Getting the boat out....
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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
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