Post by strippitman on Jul 11, 2024 12:50:45 GMT -5
It's hard for me to even say this but boat has not been in the water since fall 2019 
! I have several excuses...errr, reasons, for not getting my boat out for several years. First of all, back when I was using the boat regularly I always kept the boat at my dads house and the last time I used it I got home well after dark. Usually when I would bring it back me and my dad would put the cover on it either right away or within a day or two. The last time I used it I thought I would be using it again within a couple days so we didn't bother putting the cover back on it. Then the weather turned crappy and then the boat filled up with leaves, etc. My dad kept telling me that once the leaves dried out he would get them cleaned out. We didn't want to put the cover on with all that debris in the boat so we left it uncovered. My dad ended up passing away unexpectedly in late December 2019 and I spent 2020 trying to deal with his estate since he didn't have a will. I also ended up doing a full renovation on his house starting in late 2020 and sold the house in late 2021. That basically ate up 2 years of any free time I had to go fishing. Meanwhile, the boat still remained uncovered. Then in 2021-2022 I ended up building a houses for 2 of my buddies. Once again, very little free time to get the boat out. Also, after being a die hard golfer many years I quit playing golf for close to 10 years and then I had a neighbor move in next to me who loves golf as much as I do, so I started golfing pretty regularly about 3 years ago and that has also gut into my fishing time. I know, excuses, excuses. Last summer I decided was going to get the boat out and start fishing again. When a boat sits that long unprotected there are bound to be issues. When I attempted to get the boat out last year the motor wouldn't start and then I fell through the deck on the front because it had rotted out 
I ended up replacing and recarpeting the front deck but I never got the motor running. This past Sunday I started messing with the boat again and after a few hours (and a new battery) I was able to get it running! From there I discovered pretty much non of the electrical components were working. I went through all the electrical on tuesday evening and got everything operating again (bilge pump, aerator, both sonars, lights, etc) I'm pretty stoked and I'm looking forward to hitting the water this weekend! Sorry for the long post but there has been a lot of history with this boat .
! I have several excuses...errr, reasons, for not getting my boat out for several years. First of all, back when I was using the boat regularly I always kept the boat at my dads house and the last time I used it I got home well after dark. Usually when I would bring it back me and my dad would put the cover on it either right away or within a day or two. The last time I used it I thought I would be using it again within a couple days so we didn't bother putting the cover back on it. Then the weather turned crappy and then the boat filled up with leaves, etc. My dad kept telling me that once the leaves dried out he would get them cleaned out. We didn't want to put the cover on with all that debris in the boat so we left it uncovered. My dad ended up passing away unexpectedly in late December 2019 and I spent 2020 trying to deal with his estate since he didn't have a will. I also ended up doing a full renovation on his house starting in late 2020 and sold the house in late 2021. That basically ate up 2 years of any free time I had to go fishing. Meanwhile, the boat still remained uncovered. Then in 2021-2022 I ended up building a houses for 2 of my buddies. Once again, very little free time to get the boat out. Also, after being a die hard golfer many years I quit playing golf for close to 10 years and then I had a neighbor move in next to me who loves golf as much as I do, so I started golfing pretty regularly about 3 years ago and that has also gut into my fishing time. I know, excuses, excuses. Last summer I decided was going to get the boat out and start fishing again. When a boat sits that long unprotected there are bound to be issues. When I attempted to get the boat out last year the motor wouldn't start and then I fell through the deck on the front because it had rotted out 
I ended up replacing and recarpeting the front deck but I never got the motor running. This past Sunday I started messing with the boat again and after a few hours (and a new battery) I was able to get it running! From there I discovered pretty much non of the electrical components were working. I went through all the electrical on tuesday evening and got everything operating again (bilge pump, aerator, both sonars, lights, etc) I'm pretty stoked and I'm looking forward to hitting the water this weekend! Sorry for the long post but there has been a lot of history with this boat .
Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
