Tunajoe
Senior Member
It's been a big week for me. My Nordic Tug finally arrived this Wednesday
to Ventura. The trip from Lauderdale was uneventful.
I can't say enough great things about Hagan Transport.
Butch, the owner/driver, was fantastic. He was a true professional and very picky about the way the boat was loaded and unloaded.
Not only that, but he was a very "normal" guy.
I can't say enough good things about him and feel lucky to have found him.
If anyone has ever booked a boat transporter sight unseen on places like UShip, you know how unnerving that can be. It becomes a total trust based transaction and frankly, you don't know what the guy will be like transporting your boat.
They dropped the boat in the water and she started right up!
Drove it over to my new slip and was able to dock it with no problems using the bow thruster.
The radar mast was taken off along with the false stack, so I have to install those items this weekend. I plan on repainting the Brooks mast as the powdercoating is peeling exposing the the aluminum.
I'm hoping I can find a close match with some spray paint. If not, I'll take some paint chips to an automotive paint place and have them match it and spray it myself with my HVLP gun.
Open to any suggestions on this.
Looks like I'm going to have to re-do the bottom paint as it was literally peeling off.
That was just done by the "pro's" at the yard in Lauderdale July 20. Looks like they did zero sanding of the old stuff.
So that means I'll have to pull the boat=$$
Also the generator battery is dead. I have no idea why this seems to be a chronic problem according to the broker. The batteries were all replaced in 2010. Not sure what the life of them are but probably time to get new ones.
Stay tuned!
to Ventura. The trip from Lauderdale was uneventful.
I can't say enough great things about Hagan Transport.
Butch, the owner/driver, was fantastic. He was a true professional and very picky about the way the boat was loaded and unloaded.
Not only that, but he was a very "normal" guy.
I can't say enough good things about him and feel lucky to have found him.
If anyone has ever booked a boat transporter sight unseen on places like UShip, you know how unnerving that can be. It becomes a total trust based transaction and frankly, you don't know what the guy will be like transporting your boat.
They dropped the boat in the water and she started right up!
Drove it over to my new slip and was able to dock it with no problems using the bow thruster.
The radar mast was taken off along with the false stack, so I have to install those items this weekend. I plan on repainting the Brooks mast as the powdercoating is peeling exposing the the aluminum.
I'm hoping I can find a close match with some spray paint. If not, I'll take some paint chips to an automotive paint place and have them match it and spray it myself with my HVLP gun.
Open to any suggestions on this.
Looks like I'm going to have to re-do the bottom paint as it was literally peeling off.
That was just done by the "pro's" at the yard in Lauderdale July 20. Looks like they did zero sanding of the old stuff.
So that means I'll have to pull the boat=$$
Also the generator battery is dead. I have no idea why this seems to be a chronic problem according to the broker. The batteries were all replaced in 2010. Not sure what the life of them are but probably time to get new ones.
Stay tuned!
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