RWilson2526
Master Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2007
- Messages
- 810
Just spent 2 days on Lake George, NY - started with the 200 mile trip. Have only had the boat 6 weeks and have been telling myself I really need to get that spare tire.....well you guessed it about 80 miles up the thruway trailer tire blows....2 hours and $160 later we are on our way.
Launching the boat ....the ramp is pretty steep I'm admiring the view as cranking down and the handle slips, spins at about 1000 mph and thumps me on the ribs.
I will not be deterred ....spent the next 2 days with picture perfect weather....crystal clear water....camping.....exploring islands around the lake. Life gets no better.
After being at least 25+ miles from our campsite on the last day there the engine dies on the way back in. Has enough power to just float to the dock. Good news is we made it back...bad news is I worried sick about what happened to my engine.
walk the boat up onto the trailer. Start to pull up slowly and hear scraping because I forgot to raise the outdrive because I was not IN the boat loading it on to trailer which interrupted my usual routine. - no damage
Now as I pull up for whatever reason I must not have had the winch locked in because the boat moves and gets caught by the safet chain....unfortunately the chain was somehow over the v shaped rubber bow support so I could not winch it forward.
Took the rubber v shaped thing off to get some slack ...started to winch and the strap lets go at the hook. Boat stayed on the trailer.
tied a knot in the strap around the hook and hauled azz home the next morning. changed the other tire on the trailer before heading back just in case.
they say these things happen to everyone in the course of their boating career. I guess I just got a bunch of mine out of the way in one shot.
Launching the boat ....the ramp is pretty steep I'm admiring the view as cranking down and the handle slips, spins at about 1000 mph and thumps me on the ribs.
I will not be deterred ....spent the next 2 days with picture perfect weather....crystal clear water....camping.....exploring islands around the lake. Life gets no better.
After being at least 25+ miles from our campsite on the last day there the engine dies on the way back in. Has enough power to just float to the dock. Good news is we made it back...bad news is I worried sick about what happened to my engine.
walk the boat up onto the trailer. Start to pull up slowly and hear scraping because I forgot to raise the outdrive because I was not IN the boat loading it on to trailer which interrupted my usual routine. - no damage
Now as I pull up for whatever reason I must not have had the winch locked in because the boat moves and gets caught by the safet chain....unfortunately the chain was somehow over the v shaped rubber bow support so I could not winch it forward.
Took the rubber v shaped thing off to get some slack ...started to winch and the strap lets go at the hook. Boat stayed on the trailer.
tied a knot in the strap around the hook and hauled azz home the next morning. changed the other tire on the trailer before heading back just in case.
they say these things happen to everyone in the course of their boating career. I guess I just got a bunch of mine out of the way in one shot.
