Newb from Texas.

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MIKEYLIKESIT · #1 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:58 am

howdy folks! my name is mike and i'm an alcoholic. sorry, wrong forum. i'm a new toon owner. new to me that is. it's a '95 Sun Tracker 18' Bass Buggy with a 75 Merc. got a pretty good deal on her i think. this is my first (second really) boat that i actually put in the water and it's a blast! i got an '82 Citation V hull from a friend of mine with the hopes of fixin her up, but didn't happen so i sold her to someone who would give her the love and attention she needed. so, anyway, i'm a boating newb and new to the whole toon scene. dropping in to say hi and looking forward to reading and learning as much as i can from you folks. thanks.

edit: sorry i can't post pics yet. i work offshore in the GOM and company computers block my photobucket account.

#2 Post by **HandymanHerb** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:05 am

Sorry no more Texan loud mouths allowed!!!

Welcome, as you can tell I have a few family members from Texas.

Glad to have you with us and can't wait to see picture's of your toon

dockholiday · #3 Post by **dockholiday** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:44 am

Welcome...........all we drink here is fruit juice with a splash of vodka..
doc

texaspontoon · #4 Post by **texaspontoon** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:12 am

Hey there, where do you live in Texas. What lakes do you boat etc? Be sure to check out our Texas Forum we started also so we can use your local knowledge as well..look forward to seeing pictures of your boat.

MIKEYLIKESIT · #5 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:03 am

thanks for the welcome guys! i live in the big city of Porter Texas just right above Houston on hwy 59. so far i have been out ONE time and that was on Lake Houston last weekend. might try Lake Conroe next time out to see if it might be a little deeper and less tree stumps to dodge. which by the way was great fun for a nervous newb like myself on their first time out!!

MIKEYLIKESIT · #6 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:11 am

HandymanHerb wrote:Sorry no more Texan loud mouths allowed!!!

Welcome, as you can tell I have a few family members from Texas.

Glad to have you with us and can't wait to see picture's of your toon

HAHA!! "loud mouth" you have no idea! my wife is always telling me to "use my INSIDE voice".

i guess i have to wait until i get home to post pics, unless there's a way around i don't know about yet.

MIKEYLIKESIT · #7 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:22 am

texaspontoon wrote:Hey there, where do you live in Texas. What lakes do you boat etc? Be sure to check out our Texas Forum we started also so we can use your local knowledge as well..look forward to seeing pictures of your boat.

done did it, thanks. i haven't posted anything yet, but i'm stuck out here all week.

MIKEYLIKESIT · #8 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:23 am

dockholiday wrote:Welcome...........all we drink here is fruit juice with a splash of vodka..
doc

thanks! just a splash huh? RIIIIIGHT!

lakerunner · #9 Post by **lakerunner** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:31 am

Is it safe to say

DRILL BABY DRILL?????

MIKEYLIKESIT · #10 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:40 am

lakerunner wrote:Is it safe to say

DRILL BABY DRILL?????

haha! no, not yet. it seems our current government has something against drilling at this moment.

MIKEYLIKESIT · #11 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:49 am

just found the upload feature!! lets see if this works.

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here she is going out on our maiden voyage together. i rebuilt the transom myself with fiberglass and SS hardware. put new night lights in the front and few other odds and ends. i want to do a whole lot more over time. this is supposed to be our "trial" boat to see if this is something we wanted to do and to see if this is the right kind of boat for us. i think we have a winner for our first boat. might save up some for a larger boat in the future, but this one will hold us over in the mean time. so, what do y'all think?

margaritaman · #12 Post by **margaritaman** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:22 pm

Hey Mickey you did it! Posted the pictures I mean.

Looking at the front of your trailer you need to put a block of wood wrapped with carpet on the 2 upright stops that are against the front rail to prevent denting the front of your toon when you power load. Just my 2 cents.

MIKEYLIKESIT · #13 Post by **MIKEYLIKESIT** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:38 pm

margaritaman wrote:Hey Mickey you did it! Posted the pictures I mean.

Looking at the front of your trailer you need to put a block of wood wrapped with carpet on the 2 upright stops that are against the front rail to prevent denting the front of your toon when you power load. Just my 2 cents.

hey, i did do it!! i'm not as look as i'm dumb!!

you know, i just noticed someone else s pics had the wood there too. i think your 2 cents might save me 2 G's!! thanks.

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