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thom
07-26-2005, 10:38 AM
Let me tell you how my weekend went.
We are scheduled to leave Friday morning at 5 am. I get everyone in the truck and go to start it.. It drags alittle but it starts. So let i it charge and back it out of the driveway. the wife needs something out of the back. So i turn it off and open the shell. You guessed it no start. I end up jumping it and figure i will stop in Mojave and get a new battery cable for it at the Ford dealer. In the mean time i Need to gas up the truck and the boat.
We stop in Mojave and there are only 12 dealers in the country that have the battery cable for an 03 f250. So now i go to a little gas station and he cuts the cable puts new ends on it and im on the way.
Running low on gas just outside of needles and the girls need to pee. So i figure i will gas the truck. Paid 3.69 for diesel.
So i bitch and moan and we are on our way.
Finally we get to havasu at 3:00 pm. Put the boat in the water and let the fun begin. I take it for a quick run to loosen her up..nothing big 50-55 mph the wife gets pissed. I tell her to shut up... Well that wasnt the best move. then out of nowhere the gas gauge goes blank and so does the speedometer. So we head to the channel stay there till dark then off to havasu palms for a burger and beer.
Anyway we make it back to the Nautical inn about midnight.
At 3 AM security calls the room and tells me the boat next to mine is banging into my boat and they cant get ahold of the owner. So go out put every bumper i have on it to protect it then go back to bed. ( No other parking spots to move it).
So we wake up Saturday morning and get ready to go. Jump in the boat and it wont start! WTF. So I open the hatch and mess around and finally come to the conclusion its out of gas. I run to the local gas station buy two gas cans at $12.99 each fill them up and it starts.
So we head to the Marina and gas up. Shut it off and want to open the engine hatch to get something. The hatch wont open! so now im pissed because there is not a emergency hole to release the pin. So i pry it up, rip the actuator off and gas up.
We meet up with my buddy and head out to the sand bar. On the way to the sand bar two of the end caps on the bimini break..So we pull up to the sand bar and start to party. I go to turn on the stereo and the front speakers wont work. I say f**K it well listen to GArys stereo. So night fall comes and its time to go. I try to start the boat and the batteries are dead. I get a jump and were off to the casino for diner and a few drinks. We make it back to the nautical inn around 12:30 hit the sack.
Sunday morning comes we dink around and its time to load the boat. I go get the trailer and give it a quick look and someone stole my rear lights off the trailer. we load the boat and pull up to wipe it down. our friends jump in their car and are ready to head home. excuse me i tell them get your arse out of the car and wipe it down..
Anyway nothing major just alot of small things that piss you off.
Hope everyone had a better weekend than me

That Guy
07-26-2005, 10:41 AM
Hope everyone had a better weekend than me
Me too.....at least you are now out of bad luck.

Kiddunot
07-26-2005, 11:54 AM
that is too much i was sitting here thinking man that guy had a bad day. then i get to the trailer lights and i even lost it.....

bunny 166
07-26-2005, 12:10 PM
So sorry!! :frown: Hope your next trip is better....it's gotta be!! :smile:
Besides, anyday at the river is better than working on stuff at home..... :)

Big Warlock
07-26-2005, 12:18 PM
BOAT is a four letter word??? :cool:

LAFD
07-26-2005, 12:33 PM
I Think Your Lian. Damn All That Crap Happened To Ya. Talk About Bad Luck...

SCUBA STEVE
07-26-2005, 12:41 PM
Fock that sucks. Never did see you on the water. :frown: We were out at the sandbar till about 5pm. Glad you didnt let those things piss you off too much. :cool:

dicudmore
07-26-2005, 01:00 PM
wow buddy... thats just not right :frown:

Evil-E
07-26-2005, 01:03 PM
Man, you are definately a trooper. I think I would have had a nervous break down. We were at the Nautical a few weeks ago and somebody stole the oversize load sign off my truck. :mad: It's my fault for not taking it off but.......

Procraftkev
07-26-2005, 01:03 PM
Just wondering were your tail lights LEDs,Ive been worring about mine when i leave the triler parked.With all that bad luck its gotta get better.

dirty old man
07-26-2005, 01:26 PM
You sound like a looser. You aren't prepared, your equipment is shit, and you don't know what you are doing. Get out of boating before you hurt someone or yourself. I hope I never run into someone like you at Lake Mead, you'd spoil my day just seeing you and your pried open hatch
Have a nice day

lewiville
07-26-2005, 01:31 PM
Thom,
2 words
1. Shit
2. Bird

dirty old man
07-26-2005, 01:39 PM
You know, that wasn't very PC of me and now I'm going to get a scathing from RD
I'll try to do better, but sometimes its hard

thom
07-26-2005, 01:42 PM
You sound like a looser. You aren't prepared, your equipment is shit, and you don't know what you are doing. Get out of boating before you hurt someone or yourself. I hope I never run into someone like you at Lake Mead, you'd spoil my day just seeing you and your pried open hatch
Have a nice day
Im not even going to comment.. Your comment says enough about you

Racer277
07-26-2005, 02:01 PM
Thom, we've had those trips.
Sometimes I wonder why my wife will still do this.
Glad you are taking it in stride.
:chi:

Nord
07-26-2005, 02:05 PM
Not all trips can be smooth!!! I'm sure it will be easy sailing since you got that one out of the way!

