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Ric

hey joe how r u ...yeah I splashed thursday . 3 fish taken yesterday all stick fish north of the curl to the fingers,, lots of fish to the west and the east of Jeffries ..Those fish at the corners on stellwagon are small fish 150 lbs.....,.,.,my boat is runnin fine got my federal fisheries permit to...

Ric

Sometimes it is the obvious. You said you changed out fuel filters last fall before layup. Do you Layup on the hard? It could be a fuel issue? You splashed 3 weeks ago, your posting it now, maybe now, you pulled some bad fuel and only partialy clogged the filter but at high end its starving. Had an ...

Ric

hello hello hello Been some time since i posted,been "lurking" and reading .U.V. wat up buddy havent seen a post from you in a coon's age, weather up here in Taxachusetts is now turning into livable conditions and i wil be splashing 3rd week of may. No major problems did break one of my windows ,,sl...

Ric

1975 F.B.C exceptionaly heavy and loaded but weight distribution proportionate and balanced
Yanny 300's turning 2 to 1 zf's 4 blade 20 x22 light cup
exceptional smooth performance and handling,,,,,,,,,,

Ric

it will all be worth it...just 3 years? all good things to those who wait ,,,mine was 5 years,,, plus ,annother year for the tower rigging, dress out, with electronics and 2nd station ,,,,,and annother year for Harpoon pulpit and inverter harpoon "shocking " Killing system...thats 7 years,,,,,,, ,,,...

Ric

all the head boats are sold to tourist everywhere.from every hotel. .But the marina is right there on the main drag.. you can drive right there.Taxi right there and all the charter boats are there for you to make a deal with the "capitan" without all the middle men and hustlers in the middle.,..,you...

Ric

u.v Glad to see you be feelin chipper..dont need a bailout yet . Leaving for Lima peru for 10 days in the andes and Machu Pichuu tomorrow. I M IN THE CONDO IN LAUDERDALE NOW NO CHECK BOOK OR OTHER DISTRACTIONS. dITTO ALL YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIPS FORGED ON THIS WEBPAGE.. YEARS OF EXPERIENC...

Ric

I fished on one of those out of pt eads. Andy had something just like that
that boat beat up every internal organ we have ,as i recall poor andy couldnt get anybody to fish with him after that Day.,.,., enjoy

Ric

I moved my 31 F.B.C from cracker boy marina in riviera beach in 96, The over the road maximum height is 13'6"..thats the maximum allowed, in all states at that time my boat came with a 4 axle aluminum frame trailer .I moved the boat on the 4 axle trailer from loxahatchee florida to cracker boy marin...

Ric

I went to the show and attendance was down big time,.,.,I mean big time .,.,.,and thIER WASNT ANY SWIM SUIT MODELS .,.,.NO GIRLS NO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE FOOD COURT,.,.,AND OUR LUNCH PLACE AT BAHIA CABANNA WAS SPARSE FOR THE LUNCH CROWD,, uSUALLY U COULDNT GET A SEAT .,.,.,WELL THERE WAS PLENTY ...

Ric

I havent seen a post, not a recipe, not a comment on anything.,.,WHERE B,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, U V.,.,.,.,.,

Ric

no matter what bearing you go with the main thing to be cognizant of besides changing the bearing out is the allen wrench set screw that sits in that dimple on the shaft.,.,.,seems most manufacturers.,,.put a little screw (allen head) and when it comes time for you to remove that screw and remove th...

Ric

has anybody heard from the Judge and and El' Presidante........they get thru that mess down there ok ?

Ric

if those killers were under and in front of my bow they would have had a
"POON" in is arse

Ric

was listening to an interesting conversation about fuel additives and was wondering what the consensus was with the board .,.,seems with the low sulfur diesel it was said that you cant use a cetane boost in the diesel because of the lubricity of the fuel and the low sulfur content.,.,.and that becau...

Ric

Hi Mikey wat up .,.,congrats on the completion of your boat,..,.,100 views to my post and nobody has ever heard of green on copper acting as a protective covering.,!!!mmmm I was in a buldog smokeshop in amsterdam holland ,,,awhile back trying out the legitimate wares but i dont recall reading about ...

Ric

I have my whole cockpit and engine covers and outboard side panels etc out of the boat.,..,non skid and a gelcoatshoot on them>><>><>> ,,,fixed a cancer issue in my main bulkhead starboard side..It was a nightmare disconnected everything exhaust genset copper fuel lines wiring,take out a stringer et...

