I joined a CheapboatKev club !!!!!!

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Today I decided it was time to store my 14' Starcraft (which I actually gave to my Son this year but it is still at my house!!!!). I have had it parked up in the top of the yard but it needed to be moved and flipped over for the winter.

I had my ATV out so I thought it would be a good idea to tow it. I lowered the trailer tongue and I was hooking it up to the ball on the ATV...... I was only going to move it an additional 20' uphill (yes my yard has quite a slope) and I did NOT check to see if it was secured......... YUP you guessed right :redface: it became detached and down the hill it went :eek:

Well it was about 200' to the road which was my first thought but nope it veered off and headed for the small creek.........

Over the embankment it went crashing into the creek ....... about a 5' drop off

Well...... I used my trusty warn winch on the ATV and dragged it back up the bank........ Just as the trailer was fully up the bank ........ the boat winch let go and the boat went back down the embankment. :(

After recovering the trailer and then the boat I moved it to my new location.

Not a fun job to do alone...... the only thing that was harmed was a smashed tail light which I will replace in the spring. The boat was not even dented.

I am now a proud member of the CheapboatKev club. :D
 
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Bob_VT said:
Today I decided it was time to store my 14' Starcraft (which I actually gave to my Son this year but it is still at my house!!!!). I have had it parked up in the top of the yard but it needed to be moved and flipped over for the winter.

I had my ATV out so I thought it would be a good idea to tow it. I lowered the trailer tongue and I was hooking it up to the ball on the ATV...... I was only going to move it an additional 20' uphill (yes my yard has quite a slope) and I did NOT check to see if it was secured......... YUP you guessed right :redface: it became detached and down the hill it went :eek:

Well it was about 200' to the road which was my first thought but nope it veered off and headed for the small creek.........

Over the embankment it went crashing into the creek ....... about a 5' drop off

Well...... I used my trusty warn winch on the ATV and dragged it back up the bank........ Just as the trailer was fully up the bank ........ the boat winch let go and the boat went back down the embankment. :(

After recovering the trailer and then the boat I moved it to my new location.

Not a fun job to do alone...... the only thing that was harmed was a smashed tail light which I will replace in the spring. The boat was not even dented.

I am now a proud member of the CheapboatKev club. :D
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She REALLY wanted to be on the water!!!! Mine? Had (has??) a strange attraction to the bovine genre!
 
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CheapboatKev said:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She REALLY wanted to be on the water!!!! Mine? Had (has??) a strange attraction to the bovine genre!
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So she tries to moooooovve on her own does she?:D
 
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Re: I joined a CheapboatKev club !!!!!!

Reminds me of the Woody Allen quip, I don't want to be a member of a club that wants me as a member.

Your outcome was fortunate.
 
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"DISCUSSION THREADS YOU DON'T SEE IN FORUMS ON OTHER BRANDS OF BOAT" :D

the "Starcraft Durability Test Corps" rides again! i've had dirtbikes that didn't fare that well in involuntary horizontalizations.....

now we just need to have someone volunteer to test the durability of their boat on pavement or asphalt :eek:

BTW, i think that quote or some variation of it was first attributed to Mark Twain, predating Groucho by quite a bit. i personally don't have this issue, as no one wants me to join their club.....
 
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CheapboatKev said:
Well......maybe bob will xplain...since he is now VP of CBKC
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Oooooo.....delegating.........I like it!;)

And Barato, you're part of the Angry Mob (and any subsets) whether you like it or not!:D
 
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Deadwood said:
Oooooo.....delegating.........I like it!;)

And Barato, you're part of the Angry Mob (and any subsets) whether you like it or not!:D
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Rgulation via delagation!

And yep...Us Band of Brothers, molten in Tin
 
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CheapboatKev said:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She REALLY wanted to be on the water!!!! Mine? Had (has??) a strange attraction to the bovine genre!
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I really should have taken pics but..... I was busy......

If the boat crossed the road I live directly across form a dairy farm........

Hmmmmmm a Starcraft - Bovine connection!!!
 
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bananaboater said:
Why did the boat cross the road?
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Good question....... it tried to but milking in the barn was not scheduled for two more hours? :confused:
 
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Dang..we really need to put WARNING labels on these kind of posts. You know how long it takes to clean the coffee off a computor screen after it blows out of the nose???
Sorry 'bout your misfortune Bob, but the visual was Priceless:eek::D
 
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Bob_VT said:
Just as the trailer was fully up the bank ........ the boat winch let go and the boat went back down the embankment.
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This right here is my favorite part of the story. I would have paid to see your face.
 
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I like hanging out with you guys but I am with Banana on not joining this club, eh!:D
 
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ezmobee said:
You've got your own club there Mr. IDroppedMyBoatLikeTenTimes guy
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Dude! I didn't drop it! More like a "roll and bam" sort of a deal! And it wasn't even 10 times! More like 9!

:p:p:p:p

(ok, ya I suppose I deserved that)
 
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jasoutside said:
Dude! I didn't drop it! More like a "roll and bam" sort of a deal! And it wasn't even 10 times! More like 9!

:p:p:p:p

(ok, ya I suppose I deserved that)
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That was the small craft advisory..lol...
 
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