The Boat Fanatic Thread

[Yarbr 123]

Alright, tapa is fixed, I think.

Waxed and ready for the season. I normally hire that job out, but had a free Saturday, it sucked and was satisfying all at the same time. Like your mom.

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Edited May 4, 2018 by Yarbr

[Sbbruin 21828]

^^Looking good, Billy Ray!

[utee94 15797]

Feeling good, Lewis!

 

I really enjoy washing and waxing the boat.  And your mom.

 

No, seriously, the kids like to wash the exterior, and the wife doesn't trust anyone other than herself to clean the interior, and using my Makita compounder, compounding and waxing the outside takes no time at all, so it all works out well for us.

Edited May 4, 2018 by utee94

[Yarbr 123]

Yeah, my kids and wife put in about 50% effort on simple maintenance items, which is fine by me, the boat is/was my thing. My wife was none too pleased I got the boat before she got her pool, but is buying in to the greatness of being a boat owner. Just got off the phone with her and when I asked what she wanted to do for Mother's Day, she answered hit the lake. That is a great open door for when I decide to upgrade.

I'm still going to have to build the fucking pool though.

[Sbbruin 21828]

My kids don't do jack shit workwise on the boat.  But it is a delicate line.  If I equate the boat with work, they will be less enthusiastic, which puts greater strain on the justification for having it in the first place.  Plus they are pretty much useless anyway.

[BearSchlong 8083]

I spent my teenage years waxing the gellcoat and staining/oiling the teak gunwale tops on my Dad's 24' Boston Whaler Outrage.  It wasn't until years later that I discovered that there were people who didn't polish their hull.  But I didn't equate it with work, because I then got to spend a whole lot of days offshore in that boat catching Kings, Ling, Dolphin, and Red Snapper.  I've always been boat spoiled.

 

Edited May 4, 2018 by BearSchlong

[troph 24781]

On 5/2/2018 at 3:22 PM, NoRagrets said:

Where are you getting underwater lights? I'm seriously in the market.

Through Texas Malibu — should be done this coming week and when we take delivery I’ll ask for the company name.  And let you know what we think.

[troph 24781]

18 hours ago, BearSchlong said:

I spent my teenage years waxing the gellcoat and staining/oiling the teak gunwale tops on my Dad's 24' Boston Whaler Outrage.  It wasn't until years later that I discovered that there were people who didn't polish their hull.  But I didn't equate it with work, because I then got to spend a whole lot of days offshore in that boat catching Kings, Ling, Dolphin, and Red Snapper.  I've always been boat spoiled.

 

Okay that’s a charmed childhood at least with respect to that one aspect.  Damn if only ...

[NoRagrets 1125]

1 hour ago, troph said:

Through Texas Malibu — should be done this coming week and when we take delivery I’ll ask for the company name.  And let you know what we think.

Thanks man

[686 3446]

We had a good day last week. I left some ballast at home and didn’t have the wake set up right, but we had a good time. Weather and water was great.

[fattyflattie 4639]

I didn't grow up around the ski/wake scene and have never really understood it.  

Ill be damned if 686 last post didn't clear it right up. Looks awesome. 

[Armybrat 40818]

My last boat was a 1974 Glastron V156 like this one. Bought it used in the early '90s & sold it 15 years ago.

 

[bigshark88 388]

Tapa is back working I guess.

Mentioned up-thread that I am slumming it on a duck boat redfishing while I transition from a flats boat to a bay boat...

I got a 24x36 boat barn on order for both sleds. Gonna look like this but with 12' doors.

[bigshark88 388]

Duck boat is coming along. It's a project for sure. Just installed a Power Pole Micro this week.

 

 

[troph 24781]

9 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I didn't grow up around the ski/wake scene and have never really understood it.  

Ill be damned if 686 last post didn't clear it right up. Looks awesome. 

Took 3-4 days of surfing on whitefish lake in MT with a surfer chick to realize how amazing surf culture is, I’m hooked.  We’ll see, but I’ll be shocked if I’m not surfing for the next decade.

