Steve91T
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- Joined
- Sep 12, 2016
- Messages
- 898
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Abeona
- Vessel Make
- Marine Trader 47’ Sundeck
We are beyond excited! Last weekend we packed the truck with the kids and all of our boat stuff we wanted to keep on the new boat and headed for Florida. We totally underestimated how much work it was to get settled in. Of course everything takes 3 times longer with two little ones to take care of. We spent a couple of days making trash runs, putting furniture together and cleaning...lots of cleaning.
One thing we really wanted to do was take her for a spin before we left. I adjusted the starboard engines idle up just a little and asked the dock master to give us a hand being that this was my first time running such a large boat. Didn’t help that the marine is really tight! But it went really well.
She’s a 1986 Marine Trader Sundeck with 3 cabins, twin 225 Lehman’s and a westerbeke 8 kw genny. The PO purchased her and had her painted. There literally isn’t a scratch on her. Plans changed before they got to the inside.
We cleaned and organized as much as we could before we had to go, so please excuse the mess. We’ll take care of the rest next time.
One thing I can’t believe is how stable she is. We would have been miserable in those conditions in our 31’ Mainship. This thing was rock solid!
Another plus is we found a brand new still in the box dry bildge system. I need to look into it a little more, but I think it keeps the bildge bone dry. Also we found a remote controlled LED spot light still in the box.
I have a ton of questions, but I’ll separate those into new threads.
Enjoy the pics and videos!
One thing we really wanted to do was take her for a spin before we left. I adjusted the starboard engines idle up just a little and asked the dock master to give us a hand being that this was my first time running such a large boat. Didn’t help that the marine is really tight! But it went really well.
She’s a 1986 Marine Trader Sundeck with 3 cabins, twin 225 Lehman’s and a westerbeke 8 kw genny. The PO purchased her and had her painted. There literally isn’t a scratch on her. Plans changed before they got to the inside.
We cleaned and organized as much as we could before we had to go, so please excuse the mess. We’ll take care of the rest next time.
One thing I can’t believe is how stable she is. We would have been miserable in those conditions in our 31’ Mainship. This thing was rock solid!
Another plus is we found a brand new still in the box dry bildge system. I need to look into it a little more, but I think it keeps the bildge bone dry. Also we found a remote controlled LED spot light still in the box.
I have a ton of questions, but I’ll separate those into new threads.
Enjoy the pics and videos!
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