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Ric

I tried max in pompano on power line
Due to the age and supply of parts
Can’t do it
Tony any luck with west palm
Electronics repair
Thanx in advance

Ric

Hello faithful
My 952 X northstar is in need of calibration
I was wondering if anybody in the group knew some one. Still
repairing these machines
Thanx

Ric

Yeah I’m preety sure it doesn’t go through the prompts Just goes right to providing the serial number then it re- boots And goes back to normal but I lost all saved waypoints When I shut it off And start it ,,, goes right to serial number prompts Nobody knows anybody snywhere that services these mac...

Ric

Hey guys it’s been a long time I’ve been having problems with my Northstar 952 Wass GPS Does anybody have a name or business that can Recalibrate this GPS unit Yes it’s old 17 years old But I would like to get it tuned up If anybody knows of a place that could Recalibrate ,, the sattelite signal or ...

Ric

If you change out your ladder for something else
Can i buy your ladder

Ric

Patrick I am very sorry to hear of your post
And your illness , your experience and knowledge
Has helped many including me , I am greatful for the help
and hospitality
You have shown me through the years
Good bye my friend
Say hello to UV and any of the other brothers
You might run into

Ric

Hello all,
August 2015 edition of Wooden Boat has a very good read of Mr Hunt
And the ultimate developement of our boat..
www.woodenboat.com

Ric

Hi Paul
I'd like to get dr dre and da judge along
with mike and timmy up here for a few days
If it happens I'll definitely give you a shout
To hook up up at the black cow for a bite eat

Ric

I had heard of 2 other people who had the 4 bangers and has turbo issues
Did mike have turbo issues also.? Your boat is looking very good

Ric

You and Doug got the four bangers How have they held up? How many hours on the engines What issues have you dealt with if any Maybe we can get dr dre to fly up and you come over Grab timmy and we'll go on the hunt I've been fishing in florida this past winter on the charter boats out of Hillsboro in...

Ric

Everything is cool, pulpit etc I had my starboard fuel injector pump freeze up over the winter I've been soaking it with PB blaster penetrant and trying to move it easy to break it free but I don't think it's gonna free up .. Seems to be from what I heard common occurrence You lose RPM .. I was losi...

Ric

Hello to all the faithful been awhile , Haven't played in the sandbox in awhile Been over 15 years for me, since we all hooked up I think it was actually 1999 , I recently saw Dougs facebook pictures of his alchemy re/do nice job I did the UVI 3 times. What a special place that was Unique ,,,,,, and...

Ric

What a great guy
What great memories
Of the flophouse
And the U.V.I 's
13 years since i splashed
Little Eva is just fine
A clear for U.V
Yessirree

Ric

hello ,,,,,,been some time since i logged in ,,how appropriate that the first post i open is a rememberance of U.V he was a remarkable guy. generous to a fault .so many memories of U.V ,, the towel wrapped arround his head and the ensuing tirade at the U.V.i after drinking the south african liqour t...

Ric

Dr Dre,,,,,,,,,,,,,how are you ...i am in jaco beach CR,,,,,arrive back in lauderdale on the 25th thursday,5;30pm,,i am available friday sat and sunday...to have an an umbrella drink with any of the faithful,.,.,we can meet at the show or the bahia for lunch.,.,.,my cell is 978-397-6140.... ric

Ric

Hi pete,, yeah i changed out that wax flax .,.,.,got some teflon in there and im cooling just fine.,.wax flax,.it was so hard and dense and tight.,and friction laden .,.,anyway im good . ,.,.wicked tuna?,,,,,,,i considered it but i was eliminated as a participant as i have all my own teeth.............

Ric

Nope i replaced that which i took out,same diameter ,just wax flax instead of teflon .Purchased right at the marina I understand the normal friction and wear in of new product but there are 14 hours on what shoulda been a normal wear in, wick out, water cooled, equilibrium reached. i just dont see i...

Ric

Guys i have a problem and i need some perspective.Back in 2000 when i was setting up the boat etc there was talk of stuffing boxes dripless and conventional etc.There was a discussion of the different kinds of packing.I remember at the time there was some opinions on the teflon packing as opposed to...

Ric

Very nice,,,,,,,,,,,,,i am sure he is smiling with a clear

Ric

U.V.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i am so sad hearing and reading this news.It has been a profound pleasure knowing you.Your post have made me chuckle to myself.Your wit is incomparable,Your generosity towards everyone was self evident,The times at the lauderdale boat show at the flophouse priceless,,,, Inviting m...

Ric

back in 96 when i had my boat trucked from cracker boy marina in riviera beach to my home in New hampshire,,I actually had the front hatch let go and blew off..The boat was loaded backwards on the trailer with the tower etc..well the hatch was not latched and the wind got it and it was gone,,,, we m...

