The Crap Some Boat Owners Do...
 

I understand that because most of these boats are ~ 30 years old, they've had lots of owners who did what they wanted with them. They were entitled to that. But c'mon! Some of these decisions are just plain STOOPID. Like this...

"Let's put holes in the liner so that I can use these 0* flush mount holders!"

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"Let's randomly screw this plastic track in (top and bottom), cover the screw heads with gel coat and cover all of that up with teak trim! Who doesn't love a mystery?!?"

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"The T-top is shaking. Let's drill a couple quick holes through the aluminum tube, windshield, console and HOLD ISH DOWN with a bolt! GaNgStA!"

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Thanks,
Paul :D

let's use toggle bolts ,attempting to hold the t top down...yep,sometimes owners do really stupid things...

HA!
I love it...

Who knows why people commit such indignitys to such beautiful boats.The clowns that owned my 23 Tsunami before me were real winners.
They actually had wired the boat with plastic electrical boxes meant for household 110 volt.They ran 14/2 Romex cable and standard 110 outlets and had the down riggers and even the bilge pump plugged into the outlets.

They thru-bolted pieces of pvc to the gunnels for rod holders.There were over 100 holes in the rear transom cap,and another 50 -75 on the gunwhales.The core on the motor box was rotted,so their fix was to bolt a piece of plywood from an old sign to it, then glue on some vinyl.
I think they had stock in JB Weld because the engine(I/O) had a lot of it in several places like the risers and manifolds.

There were so many more minor atrocities,but I lost count.These people are not rarities.I see boats in this condition heading out of the docks every day.

Who's the comic that says "you can't fix stupid"? he seems to be correct on that issue.

you should see some of the stuff i see - i have a repair shop - i could really tell some stories,of the stuff i've seen...

I'd say you got me beat... by a long shot! Sorry, but LOL.

"You can't fix stupid."
- Ron White

I bet. I'm sure some of the owners have admitted to making some of the "modifications," themselves. You gotta keep a straight face and humor them in those situations. LOL.

or " here's your sign"

I better hold back I would tie up this whole forum with the stupid S@$% that was going on with my boat when I got it :)

here's one -
this is a client's boat - he had a fuel odor - i explained to the gentleman - the boat needs a new fuel system,he,as most owners do,doubted that...finally,the boat arrived at my shop - to have the needed repairs completed - check out the fuel tanks...look close...


that's not water - the picture with the foam in it - it's a mix of sea water and fuel - that's the port tank cell - the area was soaked in fuel - the hole in the bottom - this tank had 8 holes in it,in total

that "skin" piece was a removable deck hatch - the core seperated when the hatch was removed...nice huh ?


why do i have this posted under the dumb things owners do with their boats ?


why do you think ?

Ok Billy Bob turn the key..................KABOOM!!!!

i forgot something here - the screws on the fuel sending unit - take a close look at them...notice anything ? ?
the screws are different - see it now ?
the owner,he used a few "self tapping" screws in place of the standard 10-32 machine screws - nice huh ?

had a guy buy a new tunnel hulled deck boat from the dealer where I worked a few years back, the trailer for that boat wasnt in yet so we let him use a loaner trailer for a while till his came in, well he brought the boat back a few weeks later to get his new trailer, we went to lift the boat and swap the trailers and the trailer lifted off the ground with the boat! I made sure the straps were not still hooked up transom and walked around it kinda puzzled, I gave the trailer a good kick and it came loose and droped to the ground , I looked under the boat and there were 4 long sheet metal screws sticking out the bottom of the hull on each side. the owner had installed larger bilge pumps in each side in place of the small factory installed pumps , said he didnt think the 500gph pumps were big enough. used 2" screws to hold them down and screwed his boat to the trailer bunks!!