Well after some over prep-work, a month of rain, a fair amount of extra cash spent, and after a $400 first fill up, we finally made it on the water this week.
I took the past week off to enjoy some time with out of town friends, and was able to spend some time learning the new boat. We kept her off our dock at Harsens Island on the St Clair River all week. While the weather was cool, it was nice to put some hours on and get some sun!
The Formula 280SS is much different to handle than my old 180. Still getting used to landing, the stern always seems to walk to the starboard side, which is something I am working to understand and compensate for.
None the less, here are some photos...
starting to really enjoy this rack storage stuff...
Floating off the dock
Baby girls first boat ride!
Friday the wife and I had the chance to run the boat alone...water was glass!
Saturday we hit the local spots, Decker's Landing on the North Channel, then back away until the next time..
Looking forward to being able to get in the water to wipe her off before going in. The GPS said water temp was a fresh 60.2 degrees.
That is all I got, finally happen that summer is off with a bang!
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