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MT AND HIS ADMIRALS 360 IS AT HER NEW HOME!
bry1429
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Hello All, I want to take a minute to thank MT and His Admiral for all they have done to keep the LONG process of transferring their 360 from Canada to U.S from falling apart. It was a long exhausting/learning experience that we are so grateful to have been a part of. From the first moment I reached out to MT up to the time we drove to Canada to meet him and his Admiral, it was very much worth it. Thank you Mike & Judy ! HERE SHE IS WHEN I FIRST MET HER IN CANADA
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Bryan, it was a pleasure to sell our boat to you and your Admiral. I have NEVER seen a man work so hard to make something happen.
I could write a book on what we learned and the many hours, many times two hours a night, we took to make it happen.
There was HUGE trust involved on both sides.
At the conclusion of the deal both sides were happy and remain (I hope) friends.
I couldn't be happier that you got the boat. You and your Admiral were a class act and we will always think fondly of you.
As well, I know without a doubt that you are a younger version of me, a very details oriented man.
I say this with the greatest of respect. Don't follow my foot steps any further. Worry less about the boat and more about enjoying the h*ll out of it.
You are what I should have been. I got it wrong, you got it right.
You are a much younger man who waited to get the perfect (for him) boat when he was young enough to enjoy it for many, many years.
No doubt there will be little issues with the boat from time to time, there always are but it is a solid beauty that was treated like my child (better LOL)
It is an amazing boat and I couldn't think of a better couple to own it. My phone is always open to your calls - if there be any.
Show us pictures any time, as I am proud of her and you and your Admiral.
You are my vision of the perfect couple for her. Young and elegant! A class combination.
2007 300 EC, 350 Mags, B3's, Table Rock Lake, MO
@shawnamjr, Thank you for the thoughtful comments! I still have the forum and lots of great pictures!
@bry1429. I LOVE that third color changing LED array. I hope you post a picture of it some time!
BTW...Great job waxing it and re-installing the hard top gear! Awesome!
HOLY COW Bryan!...... I just noticed from your picture that you put the extreme 16 instead of the 8....go big!!!!!!! That will be so awesome!!!!!
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
2007 280 Rinker Express 6.2L B3
Go Steelers!!!
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
Greg, (and Ras) yes I did. It was an EASY and NOT expensive custom touch.
I could easily see that given the sweep of the hull side that there was an unprotected area very close to that exact position. The cleats where also put where I could get at them easily from inside the cockpit by reaching over the side windows of the cockpit in a rain storm/big wind.
I bought the regular sized OEM cleat, drilled the holes (reverse drill first to avoid gel coat chip) then countersunk the final holes. Used high quality SS screws with everything bedded in 3M 5200. The techs said I could use for spring/mooring lines but we never did - just for an an easy to reach fender line. I think I did this on my 2013 EC 310 too.
BTW all my fender lines for tall areas of the hull were custom cut by me. I wanted 10 foot lines so I could mount the special Fender Grip quick release holders on the bow rail. This way the Admiral didn't have to bend down all the time to adjust fenders....and she could do it very fast if a situation required. Also it was much safer standing up to deploy/retract fenders in wet/windy conditions.
I could have bought 15 foot mooring lines for each fender but that would have been too expensive and a waste of material so I bought 25 foot mooring lines ...very good ones, (on sale), and cut them in half with a hot cutter to "whip" the ends. I also marked them as to their length.
Now all 10 of that 360s fenders can be rapidly deployed by a person standing up, with one hand, VERY fast in a emergency (wind shift while docking, another boat heading for us, going through locks - you name it).
I even mounted two custom made marelon stop blocks where the bow rail slopes down to hold a fender line at that spot from dropping down.
One of my custom ideas that wasn't too expensive but made a HUGE difference and the Admiral happy (priceless) LOL
Go Steelers!!!
@aero3113, I bet they will be on in the next sets of pictures LOL. A set of 10 newly washed (and some just new) black premium polyester fender covers were delivered with the boat. There are a lot of spares and parts to sort through and there are only so many hours in a day. the Admiral and I packed a lot of stuff away in that boat for the new owners. It's a wonder the hauler didn't blow a tire or two! LOL