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Old 08-14-2011, 07:05 PM
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I had a great time spending the weekend down at Heberts and fishing the tournament. The family decided it would be a great day to go tubing and knee boarding, so I left BL went home grabbed the boat, everyone loaded up and we went and launched at 2-10 launch.

Went tubing for a few hours and then the storm and lightning started to hit. Pulled the boat out of the water and was going to let the storm blow over and lightning stop only to pull around in the parking lot and have 2 U bolts break and then a 3rd one as I was dragging it out of everyone's way....

Decided to call a wrecker with a roll back to come get it for me....No one would come get a boat that size.....I was in a bind but gave my good friend and Brother Mason a call and to my resucue he came....

What an ending to a good weekend. Not complaining though because it always could have been worse.....
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:07 PM
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Glad you got your boat back safe!
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:13 PM
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Good luck with the repairs ...
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:18 PM
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Ain't laughin' at your situation, Craig, but...that 1st pic is funny.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:22 PM
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Ain't laughin' at your situation, Craig, but...that 1st pic is funny.
I agree.....I was laughing the whole way home. If I would have a dollar for every look we got I would be as rich as W....we even pulled it through the middle of town. People were taking pics everywhere with their phones...if you can't laugh then your not living.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:19 PM
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Good luck with the repairs ...
I'm going to launch the boat in a friends pond and work everything over.

Just wondering people's thoughts on the stainless steel Ubolts....I am a Macinist and have dealt with a lot of different metals. Even with the different series of stainless, it is a softer steel compared to carbon steel.

Does anyone have the stainless Ubolts and if so have you had any problems.
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:43 PM
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I'm going to launch the boat in a friends pond and work everything over.

Just wondering people's thoughts on the stainless steel Ubolts....I am a Macinist and have dealt with a lot of different metals. Even with the different series of stainless, it is a softer steel compared to carbon steel.

Does anyone have the stainless Ubolts and if so have you had any problems.
I have used galvanizen on my trailer and they still look good after 4 or 5 years. I would not spend the money on SS u-bolts.
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:46 PM
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I have used galvanizen on my trailer and they still look good after 4 or 5 years. I would not spend the money on SS u-bolts.
Thanks Gerald....I am going with the galvanized. Just wondering if anyone had issues good or bad with the stainless...
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Old 08-15-2011, 01:59 PM
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Thanks Gerald....I am going with the galvanized. Just wondering if anyone had issues good or bad with the stainless...
The screws and some bolts in my boat are ss and I don't see any corrosion or ware on them. The heads are a little soft and the screwdriver can mess them up.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:28 PM
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Thats what GOOD friends do.
I agree D....after the wreckers said NO, I called my bud and he said I'm on my way.

And I posted the pics for everyone to get a good laugh and Yes the first one is my favorite also.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:18 PM
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Sucks that happen but at least you were not too far from home......Glad everything worked out!
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:23 PM
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I asked my trailer Guy about them and he said they were to soft......I went galvanized and put a bunch of paint on them before they met the salt water......

On another note.....what's the gestation period for trailers? Cause it looks like your gonna have a litter!!!
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Old 08-14-2011, 09:08 PM
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I asked my trailer Guy about them and he said they were to soft......I went galvanized and put a bunch of paint on them before they met the salt water......

On another note.....what's the gestation period for trailers? Cause it looks like your gonna have a litter!!!
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:25 PM
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Shoot just leave it like it is . ..
Sorry about your luck man I hate when things go wrong like that.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:26 PM
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man talk about a unbalanced load. how did it handle going down the road with all that weight on the back axle?
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:33 PM
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man talk about a unbalanced load. how did it handle going down the road with all that weight on the back axle?
Like a champ....we had a lot of chains and binders on it. You can't see most of them....and I know it was unbalanced but once we got it over 2-10 bridge it was all down hill...lol
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:35 PM
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Always depend on mark havin the rig need for the job. Lol
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:38 PM
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Always depend on mark havin the rig need for the job. Lol
You got it.....that's my bud.
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Marks good people.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:51 PM
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When I saw the first pick, I thought about Mark. LOL

Figures.

Him and Teena some really good people.
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