2008 Nitro Bass Boats

5 Responses to 2008 Nitro Bass Boats

1. sarah s says:

   August 3, 2007 at 7:36 pm

   Why my speedometer is not working 2008 nitro 640lx Mercury engine outboard.?
   Heya jsut a question my husband and I just bought a tracker Nitro 640 lx from bass pro like 2 days ago brand new. We took it out for the day at big bear and the speedometer never left zero. So we called the dealer and we brought it by to have them check it at the service area. Well they checked it by pushing air into the hole where the water goes threw that puts pressure on it and makes the speedometer work. Well it worked for them pushing the air threw it. They had no idea and told us to take it out this weekend on a differant lake with less altitude. Then let them know the results. They also was nothing at all clogging the hole. Also we did tilt the engine up and down but made not differance. Just wondering what all you boat owners think. Thanks in advance.
   Does 7,000 above sea lvl make a differance?

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   • Anonymous says:

     November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

     I work at a Tracker dealer and I see this alot. What the guy did at the place you took it to will work sometimes but other times not. He was using compressed air and that is much more pressure than the water flowing through it on a lake. I have seen where the water tube was pinched in the installation of the rear decking and I have actually had to dissassemble the whole rear end of a boat to repair this. It is time consuming but it can be done. It is also a warranty issue and Tracker will pay the dealership to make this repair. Do not accept the altitude answer you recieved…..that is total bull. I work around Flathead lake in Montana so I know the altitude situation and it has nothing to do with the speedo not working properly.

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2. Vince B says:

   January 26, 2009 at 8:53 pm

   Truck able to pull Nitro boat?
   I have a 1995 Toyota Tacoma extended cab 2wd w/ the 2.4L 4 cylinder; a friend of mine has a 17′ 2008 Nitro z-6 bass boat and I was wondering if my truck is capable of pulling this boat. I think I am fine to pull it, but wondering about the tongue weight and whether or not this exceeds my truck’s capacity.

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   • Anonymous says:

     November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

     check the towing capacity in the owners manual…that ain’t the lightest boat in the world, and that 4-cylinder ain’t the strongest tow vehicle either, but any truck built for towing had ought to be able to pull a bass boat.

     If your truck has 5,000 lbs of towing capacity, it’ll handle that boat with plenty room to spare. If it only has 3,000 then it’s gonna be close, I’d hesitate to try it without weighing the rig first (with full fuel tanks).

     Tongue weight on a boat is usually 5 to 7% of the total trailer weight.

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3. Matthew says:

   August 19, 2010 at 2:32 pm

   can my truck pull this boat?
   My truck is a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500, 3.7ltr v6, reg cab, RWD, manual trans, 215 hp and 235 lb-ft of torque and 3800 max tow when properly equip.

   Ok well I really want a fishing boat. like a small fresh water bass boat like from nitro or tracker. nothing big but it will prbably have a max weight between 2000-3000lbs probly on the lower side of that. Anyway, would my truck be able to tow that out of the water after a day fishing. with coolers n gear n a wet guy.

   what if i turbo it? i really like the truck and dont want to have to buy a new one to get the boat because that would just be 2 new things n i dont think my wife would go for that.

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