A Little Harsh Truth -Honesty in Memes

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seniormoment said:
I heard somewhere that a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money in to. IDK myself, never owned one
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They are. I used to be in the Marine business.

Worst example I ever saw was we sold a new 19' Stern Drive boat to a local real estate developer. He takes the boat and uses it that first summer.
In October, the dealership would mail out postcards to owners reminding them to have their boat winterized...for a reason.

First time Stern Drive buyers don't give thought to the fact that the engine uses lake water to cool the engine. But a lot of them think that it has an automotive engine, so it has to have antifreeze in it. Nope, just good ole H2O.

He didn't bring his boat in to have it winterized.

Come Spring, he wants to take the boat out. It started just fine but quickly filled the bilge with water because the block and both exhaust manifolds had frozen and split.

Took until July to get all the parts and repair it. He picks it up.
The lake was very low that year due to a drought. He proceeds to hit a stump and tears the outdrive off the back. It came in hanging from the control cables. He decides there is something to the old maxim quoted above by seniormoment. Upon getting it out of the shop the second time, he quickly sells it to his #1 salesman. Randy uses the boat for the remainder of the summer. Knowing the history of the boat, he wisely decides to have it winterized.

Next Summer, we get a frantic call from him that his boat has sunk tied up to the dock. Water was up to the carburetor. We make a service call and find it so. It seems beavers just love to chew on the rubber bellows seal that seals the outdrive to the hull. Almost like they mix the beaver version of catnip into the rubber when they make it.
When one sinks like this, everything electrical must be disassembled and dried out. Even then, the electrical items seem to fail within a year or so.

Then you have to get the water out of:
Carburetor
Fuel tank
Oil pan (takes several oil changes before you get all the water out)
Alternator
Starter
Trim motor
Tilt motor
All the dashboard instruments
All the switches
Any cabin lights
Nav lights
Horn
Any accessories like a depth finder or radio

Randy also learned an expensive lesson and decides he no longer wants to own a boat. Whoever he sells it to takes it out of the area and we never see it again.

There are many more stories, less expensive than this one, but most revolve around failing to learn about the care and feeding of their new boat, and neglect. They are given an owner's manual upon delivery. Few ever read it. 🙄
 

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