Wife is PISSED! Need help from CSC community ASAP

[mnwnvc]

I just had a brain fart, Repair the best boat and make the second one a towable master bath, bedroom hot tub combo. You could tow her out and if things get wanky put her on anchor and go fish. Now where did I anchor her? Was it this week or last week. Damn I miss that barge. Should have taken some GPS numbers.

[KenB]

Great comments, thanks for all the marital advice. My take away is "threaten more bad behavior" and "try to buy a boat with a potty."

They guy I bought the 23 from was funny... his waif I mean wife was so happy to see the boat go she started gushing about putting a pool in. He said "I'm getting a backhoe, a tarp, and the garden hose. Based on what you made me sell the boat for, that's all we can afford."

Ok solid weekend with the lady. She even spent a few hours tracking down striped bass with me. Good times.

The vote is final... I will convert to bracket. (and yes it's I/O not inboard).

pluses of I/O
- repower is cheap.
- lower center of gravity so boat may roll less aggressively.
- presumably less work. but who really knows.
- original layout was I/O so for it to be a real "Classic Seacraft" I should try to restore, not redesign.

Minuses of I/O
- I plan to trailer for the near future and banging an I/O in to rocks could sink the boat. Bang an outboard on a rock and it's just money.
- Holes in the boat below the waterline. I am not going overboard with brand new stuff, so the fewer holes below the water line the better. Especially if a rubber gasket is all that is keeping me from sinking... I don't have the best maintenance behavior.
- huge box on the transom, in the way.
- better ride with bracket and extended waterline? thats the rumor I hear.
- motor is out and someone stole parts off of the I/O itself; replacing all of that could be pricey.

For Karma's sake I didn't give the guy a hard time about the price. I did expect a trailer title though and he is backing out of that now. Jerk.

My Wife agrees with Shrimp (loves your nickname too...) about selling to Nat's dad. So bring on the offers! Better get to me before I start inhaling fiberglass sawdust! By the way, I don't recall posting anything about Nat's dad... news travels fast I guess.

Also shrimp... why do I want to NOT make my own bracket again? And just get one from hermco? How does that logic go again? Less itchy and swearing?


SO... does anyone want the engine box, seats, I/O related hard ware? I will keep the console.

[workinpr0gress]

Nice decision imo....aft hatches gonna be up for grabs?

[Bigshrimpin]

Ken - Call me about the bracket 617-285-9277. Cost of materials is $600 - $700 including beer if you make one with a platform . . . and it takes 3weeks of part-time work (indoors or covered) if you don't have to scratch your head during the process.

If you have a previous reg or even have a bill of sale . . . talk to the registry. If the trailer was older than 1991 then they don't need a title.

[KenB]

Nice decision imo....aft hatches gonna be up for grabs?

Sure. They are cute, but if someone wants them or NEEDS them drop me a line.

[KenB]

Thanks Shrimp!

[vcs]

Git rid of wife, keep both boats.

I agree if she is that controlling get rid of her!! losing my wife was the best thing that ever happened to me, just my 2 cents

[KenB]

Ok everything is in good shape on all fronts. Boat is now on blocks and wife is happy (she had a good xmas haul this year).

More photos to come.

[shana]

when i had 2nd boat del to my yard wife left the next week oh well more time to work on boat just need one good woman to help and fish with must know how to dress and cook seafood!all replies ans thanks george 25 seafari/with twin 140s

[KenB]

Just to update, got rid of both the wife and boat. Boat lasted longer, but it turns out its harder to finish two seacrafts than finishing one. But at least that 23 might get done in the next ten years.

I did the transom conversion, extended stringers to transom, did the bow repair (correctly with epoxy, not the bondo that was on there), and drove it up to cape ann. New owner is a great guy, didn't seem to know about csc, hope he finds this thread, and finishes it.

Ex-wife? I think I'm the only guy who ever made money getting divorced. There were some lean years in there, but suffice to say, buying this boat which caused a reaction that led to some clarity on my part, was about the best thing that could have happened!