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Woot, first de-floating a success!
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:09 pm
by parared
I didn't ..
1 ) Sink the trailer
2 ) Sink the truck
3 ) Fall in ( well, up to my knees doesn't count )
4 ) put the boat on sideways ( though my tongue weight is about 4 lbs )
5 ) drop the mast on the car next to me
6 ) have a wheel fall off
7 ) have the boat fall off
Now .. to start my winter-list.
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:48 pm
by CaptainScott
LOL!
AWESOME!
Love her up, polish her, clean her out, treat her well, and shell do the same for your soul!!
Scott
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:27 pm
by mariner
im hauling out next week for the first time...wish me luck!
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:27 pm
by FranS
Well done. I drank heavily the night of our first defloating
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:20 pm
by Gus
Wow, I'm so used to drop the boat in the water and retrieve it, that I don't even think about it no more
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:04 am
by Paul the Denverite
But I thought you were supposed to sink the trailer in order to get the boat aboard. I gotta rethink this thing!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:08 am
by Mario G
As soon as both rails are under water I can pull the boat on the trailer and be out in 5 min, I do this everytime I go sailing.
My only thing is in a few weeks I will be dropping the mast for the first time.
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:27 am
by CaptainScott
Mario G wrote:
As soon as both rails are under water I can pull the boat on the trailer and be out in 5 min, I do this everytime I go sailing.
My only thing is in a few weeks I will be dropping the mast for the first time.
Instead of dropping the mast, I recommend setting it down nicely!! LOL!
Sorry, I have not had my coffee yet . . . . .
If you are using a bridle system, check out my link in my signature.
If you decide to step the mast with any regularity, I'd recommend a mast hing instead of the factory hook plate. I have a hinge on both my 22's and LOVE it!!
Scott