tawcat
New Member
well wouldn't ya know the day we were to splash our '05 320 was the worst day yet this winter. boat was already loaded and on the way, so there was no turning back. little rock was supposed to get a light drizzzle, turned out we got 3-4 hours of sleet!!!!
by the time the boat hauler showed up at the ramp, the poor girl looked like an isicle, admiral was not happy!
knew we'd get through that, a little soap and water and all would be well. one has to assume the hauler knew what he was doing. he backed her in and we fired up the engines. no discharge!!!!! the twins were not picking up water. crap!!!! admiral by now is in tears.
our marina is 13 miles from this ramp. saving grace, there is a marina close by. so we fired up the engines, running one at a time so as not to overheat. got to the marina and tied up. left her there overnight. we spent the night aboard our good friends 320. Next morning he said, lets go get your boat. so we motored down to the marina where we left her. dropped fenders and tied her to the side. thought this better than towing. about 2 hours later we arrived at our harbor. again, fired engines one at a time to get her into her new home. spent the day cleaning all the icy weather debris off her.
will meet the mechanic in the morning, have to replace impellers. so here we are, a new boat to us and already a major repair. the hauler called me the next morning telling me was at beaver lake picking up a rinker and it had the same problem. so possibly when the engines were drained they weren't drained all the way and something froze.
the broker we bought from is being very gracious and is going to split the repair bill with us. guess we can't ask for much else.
sheesh. will keep ya'll updated.
by the time the boat hauler showed up at the ramp, the poor girl looked like an isicle, admiral was not happy!
knew we'd get through that, a little soap and water and all would be well. one has to assume the hauler knew what he was doing. he backed her in and we fired up the engines. no discharge!!!!! the twins were not picking up water. crap!!!! admiral by now is in tears.
our marina is 13 miles from this ramp. saving grace, there is a marina close by. so we fired up the engines, running one at a time so as not to overheat. got to the marina and tied up. left her there overnight. we spent the night aboard our good friends 320. Next morning he said, lets go get your boat. so we motored down to the marina where we left her. dropped fenders and tied her to the side. thought this better than towing. about 2 hours later we arrived at our harbor. again, fired engines one at a time to get her into her new home. spent the day cleaning all the icy weather debris off her.
will meet the mechanic in the morning, have to replace impellers. so here we are, a new boat to us and already a major repair. the hauler called me the next morning telling me was at beaver lake picking up a rinker and it had the same problem. so possibly when the engines were drained they weren't drained all the way and something froze.
the broker we bought from is being very gracious and is going to split the repair bill with us. guess we can't ask for much else.
sheesh. will keep ya'll updated.