Sadly, we didn't take any pictures, but we finally got the boat out on the water today. Older fellow was right; the Civic was more than able to get the boat from the stall down to the water and back, and it beat the pants off using the cat walker ( Read more... )

I woke up today and redherring was not feeling well. This unfortunately put a damper on the plans for the day. That said, I still needed to go up and lock down everything, so I left her here, watching TV, and drove up to the lake ( Read more... )

So... I guess trying to tow the boat behind the Civic wasn't such a hot idea. Well that sounds worse than it actually is. We were at je2i's and he offered to use his truck to pull the boat out of the driveway and then hook it up to my car. My attitude was that if my car couldn't get the boat up the slight pitch of his driveway then it had no ( Read more... )

The wonderful and charming government employees at the Davis Hollow Marina called this morning. I have been assigned a berth at the Watts Bay Marina! I now just need to show up and pay for it. Sweet! I have something to do this weekend!

I inventoried the box of boat goodies tonight. I'm too lazy to post photos tonight, but I was somewhat pleased to find a (albeit crappy) wetsuit, a few extra mast bearings, trap harnesses, and a bunch of other weird shit. I'll update this later.

When I first called the Moraine State Park marina, a week before I bought the boat, I spoke to a charming young lady who informed me that I needed to get on a waiting list and that they would process the waiting lists in time and get back to me ( Read more... )

So, part of towing a trailer is having a hook up for your brake lights and turn signals. The way this (hopefully) works is that you tap into your car's wiring and use a little adapter box that presents the signals that the trailer electronics are waiting for. Compared to the hitch installation debacle last Saturday, this went smoothly ( Read more... )

For those who want the short version: Know what you're doing before you buy a boat and or trailer from a private party. Companies know how to handle these transactions. Individuals, apparently, do not.When I bought the boat, the guy wrote out a "Bill of Sale" on a post it note. We both signed it. At the time, I had questions in my mind as to ( Read more... )

So, today I endeavored, with the great help of my dear friend DJV, to put the trailer hitch on my car. Sadly, or perhaps gladly, I don't have any pictures of the process. That said, the hitch is on. The hitch is secure (I hope.) The hitch is eagerly waiting it's first use. I, on the other hand, have many tiny cuts on my hands. My back hurts ( Read more... )

So jeaton and I went and picked up the boat, a 1981 Hobie 16, this weekend. It's now sitting in his driveway pending the people at Moraine State Park getting the mooring registration sorted out. For an overview, here she is:


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