Edited May 6, 2018 by troph

[G650 14229]

I really hate that wakeboarders call it surfing.

[Reagan1k 3024]

10 hours ago, bigshark88 said:

Duck boat is coming along. It's a project for sure. Just installed a Power Pole Micro this week.

 

 

How much did the power pole micro run? That’s slick-  install easily? 

[Yarbr 123]

1 hour ago, G650 said:

I really hate that wakeboarders call it surfing.

Why on earth would you give a shit?

[G650 14229]

1 minute ago, Yarbr said:

Why on earth would you give a shit?

Because as a lifelong surfer I think you should find your own fucking term.

[Yarbr 123]

Ah, you're talking real surfing, not wake surfing. Carry on.

[Llano Estacado 1257]

Maybe Troph found some gnarly barrels in Montana and was dropping in all like wahbawh and get pitted so pitted.

[Brew 3049]

Bigshark, here’s my boat barn. 60x40 with 14 foot doors. Still trying to decide what to buy to fill out the last bay since the other 2 are full at this point.


 

Edited May 6, 2018 by Brew

[Brew 3049]

20 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I didn't grow up around the ski/wake scene and have never really understood it.  

Ill be damned if 686 last post didn't clear it right up. Looks awesome. 

For me it’s about being on the water and who I want to go out with. If I want to be by myself or just out in peace and quiet, I go fishing. If I want to take the kids or other people, I get out the wakeboards, tubes, etc. and go. It’s nice now just to get up before everyone and head out to fish/sit and then as they all start waking up and other people get on the water then the toys come out.

[Anastasis 23455]

Saw some guy with a manitou tritoon with twin 400Rs on the back gassing up yesterday. He said that he hit 72 racing a jetski. Can't imagine  70mph on a toon. eek.

Edited May 6, 2018 by Anastasis

[bigshark88 388]

4 hours ago, Reagan1k said:

How much did the power pole micro run? That’s slick-  install easily? 

I used a 20% coupon code from the gun owners thread at Academy online.  Got the drive unit for $473 delivered.  Then I ordered a $80 spike from Austin Kayak.  PP has a rebate going of up to $100 for micro spikes if you purchase a drive unit and spike within 180 days of each other.  I applied for the rebate and we'll see how that goes.  

 

Install was of medium difficulty.  5200 got broken out and shit got messy.  

[bigshark88 388]

1 hour ago, Brew said:

Bigshark, here’s my boat barn. 60x40 with 14 foot doors. Still trying to decide what to buy to fill out the last bay since the other 2 are full at this point.


 

That's awesome.  I will post pics of mine once it gets built.  Never built anything before so time will tell if I regret undertaking this project.  

[troph 24781]

I really hate that wakeboarders call it surfing.

 

If your talking to me, I’m not a wakeboarder, I have no interest in wakeboarding and meant wake surfing.

 

[G650 14229]

19 minutes ago, troph said:

 

If your talking to me, I’m not a wakeboarder, I have no interest in wakeboarding and meant wake surfing.

 

You mean pulling a surfboard behind a boat? That's called free boarding.

[Goofyboy 3268]

No pulling involved after you’re up. It’s surfing. It’s riding a wave on a board. No different than any other artificial wave.

[troph 24781]

You mean pulling a surfboard behind a boat? That's called free boarding.

   

No rope once you get up and in position. Ride the wave or don’t. And the boat I’m putting in the water will have a large enough wave for someone to ride a long board 10-15 feet back. Again, no rope.

 

 

 

 

 

[G650 14229]

You guys are funny

[troph 24781]

I won’t ever be this good and use a rope to get in position but this is the idea.

[G650 14229]

Just now, troph said:

 

 

I won’t ever be this good and use a rope to get in position but this is the idea.

 

^ That's free boarding.

[troph 24781]

You guys are funny

You win mr. surf police. Call it whatever the heck you want, it’s called surfing or wake surfing by everyone I’ve talked to about it. But on this board I’ll go by your terminology.

