August 12th, 2006

I learned what 'b.o.a.t.' stands for today. Bust Out Another Thousand. Actually, it ended up being nothing but a bunch of chaos. We went to Lake Elsinore towards the end of the day. The winds were starting to pick up, but we just wanted to ride around for a bit anyways so we were happy to be at the lake. We launched the boat and I fired her up with no problem. I started backing up and then had to jump up to handle something. When I went to start the boat up again it wouldn't do more than just turn over. We thought it was the battery, and weren't going to attempt a wet jumpstart with the waves crashing on us due to the wind. We ended up pulling the boat out and just BBQ-ing on the beach, which was nice too. It was really choppy so we didn't miss much in terms of nice lake time, but I was worried about the boat.

After a couple of visits with mechanics, friends, neighbors, boat enthusiasts and mailmen it turns out it was just flooded. Now I know that all I need to do is give the beast some gas next time and fire her up. Since we haven't named the boat yet I was starting to think 'Bipolar' would be good since it's hard to tell what mood it's going to be in on any given day.

We're heading out again this coming weekend, not sure which lake yet though. Hopefully we'll have an ocean run to report soon.

Tank of gas: $75.oo
Lake Fees: $15.00
BBQ food: $25.00
Time with Family: Priceless