What did you do to your boat today

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  • grouch0jrgrouch0jr Member Posts: 47 ✭✭
    Formulaben said:
    If I ever have to pull the engine I'll certainly paint the bilge, as mine looks rough when clean too. They used some kind of splatter to give it a texture/look with black splatter on off-white paint.  And while it might make a slightly dirty bilge look nicer, it just never looks clean at all.
    Mine is the same way. The splatter hides the grime, but also my hard with haha.
    2006 342EC
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  • Lake_BumLake_Bum Member Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭✭
    Winterized and tucked away for the season 🥶
    2000 Captiva 232 
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,799 mod
    Great looking storage @Lake_Bum.  Nice truck for hauling too!

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes...what motor in that truck? I'm trying to get going on some boating...Will at least have a few cool days ahead..
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  • captkevincaptkevin Member Posts: 400 ✭✭✭
    We winterized a couple of weeks ago. Missed out on some nice weather but had too many commitments & no time for boating. Hopefully next year
    2004 232
    2021 Yamaha Fx svho
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,799 mod
    Well, I waxed and covered the boat yesterday.  She’s all put away a bit earlier this year.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sounds like most have had a good season. We are going to try to find somewhere (drive) over Christmas we can see snow! It was cooler today and made me yearn for some boat camping!
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭✭
    Completed pack up, filled her up and she’s ready to pull out Thursday and winterize Saturday. Sad day.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • Lake_BumLake_Bum Member Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭✭
    rasbury said:
    Yes...what motor in that truck? I'm trying to get going on some boating...Will at least have a few cool days ahead..
    It's got the 6.7 Powerstroke.  F350 King Ranch edition.  I tend to go through lots of different hunting trucks, but my Tow rig stays put.  It's an amazing truck! 
    2000 Captiva 232 
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  • Rich_Rich_ Member Posts: 247 ✭✭✭
    We had a Mystic trip planned for the weekend but weather forecast changed that. Pulled a wave runner out, pulled a whaler out, and tied everything else down with extra lines
    Rinker sold but still have other boats        Eastern LI, NY
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lake_Bum said:
    rasbury said:
    Yes...what motor in that truck? I'm trying to get going on some boating...Will at least have a few cool days ahead..
    It's got the 6.7 Powerstroke.  F350 King Ranch edition.  I tend to go through lots of different hunting trucks, but my Tow rig stays put.  It's an amazing truck! 
    Nice truck- I sold fleet and commercial ford for over 30 years. Ford has had it's share of problems but for a work truck, the  F series trucks just have not been beaten! I have an 06 F150 2 wheel drive and I lovecwatching mouths drop when it easily pulls it up the ramp. Now if I was going over mountains etc I would want that diesel also but for florida, I'm good. 
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  • TonyG13TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭✭
    Hauled out today for its winter nap. Not a spec of crud on the bottom! Now planning my off-season projects.

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  • captkevincaptkevin Member Posts: 400 ✭✭✭
    Looks good Tony. Where do you have boat pulled out & stored?
    2004 232
    2021 Yamaha Fx svho
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  • TonyG13TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭✭
    We are currently at Forest View. Inside, heated.
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ours is outside heated. I've said it a few times the northern boaters are real boaters as you have a limited season and expensive haul out and storage. Indoor heated for what 5 months? That has to be a chunk! You all have your orher winter activities as well - we just sit in the heat. We had a super mild winter last year- its been a long while since a cold one. 
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pulle the Sea-Doos out of the water for the winter. These need some serious TLC cleaning over the winter. 


    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • captkevincaptkevin Member Posts: 400 ✭✭✭
    Ours never sits in the water overnight & we spend lots of time detailing. Can't imagine the dark hulls to keep clean.
    2004 232
    2021 Yamaha Fx svho
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These have been in the water since April of 2024, but they sit on a floating pwc dock with covers. I was busy last year end of summer, then just said whatever they can stay there for the winter. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭✭
    Thursday she came out, power washed the bottom. Yesterday winterized, canvas down, cover on. Next Saturday she goes into hibernation with the scent of Irish Mist, Bounce and moisture gathering damp rid.

    One day closer to launch….

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • grouch0jrgrouch0jr Member Posts: 47 ✭✭
    Ian said:
    Thursday she came out, power washed the bottom. Yesterday winterized, canvas down, cover on. Next Saturday she goes into hibernation with the scent of Irish Mist, Bounce and moisture gathering damp rid.

    One day closer to launch….
    What do you do with the Irish Mist and Bounce? Just leave it out?
    2006 342EC
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭✭
    The Irish Mist soap bars apparently are good to keep out anything that shouldn’t be in there so I spread a few around will the boxes open. In spring there was a nice scent and they were moist so sucked a bit of humidity out of the air. The Bounce sheets - I unload half a box all through the inside - same idea to keep the air smelling nice. Stuffing them in the through hulls keeps out visitors also.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • FormulabenFormulaben Confirm Email, Member Posts: 177 ✭✭
    Ian said:
    The Irish Mist soap bars apparently are good...
    We have a decision to make...and I know which one I'm drinking bringing.


    Bottle of Irish Mist liqueur

    Irish Spring body wash products

    2006 Fiesta Vee 270
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Besides prepping the new manifolds and risers, I didn’t feel like installing them today so I drained and serviced the drives.


    2008 330EC
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  • grouch0jrgrouch0jr Member Posts: 47 ✭✭
    aero3113 said:
    Besides prepping the new manifolds and risers, I didn’t feel like installing them today so I drained and serviced the drives.


    What else did you do as part of your servicing? I'm preparing to do this for the first time next weekend...
    2006 342EC
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