Ric

.,.,.,ain't they perty,..,.runaway frieght trains,,,,,,

Ric

I wouldnt get all uneasy about the wetness of the boat ,,,its in harsh conditions that it is a wet boat,More than likely conditions you shouldnt be out in anyway. Its pretty nasty conditions,,,to make it a"wet boat" Having said that its a great boat and you will enjoy it totally.,.,As U.V. says ther...

Ric

when i set my boat up and finally spashed in 01 i had put in a custom aluminum waste holding tank and placed it under the forward deck in the galley .,.,it was made of 1/8 inch stock.. iT LET GO end of last season AND HAD TO BE REPLACED..WHEN I BROUGHT THE OLD ONE FOR DUPLICATION i WAS TOLD 6 YEARS ...

Ric

it looks like there is a red under the black maybe an ablative first coat was red ././././././.2nd coat black . .,chipping and peeling in certain sections is an indication that those areas were not properly scuffed "sanded" after the last application of barrier coating prior to painting that is why ...

Ric

Heard a disturbing "rumor" that in the state of New York in the boat yards.,,..,you cant paint your bottom,,,that all sanding residue has to be collected and recycled, that you need some License to handle the bottom paint etc, drop cloths (which is a reasonable request I would think and some kind of...

Ric

I pulled my decks and side panels as i want to re/gelcoat the decks and put on a non skid ,,,originally i used a polymeric non skid compound mixed with a gelcoat /w wax and rolled it on and it would be fine for say 3 seasons where the decks would start to get worn down and the non skid wasnt so non ...

Ric

Flyin out of the sunshine state and back to reality Tomorrow,,,,I got a call from a friend and the latest newest price for diesel on the dockin Newburyport Mass ,,,just off of the press as there are no boats in the water yet except the party boats ,,,,4.20 for diesel roughly the same as the over the...

Ric

Quicksilver,,,,,,,,,,,,mariner grey,,,,for yannys,,is a dead on match,,,spray bombs are arround 10 bucks that'all do it

Ric

.,., HI gary How are ya ,,, say hello to robin ,,,.,yeah I caught a rooster,, on a 20 lb class striper rod setup,, and that was fun,,, spanish macks like 3 footers on lazor plugs white flaky flesh delicious.,.,i thought all macks were awful and oily etc ,,,but they were excellent.,.,.,all inshore fi...

Ric

No need for concern your Honor,, I'm working my way thru Eastern Europe and Central and South America.,., tasting all the quisine and ethnicity's 8) .,.,.,.its the juxtaposition between the Eastern Europe cold war and the latin heat,..............................,,American women,,,..,..//Forget it!!...

Ric

A few months back,,thud called me and asked me about some spam or something that came from me,,,I really dont know anything about it,,, So delete anything and everything,,,I am not that computer literate to do or send anything.,.,.,.and if i did it i wasnt aware of it.,., .,Hi tommy i was in costa r...

Ric

,,,Thumbs Up,,,,,,,,,,,,,, greg ,,,hi ,,golfito is way down southwest coast near panama,,,was wondering if you came up the pacific coast and fished any of the other ports to the north Quepos, Essorio,,,,Plus golfito ,,is similar in price to penas bay in panama where the U.V partys go, at a thou a da...

Ric

You guys beatin up on timmy all the time ,,,I can say from personal observation ,,he has great "gear" excellent 30's 50's maybe 6 of them 4 or 5 high dollar gaffs and a ton of gear and squids and everything ,,I mean everything ,,,,,,,except a platform with which to use all that gear,,,,,,,,,,, I wou...

Ric

Thats a fine looking craft, the attention to detail reminds of looking at a bunch of your other toys on A1A some years back with the gang from the flophouse. They also looked that good Really great job
Like U.V. has said ,many times,,, Time, Patience, and $$$$

Ric

You remove the over heads in the head and galley overhead ,,,if you have a flybridge cruiser.,.,.,or if a sportfisherman ,,pull down the overheads and you will have access to the nuts and bolts ,,an easy take of and replacement after you do what it is you want to do

Ric

U.V I went over to the place to see who was there etc and the place was locked up tight with a no vacancy sign and absolutely no parking spots left in the place ,,,,seems our little flophouse,, was locked up tight ,,,the secret is out about that place ... I think you will be booking very early to ge...

