What Dumb thing did you do to your boat?

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Ytmsn wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:37 am
jasonm wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:45 am
Ytmsn wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:07 am Jason my swimdeck gets got, but if I splash a little water on, it immediately cools down. I keep one of those small water cannons (about 1.5 inch OD and 1.5 feet long) that I can just draw water in and wet it down. You might try that.
I was telling my wife yesterday that I might just have to keep a bucket of water to wet everything down before we get in the boat...
Suck because I have to trailer it where I am going to boat. So I would have to go get a bucket or two of water to wet everything down prior to launching the boat. Then stop and rewet things when it dries out...

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Nah. Just pick up a water cannon and keep it in one of your rear compartments. Easy Peasy
Now that I see your platform, I see the look you were going for. Looks good , and at least the Matworks floor likes to get wet!
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Ha...If I am going to use it to make my money feel wasted...it will have to get wet whether it likes it or not
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Threw the anchor out...only to realize I had unhooked the rode when I was tied up to a mooring ball for 2 weeks in Maine. Anyone want a free Danforth Anchor, you can find it in the bottom of Nahant Harbor just north of Boston :(
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TechieTechie wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:13 am Threw the anchor out...only to realize I had unhooked the rode when I was tied up to a mooring ball for 2 weeks in Maine. Anyone want a free Danforth Anchor, you can find it in the bottom of Nahant Harbor just north of Boston :(
That's why I like boating in 3 feet of water. You just reach Down and grab it.
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TechieTechie wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:13 am Threw the anchor out...only to realize I had unhooked the rode when I was tied up to a mooring ball for 2 weeks in Maine. Anyone want a free Danforth Anchor, you can find it in the bottom of Nahant Harbor just north of Boston :(
You were ready for a fresh one. I loce new anchors 🤣
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cmattj wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:45 am
TechieTechie wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:13 am Threw the anchor out...only to realize I had unhooked the rode when I was tied up to a mooring ball for 2 weeks in Maine. Anyone want a free Danforth Anchor, you can find it in the bottom of Nahant Harbor just north of Boston :(
You were ready for a fresh one. I loce new anchors 🤣
At least it wasn't shiny stainless 😂😂
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Big Block Power wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:52 am
cmattj wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:45 am
TechieTechie wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:13 am Threw the anchor out...only to realize I had unhooked the rode when I was tied up to a mooring ball for 2 weeks in Maine. Anyone want a free Danforth Anchor, you can find it in the bottom of Nahant Harbor just north of Boston :(
You were ready for a fresh one. I loce new anchors 🤣
At least it wasn't shiny stainless 😂😂
Thanks for not making me feel like a total idiot. I have a new Fortress Anchor on order, should be here this week.

Oh, and I almost let my new to me boat run out of oil. Now I know where the oil fill cap is and have plenty of backup oil onboard. :D Now I just have to get the power steering reservoir cap open. The PO of my boat had massive hand strength, everything is ratcheted down like you would not believe.
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TechieTechie wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:41 am
Big Block Power wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:52 am
cmattj wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:45 am

You were ready for a fresh one. I loce new anchors 🤣
At least it wasn't shiny stainless 😂😂
Thanks for not making me feel like a total idiot. I have a new Fortress Anchor on order, should be here this week.

Oh, and I almost let my new to me boat run out of oil. Now I know where the oil fill cap is and have plenty of backup oil onboard. :D Now I just have to get the power steering reservoir cap open. The PO of my boat had massive hand strength, everything is ratcheted down like you would not believe.
Yup...Torque it down to half a turn before it breaks.
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Big Block Power wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:55 am
TechieTechie wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:13 am Threw the anchor out...only to realize I had unhooked the rode when I was tied up to a mooring ball for 2 weeks in Maine. Anyone want a free Danforth Anchor, you can find it in the bottom of Nahant Harbor just north of Boston :(
That's why I like boating in 3 feet of water. You just reach Down and grab it.
yup, done that a couple times, lol.
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Did the obligatory "drag the outdrive up the ramp" the other day. In my defense, I was backing the trailer down to meet the boat. But...my boat, my outdrive. Whoops.
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Mike in SC wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:57 pm Did the obligatory "drag the outdrive up the ramp" the other day. In my defense, I was backing the trailer down to meet the boat. But...my boat, my outdrive. Whoops.
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Mike in SC wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:57 pm Did the obligatory "drag the outdrive up the ramp" the other day. In my defense, I was backing the trailer down to meet the boat. But...my boat, my outdrive. Whoops.
No no say it isn't true.
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Big Block Power wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:04 pm
Mike in SC wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:57 pm Did the obligatory "drag the outdrive up the ramp" the other day. In my defense, I was backing the trailer down to meet the boat. But...my boat, my outdrive. Whoops.
No no say it isn't true.
Turrible sound. :oops:
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Mike in SC wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:36 pm
Big Block Power wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:04 pm
Mike in SC wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:57 pm Did the obligatory "drag the outdrive up the ramp" the other day. In my defense, I was backing the trailer down to meet the boat. But...my boat, my outdrive. Whoops.
No no say it isn't true.
Turrible sound. :oops:
No stop I can't hear it anymore.
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Family said "I thought it was up!"
"The noise!" I said...
Minimal damage, mostly psychic...
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