lol yeah true. It really is never done. But there was a small list I wanted to get done when I picked it up and this was one of the big ticket items. So, that’s nice to check the box.

and thanks brother! This boat was a bucket list item.

WOW!!! I need a big boy trailer like you, very awesome brother! Jelly.

thanks Frick!! Im
Just trying to keep up with you guys!

you back from Japan?

Little whaler evening run

Not sure if you've talked about your Whaler on here already....but that thing must move along pretty good with that 90 Merc on the back no?! The kids must have a blast with it! Or is it still too much for them to take without you aboard....

it scoots along nicely. I’ve seen 40 in it so
nothing too crazy. My 16 year old takes it out on his own and has taken friends out a couple times. And my 12 year old will go with him but not on his own. Both boys have had times behind the wheel and on the sticks of both the cafe and the gun. The whaler is little and it’s light so it handles a lot different and things can go bad a lot quicker on it (which is kinda opposite of what your think compared to a bigger faster boat). So, I’m keeping the kids in somewhat a short leash. My 16 year old and I went out yesterday and worked on trim, and I went over in depth quartering heading and following seas (there was a 2’ swell and some chop). Also explained what to do if the motor quits, call me, throw anchor and if a true emergency how to use the VHF stuff like that.

we got that little whaler specifically to keep in the water here at the harbor so the kids can go down and jump on and have fun, fish, explore, etc. plus wife and I can take it to dinner in the harbor and harbor cruise. I’m waiting for a glass nice day this year and im
gonna run it out to the Channel Islands to see the painted cave (big cave you can drive into on Santa Cruz Island. If the kids don’t use it much this summer or next or they get burned out on it, I’ll sell it. My 16 year ild
loves it though. He’s getting some fishing gear for his birthday this week.

Trailer looks awesome. The bow ladder makes it easy for the rest of the family to get up there and clean lol.

My only note would be to bring those tie downs for the stern out, or in more so they don’t wrap around the tabs.

Thanks brother.

and yeah, it’s always a problem with the tie downs. Been that way on all three of our cigarettes. Unless you have a drive guard to extent the tie downs back, there’s really no way to address this. can’t really cross them in an x pattern either because the tab and the drives get in the way (not to mention on my particular trailer the center portion juts in.

I don’t crank down on them super hard to put huge pressure on the tabs. Micro fiber towels to not mess up the paint. My thought is I just want to keep the rear end of the boat jumping up over big bumps on the freeway and help with a catastrophic failure / crash. Never had an issue with it on any of the boats so far. Fingers crossed.

You wash everything down when you run in salt?

yes, sir! Spray whole boat exterior and trailer down with salt away. Get the drives and bell housing real good. Spray engine compartment down the. Flush both motors. Also, I spray the trailer down at the ramp with salt away after launching. Ol trick I learned from running with member Kevin Schulte long long time ago. Flush flush flush. Kill that salt!!