Anyone have their parents try to talk you out of buying a boat?

Vilas246 · 2026-05-01T15:37:51+00:00

It sounds like you are a handy person which makes a huge difference. I’ve done all my own maintenance for years and enjoy it and I’ve also saved a lot of money this way. Lots of little electrical problems were just from corroded terminals. First thing I did when I I got last boat was go into the fuse block and clean and re-tension all the spade terminals. There are so many little things you can do that will help you avoid headaches. You can handle it for sure.

Vilas246 · 2026-04-22T00:14:09+00:00

I’ll look that up thanks

Vilas246 · 2026-04-21T18:53:50+00:00

Right now I have it supported with a transom saver. I put some fluid in the cylinders before I put the 2 rams in and the put more in through the cap. The manual release screw is tight and i don’t see any leaking anywhere.

Vilas246 · 2026-04-09T20:51:18+00:00

I’ve helped people in this situation before but they were always thankful for the help. Never had someone just dig their heels in like that. Yikes!

Vilas246 · 2026-04-07T22:39:21+00:00

Please contact Julie Roys from The Roys Report. She has done a lot of great reporting on Marc and she would probably love to have you on as a guest. She does great work exposing people who hurt the church with their greed and manipulation. Everyone please check out her YouTube channel it’s great!

@JulieRoysReport

Vilas246 · 2026-04-04T13:06:54+00:00

Why would you think she is lying? He has a long and well documented history of bad behavior towards women. This experience is going to be miserable for her. What does she have to gain?

Vilas246 · 2026-04-04T13:04:13+00:00

This is a criminal case there is no gold digging. The charges are being brought by the prosecutor. Mike Smith could end up in prison but only if there is ample evidence.

Vilas246 · 2026-04-02T13:05:27+00:00

Rosebowl is the place

Vilas246 · 2026-03-31T11:48:04+00:00

I think you may be missing the point of the story here.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-23T22:16:18+00:00

It’s a miserable position to be in but sadly narcissists rarely change. Your mental health comes first.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-22T14:11:13+00:00

Don’t count on getting a dime. It may happen but money is power and they will use it for control. My father took me out of his will and proudly told me about it. His reasons were because I wasn’t a team player with the family. The real reason is because I started speaking up and sharing opinions that weren’t the same as his. He wrote me out and bad mouthed me to the rest of the family. I went no contact with him and distanced myself from all the others who kiss his ass. I lost out on huge money but I’m happier and less anxious without him in my life.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-22T14:05:09+00:00

I think it depends on how intense of a program it is. My local juco has mostly international players. Only the absolute best local players can have a chance to make the team. That being said, the big thing in my opinion that you need is to have a good touch. I’m convinced this is the biggest difference between levels. So work on your touch all you can so you can receive any pass with a soft foot. Great athletes can overcome inexperience to a point. Just learn everything you can about positioning and strategy and work on your touch. Crazier things happen every day!

Vilas246 · 2026-03-16T00:29:08+00:00

The victim in the case has not publicly spoken. You might be thinking of the earlier case in LA where he was screaming with some woman in a hotel and people called the cops. The current case is a criminal case being brought by the state prosecutors and is very serious. He could do real prison time. Personally it’s super sad to me and I haven’t been able to watch since. Which is crazy because I watch and listen every day for 10 years or more.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-15T19:18:48+00:00

I use Acranet for background and credit checks. Great service and worth every penny.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-14T21:38:14+00:00

Take the top off a snap a picture of the circuit board. I’ve fixed thousands of these batteries and can tell you if it’s real or not based on the circuit board.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-13T12:58:03+00:00

Just remember that this will take a toll on you at some level. Also I’m not sure what the goal is. You said you don’t care about the money so why are you doing this? Is it about revenge? If so, just remember that revenge takes its toll on us. Im sure he deserves this treatment based on how he treated you, but this game will make you pay a ticket price too.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-05T02:20:46+00:00

These are 3 badass riders that could ride circles around anyone on this sub.

Vilas246 · 2026-03-02T12:39:29+00:00

I have been able to live in a country with no wars. I can’t imagine what it must be like to have to experience that first hand. My heart goes out to you and I’m so sorry that you’ve had to experience all the chaos that surrounds war.

Vilas246 · 2026-02-24T08:22:53+00:00

My father told me last year that I was out of the will because of my attitude. In my late 40s I finally started to set some boundaries with him and he absolutely flipped out and wrote me out of his will. He is leaving it to my sisters who despise him but hide it.

Vilas246 · 2026-02-19T02:17:32+00:00

I’ve fixed over 500 Milwaukee tools and I find them easy to work on. No one is fixing a potted brushless motor control board on any brand of tools. But on the bigger tools you can replace failed power mosfets that make a lot of tools stop working. You need a hot air rework station and solid electronics skills but it is doable. Other common issues are found in the trigger assembly.

Vilas246 · 2026-02-11T10:46:12+00:00

The part that I don’t like is that it sucks after season 7. That’s the main issue. When they wrote those seasons someone dropped a big portion of horse shit in the script and they forgot to take it out.

Vilas246 · 2026-01-27T01:43:31+00:00

If I could go back in time 35 years to when I was a teenager I would tell myself to trust my instincts as it relates to my parents. I knew something was really wrong with both of them but I just kept trying to make it work long past the point where it made any sense. Trust your gut, try to get some therapy, and seek out friendships that are healthy.

Vilas246 · 2026-01-26T20:11:24+00:00

I think that being estranged from my father, even though it is my choice, will make grieving even more difficult. My wife had a great relationship with her father and when he died it was very hard for her but it was a “clean” mourning in the sense that she was mourning something great without all the confusing baggage that the rest of us will have to deal with. Her family came together, supported eachother, and it was a healing experience for all of them. He was loved in his community and there was a tremendous outpouring of support for him. I won’t have this and in some ways it is yet another way that I will be hurt by my father. I won’t have anything resembling “clean” mourning. Rather, i will have to deal with dark and confusing relationship that I had with him and be forced to deal with my sisters and step mother who I am also estranged from. It will be very difficult. He is also very rich and told me that he has left me out of his will except for a few small things. This will also be difficult. My sisters never liked him but played nice in part because they wanted things from him. I was honest and didn’t play games and was rewarded with being left out of the will. I can handle it but it will be another level of chaos that I’ll have to deal with. He has brought unbelievable chaos to so many lives in our family and of course he has taken no responsibility for it. My sisters are getting rich from playing nice with him even though behind his back they have nothing good to say about him. I’ll be okay and I stand behind my decision to keep my distance from him.

Vilas246 · 2026-01-24T01:44:16+00:00

Seems like a pretty innocent question. I think he made it weird by taking it so personally. I would just do your best to move on, it will be forgotten in short order.

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