Stupid but avoidable mistakes.

[Bogdog]

Grrr, I've gone and done it again. I scrubbed my Rev 10's with a nylon scotch pad to get the bugs off!!!!!

Anyone have an idea how to polish the scratches out of my plastic?

When you're done laughing at my stupid @ss, post something that you've done that we can all learn from.

[JohnnieMo]

Your best bet is likely a good filler type polish. I'm not sure I know of one.

I drilled a hole through the hull of my last boat mounting an amplifier. And another time I drilled into a gas tank running a power wire in a buddy's car. I should cease and desist with the drill it would seem.

[EricU]

1. Like most boat owners, launch the boat without the drain plug in.
2. Got the Lake, and looked around saying "You don't have the key..."

Later when I have more time I will post about when I was 15 and had just rebuilt my first engine (a slant six 225 in a '65 Dodge D100 pickup)

[Tomp]

Worst case, plastic can be painted!

[Ewok]

X2 with forgetting the drain plug. There are those who have and those who will.

As far as getting the scratches off you have 2 options, go all in with sandpaper and give them a matte finish. Or option number 2, use a headlight lens restoration kit. I recommend the 3M version with the various grades of sandpaper. Read the instructions carefully and you should have no problem getting the shine back.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/3M-Headlig...n-Kit/13023890

[chpthril]

Custom paint!

[gwhite94]

Dang Chp, that looks sweet!!!!

[Ewok]

OK, option number 3 looks great, and there is newer plastic specific spray paint available that should last a while.

[patryk]

I use rubbing compound with a micro-fiber towel to get them off mine. I don't think a polishing filler will remove the scuffs. Probably have to re-paint them. You can plastidip them for really cheap. I am going to plastidip my Tige emblems flat black this weekend. Look at www.dipyourcar.com for some ideas.

[gwhite94]

My stupid mistake was, drilling a hole through the bottom of the boat while replacing a motor and motor mounts. I also replaced a floor in another run about and while cutting out the old floor I cut right through the hull where the side transitions to the bottom. The only good side to both of these is I got really good a fiberglass and gel coat repair. I am never aloud to get near a boat with power tools again according to my wife...

[Duncan]

Last season, I switched from a box anchor to a mushroom anchor for casual swim breaks (mostly so someone other than me can drag it up). Well, I must have been thinking (or not) too much about "someone else" because after a swim break, I pulled out of the little cove pulling a tube (yeah, I know) but ... I neglected to pull up the anchor off the bow D ring. I thought there was some hesitation in the boat for a minute or so then it cleaned up. It came to me what I did about 10 minutes later at which point I pulled up a 4 foot section of frayed rope. Later that day I bought another mushroom at Wal Mart

[gwhite94]

Duncan we have done that so many time on the Sea Doo's.... Knock on wood not with the boat yet!!!

[trace]

Wow Duncan, a buddy of mine did that with a danforth anchor and a length of chain. His was tied off to Port cleat up front, he had about 50 feet of rode out, just as he hit cruising speed someone on the boat saw the danforth surface and skip behind the boat.

[chpthril]

Wow Duncan, a buddy of mine did that with a danforth anchor and a length of chain. His was tied off to Port cleat up front, he had about 50 feet of rode out, just as he hit cruising speed someone on the boat saw the danforth surface and skip behind the boat.

"We're being fallowed by an anchor"

[whiteflash watersports]

Left the plug out once - just once that's all it took to never do it again. Not bad for 18yrs of baoting. Worst was an old Sea Ray i/o would not start on a crowded ramp and I had already lowered the lower unit. Began to panick as boats in water waiting to get out, trailers lining up to put in. Jump in truck to pull out and forgot raise lowere unit and drug the lower unit up the ramp clanking the whole way. Fortunately no more than cosmetic damage but when you begin to panic due to ramp pressure all hell can break loose.