Ric

the boat is the first thing she will go after,,,Usually,,,because its the posession you value most,,,, very sad,,
maybe she thinks that 120k you spent should have been spent "elsewhere" No advice to be given on the situation,,, its very sad,,,,

Ric

Dr Dre,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you said it best

Ric

recently saw an application of a cap stan 1000 powerwench mounted on a 30 degree rod holder insert with a custom flat stock of aluminum heli-arced welded all bolted thru the aluminum flat stockwith a front roller used to pull lobster traps etc, (Multiuse wench),modular setup for quick disconect it w...

Ric

.,.,My dealer rep ,..,took my boat out 2 times for a ride said it went like a "scalded dog",,,,,,,,,He said he heard the dreaded tick,....I told him i wanted the "heads" pulled.,my expense i dont care,,,.,he contacted """Yan Mar""" and informed them of what he had found (tick) .,.,.,.,Dont yet know ...

Ric

SLOW down popcorn,,,,, I gave the man the boat Monday in spec,,,exhaust ,intake, valves to the spec,,,timing belts ,and new tensioners in .,boat runnin at 30knts and 4k rpm,,,,,he never heard the boat ,,never worked on the boat, never did anything to the boat, but sell me the engines in the crate,,,...

Ric

Oh well...... wrong again,,8 seasons and 550 hours,, 70 hours a season now that sounds like the tub................I don think timmy got that many in 2 seasons..............................................

Ric

This 31 indicates that it was upgraded in 1999 with those cummins,,,,,,,, did you look at the pic of the engine hours 5,549...Now thats what i'm talking about,,8 full seasons and 5500 hours.,.,.,with that type of usage ,there is little time left in the schedule for "breakdowns" deffinite use with pr...

Ric

i guess the light was on But nobody was "home"....07 is a wrap as I see it
ended before it began,,

Ric

As of May 31 -07 all mid water trawlers were precluded from continued fishing for herring in the gulf of Maine until i believe oct 1-07 The results of this closure of mid water trawlers raping the herring schools in the gulf of maine is amazing to say the least. Troll fish including gianta have been...

Ric

Wat up ...lets hear about lizzards walking on thier hind legs. Bait balls so thick you can walk accross, Mike catchin sailfish from the shore,annother U.V. extravaganza :-D any black or Blue taken? Earnest winning it all! I mean placeing,,,We're starving for the details ,at least i am ,,,,Inshore/of...

Ric

I checked with my dealer up here in newburyport and he made some calls and I showed him the thread I copied out "our thread" and my engine numbers #5334 and #5339 .. He had seen the suit and knew of it but had no idea what the issues were,etc other than what he read cause he hasnt had anybody come f...

Ric

Bruce,,,,,,,,, My engines turn out at 3950 and have since day 1.,.,your prop, pitch, and blade reccomendation as i was setting the boat up was right on the money from day one., Ed I recieved them xmas 2k.,and sea trialed the boat august 01 a few points and I have only scratched the surface 1 1/2 yea...

Ric

Well I just read the paperwork, and according to them (Yanmar) they do not acknowledge that there is a problem. that this extension is just them standing behind thier product. which is all well and good .. They want the engine to fail before any remedy's.. Thats not how i operate I would rather fix ...

Ric

, Back into the real world been out of the country and then out of touch with a computer ,,,I have had that ticking noise coming off of plane for the last 2 seasons ,, When we were at he reunion at oaks bluff on the vineyard i was talking to someone who had not that many hours maybe 150 hours maybe ...

Ric

I had sanded and sprayed the whole interior of the boat .,.,awlgrip ,,the older one .,.,all non fiberglass surfaces were awlgripped and all fiberglass surfaces were gelcoated .,.,.,yes the paint will adhere and you will get a nice finish but follow directions and be sure to follow tack coat directio...

Ric

I had soundowned both engine boxes including forward bulkhead and outboard of each engine.I used the mechanical post and where appropriate i screwed into bulkhead etc outboard of each engine i used 5 minute epoxy to adhere and it worked fine its been 5 years and no areas have let go as of yet .,.,I ...

Ric

Timmy ,,,first off you be my friend and if friends cant be honest with his friend than who can be. You had a chance to buy that 34 ft Hat you know which one, you took me on it ,older boat, heavy, great platform for cruisein and fishin with newer diesels and it could have been had for less than the c...

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