So as some here know I’ve been messing with new to me boat
It’s gone trough few changes
Replaced inboard motor cleaned up a bunch of stuff
so today was to be first launch and test run
Well I should have done few things different
had it running on the hose yesterday
As was going yesterday but plans changed
today hook it up go down road hear clunk clunk
Like trailer ball noise
Didn’t do that before stop go look
Latch down pin in chains on
light bulb comes on wrong ball pulled little boat last 1 7/8
Swap balls and head for gas
tell pump 50 splashes at me at 20 (small tank or had lots already)
on the road
Get to launch
Stage pull the rear ties off
Then line up ramp
Just start down ramp
stop hop out remove safety chain and winch hook cause that’s how I have done ever boat I have owned
hop in truck start to move
Buddy holding rope start yelling as I watch the boat exit the trailer on it’s own
Doesn’t get in enough to float
hook winch back up to find first part to rotten it breaks
Retie hook
Start cranking but concerned strap not going to cut it
Launch owner come with truck and strap
We get back on trailer
Look at back of boat
Drain plug looks tipped but going to put in and see
so in the water park truck
Then lift engine cover and I think we are taking water but will check few things lower drive blower on
Turn key nothing what try again nope get my little booster pack that I charged week back cause my son used for something and it’s dead to
I take it to truck plug it in to charge
Go back to boat tinker about and watch water level in back
toss a line a bit then get boost pack
I try to start and get little grunt
Then nothing can’t raise drive
Put pack in truck again for 10 min
Back in boat raise drive reload on trailer
Head home
In end I found out easy to unload and load
20.0 launch to wet boat I am grateful for the assistance to get back on trailer
so back in driveway and see what a fix is for the leak
It’s gone trough few changes
Replaced inboard motor cleaned up a bunch of stuff
so today was to be first launch and test run
Well I should have done few things different
had it running on the hose yesterday
As was going yesterday but plans changed
today hook it up go down road hear clunk clunk
Like trailer ball noise
Didn’t do that before stop go look
Latch down pin in chains on
light bulb comes on wrong ball pulled little boat last 1 7/8
Swap balls and head for gas
tell pump 50 splashes at me at 20 (small tank or had lots already)
on the road
Get to launch
Stage pull the rear ties off
Then line up ramp
Just start down ramp
stop hop out remove safety chain and winch hook cause that’s how I have done ever boat I have owned
hop in truck start to move
Buddy holding rope start yelling as I watch the boat exit the trailer on it’s own
Doesn’t get in enough to float
hook winch back up to find first part to rotten it breaks
Retie hook
Start cranking but concerned strap not going to cut it
Launch owner come with truck and strap
We get back on trailer
Look at back of boat
Drain plug looks tipped but going to put in and see
so in the water park truck
Then lift engine cover and I think we are taking water but will check few things lower drive blower on
Turn key nothing what try again nope get my little booster pack that I charged week back cause my son used for something and it’s dead to
I take it to truck plug it in to charge
Go back to boat tinker about and watch water level in back
toss a line a bit then get boost pack
I try to start and get little grunt
Then nothing can’t raise drive
Put pack in truck again for 10 min
Back in boat raise drive reload on trailer
Head home
In end I found out easy to unload and load
20.0 launch to wet boat I am grateful for the assistance to get back on trailer
so back in driveway and see what a fix is for the leak