Reading all these threads and.....

[schoolie monster]

That's the nice thing about having a smaller boat. Less maintenance.

The boat is in the garage, so no storage costs. Service the engine each year. Wash it off when I come back in. Run freshwater thru the engine.

No anti-fouling paint needed. Low exposure to salt vs. mooring or slip.

Trailer lights and trolling motor plug are my only consistent troubles. That is pretty minor.

There are definitely times I'd like a bigger boat, but not at maintenance time.

[Clammer]

S/M that.s the way is suppose to be /but if your wacked like #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& === he does things before he F #$%^&*( thinks ===
He buys a nice new trailerable [sp] glass center consule ==has the boat less than a month & decides he needs a slip for [[MAY]] only ============= sooooooooooooooooo of course he can,t wait =====& within a day he.s in a slip // low tide 6" of water /no pilings , docks kinder /just float around // 12 sets of docks lines & he checks it on the hour ..
F @#$%^&*( WACKO put it in the slip last Monday ================================================== ============= PULLS IT out thursday =to wash & wax it .... SMF >>>>

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Clammer

S/M that.s the way is suppose to be /but if your wacked like #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& === he does things before he F #$%^&*( thinks ===
He buys a nice new trailerable [sp] glass center consule ==has the boat less than a month & decides he needs a slip for [[MAY]] only ============= sooooooooooooooooo of course he can,t wait =====& within a day he.s in a slip // low tide 6" of water /no pilings , docks kinder /just float around // 12 sets of docks lines & he checks it on the hour ..
F @#$%^&*( WACKO put it in the slip last Monday ================================================== ============= PULLS IT out thursday =to wash & wax it .... SMF >>>>

I pulled it out again today.........Its to windy and the poor boat doesnt like it. Took it home and washed and waxed it again this morning, I did find a piece of eel grass on the hull and was very upset. I will put her back in on thursday and then pull it out again for waxing on sunday..............

I acually ENJOY cleaning it

Mike is the opisite he has not yanked his boat out in 3 %$%$%$%$IN YEARS...Good thing every barnicle in the bay is attached to his hull...Less for me to worry about

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

Mike is the opisite he has not yanked his boat out in 3 %$%$%$%$IN YEARS...Good thing every barnicle in the bay is attached to his hull...Less for me to worry about

I had a pillow made for my boat so it's nice and comfy in the driveway, I'll let you use it when I sell her..

[eelman]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

I had a pillow made for my boat so it's nice and comfy in the driveway, I'll let you use it when I sell her..

Yes I would like that! Funny thing about a boat, you end up loving it like it was a child! Guess thats they call boats...ladys.........

I am afraid I will spend more time cleaning than fishing this year!

[Clammer]

Good it will keep at the dock & away from me /SMF

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

I am afraid I will spend more time cleaning than fishing this year!

The novelty will wear off after you crash it into the dock a few times and scratch the prop and blood and guts harden to the finish. Then you can just use it as a boat. Nothing worse than going fishing with someone with a new boat takes 3 hours to clean up after fishing.

[schoolie monster]

The guide we went out with in the 10K islands in Florida this year was psycho about his boat. He had a towel down to clean our shoes with as we were getting in...

This was our first face to face contact with him and I'm thinking, "what are we getting into"... but he was cool after that.

It was a beautiful, immaculate hell's bay flats boat, but it is fishing and its not always squeaky clean.

A few years ago, I fishing the indian river on the east coast of florida with the guide I used to fish with. He had just gotten a new pathfinder and I was his first client in the new boat.

I caught a 20# tarpon and he was taking a picture and saying "you got to christen my new boat"

Then the fish started crapping all over the deck of his boat... I mean all over the place. I said I think the fish is christening your boat.