June 29, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, troph said: How old are your kiddos? Boat club is bad ass. My only complaint and it turned into a deal breaker after 3 years in a club is not being able to boat at sundown. Pretty small want for a hefty price tag of having to own the thing but you do what you gotta do. Range 3-9. Totally get it not being a good fit if you don't want to deal with the restrictions. For us, the convenience and variety of boating options totally outweigh any frustration over the constraints.
June 29, 20187 yr I’ve stayed off public lakes on the three major holidays since college, when I worked on the lake. It’s amateur hour out there and I’m amazed there aren’t more wrecks / issues. I loved riding Lake Austin. Buddy had a house on the lake up near Mansfield dam. Water was COLD, but butter. We also use to launch out of Steiner Ranch next to the ladies spa.
June 29, 20187 yr Range 3-9. Totally get it not being a good fit if you don't want to deal with the restrictions. For us, the convenience and variety of boating options totally outweigh any frustration over the constraints. We were in freedom boat club for years it was awesome.
June 29, 20187 yr We were out from 10a - 4p today and whoa the amount of alcohol being taken to boats as we left the marina was mind bottling.
June 30, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, troph said: We were out from 10a - 4p today and whoa the amount of alcohol being taken to boats as we left the marina was mind bottling. Went out around 5-8 on a toon. Wasn't me troph. I keep my shit more low key.
July 1, 20187 yr Went out in my FIL’s boat. It’s indeed a CS3 cobalt. Great looking boat. Neither of us really knows how to drive it but we managed not to hit anyone.
July 1, 20187 yr On 6/29/2018 at 4:51 PM, troph said: We were out from 10a - 4p today and whoa the amount of alcohol being taken to boats as we left the marina was mind bottling. Sorry for partying. But yeah, it seems wild out there this year. Our marina has the Travis County Sheriff boats which seems to keep things reasonable, but people are leaving the Gar pretty much falling down drunk every time we are there. And lots of morons in rental boats going full speed up the wrong side of the lake.
July 1, 20187 yr Convinced the wife that I needed to come down here to get things ready. Part of my strategy is to make sure they don't have to do anything. So my plan is early morning departure on Monday. Should be an easy crossing to Catalina. But get a great day here tomorrow to myself
July 1, 20187 yr Sorry for partying. But yeah, it seems wild out there this year. Our marina has the Travis County Sheriff boats which seems to keep things reasonable, but people are leaving the Gar pretty much falling down drunk every time we are there. And lots of morons in rental boats going full speed up the wrong side of the lake. We’ll be out there early tomorrow morning. Then on to a day without the risk of getting run over by one of those leaving the gnarly gar. Got no problem with a few beers, but the next two weekends are downright dangerous.
July 2, 20187 yr Nice man. Have your buddy bring his boat down to Cabo this October. We are taking ours there for the month to fish the Bisbee tournaments and Mag bay for fun.
July 2, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, justhookit said: Nice man. Have your buddy bring his boat down to Cabo this October. We are taking ours there for the month to fish the Bisbee tournaments and Mag bay for fun. Not out of the question. We were just talking about a Mex trip to chase big bluefin.
July 3, 20187 yr I dig this place. And I get about 30 hours solo here until the wife and kids come tomorrow.
July 4, 20187 yr I think you he 4th has started on Travis - counted easily 15 + boats in the past couple of minutes from my chair over looking the like. Where in the hell are they all going? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
July 4, 20187 yr Trolling motor problem- batteries charged- motor unit shows full charge - unit receives a signal from the remote and will rotate (sometimes) but will not power up the prop at all. Changed the power receptacle thinking it wasn’t getting a good connection- no bueno. Same deal. What am I missing? Could the wiring be bad and not delivering full power?
July 4, 20187 yr I think you he 4th has started on Travis - counted easily 15 + boats in the past couple of minutes from my chair over looking the like. Where in the hell are they all going? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkStarnes island fireworks. Was a good show. We went out, stayed way back and left the second the show was over to beat the traffic. Lago Vista tonight but we are gonna hang here and cross our fingers Mattress Mack puts on his own show and watch from the pool deck.
July 5, 20187 yr Trolling motor problem- batteries charged- motor unit shows full charge - unit receives a signal from the remote and will rotate (sometimes) but will not power up the prop at all. Changed the power receptacle thinking it wasn’t getting a good connection- no bueno. Same deal. What am I missing? Could the wiring be bad and not delivering full power? Reboot? Unplug, wait and plug back in? That's always solved it for me. Like a computer. Remote has fresh batteries? I can even use the minn kota app on my phone via bluetooth to run my iPilot if need be. That's happened to me before too.
July 5, 20187 yr Trolling motor problem- batteries charged- motor unit shows full charge - unit receives a signal from the remote and will rotate (sometimes) but will not power up the prop at all. Changed the power receptacle thinking it wasn’t getting a good connection- no bueno. Same deal. What am I missing? Could the wiring be bad and not delivering full power? Check for a resettable circuit breaker on the trolling motor wiring. If you find one... Reset it.It's worked for me several times
July 5, 20187 yr On 7/2/2018 at 8:08 PM, Sbbruin said: I dig this place. And I get about 30 hours solo here until the wife and kids come tomorrow. When does the wine mixer start?
July 8, 20187 yr So we all sailed back in light winds and the fam, as usual, bolted as soon as we hit the dock. But where we live is experiencing historic heat. What they do is rolling brownouts. Reduced power, where the power is reduced fed to your home. So my wife called and said "you should stay there." God bless her.
