Preventative Maintenance

[FoilTechHydrofoiler]

[QUOTE=Buttafewcoe;45623]At the least a visual inspection every outing. You may not believe it, but one time I accidentally left the beer cooler in the driveway![/QUOTE

What were you THINKING????

[tazz3069]

Big time party foul. That should be first on the inspection list. Without the beer, you will not be able to handle the frustration that boating could bring. JK LOL. But seriously DO NOT FORGET THE BEER.

Tazz

Well I did all my inspections and off to Lake Powell we go. Yes I have the beer and extra beer just in case the first round goes too fast. LOL everybody.

[bergermaister]

I think of it this way - A few hours of preventive maintenance before or after a trip, checking things over, tinkering around, etc. is well worth it compared to the ugly possibility of a few days or weeks of downtime when something breaks or burns up! My wife gets pissed that I'm messing around with the boat too long or too late sometimes but we haven't broken down on the water or had any problems on a trip yet!

I have friends who have shown up at the launch with dead batteries, no transom plug, wet moldy towels in the storage compartment and of course, no keys for the boat. That was a good one - and only a mere 200 miles away from home!

Last but not least...
Always, ALWAYS keep at least a half rack stashed in a storage compartment somewhere!

[tazz3069]

Glad to see that people are taking care of their invesments. Keep up the good work and happy boating.