So what is everyone's $ damage for getting the boat out of storage this year?

[projo198]

Mine wasn't too bad!

$50 - New tire.

$30 - New ignition coil; mine was cutting out last year so I anticipated having to replace it.

$60 - New boat cover, previously covered with a large tarp that had worn but kepy my boat clean and dry all winter!

$20 - replacement OMC shift interruptor switch.

$15 - replacement horn (mine never worked and I wanted one).

After replacing the ignition coil and tinkering with a bad wire she fired right up first try! Not bad for a 25 year old boat. Glad I took the time to properly winterize because we had a ROUGH winter this year.

 

[BobGinCO]

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Zero.

 

[MH Hawker]

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zero and mine has been out since February. Its all ready had 30 hours added to the clock.

 

[blackhawk180]

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Other than the $2000 carport I built so I wouldn't have any surprises in the spring. Zero.

 

[skydiveD30571]

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$40 - gear lube

$200 - nice new pretty gauges that actually match the boat. Didn't need them, but with saving so much by doing my own maintenance, I figured I'd treat myself.

 

[lncoop]

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New upholstery: $1600. Still waiting on cover. New steering (thanks Teleflex!), new lower unit following freeze damage (long story:facepalm and new prop: $2200.:faint: Finding out new lower unit required by losing reverse at the boat ramp: priceless.

 

[projo198]

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New upholstery: $1600. Still waiting on cover. New steering (thanks Teleflex!), new lower unit following freeze damage (long story:facepalm and new prop: $2200.:faint: Finding out new lower unit required by losing reverse at the boat ramp: priceless.

Ouch.....

 

[bekosh]

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$322 to top off the gas tank.

 

[hotshott]

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New boat cover 224.00. 2 river tubes for underside of boat cover 18.00. 2 plastic saw horses for river tubes under boat cover. In stock. 1 piece 3/8th marine ply for saw horses, cut to fit. in stock. TKS carb hot tanked and self rebuilt 120.00. Grease/oil/filter 38.00, 1 fresh tank of shell premium fuel and 1 bottle of Sta-Bil. Priceless.

 

[Dawg'sLife93]

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400.00 for new trailer tires

65.00 for New bilge pump and float switch

80.00 for impeller kit

600.00+/- engine tune up stuff and upgrades

Grand total of 1145.00

Plus the 5200.00 for the boat. LOL I still think I did good.

 

[haulnazz15]

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Zero to pull it out and start it. However, to use it is probably going to be $800 for a new lower unit since it likely crapped out on the last trip of the season. It doesn't surprise me on a 35 yr old outdrive, but expensive nonetheless.

Edit: also needs new tires on the trailer as the old ones are over 10 years old. ~ $350.

 

[agallant80]

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Lets see. New boat this year so
$200 in dishes towels etc
$750 in plotter
$200 TV
$100 Cooler
$200 extra parts
Hit a curb and bent the rim, was able to pound it back in to shape but bought an extra so $125
$100 in fluids and grease gun
$300 in boat cover
$700 portable generator
So grand total for my boat so far this year about $2,500

Oh yeah by new Bravo drive had a tooth come off inside the upper end Mercruiser is investigating to see if its impact damage or poor casting of the part when it was made. That will be about 4K to fix if merc denies the claim.

 

[rogerwa]

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So far only $50 for the trailer rental to get it off of blocks and into water. I had to spring for $87 for a new battery since the one I had used the week before to de-winterize the engine suddenly had zero charge. Had the charger on all night long and still nothing in the morning. The boat had to go in so off to the auto parts store for a new battery.

Took the dead battery back to the store where I bought almost a year ago and they tested it and said it took a full charge so I now have another battery. Now to find out why it went dead over the week. I see a battery switch in my future.

 

[calvinator]

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New to me pontoon needed some stuff.....

$200 fenders
$100 dock lines
$50 anchor line
$150 porta potti
$80 porta potti curtain
$95 subwoofer
$300 in cleaners
$800 in fuel for back and forth trips. Pontoon is 60 minutes away and I drive 454 Suburban
I repowered the toon also.
$1000 for 1975 150HP motor.
$-900 selling old 60HP motor.
$400 CMC tilt trim
$120 for 11" pitch prop.
$12 for wood for DIY motor stand
$40 longer control cables.
$90 to have it moved from marina A to marina B. I don't have a trailer.

$2600

 

[BonairII]

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I'm still finishing my resto so I pumped a bit of money into my boat over the winter...and during this season....to get her ready.

New carpet- $200
New seats/pedestals- $500
Steering cable- $0 (covered under warranty)
CMC power trim- $0 (did some buying/selling)
Floatation foam- $100+
Bimini top - $75
Trailer bunks- $75
Misc hardware (nuts, bolts, SS hardware etc etc) - $100
Misc adhesives- $50
Trolling motor(used)- $350

 

[projo198]

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So far only $50 for the trailer rental to get it off of blocks and into water. I had to spring for $87 for a new battery since the one I had used the week before to de-winterize the engine suddenly had zero charge. Had the charger on all night long and still nothing in the morning. The boat had to go in so off to the auto parts store for a new battery.

Took the dead battery back to the store where I bought almost a year ago and they tested it and said it took a full charge so I now have another battery. Now to find out why it went dead over the week. I see a battery switch in my future.

You might try a battery tender this winter.

I pucked one up from a garage sale cheap and on a whim but I have used the hell out of it on all my cars and toys. When I bought the boat the owner said it was due for a new battery, but this is the second year of it going strong for me!

 

[boaterinsd]

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I am up and running cheap i think:
$60 Battery maintainer used 3 bank 10a output
$100 new cover last fall worked great
$17 new t/stat
$60 materials to redo/recover sun lounger /motor cover

 

[emilsr]

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$18 for 2 big tubes of ben-gay.

I'm too old to be buffing and waxing a boat.

 

[scottmm73]

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Let's see. Just purchased the boat this winter and restoring/reconfiguring:

$120 for paint
$120 for AC Plywood
$40 in motor parts
$7 in gear lube
$60 in trailer parts
$150 for bow mount trolling motor
2 weeks of labor (of love)
1 week in Canada
Summer of fishing with my wife.

And that is just the fishing boat

$80 Lower unit seals

For the ski boat

 

[Dawg'sLife93]

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$18 for 2 big tubes of ben-gay.

I'm too old to be buffing and waxing a boat.

I'll buy you 2 more tubes and a 6 pack of your choice to finish mine. LOL