Boats from work.

[MikeSchinlaub]

Lots of things were lost in transit when the UPS flight went down

This was Fedex, last I heard it was in Greenwood, IN and lost from there.

 

[four winns 214]

Lots of things were lost in transit when the UPS flight went down

The flight in question was en route to Honolulu. None of the packages on that aircraft were destined for Continental U.S. addresses.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Alright, vacation over. Yesterday, I finishedsanding and buffing a spot I sprayed on a phoenix. Then the boss remembered we also have to fix the bow stand on the trailer. Sure, no problem. I figured just replace the roller and maybe bend the tabs a bit.



We tried to heat and bend them back, but the boss cut them off with a torch and I'm making new ones.

 

[redneck joe]

Damn, that is some force to bend that. Not good

 

[Scott Danforth]

never come on the trailer faster than you want to hit it.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

 

[alldodge]

Your welding skills are better than mine, but they do need more work

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Your welding skills are better than mine, but they do need more work

Yeah, I rarely get to do any welding.

 

[Pmt133]

Flux core?

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Flux core?

No, if you think this needs work, you should see what it looks like when I weld with flux core.

This 110v welder to fill that bit and tack the pieces.


This 220v to finish. Haven't used this one before.

 

[Pmt133]

No, if you think this needs work, you should see what it looks like when I weld with flux core.

This 110v welder to fill that bit and tack the pieces.
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This 220v to finish. Haven't used this one before.
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Me and the grinder are friends lol. I saw the spatter and thought it could be but my gut said mig.

 

[tphoyt]

Every once in awhile I lay down some beautiful welds but the grinder is definitely my BFF most of the time.

 

[Scott Danforth]

My late father would call that grape-ship. he was a weld inspector for many years

few jokes from over the years.....

if your not a welder...... youre a grinder.....

two things in life where penetration counts...... one is welding, the other is farming

 

[dingbat]

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A piece of copper is your friend in these situations.

Used to pile welding rods (stick) to fill the gaps then run a wash bead to tie it together.

unskilled welder..........rod burner

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

First pic lower right is where I started. Lower left if where the boss did a bit and told me I was going too slow. I got a bit better after that.







I have sealer on it now, will spray truck bed coating in a few minutes.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

I was standing there while the boss was on the phone with the guy. He was in a head on collision while towing this. For that kind of accident, it was surprisingly light damage. Anyway, here it is.

 

[Scott Danforth]

The only head on tow vehicle I saw was in the skyway toll booth area, and the boat didn't use transom tie downs.

The boat landed on the vehicle 50 ft ahead

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

The boat landed on the vehicle 50 ft ahead

Ouch.

 

[alldodge]

My Chap has transom tie downs but it would have little effect stopping it from going forward initially. The boat would move forward about 6 to 7 feet before the transom straps would tighten up. That amount of energy may snap the straps. I installed a bow strap to hold it down so it will not begin to move unless that strap breaks

 

[Yegboats]

First up, a 2023 Cobalt R6 Surf. The owners don't know what they hit, but it broke the transom in half. This happened on their first time out.

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WOW that's a good o ne !