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Fred Scigliano said:
Better than letting it rust away. I always liked that Ford body style.
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Never understood why those diesel guys gotta leave them trucks running while they are parked. We could barely carry on a conversation with that old International clanking away.
 
Fred Scigliano said:
Sounds like fun I bet you have a happy family.
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well, it was an interesting trip

met the whole family for dinner at the aforementioned restaurant, but since the baby fell asleep and grandma wasnt doing to well the wife took them home and i took the other 3 kids

putted around for a while and found a place to anchor down to let the kids swim
wouldnt you know it, i parked right in a turtle day care
the kids found a few that were only 3 inches long
they loved it

went home after that, and moored the boat for a minute while i went to get the truck...was never able to get the boat going again
no big deal, as far as getting it loaded up again, but definitely something to look at tomorrow
 
diymirage said:
well, it was an interesting trip

met the whole family for dinner at the aforementioned restaurant, but since the baby fell asleep and grandma wasnt doing to well the wife took them home and i took the other 3 kids

putted around for a while and found a place to anchor down to let the kids swim
wouldnt you know it, i parked right in a turtle day care
the kids found a few that were only 3 inches long
they loved it

went home after that, and moored the boat for a minute while i went to get the truck...was never able to get the boat going again
no big deal, as far as getting it loaded up again, but definitely something to look at tomorrow
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Sounds like the kids had a good time but looks like dad has to work on the boat soon.
 
diymirage said:
well, it was an interesting trip

met the whole family for dinner at the aforementioned restaurant, but since the baby fell asleep and grandma wasnt doing to well the wife took them home and i took the other 3 kids

putted around for a while and found a place to anchor down to let the kids swim
wouldnt you know it, i parked right in a turtle day care
the kids found a few that were only 3 inches long
they loved it

went home after that, and moored the boat for a minute while i went to get the truck...was never able to get the boat going again
no big deal, as far as getting it loaded up again, but definitely something to look at tomorrow
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We used to paint numbers on the turtles. Would sometimes see turtles that others had marked.
 
Morning fellas. Putting a stereo in the Cuda this morning. Hope I can hear it lol
Looks like grass cutting day as well. Growing like a weed but it's thick and healthy and like a carpet when done. Nothing but sun for at least a week and low to mid 20's right through to the May 24th long weekend. Our lockdown has been extended by another two weeks but it's working so I'm good with it.
Have a good one
 
Fred Scigliano said:
Sounds like the kids had a good time but looks like dad has to work on the boat soon.
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first outing of the year is always iffy

this is what happened last back in 2019
(straight copy and paste from when i shared it)


we got this little bayliner, 19 foot boat
nice little boat, bought it a few years ago but with the baby being born last spring, we havent had it out in about 2 years
so i got it dusted off over the week and got ready to take it out today
since i wasnt sure how it would go, i decided to only take the boy out

so, hooked the boat up to the bronco (i know i know, should have bought a dodge)
managed to get her down to the boat launch with the truck only stalling out about 5 times, and i only had to turn the crank by hand 3 times to get the starter to mesh

got the boat in the water, and it ran allright but it didnt want to go into gear from idle without dying
i figured it would "clear" up after running it for a while
so, we got going, did allright
idled through the no wake zone, out into the big lake
and anchored it some 30 feet out from the beach

me and the boy jumped of, did some frisbeeing, some swimming and got going again...well, tried to

i fired her up and when i went to put her in gear, she stalled out

it did that to me 4 or 5 times, and i hadnt noticed that as it was stalling out, the current pushed it across my anchor line

i finally got her going, the drive rattled and shook and then it died on me

i jumped out and sure enough, my anchor line was wrapped around the drive and 2 or my 3 prop bladed were gone

so, we pulled her a close to the beach as we could, ran a new anchor line to the beach, grabbed the keys and started walking

luckily, there was a lady there who was willing to give us a ride back to the boatlaunch, so we could at least get the truck back home

so, we got in the truck, fired it up and drove about 50 foot before it backfired and stalled
at that point the carb caught fire and i was not able to get it going again

now, it had happened before that the starter would hit what i guess is a flat spot, and i would have to get down and turn the crank a few degrees by hand before it would catch again
but at this point, it just would not engage no matter how much i turned the crank

finally i had someone tow the bronco a few more feet out of the way (he didnt have much choice, if he was gonna get his boat out) and walked home

when we got there, i jumped into the charger to at least get the trailer home but as of right now...the boat and the truck are still stranded

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(and 2 days later)


Got the boat back home...it was actually kinda fun
We just took the entire family to the beach and while they played, I fixed the boat
(Turns out, swapping out a prop is a 2 minute job. ..if you have the right tools)

Overnight the current had pushed the boat further ashore and I could tell people had been in it, but nothing was stolen or broken so I'm not too mad about that

