So who broke what this summer?

**niceguyeddie** · 10-17-2013, 11:37 AM

Oh I almost forgot.. I forgot to remove the trailer e-brake cable from the truck before driving away. I realized this when I got home and saw it hanging from my hitch.

**SBS933** · 10-17-2013, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by niceguyeddie

Oh I almost forgot.. I forgot to remove the trailer e-brake cable from the truck before driving away. I realized this when I got home and saw it hanging from my hitch.

I did that with a gas pump, funny as hell.

**niceguyeddie** · 10-17-2013, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by SBS933

I did that with a gas pump, funny as hell.

Nice!!!

**Menace Marine** · 10-17-2013, 07:20 AM

This summer was good and bad. Only got the boat out like four times which is disappointing. But it didn't break so that's good. After blowing up two drives last year anything would have been an improvement.

**Napanutt** · 10-17-2013, 07:25 AM

I threw a wheel on the trailer because of bearing failure. I was 35-40 miles from home. Luckily I was a couple miles from a friends house so I was able to limp it there until I could get there with parts a couple days later. Relatively easy fix but now I won't take it anywhere until I replace the wheel bearings on the other three axles.

**Skav** · 10-17-2013, 07:48 AM

Flat on the trailer, and the spare was bad. Made it to Baker with a bit of Hill Billy engineering

Lost a bearing in the snout at the Delta! Sucked, but cut the belt and got her back.

**NRI** · 10-17-2013, 07:56 AM

After being diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer in Oct 2010, the Howard sat for 3 years and fired right up this past Labor Day weekend. NO problems. I`m so blessed! Even the batteries were charged! It was amazing. After Labor Day, I did full maintenance on it: changed the oils, fuel filters, water separaters, oil filters, battery water. Even the water pump was still good but I will have to change it out before next season.

The tires on the trailer were even still full of air.

**SBS933** · 10-17-2013, 07:56 AM

Funny that you started this thread, I was going to start one similar. This Monday I pulled the upholstery out of the boat to get redone. Found a goofy stringer and reglassed it, then replaced a worn alternator belt only to find the bracket cracked. Decided to replace the 6X9s for cosmetic reasons to find my front speakers weren't working, so I replaced the stereo to find out it was actually the amp. I'll replace that tonight. Murphy's Law ? Normal maint. before summer included color sanding the boat, painted and replaced bunks and fender carpet along with new bushings and equalizers on the trailer, and new tires. New red top batteries in the boat and put a different intake on after i crunched the velocity stack.