boats suck....

[Raider Ronnie]

I feel your pain.
7 months of LONG days replacing my deck that snowballed into a whole lot more things done.......
Prior to haul had a fuel truck at my house to fill my tanks with diesel and been dealing with clogged filters as he pumped dirty fuel into my tanks.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

I feel your pain.
Prior to haul had a fuel truck at my house to fill my tanks with diesel and been dealing with clogged filters as he pumped dirty fuel into my tanks.

OUCH, there seems to be a lot of that going around with diesel.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

OUCH, there seems to be a lot of that going around with diesel.

not just diesel.. there seems to be a run of bad gas at some of the marina's as well.. according to several people I have heard (read complain) talk about it last week... I haven't had a problem( I'm clunking myself up side the head for luck).. but my fuel ( gas) tank is only 30 gallons.. and I watch/check the fuel flow restricter gauge and sediment bowl daily...This months weather hasn't helped...

[likwid]

How restores work, after I'm done this season I already have my fall/winter/spring work list:

Pull engine for new engine mounts.
Paint entire bilge.
Strip cap of brightside and shoot with awlgrip or alexseal.
Remove thru hull transducer, cut out old start battery box, put 1kw ducer there.
New raw water intake and raw water strainer.
Strip and paint any engine bits that could use it while its out.
Build doghouse off of console. (most likely ridiculously expensive because I want to keep it light as possible, nidacore sides, balsa roof)

Wanna run a restore? Be ready to keep restoring.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by likwid

How restores work, after I'm done this season I already have my fall/winter/spring work list:

Pull engine for new engine mounts.
Paint entire bilge.
Strip cap of brightside and shoot with awlgrip or alexseal.
Remove thru hull transducer, cut out old start battery box, put 1kw ducer there.
New raw water intake and raw water strainer.
Strip and paint any engine bits that could use it while its out.
Build doghouse off of console. (most likely ridiculously expensive because I want to keep it light as possible, nidacore sides, balsa roof)

Wanna run a restore? Be ready to keep restoring.

Man does that sound familure.. "wanna restore.. be ready to keep on restoring"... no truer words were ever spoken!!!!!!!

[ThrowingTimber]

Originally Posted by likwid

Wanna run a restore? Be ready to keep restoring.

Genius.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

Genius.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

There is a lot of truth to this....

I bought my latest boat and knew from the moment I bought it (it was my 5th or 6th boat) that it was going to be a multi-year project . Most of the stuff either didn't work or didn't work correctly. When I got it to a certain point I would seriously use it but I knew I would have to keep going with it. Just keep chipping away at the endless list of stuff you want to do to it. I worked my butt off the first year to be able to use it the next summer.

When I am done...really done with it, I will sell it and move on, having enjoyed it for the last few years. Will I get all my $ that I put into it back???? NO but when you factor in the enjoyment I got out of it I always seem to come out ahead.

I am already looking at the next boat (project), it will be a kick ass sport fish express or possibly a big trawler. I would like work on another boat like mine but there are so few I would have to overpay to get one. I feel I have made mine the best one out there. That is a cool feeling.

I enjoy working on boats. I like fixing stuff that does not work right. Adding new stuff, making it better than it was, safer than it was. I like learning new repair skills. I think I enjoy this as much as fishing at times...esp in the winter when I can not fish and my boat is within eyesight every day all winter. I would much rather work on my boat than my house. Houses are boring construction. Cars are cool too but they don't float.

Boats are a PIA but they are really cool. They have so many specilized systems to grasp. I just like being on boats as much as I can and helping others from my experiences (good and bad)


Bottom line....Boats do suck, but they are a blast to be around.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

There is a lot of truth to this....

I bought my latest boat and knew from the moment I bought it (it was my 5th or 6th boat) that it was going to be a multi-year project . Most of the stuff either didn't work or didn't work correctly. When I got it to a certain point I would seriously use it but I knew I would have to keep going with it. Just keep chipping away at the endless list of stuff you want to do to it. I worked my butt off the first year to be able to use it the next summer.

When I am done...really done with it, I will sell it and move on, having enjoyed it for the last few years. Will I get all my $ that I put into it back???? NO but when you factor in the enjoyment I got out of it I always seem to come out ahead.

I am already looking at the next boat (project), it will be a kick ass sport fish express or possibly a big trawler. I would like work on another boat like mine but there are so few I would have to overpay to get one. I feel I have made mine the best one out there. That is a cool feeling.

I enjoy working on boats. I like fixing stuff that does not work right. Adding new stuff, making it better than it was, safer than it was. I like learning new repair skills. I think I enjoy this as much as fishing at times...esp in the winter when I can not fish and my boat is within eyesight every day all winter. I would much rather work on my boat than my house. Houses are boring construction. Cars are cool too but they don't float.

Boats are a PIA but they are really cool. They have so many specilized systems to grasp. I just like being on boats as much as I can and helping others from my experiences (good and bad)


Bottom line....Boats do suck, but they are a blast to be around.

Well said Capt Jim. I have now owned a boat for 6 yrs (my first) and learned a LOT both about owning and running a boat and even more about fixing a boat. I still don't touch the engine (outboard Suz 150HP) but I have now replaced or fixed almost everything else on the boat and happy to say no longer FEAR THE CHALLENGE!