[troph 24781]

Awesome

I can’t wait to free board all summer. Yay!!! Everyone is happy now!!

[G650 14229]

God damn right. Carry on.

[SMUlawUTgrad 81]

Wake surfing is serious business

[troph 24781]

34 minutes ago, SMUlawUTgrad said:

Wake surfing is serious business

Paging mr. surf police for a language correction on aisle 11...

[686 3446]

Did someone say wakesurfing? Still haven’t got my ballast dialed in the way I want it, but today was a good day on the water. Hang loose and feel the aloha y’all.

[Brew 3049]

It’s wakesurfing (one word), so don’t let Mr. Uppity Sailboat Guy try and correct you. 

I pull tubes all day on the weekends with my wakeboard boat while my kids jump the wake on the jet skis, so I quit giving a flip what other boaters turn their noses up at a long time ago.

[G650 14229]

8 minutes ago, Brew said:

It’s wakesurfing (one word), so don’t let Mr. Uppity Sailboat Guy try and correct you. 

I pull tubes all day on the weekends with my wakeboard boat while my kids jump the wake on the jet skis, so I quit giving a flip what other boaters turn their noses up at a long time ago.

You own jet skis. You have forfeited the right to any opnion on watersports.

[Brew 3049]

See my previous post on my thoughts on other’s opinions. As far as the jet skis, I may buy two more this year just to get a few more on the water. If you’re ever south of the Mason-Dixon Line feel free to come by and we’ll introduce you to some actual “water sports” involving boats with engines.

Edited May 6, 2018 by Brew

[G650 14229]

7 minutes ago, Brew said:

See my previous post on my thoughts on other’s opinions. As far as the jet skis, I may buy two more this year just to get a few more on the water. If you’re ever south of the Mason-Dixon Line feel free to come by and we’ll introduce you to some actual “water sports” involving boats with engines.

I live south of the Mason Dixon and I've been actual surfing since the 1980s. I was also a 100 ton captain, I've done more stuff with boats with engines than most people have driven cars.

Don't you have a pontoon boat too? Christ, you are practically an Applebees on the water. I'm not sure it's possible to be more middle class.

[Bert Orange 1120]

12 minutes ago, G650 said:

I live south of the Mason Dixon and I've been actual surfing since the 1980s. I was also a 100 ton captain, I've done more stuff with boats with engines than most people have driven cars.

Don't you have a pontoon boat too? Christ, you are practically an Applebees on the water. I'm not sure it's possible to be more middle class.

I guess I now resemble that remark. Ouch. Guess I’ll captain her maiden voyage in a wife beater and boxers while smoking 120s

[G650 14229]

1 minute ago, Bert Orange said:

I guess I now resemble that remark. Ouch. Guess I’ll captain her maiden voyage in a wife beater and boxers while smoking 120s

Ha. Thats how i picture you anyway.

I saw a Trackhawk on the highway the other day and thought of you. Dude didn't wanna race though. I had disappoint.

[Brew 3049]

40 minutes ago, G650 said:

I live south of the Mason Dixon and I've been actual surfing since the 1980s. I was also a 100 ton captain, I've done more stuff with boats with engines than most people have driven cars.

Don't you have a pontoon boat too? Christ, you are practically an Applebees on the water. I'm not sure it's possible to be more middle class.

Yep, pontoon too. See prior post again, because it apparently hasn’t gotten through. I’m a long way from middle class at this point and have actually paid for the toys I have including the lake house, beach house, etc. 

[Anastasis 23455]

Boat thread going blast. 

[G650 14229]

1 minute ago, Anastasis said:

Boat thread going blast. 

Always a good time.

[686 3446]

G650 is raking the shit out of errbody.

[Bert Orange 1120]

48 minutes ago, G650 said:

Ha. Thats how i picture you anyway.

I saw a Trackhawk on the highway the other day and thought of you. Dude didn't wanna race though. I had disappoint.

I am always up for a race. I smoked an eager Merc C63 driver a couple weeks back. I had remove all badging from the Hawk and I’m not sure he new what he was up against.