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So, snapper season has ended, a second one, no snapper...but I got to take my son out and "fish" off the jetties. I am amazed...Granted, it is like a kid in a candy store....so much to do, so many pieces of "footwork" to get down. Maps... I make my own maps,...note to self, get the map to show up before you leave the jetties 
See, fate has a funny way of helping. Had I gotten my map to work first...I would have not slowed down. Had I not slowed down, I would have not overheated. Had I not overheated, I would not have understood the real issues with my engines and we would have limped back from 50 miles and not 3.
Before anyone says, "I told you not to take it out"... people with zero issues took their boats out and still broke down. Any given day you are the dog or the fire hydrant... the difference is not about taking risks, it is about covering your risks with plans on how to mitigate them. I do not take risks with my kids and friends, I had plans, people around me to help if needed, and buddy boats.... well, till they went out and we fished the jetties
So, fate helps, accidents help... and thus, I have a better understanding of my boat.
I understand, an a/c is a god-send... lol I also know.. that my refrigerator is a huge asset.. so.. how does one balance that? I have an idea, just have to figure out if it will work.
LSquared moves down this way in a couple weeks.. will be nice to have a fellow Grady guy around. I also met a couple other Grady folks at the coast....they too were having engine issues.. heh. One had the head off one engine before I even made it back home.
I have some updates to do, then the other Grady guy in San Antonio and I are going to meet up on the lake halfway between and go through her. If we need to remove the heads, we can do it right there (I will make sure to have gaskets beforehand.. heh).
I got her airborn a couple times, the kids laughed and my buddy was in awe...when I say airborn, I mean the waves were at like 6s so we caught a 2-3ft and landed on the next. He had been on a 23ft Parker a week or two beforehand and was beaten to death.. said this was like a Cadillac compared.. heh. We had the same experience going from a 1986 Ranger bass boat to a 2008 Triton Bass boat....night and day. I think it would have been easy enough on the Triton 240, but man.... within an hour or two it was so flat, hell.. even the bass boat would have made it out there.. no.. I would not have been dumb enough to do it.. just as a comparison example.
I docked her, trailered her...not a single hiccup along the way. It's a question of not having people going "do this.. do that.. don't do this" in the boat when you are doing this stuff that makes it easier. It's hard enough when you are second guessing yourself, but makes it harder when you can do all of it, and have others 3rd and 4th guessing you and trying to drive the boat from their seat heh.
So, I have some more work to do, but we got to sleep in moderate comfort for one night.
I learned that I am going to insist they not bring their big freaking ice chests onboard... as they just get in the way.
And..I have 130 bucks worth of frozen bait in my freezer now.. lol.. for later
R
See, fate has a funny way of helping. Had I gotten my map to work first...I would have not slowed down. Had I not slowed down, I would have not overheated. Had I not overheated, I would not have understood the real issues with my engines and we would have limped back from 50 miles and not 3.Before anyone says, "I told you not to take it out"... people with zero issues took their boats out and still broke down. Any given day you are the dog or the fire hydrant... the difference is not about taking risks, it is about covering your risks with plans on how to mitigate them. I do not take risks with my kids and friends, I had plans, people around me to help if needed, and buddy boats.... well, till they went out and we fished the jetties
So, fate helps, accidents help... and thus, I have a better understanding of my boat.
I understand, an a/c is a god-send... lol I also know.. that my refrigerator is a huge asset.. so.. how does one balance that? I have an idea, just have to figure out if it will work.
LSquared moves down this way in a couple weeks.. will be nice to have a fellow Grady guy around. I also met a couple other Grady folks at the coast....they too were having engine issues.. heh. One had the head off one engine before I even made it back home.
I have some updates to do, then the other Grady guy in San Antonio and I are going to meet up on the lake halfway between and go through her. If we need to remove the heads, we can do it right there (I will make sure to have gaskets beforehand.. heh).
I got her airborn a couple times, the kids laughed and my buddy was in awe...when I say airborn, I mean the waves were at like 6s so we caught a 2-3ft and landed on the next. He had been on a 23ft Parker a week or two beforehand and was beaten to death.. said this was like a Cadillac compared.. heh. We had the same experience going from a 1986 Ranger bass boat to a 2008 Triton Bass boat....night and day. I think it would have been easy enough on the Triton 240, but man.... within an hour or two it was so flat, hell.. even the bass boat would have made it out there.. no.. I would not have been dumb enough to do it.. just as a comparison example.
I docked her, trailered her...not a single hiccup along the way. It's a question of not having people going "do this.. do that.. don't do this" in the boat when you are doing this stuff that makes it easier. It's hard enough when you are second guessing yourself, but makes it harder when you can do all of it, and have others 3rd and 4th guessing you and trying to drive the boat from their seat heh.
So, I have some more work to do, but we got to sleep in moderate comfort for one night.
I learned that I am going to insist they not bring their big freaking ice chests onboard... as they just get in the way.
And..I have 130 bucks worth of frozen bait in my freezer now.. lol.. for later
R