Sunday, June 19, 2011
fathers day fishing trip
My sons and I went fishing today to celebrate Father's Day. I hope this trip was not an omen. We got about 2 miles from our launch site running wide open thru the speed zone and the motor died. So we trolled over to the shoreline and fished for awhile before trying to restart the motor, It didn't start. Did all the usual checks and motor was getting gas. Aaron then took off the cowling and the cover to discover disintegrating wires. Cut a section of wire of the bilge pump harness and tried to patch things up , but no luck. So we headed back toward the launch with the trolling motor. And then the thunderstorm began. rained in buckets, then the lightning was getting pretty close so we beached the boat and waited for about 1 hour in a downpour. I walked about a half mile to get the truck so we weren't standing out in the elements for the entire hour . After bailing the boat with the cooler(the water level was to the top of the batteries) the boys got back in, switched over to the fresher battery and headed towards the marina ramp. I took the truck around and about dark we got loaded up and headed back. In spite of it all, we had a good time and a whole lot of laughs. A fathers day we will always remember. We're going to try it again next year. Should have the motor fixed by then.
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That was a funny day. The downside is that all my boat partner's hooks are going to be rusty. His tackle box was 3/4 under water in the boat until we bailed it out with a cooler. The bilge pump put wouldn't get any water out. It may be time for a new boat. 33 years may be all that one has in it.
ReplyDeleteI fear for Connor on this trip. Isn't Uncle Steve taking Connor out for the first day so Theron can get the hang of driving a boat? Sounds like Uncle Steve makes a great boat captain.
ReplyDeleteI wish your Father's Day trip was on video. It would be an instant classic for what not to do when going fishing. Good thing Richard keeps all of his equipment in top working condition. No chance of anything like that happening this year.
Great story...??it happens! I guess taking it once in a while for maintenance would be an ok idea...but where would the fun be in that?
ReplyDeleteHad the boat in the shop last year and the guy said he fixed a couple loose connections. Maybe he should have just rewired it at that point. Don't think I'll be going back to that shop. I didn,t know wires were biodegradable.
ReplyDeleteFuel lines are a real problem. Make sure you use marine stabil. 10% ethanol eat them up, as well as the primer pump ball. This is a real problem, especially if you don't take the boat out often. Wiring problem is probably age. Hope you can correct the problem.
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