Posted on 05/31/2021 6:43:21 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator
In some States the same laws for drunk driving in cars is also applied to boats.
post picks when she’s done!!
I inherited a 17’10” BassTracker with a Mercury 115 hp outboard. It has not been on the water in several years.
Any tips or honest suggestions would be appreciated. the boat was well taken care of but has sat for close to 4 years.
I am looking to take a boating safety course online as well.
TIA
I take it it is a 2 stroke, if oil injected have a mechanic insure the injection system is working properly. Do not attempt to run without a set of ears for your water intake. Running a waterpump dry can ruin it in just a minute or so.
I take it it is a 2 stroke, if oil injected have a mechanic insure the injection system is working properly. Do not attempt to run without a set of ears for your water intake. Running a waterpump dry can ruin it in just a minute or so.
Also remember your channel markers, downstream green on right red on left, upstream red on right, green on left. I live off the ten. river in NE Alabama and many of the creeks have a narrow channel but are usually marked with buoys, and many of the shallow areas have lots of rocks.
I also take exception to the first tip when it mentioned "TV and Radio" as the source to get an accurate weather forecast. In the internet age, that is actually the WORST way to get the latest weather. There are many apps that will give you very detailed weather for a very localized area. (Dark Sky is my favorite but I think that's only available on Apple devices these days).
As for #7, C'mon, I don't think I've ever been on a private boat where there wasn't a cooler or two of cold brews. But of course, the skipper should stay sober.
That’s our rule too....don’t fall off the boat.
Yes, take it to a mechanic. I do almost all of my outboard repairs and maintenance, but that is after I have learned my engine.
Besides Weather Underground, we use Windy. Keeping us safe for a while now.
That is exactly what I am going to do.
Yes, take it to a mechanic. I do almost all of my outboard repairs and maintenance, but that is after I have learned my engine.
Not much need to be concerned about the boat itself, but hopefully the engine was stored properly and maintenance performed at least once a year...
IAC, don’t simply try to start it up before taking it to a certified Merc mechanic for inspection...
3. Use Common Sense or the lack of!
I am on Mille Lacs lake in Minnesota where dozens of boats will pack together and drift all along as we fish. You will then motor outside of the area around everyone slowly when you reach the end of the drift.
There was this one person who lacked common sense and decided to gun the motor of a 16ft boat with 4 bench seats so the bow was so high they could not see straight ahead and we were in his way...
First you do not speed thru an area where other boats of fisherman are fishing. You create big wakes and second you do not race thru the area when you cannot see where you are going!
The guy in the front of the boat turned around just in time to see us and yelled to the driver who maneuvered around us but caught our lines and snapped them off. I was thinking of diving off the boat before he turned the boat. He never slowed down either!
11. You forgot the plug again, dumkopf.
#29 That is pretty cool. I would like to see how they reverse : )
This guy has women sail around with him in bikinis. He has a type...
https://youtu.be/mai1Aquxlsc?t=34
Makes money sailing around. He was at 40,000 subscribers and 10 million views only a few years ago and making about $4,000 a month. He now has 350,000 subscribers and I do not know the # of views but he is making good money. His name is Bobby and he always looks toasted. In one video I swear he loaded at least 12 cases of beer onto the boat and he had no passengers. I think he uses it as ballast...
The women in the video here Taylor Francis started with him a year and a half ago and now has her own channel and has 163,000 subscribers in her first year. I think she is 21 years old and owns a 28ft sailboat. You can see why she has so many subscribers.
Saying Goodbye to Taylor - S6:E38
https://youtu.be/mai1Aquxlsc?t=34
“... yet FReepers are such lousy boaters”
Speak for yourself
10. A mini-gun solves a lot of problems.
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