Oh NO!!

[Skools Out]

Hey thats not bad at all. You can fix that easily enough. Little Glass and some paint never know it happened.

[reelapeelin]

Anybody that would leave a screw or any other piece of hardware stickin' out from a boat-dock enough to do THAT kinda damage, THAT'S the guy should have his NORTONS handed to him onna platter...Skool's right...minimal damage...shouldn't be big deal to repair... ;D...

Oh by the way, Trout...nice V20 you got there... ;) 8)...

[macojoe]

Easy fix for sure!!!!!!!!!!

And I still have not waxed the boat!! 6 years and running!
Still pretty shiney under the rub rail for 30 year old boat!

Yeah, I had one hell of a sigh of relief when I saw the boat. I was expecting the worst. Sounds like what my mother used to describe when the phone rings in the middle of the night...usually something horrible has happened. Thanks for the support there fella's. I will let you know when my uncle gets around to fixing it. All I know is, I am taking that baby out next weekend with 3 friends for an overnighter.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Thas gonna be ok...glad it wasnt too bad. Nice boat! ;D

[Blue_Runner]

Overnighter? By the dock or out on the water?

Glad to hear the damage was less than expected! Nice boat Trout!

Thanks for the nice boat comments. I can say the same to all of you ;D

Hey BR, here are the details of my plans for the overnighter.

1) Saturday- get gas, bait, oil, ice, etc at about 3pm from marina. Depart from there. Travel about 35 miles to the Central rig. This is a huge platform that is surrounded by smaller oil and gas rigs. We will fish the rigs and possibly Breton Island (one of the barrier islands to the Gulf of Mexico for Louisiana) for speckled trout until near dark.

2) 7:00. Set up anchor near the big flare at the Central rig. Here we will start the generator to throw multiple lights on the water. The big flare and lights on the rig already attract fish, but we like to call them right to the boat. We will fish most of the night hopefullly.

3) Upon waking in the morning, we will attempt a 10-15 mile jump to deeper water for snapper, grouper, cobia, or whatever else will bite. The plan is to take the hour and a half ride back from there and call it a day around noon.

Of course this is all subject to the weather. The V20 can get small quick once some thunderstorms push heavy wind in the area.

[Blue_Runner]

Sounds like a hoot. Doesn't sound like any sleepin going on at this type of all nighter! Where to you put the generator?

Yeah sleep is an option. It just depends on the action. I put the generator on the floor near one of the rodholder sections in the side. I put it on a mat so that it won't slide and face the exhaust to the inside of the hull away from the side of the boat because it comes out very hot. It is very noisy, that is the biggest drawback. I am tempted to convert to 12 volt lighting, but that means spending more money on an already functional setup. I only do this once or twice a year as it is. Only about 8 days left til then!