July 8, 20187 yr Rolling Brownouts sounds like a wonderful way to toast your AC unit. Had one arm on our rental house feeding 30V, so we were only getting 150V to our 240V AC feed, toasted the thermostat. Can't imagine how a power company could justify doing that intentionally.
July 12, 20187 yr Got my boat barn coming together. Any recommendations on treating the garage floor before I start parking boats in there? Not spending the money on epoxy. What's the next step down? Power goes in Monday. Waiting for the construction ruts to heal up until the end of the month. Then I will move in.
July 12, 20187 yr 47 minutes ago, bigshark88 said: Got my boat barn coming together. Any recommendations on treating the garage floor before I start parking boats in there? Not spending the money on epoxy. What's the next step down? Power goes in Monday. Waiting for the construction ruts to heal up until the end of the month. Then I will move in. Just coat it with oil, then if you spill more oil on it, it'll wipe right off. Also makes the water bead up nicely. Or, man up and do it right. https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-293513-Polycuramine-Garage-Floor/dp/B06XJ17JVD/ Edited July 12, 20187 yr by PvilleStang
July 13, 20187 yr On July 12, 2018 at 12:47 PM, bigshark88 said: Got my boat barn coming together. Any recommendations on treating the garage floor before I start parking boats in there? Not spending the money on epoxy. What's the next step down? Power goes in Monday. Waiting for the construction ruts to heal up until the end of the month. Then I will move in. Barn looks great. Super jealous! I put this product down in my garage. Works best with new concrete. I did it in one weekend myself. Pretty straightforward and holding up really well to hot tires, etc. https://www.sherwin-williams.com/painting-contractors/products/hc-shieldcrete-waterbased-epoxy-garage-floor-coating
July 13, 20187 yr I mean, you've shelled out enough already, what's another $200 to finish her up right?
July 13, 20187 yr Saw somebody riding one of these outside lakeway marina yesterday afternoon. Not quite with the same tricks, but it looked fun as hell.
July 14, 20187 yr Hamptons? Troph is big timing us. 71 degrees on Fire Island right now. Edited July 14, 20187 yr by Thetexashammer
July 14, 20187 yr Hamptons? Troph is big timing us. 71 degrees on Fire Island right now.Ain’t no Hamptons. We do see jet setting helicopters flying to the Hamptons throughout the day though. About 45 mins away from here. Weather has been phenom. Windows open 24/7.
July 14, 20187 yr 17 hours ago, Anastasis said: Saw somebody riding one of these outside lakeway marina yesterday afternoon. Not quite with the same tricks, but it looked fun as hell.
July 14, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, CoTex said: Are you in Chicago this week? Gearing up for the mac? Get there Wednesday. Boat is over in Holland, heading over next week.
July 17, 20187 yr Question on flushing an outboard. I used to just put my old Yamaha 4 hp outboard in a bucket of freshwater, and run it to flush the saltwater. But I didn't do it every time and probably led to its premature decline- although I had it for 15 yrs and it was a workhorse. My nearly new Honda 5hp has a special flush fitting you can screw into an intake port, and just turn on the hose. But the manual insists that you need to remove the prop every time. Is that just a liability overkill, or is it really necessary. It'll take it from a 5 minute job to 15 minute job. I can leave it on the stern rail mount if I can leave the prop on. Just wondering if I'm being lazy, an idiot, both, or it's fine to leave the prop on?
July 17, 20187 yr Question on flushing an outboard. I used to just put my old Yamaha 4 hp outboard in a bucket of freshwater, and run it to flush the saltwater. But I didn't do it every time and probably led to its premature decline- although I had it for 15 yrs and it was a workhorse. My nearly new Honda 5hp has a special flush fitting you can screw into an intake port, and just turn on the hose. But the manual insists that you need to remove the prop every time. Is that just a liability overkill, or is it really necessary. It'll take it from a 5 minute job to 15 minute job. I can leave it on the stern rail mount if I can leave the prop on. Just wondering if I'm being lazy, an idiot, both, or it's fine to leave the prop on?I’ve never heard of anyone taking the prop off to flush Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
July 18, 20187 yr I'd leave the prop on, personally. Just rinse around it with the hose, or run it in a bucket if you can fit it.
July 18, 20187 yr And can’t be too soon, with this 11-12ft fucker setting up shop in my cove. Kids won’t get in the water. I told them it would only help my cause to get something in there smaller than me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
July 18, 20187 yr 11 minutes ago, Bert Orange said: And can’t be too soon, with this 11-12ft fucker setting up shop in my cove. Kids won’t get in the water. I told them it would only help my cause to get something in there smaller than me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No Sir
July 18, 20187 yr 22 minutes ago, Bert Orange said: Soon..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Niiice dock.
July 18, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, PvilleStang said: I'd leave the prop on, personally. Just rinse around it with the hose, or run it in a bucket if you can fit it. That’s the thing. If I can leave it on my aft rail where I store it, I can’t get a bucket under it. Moving it means getting another place to mount it while flushing. Or remove the prop. But I won’t and will just try not to lose a finger.
July 19, 20187 yr And can’t be too soon, with this 11-12ft fucker setting up shop in my cove. Kids won’t get in the water. I told them it would only help my cause to get something in there smaller than me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My dad has a 7 footer living in the bayou behind his house, I think right after hurricane Harvey there was a huge rearrangement of gators. Watched him take down a huge turtle the other day. And the dogs don't go out without a leash now. Gator loves a 5 gallon bucket full of redfish and trout guts/heads.
July 19, 20187 yr PSA- stainless steel skeg guards are underrated. Dad and uncle somehow nailed a granite boulder going through the small boat cut at LA side of Sabine Jetty last week. Prop and skeg were unscathed but dammed it almost flattened the guard's leading edge.
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