Got an old boat
76 Raven 200. Cheap. Practically free. Included the trailer. Lovely young couple who are entering a new phase in their life, IE: there's a baby on the way, and the guy has to give up his hobby. They just needed to dump the boat.
Holy s***. I'm going to die on the water. It may look gentle on my very protected inland beach but very quickly those seas get rough. We are in an area that the boat rental companies refuse to be in. They lose too many boats.
I might not even make it to the water. I might die dealing with this trailer holding this boat. I'm going to throw a lot of money away on the mechanic. I got him to deliver it and back it down into my very long driveway. I have to get my safety certificate which means I have to take classes. There is a woman who is certified to come teach me on my boat. I have to get a vehicle capable of moving this thing. And not just moving it. Holding the weight while backing it down a very steep angle into the water. So something large and heavy.
I say I but M is truly the one driving this process and will be responsible for pretty much arranging everything. And when we're on the water she can be in charge of the life and death decisions because if she kills me she can bring me back, she's a nurse. She also has been reading up on that crab book so she can tell me which crabs to keep and which crabs to toss back.
She thinks this is all easy. I think of Gilligan's Island if I'm lucky. And I am not qualified to touch this huge inboard motor or bilge pump or blower or dual battery charging system or propeller lift which is currently flaky. The guy who owned this boat is in the Navy. This toy was his life but it needs babying.
I need to add additional seats. Flip down benches most likely. I need both passenger space and crab pot space but not at the same time. It's got a single movable chest/ bench. I need to get a backup electric motor for when the ancient motor dies when I am out on the water.
I need to get some serious radio gear. For when everything dies. It came with a GPS that he never used and has no manual. He used his phone. Maybe that's good enough.
I need an inflatable safety boat with a small motor. There will come the moment that this thing sinks. I'm going to need emergency warmth suits. This is cold water.
This is in the q&a forum simply because I want to know who has boating experience? Anyone here?
The guy spent an hour going through the various controls and showing me how things work and starting up the motor. The cover itself is complex. I'm thinking there will be a garage for this thing in its future. During this process M talked to his wife and their large dog ran around my yard.
I got deer. And at that moment one of my dear decided to visit. And it walked up to the dog and practically head butt it. Dog goes into chase mode. Dog chases deer around the yard for about a minute and then the deer jumps over the fence that the dog can't go over. Dog runs around crazy and then finally settles down.
And then the deer came back. And just f***** with this dog. It came within a few feet of the dog and then turn and ran as if to ask him to chase him knowing full well that he was in charge. And the dog fell for it.
The deer did this three or four times.
Holy s***. I'm going to die on the water. It may look gentle on my very protected inland beach but very quickly those seas get rough. We are in an area that the boat rental companies refuse to be in. They lose too many boats.
I might not even make it to the water. I might die dealing with this trailer holding this boat. I'm going to throw a lot of money away on the mechanic. I got him to deliver it and back it down into my very long driveway. I have to get my safety certificate which means I have to take classes. There is a woman who is certified to come teach me on my boat. I have to get a vehicle capable of moving this thing. And not just moving it. Holding the weight while backing it down a very steep angle into the water. So something large and heavy.
I say I but M is truly the one driving this process and will be responsible for pretty much arranging everything. And when we're on the water she can be in charge of the life and death decisions because if she kills me she can bring me back, she's a nurse. She also has been reading up on that crab book so she can tell me which crabs to keep and which crabs to toss back.
She thinks this is all easy. I think of Gilligan's Island if I'm lucky. And I am not qualified to touch this huge inboard motor or bilge pump or blower or dual battery charging system or propeller lift which is currently flaky. The guy who owned this boat is in the Navy. This toy was his life but it needs babying.
I need to add additional seats. Flip down benches most likely. I need both passenger space and crab pot space but not at the same time. It's got a single movable chest/ bench. I need to get a backup electric motor for when the ancient motor dies when I am out on the water.
I need to get some serious radio gear. For when everything dies. It came with a GPS that he never used and has no manual. He used his phone. Maybe that's good enough.
I need an inflatable safety boat with a small motor. There will come the moment that this thing sinks. I'm going to need emergency warmth suits. This is cold water.
This is in the q&a forum simply because I want to know who has boating experience? Anyone here?
The guy spent an hour going through the various controls and showing me how things work and starting up the motor. The cover itself is complex. I'm thinking there will be a garage for this thing in its future. During this process M talked to his wife and their large dog ran around my yard.
I got deer. And at that moment one of my dear decided to visit. And it walked up to the dog and practically head butt it. Dog goes into chase mode. Dog chases deer around the yard for about a minute and then the deer jumps over the fence that the dog can't go over. Dog runs around crazy and then finally settles down.
And then the deer came back. And just f***** with this dog. It came within a few feet of the dog and then turn and ran as if to ask him to chase him knowing full well that he was in charge. And the dog fell for it.
The deer did this three or four times.
