After all this time, I finally got my boat in the water today for the year! In the fall, my shaft packing failed and my bilge flooded. I had to replace my steering cable, interior cabin floor, and my packing box. Plus the typical spring stuff. None of these were really expensive, but it just took a lot longer than I wanted it to. Hopefully there's some fish left for the second half of the summer.
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Finally!
- Thread starter Stephen
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Good luck to you. Have fun while you can
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You need a "Call Home" feature on your bilge float switch!
If that's not invented yet, there's an economic opportunity for you!
If that's not invented yet, there's an economic opportunity for you!
Unfortunately a bilge alarm wouldn't have worked unless it had it's own battery. My bilge pump didn't fail - it drained my batteries and the water just kept on comin' in. Frankly I'm damn lucky to have come down to the boat when I did. Another day and it would have reached higher causing some real damage. I didn't even bother to file an insurance claim since my out of pocket costs were low.
ps. Don't tell Rduhon that I have two shiny new batteries in my CC!
ps. Don't tell Rduhon that I have two shiny new batteries in my CC!