New from ohio
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:52 pm
Hello everyone! My names Paul and I'm from ohio. I purchased a 1987 wellcraft classic 170 late last year and have been so busy with work, I didn't get it into the water until yesterday.
It wasn't a good first trip, as I had several concerning things happen. The boat died out on the water and I had to get pulled in by a fellow boater and then swim the boat to the launch. My brother put the prop down while I was swimming it in and I didn't double check before pulling the boat out. There's no visible damage and was only dragged about a foot, but I'm not sure that something could have been damaged internally or where I can't see it. Lastly, I hit a bump at a high enough speed that the force snapped the teeth off of the winch and released the strap and I could see the boat bounce off the trailer and slide about a foot back.
Everything looks to be in good shape, lessons learned, but my new to me boat has me worried! Going to try to get it running in the driveway after work tomorrow but it's likely going to a mechanic. I don't want to get stranded again and while I trust my mechanic skills, I'm not to familiar with carburetors or boats. I hope to change that with all of the good info here, thanks for having me.
It wasn't a good first trip, as I had several concerning things happen. The boat died out on the water and I had to get pulled in by a fellow boater and then swim the boat to the launch. My brother put the prop down while I was swimming it in and I didn't double check before pulling the boat out. There's no visible damage and was only dragged about a foot, but I'm not sure that something could have been damaged internally or where I can't see it. Lastly, I hit a bump at a high enough speed that the force snapped the teeth off of the winch and released the strap and I could see the boat bounce off the trailer and slide about a foot back.
Everything looks to be in good shape, lessons learned, but my new to me boat has me worried! Going to try to get it running in the driveway after work tomorrow but it's likely going to a mechanic. I don't want to get stranded again and while I trust my mechanic skills, I'm not to familiar with carburetors or boats. I hope to change that with all of the good info here, thanks for having me.