Tank “Back in the Saddle Again”
02-10-2025 | 07:51 AM
#1181
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From: Merritt Island, FL
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!!
02-10-2025 | 08:41 AM
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From: Lake Ozark, MO USA
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!!
02-10-2025 | 11:20 AM
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From: Channel Islands, So. Cal.
What a pain in the arse. I envy the scenery you see out in the big water, but not the headache of all that after clean. But, it keeps it nice. I hose off and dry off after every run in LOTO. If you don't the hard water spots are a ***** to get off the next day. BTW, trailer looks fantastic!
02-10-2025 | 11:33 AM
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From: Cleveland, Ohio
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.
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.
02-10-2025 | 11:53 AM
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From: Channel Islands, So. Cal.
02-10-2025 | 12:02 PM
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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!!
Thanks! Yeah, it really is a PITA. When it's out here I have to store it outside too (under a full cover but still gets dusty) so to run the boat for a day, I have to go get it the day before, bring it to the house, wash it, I always start it up the day prior. Then go dunk it, spray the trailer off at the ramp, go run it then put it back on the trailer at the end of the day, take it back to the house, full clean in and out, flush etc. Then the next day take it back to storage and cover it and tuck it away. WHEW. It's a 3 day event to go boating for 6 hours. LOL. Havasu, we put it in run it, pull it out and drop it off at the detailer shop. Walk away. LOL Needless to say, I don't think I'll be storing it in Ca this summer. It's going to stay in Az. this year.
All this crap is exactly why, while in the hunt that ultimately led to us buying the PQ, any boat that was anywhere near the ocean was an immediate "swipe left". My brother had a horrible experience buying a boat from NJ that turned out to be a saltwater rotted nightmare, and I have zero faith in humanity, expecting some rando to have gone to the effort you do. Kudos to you for going to the effort, but... Just nope....
Thanks. Brad.
02-10-2025 | 01:15 PM
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From: Merritt Island, FL
Tank,
All this crap is exactly why, while in the hunt that ultimately led to us buying the PQ, any boat that was anywhere near the ocean was an immediate "swipe left". My brother had a horrible experience buying a boat from NJ that turned out to be a saltwater rotted nightmare, and I have zero faith in humanity, expecting some rando to have gone to the effort you do. Kudos to you for going to the effort, but... Just nope....
Thanks. Brad.
All this crap is exactly why, while in the hunt that ultimately led to us buying the PQ, any boat that was anywhere near the ocean was an immediate "swipe left". My brother had a horrible experience buying a boat from NJ that turned out to be a saltwater rotted nightmare, and I have zero faith in humanity, expecting some rando to have gone to the effort you do. Kudos to you for going to the effort, but... Just nope....
Thanks. Brad.
It does take more but for me since I am on a dock behind the house no big deal. I have salt a way plumbed into twin lines on each side of the boat,,,,,, Screw the ramp deal.
+/- for both, you can see dolphins and sea life every trip out,,,,,,, on the negative side there are things in the water that want to eat you
02-10-2025 | 02:50 PM
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From: Channel Islands, So. Cal.
Tank,
All this crap is exactly why, while in the hunt that ultimately led to us buying the PQ, any boat that was anywhere near the ocean was an immediate "swipe left". My brother had a horrible experience buying a boat from NJ that turned out to be a saltwater rotted nightmare, and I have zero faith in humanity, expecting some rando to have gone to the effort you do. Kudos to you for going to the effort, but... Just nope....
Thanks. Brad.
All this crap is exactly why, while in the hunt that ultimately led to us buying the PQ, any boat that was anywhere near the ocean was an immediate "swipe left". My brother had a horrible experience buying a boat from NJ that turned out to be a saltwater rotted nightmare, and I have zero faith in humanity, expecting some rando to have gone to the effort you do. Kudos to you for going to the effort, but... Just nope....
Thanks. Brad.
like that for sure and if a boats not cared for in salt water setting, it’s gonna be F’d up!! But if cared for, it’ll be fine. I’ve seen fresh water rotted out uncared for boats too. I’ve never owned a boat that wasn’t used in the ocean. Small
issues I had to address but nothing major and I’ve never had a failure dude to salt water use. I was lucky coupled with doing my homework when buying salt water boats I suppose.
these offshore boats were built specifically to run in the ocean. I’d think it’d be a shame to not let them breath in the conditions they were built for! Plus, we live on the beach. Would be a waste not to run out here and take advantage of the beautiful setting. But i do get it. Salt water is hard on stuff for sure.
