So I spent most of last week cleaning the boat up and putting on a fresh coat of cleaner/wax. It was pretty dirty and cleaned up pretty good. Here's a picture showing the clean area vs the dirty. Anyway, I got the whole boat waxed, took it out on the river Sunday and as I was pulling away from the ramp, I saw the rope fall off the deck into the water. I shut it off before it had time to get to the prop. So I went out on the deck to untie the rope from the front of the boat and with the fresh coat of wax, I almost slid on my chest right off the boat into the water!
I barely caught onto the nose to stay on the boat. I cruised through Washington's Crossing since the river was high enough. It must have looked a little strange to the people on the river bank in the park to see a boat like this on the river. The 2nd time I came back down and went under the bridge, there were people on the bridge waiting to see my go under. But I forget the ear plugs again and 25 minutes of driving around was enough. I think this season is over and I'll probably winterize it within the next week or 2. It was too windy on Sunday to really get into it so I haven't been able to get a good feel for it yet, but it's definitely fun to drive!