Mrs.Racer277
07-26-2005, 02:13 PM
Thom, we've had those trips.
Sometimes I wonder why my wife will still do this.
Glad you are taking it in stride.
:chi:
LOL I was thinking the same thing. Been there done that. :wink:
It happens to us all a time or two I guess.

thom
07-26-2005, 02:55 PM
You know, that wasn't very PC of me and now I'm going to get a scathing from RD
I'll try to do better, but sometimes its hard
So im Guessing you dont want to meet up and buy me a beer. LOL
Jeez, and i just added you to my buddy list

burtandnancy
07-26-2005, 05:53 PM
He's old and fat, you can kick his ass. But let him buy you a beer first...

Sane Asylum
07-26-2005, 06:09 PM
You sound like a looser. You aren't prepared, your equipment is shit, and you don't know what you are doing. Get out of boating before you hurt someone or yourself. I hope I never run into someone like you at Lake Mead, you'd spoil my day just seeing you and your pried open hatch
Have a nice day
Damn.............You may need some therapy.......There's also some rectal medication that can be taken for what ails you.........It' somebody's size 12 up your ass............
Have a nice day.....

Mrs.Racer277
07-26-2005, 06:11 PM
You sound like a looser. You aren't prepared, your equipment is shit, and you don't know what you are doing. Get out of boating before you hurt someone or yourself. I hope I never run into someone like you at Lake Mead, you'd spoil my day just seeing you and your pried open hatch
Have a nice day
OMG!!! :frown: :confused:

SummitKarl
07-26-2005, 06:18 PM
You sound like a looser. You aren't prepared, your equipment is shit, and you don't know what you are doing. Get out of boating before you hurt someone or yourself. I hope I never run into someone like you at Lake Mead, you'd spoil my day just seeing you and your pried open hatch
Have a nice day
If I ever get like this BAST&RD, you all have permission to shoot me on the spot PLEASE.
what a JERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thom
07-26-2005, 06:27 PM
Damn.............You may need some therapy.......There's also some rectal medication that can be taken for what ails you.........It' somebody's size 12 up your ass............
Have a nice day.....
Lol
I was thinking the same thing! but im not one to get into a shouting match on the computer.

Mrs.Racer277
07-26-2005, 06:28 PM
Lol
I was thinking the same thing! but im not one to get into a shouting match on the computer.
Maybe he was only kidding. :confused: :confused:
Or maybe he is just having a bad day. :rolleyes: :D

38cig
07-26-2005, 06:29 PM
what he said. thom, what the hell happened brother? call me

Sane Asylum
07-26-2005, 06:30 PM
Maybe he was only kidding. :confused: :confused:
Or maybe he is just having a bad day. :rolleyes: :D
Or maybe he's a DICK....... :hammer2: :hammer2:
Mrs. Racer,
You're so nice......... :rolleyes: :D :D :p

dirty old man
07-28-2005, 08:48 AM
thom, so I got a call and maybe I was a little harsh. It was hot & humid,and my kid dinged a prop at Hemminway after I suggested he use Lake Mead Marina. But I won't apologize for saying you were unprepared. My problem with people who have all these problems is that they are self inflicted. You knew your batteries were weak and yet you played your stereo all day/evening. A few of your other problems could/should have been prevented. If you went to a big lake, you could have put you and your family at risk and someone would have had to rescue you at great expense. Real boaters have a responsibility to everyone to be ready and not go out with faulty equipment. If you ever got a CG test you'd get grounded in a nano-second. Some places even fine you heavily if you run out of gas.
Your bad fortune may be caused by one thing: flames in front and checkers in the rear! You have angered the boat gods

thom
07-28-2005, 10:22 AM
first of all. i was prepared. I spent the two days preparing before the trip. checking and going over the boat. I had ALL the neccesary things to handle all of the problems including a jump box. both the gas gauge and the speedo were fixed while at the sandbar along with the bimini top. I am smart enough to know what can break and to have extra parts. You dont know me or my boat. The boat is good working order. I am a very safe boater and although this only my 2nd boat I know what i am doing on and around a boat. I have been boating with friends and family my entire life. If was to have a CG test i would pass in a second.
Everything that happend was unpredictable. As for saying my equipment is shit I say go to hell.. I will start with my truck. Yes i put alot of miles on my truck i bought it brand new in 03 and it is in perfect working contdition. It is in better condition than new. It was a bad battery connector and was fixed that morning. I am a salesman and i depend on it everyday. As i type i am getting ready to take it to NewMexico this afternoon for a camping trip.
As for the boat. Everything was working and inspected before i left for the trip. You can not tell when an end cap is going to shear off on the bimini. Once again i had extras and was prepared. As for the Speedo and and Gas gauge They were both fixed at the sandbar. They were in perfect working order when i left. The front speakers not working turned out the AMP went south. As for running out of gas i knew i was low and it was the first thing i was going to do Saturday morining. I made a mistake and ran it lower than i thought with the gas gauge not working.
The only dumb thing i did was play the stereo all day. Then the batteries died. The batteries were not weak before. But once again I carry a jump box and was able to jump myself and was off and running.
You jumped to conclusions and assumed. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ASSUMING>> IT MAKES AN ASS OUT OF YOU AND ME >> BUT IN THIS CASE MAINLY YOU!

