines, tank to engine
New Dock Lines
New Fenders
8 Lifejackets in bags (4 new/4 came with the boat in good shape)
Anchor line & chain w/ anchor
New (last year) Bilge pump
New Anchor light and post
New Stainless flush mount rod holders (there are also 3 stern mounted ahead of the motor)
Trailer:
1985 EZ Loader
New lights and wiring
New Tongue Bar…not installed
I’d like to say we got a lot of use out of it, but I let work get way outta control. The times we did get her wet, she was a great ride, the GPS is super and the Fish Finder put us on the fish and we came home with no stink. Right now the family crisis comes first, I’ll have to stick with friends and reading from some great posts here.