The only thing to decide now is if I want to tow the bronco home and fix it, or slap it in neutral and just let it roll into the lake
 
diymirage said:
first outing of the year is always iffy

this is what happened last back in 2019
(straight copy and paste from when i shared it)


we got this little bayliner, 19 foot boat
nice little boat, bought it a few years ago but with the baby being born last spring, we havent had it out in about 2 years
so i got it dusted off over the week and got ready to take it out today
since i wasnt sure how it would go, i decided to only take the boy out

so, hooked the boat up to the bronco (i know i know, should have bought a dodge)
managed to get her down to the boat launch with the truck only stalling out about 5 times, and i only had to turn the crank by hand 3 times to get the starter to mesh

got the boat in the water, and it ran allright but it didnt want to go into gear from idle without dying
i figured it would "clear" up after running it for a while
so, we got going, did allright
idled through the no wake zone, out into the big lake
and anchored it some 30 feet out from the beach

me and the boy jumped of, did some frisbeeing, some swimming and got going again...well, tried to

i fired her up and when i went to put her in gear, she stalled out

it did that to me 4 or 5 times, and i hadnt noticed that as it was stalling out, the current pushed it across my anchor line

i finally got her going, the drive rattled and shook and then it died on me

i jumped out and sure enough, my anchor line was wrapped around the drive and 2 or my 3 prop bladed were gone

so, we pulled her a close to the beach as we could, ran a new anchor line to the beach, grabbed the keys and started walking

luckily, there was a lady there who was willing to give us a ride back to the boatlaunch, so we could at least get the truck back home

so, we got in the truck, fired it up and drove about 50 foot before it backfired and stalled
at that point the carb caught fire and i was not able to get it going again

now, it had happened before that the starter would hit what i guess is a flat spot, and i would have to get down and turn the crank a few degrees by hand before it would catch again
but at this point, it just would not engage no matter how much i turned the crank

finally i had someone tow the bronco a few more feet out of the way (he didnt have much choice, if he was gonna get his boat out) and walked home

when we got there, i jumped into the charger to at least get the trailer home but as of right now...the boat and the truck are still stranded

View attachment 1715737701


(and 2 days later)


Got the boat back home...it was actually kinda fun
We just took the entire family to the beach and while they played, I fixed the boat
(Turns out, swapping out a prop is a 2 minute job. ..if you have the right tools)

Overnight the current had pushed the boat further ashore and I could tell people had been in it, but nothing was stolen or broken so I'm not too mad about that

The only thing to decide now is if I want to tow the bronco home and fix it, or slap it in neutral and just let it roll into the lake
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Seems like that kinda stuff happens to me at least twice a year. lol
 
diymirage said:
first outing of the year is always iffy

this is what happened last back in 2019
(straight copy and paste from when i shared it)


we got this little bayliner, 19 foot boat
nice little boat, bought it a few years ago but with the baby being born last spring, we havent had it out in about 2 years
so i got it dusted off over the week and got ready to take it out today
since i wasnt sure how it would go, i decided to only take the boy out

so, hooked the boat up to the bronco (i know i know, should have bought a dodge)
managed to get her down to the boat launch with the truck only stalling out about 5 times, and i only had to turn the crank by hand 3 times to get the starter to mesh

got the boat in the water, and it ran allright but it didnt want to go into gear from idle without dying
i figured it would "clear" up after running it for a while
so, we got going, did allright
idled through the no wake zone, out into the big lake
and anchored it some 30 feet out from the beach

me and the boy jumped of, did some frisbeeing, some swimming and got going again...well, tried to

i fired her up and when i went to put her in gear, she stalled out

it did that to me 4 or 5 times, and i hadnt noticed that as it was stalling out, the current pushed it across my anchor line

i finally got her going, the drive rattled and shook and then it died on me

i jumped out and sure enough, my anchor line was wrapped around the drive and 2 or my 3 prop bladed were gone

so, we pulled her a close to the beach as we could, ran a new anchor line to the beach, grabbed the keys and started walking

luckily, there was a lady there who was willing to give us a ride back to the boatlaunch, so we could at least get the truck back home

so, we got in the truck, fired it up and drove about 50 foot before it backfired and stalled
at that point the carb caught fire and i was not able to get it going again

now, it had happened before that the starter would hit what i guess is a flat spot, and i would have to get down and turn the crank a few degrees by hand before it would catch again
but at this point, it just would not engage no matter how much i turned the crank

finally i had someone tow the bronco a few more feet out of the way (he didnt have much choice, if he was gonna get his boat out) and walked home

when we got there, i jumped into the charger to at least get the trailer home but as of right now...the boat and the truck are still stranded

View attachment 1715737701


(and 2 days later)


Got the boat back home...it was actually kinda fun
We just took the entire family to the beach and while they played, I fixed the boat
(Turns out, swapping out a prop is a 2 minute job. ..if you have the right tools)

Overnight the current had pushed the boat further ashore and I could tell people had been in it, but nothing was stolen or broken so I'm not too mad about that

The only thing to decide now is if I want to tow the bronco home and fix it, or slap it in neutral and just let it roll into the lake
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Should have just stood back and let her burn. Used to be First On Race Day now it's First to the Garage
 
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