Getting the boat out....
Categories: Boating
yay spring!
I'm making my first trip to the lake tomorrow (Jordan Lake, southwest of Raleigh). Got the boat from storage last week and aside from a broken fuse, that caused the blower to not work, it started right up. So I'm taking it out Saturday for the first run of the season.
BOAT = Bring On Another Thousand
I've been pretty lucky so far with this boat. It's a 1986 Glasstream 172 bowrider with a 140hp mercruiser stern drive. It's a piece of crap in terms of looks... couple years ago I probably had about $700 worth of work done to it mechanically (replace the bellows, which had a whole in it) and some bearing or something in the lower unit that was pretty worn out)... but last year I had my sister's boyfriend do a spring tuneup (adjust the timing, clean carburator, etc)... so I'm hoping this year, given how easily it started up .. that I won't have any problems this spring. knock on wood! Of course last year I spent about $700 getting it reupholstered (we know a guy!), so it looks a bit nicer than it used to.
So far all I've done this year is replace the blower ($25, and it wasn't necessary - I discovered the broken fuse AFTER the fact), and replaced the running boards on the trailer - new plywood and new carpeting on those. Assuming I have no major mechanical issues I'm probably gonna buy a nice bimini top for it. A little shade would be nice.
I need more (and higher paying) freelance work so I can buy one of these:
http://www.searay.com/2008_sea_ray_sport_boats_210_sundeck.asp
I'm making my first trip to the lake tomorrow (Jordan Lake, southwest of Raleigh). Got the boat from storage last week and aside from a broken fuse, that caused the blower to not work, it started right up. So I'm taking it out Saturday for the first run of the season.
BOAT = Bring On Another Thousand
I've been pretty lucky so far with this boat. It's a 1986 Glasstream 172 bowrider with a 140hp mercruiser stern drive. It's a piece of crap in terms of looks... couple years ago I probably had about $700 worth of work done to it mechanically (replace the bellows, which had a whole in it) and some bearing or something in the lower unit that was pretty worn out)... but last year I had my sister's boyfriend do a spring tuneup (adjust the timing, clean carburator, etc)... so I'm hoping this year, given how easily it started up .. that I won't have any problems this spring. knock on wood! Of course last year I spent about $700 getting it reupholstered (we know a guy!), so it looks a bit nicer than it used to.
So far all I've done this year is replace the blower ($25, and it wasn't necessary - I discovered the broken fuse AFTER the fact), and replaced the running boards on the trailer - new plywood and new carpeting on those. Assuming I have no major mechanical issues I'm probably gonna buy a nice bimini top for it. A little shade would be nice.
I need more (and higher paying) freelance work so I can buy one of these:
http://www.searay.com/2008_sea_ray_sport_boats_210_sundeck.asp
Posted by rickroot at 7:50 AM | Link | 2 comments
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Re: Getting the boat out....
That Sea Ray looks neat. But then I looked at their yachts, the ones you could live out of. I could start at Lake Erie, take the Erie Canal to the Hudson River to the Atlantic Ocean, sail my way down the coast to winter in Florida or somewhere otherwise agreeable. Use a mix of satellite, cellular Internet, and WiFi to stay connected to the world. Take a nice longbike from http://www.xtracycle.com/ with me for when I need to plod around land. Fresh caught fish for dinner...
Yeah, I need to make waaaay more money...
Yeah, I need to make waaaay more money...
Posted by brianstretch on April 20, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Re: Getting the boat out....
Hah. Yeah, the yachts are awfully nice. I could put one in on the inner banks somewhere, that'd be nice.
Posted by rickroot on April 22, 2008 at 8:01 AM