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Post by deadeer on Jul 6, 2024 21:42:24 GMT -5
It's almost funny, but true. BOAT= Break Out Another Thousand.
Taxes, plates, insurance, recent maintenance, recent fish finder, three new batteries, new propeller, redid some wiring in the boat, redid navigation lights, redid some wiring on the trailer, new winch strap, new fire ext, new flares, new air horn, new hub assemblies ordered (pitted), new tires ordered (found a bulge). Now looking at the spot lock trolling motor. Yikes!
The boat has always lived a charmed life in a garage, so it should give us many more years of good service. Hopefully all this TLC will hold us over for a long while. 🤞
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jul 6, 2024 21:45:29 GMT -5
We are on our third boat now and yes, they can cost a lot to maintain and keep running, but the memories made are well worth it. Even better when you can do the work yourself and don’t have to pay a shop to do it.
Sounds like you’ll be set for a good while once all the new parts are added to your boat.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 6, 2024 21:57:45 GMT -5
The two happiest days of a boater's life is the day he buys his boat and the day he sells his boat
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Post by esshup on Jul 6, 2024 23:12:00 GMT -5
Keep it covered when out and not using it, keep it in the garage whenever possible and it will last MANY years.
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Post by beermaker on Jul 7, 2024 8:46:29 GMT -5
My buddy bought a 1989 Ranger bass boat from an old timer for $1,000. It really was in mint condition for its age. The guy was the original owner and always kept it in the garage.
It ran good until it didn't. Refer to OP definition.
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Post by duff on Jul 7, 2024 11:29:13 GMT -5
Have been a boat owner since 16, will be 49 in a few weeks. Only thing worse than spending money fixing your boat is doing it on the side of the road or at the boat ramp.
I am addicted to the buying and selling good feels. But it has been a few years since I did either....must be getting old
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Post by esshup on Jul 7, 2024 23:45:19 GMT -5
I forgot what lake it was in Michigan. Ex girlfriends boat, about 1998 - 1999. Backed the trailer into the lake, had to go out a ways because the lake was low. Trailer made a weird noise as the rear tires of the Suburban hit the water. Hmmm. Put in park, set parking brake get out to look. Dang trailer popped off the ball and now the tongue is resting on the bottom of the lake, still attached to the truck with the safety chains. Back end of the trailer is up so can't get the boat off. Can't pivot the jack down, can't pull the trailer out because the tongue is past the end of the concrete launch ramp.
Thingy that holds the trailer onto the ball vibrated off of the trailer and is somewhere on the road.....Got out the jack (old style, with a large foot and a single post, you use the lug nut wrench as the handle) and somehow go the trailer high enough to get back on the ball.
Got the trailer out of the lake with the boat still on it, and was able to park it in the boat launch parking lot.
Luckily I was able to find a trailer tongue at Wal-Mart (after they opened) and the part that fell off of the trailer was able to be replaced by the part in the new piece from Wal-Mart. Still went fishing, but when I got to the ex GF's house I made dang sure that the piece wouldn't ever fall out again.
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