Hole in the Water Club

Had that happen to me last year. My $16,000 Sea Ray investment generated $15,000 in tournament winnings the first year I fished her after the boat purchase and complete rebuild. Not bad. Just need to win another salmon tourney and I'm in the black. Well, kinda.

I'm not including equipment purchases and upgrades.....somethings don't need to enter the calculations..:grin:

A finance and business guy would complain about my accounting, but I'm and engineer so I don't care.LOL
 
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Moved the boat to MM for outdrive service yesterday. 80 degrees and sunshine. Was going well until I forgot to lower my antenna going under an 8' bridge and whack! There goes the antenna and some more cost to my winter service.
 
Ive lost two antenea to date.Moparlvr,its a sickness isnt it?Your in the right place,do they have sponsors here?
 
1956olds said:
Ive lost two antenea to date.Moparlvr,its a sickness isnt it?Your in the right place,do they have sponsors here?
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yes it is
the admiral thinks I am starting a marine salvage yard out back
BUT...I just cleared 500 bucks over my initial investment on the old jet motor
and still have the old boat and trailer it was on !!! and several guys wantin it...not bad for a 100.00 gamble
more steps closer to the 350.
and she is looking at 370s...I love my wife :grin:
 
moparlvr4406 said:
yes it is
the admiral thinks I am starting a marine salvage yard out back
BUT...I just cleared 500 bucks over my initial investment on the old jet motor
and still have the old boat and trailer it was on !!! and several guys wantin it...not bad for a 100.00 gamble
more steps closer to the 350.
and she is looking at 370s...I love my wife :grin:
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Jim...got to my Burley Boating page and check out my 370 pictures there. Then show them to Kathy. You'll have one before you know it!

Mark
 
my hole in the water:
1986 268 sundancer
mercrusier 260
condition: NEEDS work
sofar i have fixed all electrical issues, replaced fridge and stoove, wood work, got engine puring
now sanding the old paint off for a fresh coat then buffing the rest hopeing to have all done by april
 
Went out a few weeks back, it was raining, switched the wipers on, wife sid "we have wipers on the boat!" "Yep".
My daughter was standing beside me at the helm, "Did that wiper just fall off?" "Yep" "Did it go all the way overboard?" "Yep"

A week later, winch wouldn't go down, Circuit breaker had died..........only about 3 years old, and a good USA brand.

Australia Day, went out with friends had a BBQ. Back at the dock, lifting the BBQ off the stern, splash....one of the mount posts for the BBQ went over. (stainless steel $100 pair)

Ah well catching up again........All parts ordered this week, plus booked andode replacement
 
We expected you to show up here!Welcome! Now we need pictures,we are all winter bored.Glen
 
This is actually my third restoration (and largest) not sure if it qualifies as an addiction but I love working on my boat ... where does the line form for this addiction? .... I mean .... club. :smt101
 
Your in it for keeps it sounds like.welcome
 
SkippersList.com said:
This is actually my third restoration (and largest) not sure if it qualifies as an addiction but I love working on my boat ... where does the line form for this addiction? .... I mean .... club. :smt101
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the line forms at your wallet :lol:
Welcome to the HIWC :thumbsup:
 
ok guys... someone from the south let us live vicariously through you :smt009
 
If VA is really south..... If got nothing but rain and snow to offer
 
Looks like alot of 70s SRVs are coming out of the woodwork
Love It !!!
 
Well guys, I've got my baby up for sale :smt089 it really kills me to sell it after all the work I've had done on it.

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The Admiral wants a bigger boat and so that's what I'm getting. Unfortunately I couldn't find a Sea Ray outfitted the way I wanted in the northwest :smt009. Every fly bridge Sea Ray I found up here had a cockpit drive station. I have one now and I have never used it, huge waste of space. I even went to Huntington Beach to look at a couple 40's but they were in pretty rough shape.

So I'm having a 41 Silverton hauled and surveyed Thursday. It has everything I was hoping to find: Diesels, no cockpit drive station, walk around queen, big shower, second berth, open layout....... and it looks to be in great shape.
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ship it to Oz? Very nice. Good luck with your sale.
 
Best of luck with the survey PD.
rootin' for it to be a great boat for ya :thumbsup:
 
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