Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted April 9, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted April 9, 2012 Customer comes in with boat for repair. Complaint is that the boat is taking on water and the bilge pump has quit. Ok I says how long has the boat been taking on water? About 8 months the customers say's, and how long has the bilge pump not worked? a week! ok, I look under the boat--------- front fin is missing!!! Hmmm!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted April 9, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 9, 2012 So you are saying that the manufacturer is shipping the boats without the front fin? Just kidding... I deal with some "special" customers as well and feel your pain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ctsmith Posted April 9, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 9, 2012 Jody, you knocked off my front fin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted April 9, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted April 9, 2012 you gotta love working for the "general public" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted April 9, 2012 Author Baller_ Share Posted April 9, 2012 Actually for the very most part of it the customers are pretty savvy about their boats. It usually is the customer with the poorly maintained boat that is dogged every weekend and left out in the weather that give me the biggest grief about their repairs and the cost their in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted April 10, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 10, 2012 Can you fix my trailer? It's missing the bearings. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted April 10, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 10, 2012 I know a guy who had a MC 205, early 90's, and a few years ago started putting his boat up on his boat lift. Turns out the front fin was on top of the cradle so the boat went up mostly supported on the front tracking fin rather than the bunks...it pushed right through the hull! In other news, guy who runs a marina in IA would have people tell him their boat needed tune up (slip customers). He would clean off the bottom of the boat and the drive unit and stick it back in the water...much better acceleration and top end with no "tune up" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted June 19, 2012 Author Baller_ Share Posted June 19, 2012 You cant fix Stupid Part Two. I dont know how many Times I have come to ski schools, pro skiers sites or even the average Joe water skier and have found or seen the Fuel can on the dock with a rag or paper towel stuffed into the dispensing throat because the owner of the can was lazy and lost the cap. MasterCraft owner calls me and say's Jody boat is not running up to speed. hook up fuel pressure gauge sure enough fuel pressure well below spec. pull the canister out of the tank and looky! looky! at what I found in the canister and plugging up the fuel pump. Thats right A paper towel like what comes from the gas station islands. I guess it makes no difference to me! Job security! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skihack Posted June 19, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2012 Maybe they should make it against the law to be stupid. Now, could they enforce that and what would be the penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 19, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2012 @skimech not allowed to reproduce... but that will never happen so we can all have jobs and keep Jody in business. You can't fix stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 20, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 20, 2012 When I was a Marina Guard for my summer job in High School, a drunk guy with a 21' Thompson inboard outboard was showing his drunk friends how good of a driver he was by backing his boat up on his trailer. They were actually mad at me for stopping him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 "There is more stupidity than Hydrogen in the universe and it has a longer half life" Zappa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller webbdawg99 Posted June 20, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 20, 2012 This about sums it up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted October 1, 2012 Author Baller_ Share Posted October 1, 2012 All right! Keep in mind this is all in fun however lets make this a learning experience. We are currently rebuilding a boat affectionately named Betty lou! She has been a true work horse from day one with over 3000 hours (est) and on the second engine and a second transmission this 98 has been run hard and put up wet and generally......well abused! yet she was or should I say a true campaigner and warrior! Attached are a couple of photos of Betty Lou's heart, that being her GT-40 Ford Motor as we tear her down and go thru the re-build. nothing like sticking a bolt in where a leaking oil pressure switch goes. at least a 1/8" npt plug would have saved the fitting. That's right she ran real hot a time or six! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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