Bob2135 wrote:
Well the season is about half over up here in MN, and was going to share some of my more memorable boating mistakes this year!
1. Sweating my a$$ off in 90+ degree weather, get the bright idea to clean the sea strainers (not really that dirty) for the GENSET and AC. Turn off sea cocks to both, then realize I wanted to use my mini-wet vac to empty water and suck out the slime, so thought I would do the AC first, turned on the GENSET and ran it for 4 minutes forgetting to turn the sea cock back on...NEW Imepller on that one!
2. Backing into our new slip for the first time, extremely confident with our IPS, no worries, even a CAVEMAN can do it! Yep, my dock neighbors looking on, and me yelling to them "Watch this!" No help needed...then I hear the unfamiliar sounds of fiberglass cracking and the WHAP WHAP WHAP of me forgetting to lower my VHF antenna and snapping it off at the base! Yep...no help needed here!
Do you have any good stories this year?
I am guilty of your second mistake LOL! I thought the antenna was down when I parked it at the transition area at the marina where you install the straps and check everything before you get out on the road. I didn't notice the really long tree branch giving me that great shade when I took off and Crash bang dragging sound. I get out and all I could do was laugh! New antenna shopping today.
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