First there was the steering mechanism, all the cables had to be replaced. Along the way he found his Leatherman was now a pair of pliers, rather than a multi tool.
The trolling motor crapped out after just a few minutes of use. We could hear the motor making dying sounds after it would quit running so we took it to the local dealer for that brand. After exhaustive testing he said it was fine so Rog took the switch out of the bulkhead. Sure enough, it was a rusty mess. So, ten bucks later we were on the way to put it all back together. That was where I left him 30 min ago. I'll try to get an update before I close this out.
Meanwhile, right up the channel from the condos we are in is a nice new boat and an interesting dock set up that I hadn't seen before.
The boat sits high and dry. A lot like the rafts you see for jet skis. Made of permanently inflated cubes, this one has an air bladder under the stern so you drive up onto it and then inflate the bladder to complete the lift totally out of the water.
The owner said they had to push the boat off the dock instead of driving it off so they were trying a bumper in the middle to act as a roller and reduce the friction. Looked like the whole setup had potential for some interesting pictures, so I hung around to possibly document the event for the insurance company.
Nothing but sun and temps 10 degrees above normal in the forecast for a few days. So we are scheduled to try fishing Thursday. Til then I am going to try for a few sharks teeth.
How about that "Tide". Crimson, I mean. Update from Rog, it works!
Stay cool.
