Whatever you do, do not forget to put back the drain plug when launching Especially if you don't have a bilge pump that will kick in automatically when it senses water in your boat cause you didn't put the drain plug.
Keep that info to yourself. There are just some things you have to experience. A pump won't keep up anyway.Whatever you do, do not forget to put back the drain plug when launching Especially if you don't have a bilge pump that will kick in automatically when it senses water in your boat cause you didn't put the drain plug.
All real boaters have done this. For me the worst is for when you ask another boat for a tow cause yours won’t start and they point out your kill switch hanging from your pfdWhatever you do, do not forget to put back the drain plug when launching Especially if you don't have a bilge pump that will kick in automatically when it senses water in your boat cause you didn't put the drain plug.
If you're in the market for 60 year old chicks you would REALLY score with this!Looks nice. You’ll need a white suit with a pink t shirt, boat shoes, and a 3 day beard. Chicks will think you’re Don Johnson and you’ll have to carry around a stick to keep them away.
Yeah the pump won’t keep up. But it should kick in while you go park your truck after you launch. Then when you come back from the truck and see your bilge pump working it will make you think “why the hell is the pump working minutes after putting the boat in the water”. And then you’ll realize the you are an idiot that forgot to put the drain plug in. Embarrassment will also kick in right away while everyone in the line to launch their boats is shaking their heads at you. Then you will have to run back to your truck to pull your boat again and let it drain.Keep that info to yourself. There are just some things you have to experience. A pump won't keep up anyway.
Talked to the guy and he is very receptive to something like I pay a mechanic for a tune-up of up to $500 and he covers anything over that. This should cover anything that isn't major and I was going to have it tuned anyway. If it is something major we will reevaluate. This way I'm not completely on the hook.
There just isn't a lot available at this price and nothing in this condition at this price point up here and there are almost no outboards available.
That sounds like very nice setup. I don't know what marina slip costs and availability are up there but the $4k for the boat might be worth it just to get rights to use the boathouse.The boathouse is on a river between 2 lakes and one is Lake Winnebago, which is the largest lake in Wisconsin. This also gives access to the Wolf and Fox Rivers and several other pretty large lakes. Boathouse is just under a grand a year and you can store all year there. I figure that if I really love boating and want to bounce around I could just buy something to tow it with in the future.
Looks like a clean boat. Good one to start with. May be a bit small to take out on the bigger lakes. May just have to wait for days with calm winds for those days.
Yeah the pump won’t keep up. But it should kick in while you go park your truck after you launch. Then when you come back from the truck and see your bilge pump working it will make you think “why the hell is the pump working minutes after putting the boat in the water”. And then you’ll realize the you are an idiot that forgot to put the drain plug in. Embarrassment will also kick in right away while everyone in the line to launch their boats is shaking their heads at you. Then you will have to run back to your truck to pull your boat again and let it drain.
Yes, this happened to me
I wonder if people that diss boat ownership are married, own houses, have kids, or pets. We had a 35' cruiser and we spend more every year on ISU than we spent the whole time we boated.
I have a 2007 18 ft Lund. One day last fall and I was by myself fishing ( on the front deck). Forget to put plug in. About 20 minutes into fishing I went to walk to the back of the boat and the water was already 6 inches deep on the floor. The auto bilge had failed. By the time I got back to the ramp I had 8-10 inches on the floor. Broke a bunk board on the trailer pulling out of the water cuz the boat was so heavy.Whatever you do, do not forget to put back the drain plug when launching Especially if you don't have a bilge pump that will kick in automatically when it senses water in your boat cause you didn't put the drain plug.