meaniam
07-28-2005, 10:26 AM
Let me tell you how my weekend went.
We are scheduled to leave Friday morning at 5 am. I get everyone in the truck and go to start it.. It drags alittle but it starts. So let i it charge and back it out of the driveway. the wife needs something out of the back. So i turn it off and open the shell. You guessed it no start. I end up jumping it and figure i will stop in Mojave and get a new battery cable for it at the Ford dealer. In the mean time i Need to gas up the truck and the boat.
We stop in Mojave and there are only 12 dealers in the country that have the battery cable for an 03 f250. So now i go to a little gas station and he cuts the cable puts new ends on it and im on the way.
Running low on gas just outside of needles and the girls need to pee. So i figure i will gas the truck. Paid 3.69 for diesel.
So i bitch and moan and we are on our way.
Finally we get to havasu at 3:00 pm. Put the boat in the water and let the fun begin. I take it for a quick run to loosen her up..nothing big 50-55 mph the wife gets pissed. I tell her to shut up... Well that wasnt the best move. then out of nowhere the gas gauge goes blank and so does the speedometer. So we head to the channel stay there till dark then off to havasu palms for a burger and beer.
Anyway we make it back to the Nautical inn about midnight.
At 3 AM security calls the room and tells me the boat next to mine is banging into my boat and they cant get ahold of the owner. So go out put every bumper i have on it to protect it then go back to bed. ( No other parking spots to move it).
So we wake up Saturday morning and get ready to go. Jump in the boat and it wont start! WTF. So I open the hatch and mess around and finally come to the conclusion its out of gas. I run to the local gas station buy two gas cans at $12.99 each fill them up and it starts.
So we head to the Marina and gas up. Shut it off and want to open the engine hatch to get something. The hatch wont open! so now im pissed because there is not a emergency hole to release the pin. So i pry it up, rip the actuator off and gas up.
We meet up with my buddy and head out to the sand bar. On the way to the sand bar two of the end caps on the bimini break..So we pull up to the sand bar and start to party. I go to turn on the stereo and the front speakers wont work. I say f**K it well listen to GArys stereo. So night fall comes and its time to go. I try to start the boat and the batteries are dead. I get a jump and were off to the casino for diner and a few drinks. We make it back to the nautical inn around 12:30 hit the sack.
Sunday morning comes we dink around and its time to load the boat. I go get the trailer and give it a quick look and someone stole my rear lights off the trailer. we load the boat and pull up to wipe it down. our friends jump in their car and are ready to head home. excuse me i tell them get your arse out of the car and wipe it down..
Anyway nothing major just alot of small things that piss you off.
Hope everyone had a better weekend than me
i hate slackers and it always seems that everyone is there for the ride. but never there to dry the boat off

meaniam
07-28-2005, 10:29 AM
You sound like a looser. You aren't prepared, your equipment is shit, and you don't know what you are doing. Get out of boating before you hurt someone or yourself. I hope I never run into someone like you at Lake Mead, you'd spoil my day just seeing you and your pried open hatch
Have a nice day
wow i dont know if this should be takin as a joke or not. but if not what an asshole.
have a nice day

meaniam
07-28-2005, 10:32 AM
thom, so I got a call and maybe I was a little harsh. It was hot & humid,and my kid dinged a prop at Hemminway after I suggested he use Lake Mead Marina. But I won't apologize for saying you were unprepared. My problem with people who have all these problems is that they are self inflicted. You knew your batteries were weak and yet you played your stereo all day/evening. A few of your other problems could/should have been prevented. If you went to a big lake, you could have put you and your family at risk and someone would have had to rescue you at great expense. Real boaters have a responsibility to everyone to be ready and not go out with faulty equipment. If you ever got a CG test you'd get grounded in a nano-second. Some places even fine you heavily if you run out of gas.
Your bad fortune may be caused by one thing: flames in front and checkers in the rear! You have angered the boat gods
you know after reading this more
this man is an asshole.
he would be a dumb ass, if he did this 2 times in a row with out attempting to fix his problem.
but i dont care anyways. this is america and every assole is intitled to his own opinion

thom
07-28-2005, 11:03 AM
you know after reading this more
this man is an asshole.
he would be a dumb ass, if he did this 2 times in a row with out attempting to fix his problem.
but i dont care anyways. this is america and every assole is intitled to his own opinion
Very true... That is what this board is for for opinions... OH Yea I also forgot to mention before the trip i took the boat to the local boat shop and spent $1500 To have them give it the 100 hour service and as you can tell by the price a few more things... The BOAT WAS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.. JUST A FEW GREMLINS..
If you can think of anything else i could of done to prepare please let me know