TOPIC: The 2 best days of a boaters life...

...PALE by comparison to the one and only day that you finally get your FIRST boat wet. After about 3 years of slowly puttin' things together we got our Mark58 back and on the boat. She started right up after the first crank and I want to tell you Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, NO ONE on this planet had more fun than Robin and I did. The motor purred like a kitten. We got the boat up on an easy plane. The boat handled well (although there was virtually no chop on Saturday). The only thing I did wrong was mix the gas a bit too rich so I swapped out the plugs and went WOT to try and blow whatever gunk there was out and she was back to purrin' like a kitten again. I think I could get used to this kind of fun.

This is what my son did.

Good for you, gotta love it! Great pic too! That boy of yours has TALENT!

Frank

Congrats... no better feeling. The boating is fun, the sense of accomplishment is even better!

Shipster,

CONGRADS.

yours, satx

You obviously did a great job, now you get the rewards. Congrats.

Outstanding bud, good for you!!

Bob

Congratulations.

shipster,thats fantastic buddy,im so darn happy for you,heck we only got one ride in the custom crat sunray,before it was sold to a nice fellow in California,
I hope you have a lot more time on the water,john

Proud to see it happen for you Shipster, ENJOY! I agree, the son has some talent there.

Thanks everyone. As a new motorboater the first thing I learned is that these little runabouts are way different from the sailboats that I'm used to. We have a Tartan 27 that all total weighs about 5 tons. When you are coming up to the dock you can cut the motor off altogether and still have momentum to get you where you want to be. Not so much with a little runabout that dripping wet with no ballast weighs in about 750 max. I was banging the crap out of her big time on the pilings when I really didn't want to. I guess the next time I get her out I will spend a couple 3 hours or so doing touch and go's at the dock. That said I'm damn glad that I didn't paint the hull just yet. Videos to come. Again, thanks.
Shipley

Shipley,
Yep takes a little getting use to if you've never done it before. Especially on the windy days with the tide coming in blowing you at an angle while your trying to come into the dock, or so I've been told anyway!

Bob

We'll be looking forward to the video(s) for sure! So far in my short tenure as a Glassic owner I've had the privilege of operating three different hull designs on the water. All three handled differently, each with it's own quirks and characteristics. (Still learning on the most recent - GT150) Practice makes perfect, I use it as an excuse for another outing with the war dept. at home - "gotta go on a training run"!

You touched on a real interesting subject. I do no use docks because of just what you said. My boat is small and wind and waves send it everywhere. I just beach it even when dock is there. Last time I painted it a friend went fishing with me first trip out. I told him to stay away from the dock while I parked the truck. Well he pulled it to the dock and a boat passed by and my boat without fenders was bashing up and down against the dock. She still bears the scars although I retouched them. The scratches were 9 inches up and down on the hull. A paintjob should last more than one trip. Never took him with me again but because he would not touch fish he caught. He put on nylon gloves and then threw them overboard after unhooking a fish. A fish ate the glove after I bitched about it and was going after the gloves. Then he got one that ate the hook. Instead of cutting it he yanked it out of a bass's gullet. THAT WAS ALL I COULD TAKE. GRRRRRRR

Hi All. Got the Crosby back out over the weekend again and Robert, I took a page out of your book and simply beached the boat at a couple of places. Not so bad around here in that it's mostly sand. Fortunately that's all I hit. I did also do a bunch of touch and go's at the dock. Gettin' better at that. Man this is fun stuff!!! Til next time...
shipster

Most Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! Practice make perfect!

Bob