Spent most of my weekend working on the boat!
1) Installed my new ridesteady gps and took it for a test drive with my 12 year old son. The throttle sync is such an improvement already.
2) While we were out, got him his first few reps approaching the dock and docking maneuvers. The kid is a natural, has a good feel for it already. I want him comfortable with basic maneuvers so he can be at the helm for loading and unloading since I’m going to stop power loading Because:
3) finally brought myself to look closely at & clean up the bow stop area where I put an ugly scratch last fall. The combination of power loading and frankly the stoltz roller being pretty thin let the flange of the roller mount contact the hull. Based on that, I’m done power loading and unloading. Started a ramp new routine.
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4) cleaned boat top to bottom. Dawn, acetone, all purpose cleaner. Waxed the hull, 303 on the vinyl, vaccumed all the storage areas. A clean and shiny boat is so satisfying
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5) adjusted my reverse buckets to stop the forward creep in neutral
6) greased trailer hubs, cleaned and regreased trailer ball
7) reorganized all my gear