Day on water with Glastron GT 187

[BobbyP]

2nd day out and things were a litttle easier. Decided to just walk boat on and off trailer instead of driving. I puddled around very slowly 2k-3k rpm for about 2 hours just trying to practice steering. Boat handled well in 1-2ft chop. Learned a lesson on slowing down abruptly after cruising! Have to slow down gently or just bump the throttle a bit, or swim platform is under...Brought it home, flushed and washed. Still have to buy some corrosion control lubricant...then figure out what to lubricate!

I'm loving every minute of this boat!

 

[genwrx]

Awesome to hear, sounds like you had fun, i also walked mine on the second time out or so, it was pretty windy and choppy that day. If you get some trailer guide posts, loading/unloading gets super easy. Did you take it out on the ocean or just in a lake?

 

[BobbyP]

I took it out in Bay St Louis, MS, ventured out into Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi Sound) for a very short time. Not brave enough yet to stay out there...

 

[BobbyP]

Took it again today....love this boat!

 

[Briwhy]

Awesome to hear, sounds like you had fun, i also walked mine on the second time out or so, it was pretty windy and choppy that day. If you get some trailer guide posts, loading/unloading gets super easy. Did you take it out on the ocean or just in a lake?

Did you get trailer guide posts? If so what brand did you get and what length

 

[BobbyP]

I didn't get any posts, I decided it's easy enough to just pull it onto trailer.

 

[genwrx]

CE Smith 60" I found some foam sleeves with a red nylon fabric to go around the pvc, looked really good for a while but the fabric has already faded a little bit so I may take them off and dye them again someday.