I think Boston Whalers demand the good stuff
I think Boston Whalers demand the good stuffI'm going to drop $180 to get one for my Whaler soon.
Well OK, got me on that one. I'm pretty bad about making that skiff look goodI think Boston Whalers demand the good stuff.
My first bucket showed up crushed because it was just thrown in a cardboard box. Of course an open bucket won't survive shipping. It needs a lid or other support to keep from crushing. Sea Level told me there was insurance on it so I went down to the post office at his insistence. Post office said no insurance was paid for which Sea Level obviously knew but was trying to stall me on. Back to Sea Level who now wanted me to send broken bucket back on my dime. Finally said you've got pictures so ship another one or I'll cancel with my credit card. Another properly packed bucket showed up. Bucket worked fine for about a year before the bottom fell out. So mediocre service and a poorly built product means never again for me.I had nothing but excellent service from Sea Level the times I bought things from them.
To bad the owners health didn't allow him to continue to run his business once he became ill to do so.
SF
Sorry to hear about your bucket experience.My first bucket showed up crushed because it was just thrown in a cardboard box. Of course an open bucket won't survive shipping. It needs a lid or other support to keep from crushing. Sea Level told me there was insurance on it so I went down to the post office at his insistence. Post office said no insurance was paid for which Sea Level obviously knew but was trying to stall me on. Back to Sea Level who now wanted me to send broken bucket back on my dime. Finally said you've got pictures so ship another one or I'll cancel with my credit card. Another properly packed bucket showed up. Bucket worked fine for about a year before the bottom fell out. So mediocre service and a poorly built product means never again for me.
Try a square cross section bucket and you'll never go back to round..
After using both, that's simply not true in my opinion. That's just something you tell yourself if you don't want to spend $60 on a commercial one.Old Matt Burke used a rubber made dishpan. He cut slots in it for a web belt and used heavy panduit ties for the fingers. It worked for him. He told me it worked better than the commercial ones out there.
I'm inclined to agree with this...After using both, that's simply not true in my opinion. That's just something you tell yourself if you don't want to spend $60 on a commercial one.Are the dish tubs workable? Absolutely. Better than the good commercial ones? Hardly.
Yeah, totally not saying everyone has to go buy one and a homemade one doesn't work. If it works for you then that's all that matters. I spend enough time with mine strapped to me, that the small details a commercial one gets you add up to the point it was worth the $$$. It's a lifetime investment as long as you don't lose it or run it over. I am planning to make something for my kayak though as I can't find an off the shelf product that does what I want.I'm inclined to agree with this...
that said, I still like my homemade one cause it's the only one I have (I used the IKEA stool flipped over with toy traffic cones for the cones).
This.Unless you are fishing the surf, baskets with holes are a no go.....
SF
Sometimes you have to learn lessons the hard (annoying) way.This.
Against the advice of several here, including SF, I drilled holes in mine years ago. What a hassle.
I won't go into the many reasons why I hate having holes, but just take my word for it... Listen to SF and avoid them like the plague.
So glad a kind forum member gave me another one so now I have a second without holes.