# Gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it up and down the **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 30, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054 "2009-04-30T10:13:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/81 "2009-04-30T11:41:50Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Word. Thanks for the advice NYSpeed. It paid off. Doubled my fucking budget, but now I have a boat that can fit myself and 14 boobies without too much cramming. yeah, and IMO, you won’t really ever need anything bigger. Whereas with the jetboat, you would probably outgrow and end up with something like this anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/82 "2009-04-30T11:43:00Z")
That was my wife’s though too. I like starting small then upgrading, she likes to throw caution to the wind. I decided to not be the voice of reason this time. Not that a jet boat would have been a good idea, but our money could go towards more responsible things this summer. Eff that. :eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/83 "2009-04-30T11:44:03Z")
fuck responsibility, your still young(sorta) ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/84 "2009-04-30T11:44:14Z")
responsible ? … she does have you balls… I know how you feel ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/85 "2009-04-30T11:46:40Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > That was my wife’s though too. I like starting small then upgrading, she likes to throw caution to the wind. I decided to not be the voice of reason this time. Not that a jet boat would have been a good idea, but our money could go towards more responsible things this summer. Eff that. :eekdance: Good call. I’d be reluctant to marry someone who said she wanted to “start small, then upgrade”, unless I was her 2nd or something. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/86 "2009-04-30T11:47:46Z")
Isn’t it bad luck to not name your boat? What’s it going to be fishfry? ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/87 "2009-04-30T11:48:52Z")
please let NYspeed vote to name your boat ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/88 "2009-04-30T11:49:51Z")
CDCB, marine division :tup: ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/89 "2009-04-30T11:50:27Z")
The Deep Fryer? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/90 "2009-04-30T11:50:50Z")
speeder lifer ---
**Author:** ![dubbin91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dubbin91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubbin91)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/91 "2009-04-30T11:53:05Z")
No you don’t need a license for a boat. Its just good to take a class if you know nothing about it. I was just suggesting, not knowing Fry’s background in boating. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/92 "2009-04-30T11:54:43Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > CDCB, marine division :tup: It would fall under import/export. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/93 "2009-04-30T11:57:01Z")
Nice. 92 posts so far. I didn’t read them all but, can you fit 92 people in that boat? lol. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/94 "2009-04-30T11:58:26Z")
Are you a wild fish, fry? [http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/R1060E/R1060E08.htm](http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/R1060E/R1060E08.htm) > SURVEY OF WILD FISH FRY AND THEIR SUITABILITY FOR AQUACULTURE IN TANJONG ADANG, JOHOR, MALAYSIA ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/95 "2009-04-30T11:58:28Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > It would fall under import/export. If I use it as a pirate ship can it be mergers and acquisitions as well? Oh and if I throw fliers and shit at people it could be marketing as well? Also if I bang a hot potential client it could be used for whatever banging potential hot clients is. ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/96 "2009-04-30T11:59:17Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > If I use it as a pirate ship can it be mergers and acquisitions as well? > Oh and if I throw fliers and shit at people it could be marketing as well? > > Also if I bang a hot potential client it could be used for whatever banging potential hot clients is. YES YES YES CDCB is taking off. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/97 "2009-04-30T12:00:41Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > If I use it as a pirate ship can it be mergers and acquisitions as well? > Oh and if I throw fliers and shit at people it could be marketing as well? > > Also if I bang a hot potential client it could be used for whatever banging potential hot clients is. 1: good point. 2: :tif: maybe transportation. 3: this is just normal use for a boat. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/98 "2009-04-30T12:03:02Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > So I may rethink even bothering to spend $50 on a depth finder. JayS is probably right. So I’ll do the head unit. Gotta get a spare anchor. Call me anal but I’m not going out in a boat upstream of the niagara fucking falls without a spare anchor. Gotta get some tie off roaps and bumpers for the weekends when I just leave it at the in-laws. What else? A good chain anchor rode. This is a rocky area to anchor. It doesn’t do you any good to have 2 anchors if you’re cutting your anchor rope on rocks after 10 minutes of swaying back and forth. Danforth style anchors have never let me down. They’re light, they hold in all kinds of bottoms and they’re pretty cheap. [http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/92810/377%20710/0/danforth/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=danforth&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=danforth&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=88&subdeptNum=381&classNum=381](http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/92810/377%20710/0/danforth/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=danforth&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=danforth&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=88&subdeptNum=381&classNum=381) To pass a safety check in the US and Canada I **think** you need (I say I think because I’m doing this from memory, you can look it up to verify): Life jackets for everyone on board. Have to be age/weight appropriate. An approved **and accessible** throwable life preserver (floatation cushion, life ring etc). An audible distress signal (horn on the boat, air horn, whistle). A visual distress signal (approved flares). A waterproof flashlight (Canada reg, not US). A manual bailing device. I don’t keep a bucket and just tell them I’ll use my tacklebox if need be. An oil absorbent cloth for the bildge in case you spill oil. This one I didn’t know last year when I got stopped, but quick thinking on my part got me out of a ticket when I told the Coastie I’d use my t-shirt if I had to. A functional flame arrestor on top of the carb/intake. A fire extinquisher. A working blower for the engine compartment. An anchor and 3 times the rope for the water you’ll be in. They’re a little flexible on this one. I’ve got 50’ of line, plus 75’ of ski-rope I could tie on if needed and they’ve never hassled me on it. They don’t expect you to carry 600’ of line because you’re in a 200’ deep section of the lower Niagara. That’s what I can think of off the top of my head. If I was standing on my boat looking around I might think of a couple more. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/99 "2009-04-30T12:03:31Z")
:lol: #1 The boat name will not reference NYSpeed. #2 Yes help me name it. #3 It will not be a play on Fry, although Fry Pod is tempting. ---
**Author:** ![dubbin91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dubbin91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubbin91)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054/100 "2009-04-30T12:07:37Z")
Since JayS mentioned flares…not sure if its still a canadian law, but a flare gun is not legal in Canada. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gonna-buy-me-a-mercury-and-cruise-it-up-and-down-the/67054.md?page=6)