Ric

FIRST ! you make a rue

Ric

might have been a vacuum .,.,changes color?.,.,and the color change is the indication

Ric

While at the palm beach boat show last march or april i stopped at an offshoot algae X booth and met the guy who sold U.V and myself our algae X filters 10 years ago in lauderdale..He had developed his own filter in varying sizes and it was like a torpedo and the difference was the fuel went thru th...

Ric

I have 2 rule 2000 series pumps, I put in 2 industrial indicator lights on the dash of the flybridge so i would be aware whenever the pumps cycle on. the lights also have a push to test to make sure power is getting to them (the bilge pumps),,They allow me to know when they go on ,,and more importan...

Ric

hi dug the fact that you are able to be hauled out in and of itself dictates you do..I called yesterday and found out there were 29 boats in front of me that called to be hauled out.I called annother marina and he is swamped also. The merrimac river here in newburyport has a 7knt current and a very ...

Ric

I was just wondering if anyone heard any feedback on the anniversary celebration in Miami..Really wanted to be there ,,but alas ,,those pesky obligations that crowd our choices,.. :cry: .......,.couldnt make it

Ric

well that picture says it all,,,,,,,,,thats not a classic,,,,,,,he be the original
as such is priceless,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Ric

I went down to see doc (or as U.V. dubbed him "the happiest man alive") this weekend at his home in key largo he asked of the group and if we still meet in lauderdale and sadly i said no. He showed me his unit and the big addition he put on it etc, but What really caught my eye was a blown up framed...

Ric

maybe it would be prudent to start buying inventory on proprietary parts for the Yanmar line of diesel engines.,.,.,especially the model you own,.

Ric

Having been up to cabreras place in loxahatchee a decade ago with Patrick u.v. and the gang,,and also having been to miami to look at cabrera seniors work it is safe to say i have seen a few boats.,.,,More than a few....and more than a few that were tricked out.Yesterday i went to see marlins boat i...

Ric

I have said it many times since the first time i tasted wahoo at the first U.V.I.....................if we had wahoo up here in new england and i have never ever seen it anywhere, haddock and cod sales would plummet. U .v you are so kind to suggest my girth has maintained its shape from yesteryear.W...

Ric

Hi marlin.,.,.,I really enjoy looking at any 31,.,.,I leave wednesday to go back to new hampshire for the holidays..and return sometime after the 1st..Like i said i had been talking to steve (bertramp) and he said you did amazing things.,.,.,,,Knowing the boat intimately I like looking at other peop...

Ric

I have a mold for an exterior front windshield enclosure.I splashed the "mold" from an fiberglass enclosure i ordered from richard kid in 97..the enclosure was ill fitting and no way near the fit, SO we corrected the enclosure by taping card board to the enclosure to make the fit right and then made...

Ric

bilyo.,.,.,.can you give me the particulars on your boats journey to costa rica .,.,.are you using dockwise ,,i have begun an investigation of bringing my boat to costa rica ,.,.,seems thru the panama canal and arround to golfito ,,I was considering quepos as its destination. They just built a brand...

Ric

great footage yeah thats me,,boat is cream colored,,pulpit was fabricated from a 40 foot sailboat mast i found in beverly ma,, it hangs 20 over the front and 2feet on the bow pinned in a bracket,,the underside of the bow up in the anchor locker was glassed and supported backing plate etc to disperse...

Ric

wow.,.,.guys dont hold back tell him how you really feel,.,,.,if your happy with the results ,.,.,really that is all that matters,,,,,different strokes for different folks.,.,.,.,.,.,

Ric

any interest in the lauderdale boat show ,.,.,.,seems its time we alll got re/aquainted.,.,.,.,.,uv how you feelin,.,,.,.andre get the judge and el,,presidente...,.the wiskey deck is waiting.,.,.only 14 or 15 rooms in the place maybe more i forget.,..,.,we should grab them all.,.,.,.,.,.,it will be ...

Ric

brew,,,,,i would like 3 xxl,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanx,,,,,anybody up for liquordale boatshow at the original flophouse.,.,.,.people have been claiming our space as thier own,.,.,time to take back what is ours

Ric

any fish between 58 and 73 is not to be kept by anybody in the general category,, head boat and recreational /sportsman,,,fish under 58 can be kept,, and of course 73 and over,,use to be able to keep one fish a year 73 and over by recreational/sportsman but not for sale ,,now ,,no can do thtas my un...

Ric

Hi Joe I launch tomorrow.I had some issues.The blow from 3 months ago had cracked the welds on the feet of my tower,,Then i had a rot issue in the bulkhead ,,,cut it out cauterized the wound,,sealed it fabricated new piece and glassed it in .,.,.,back to new like it never happened.,.I was intending ...

Ric

Your steps sound good .,.,but screw off the racor and fill it with diesel, after you pull the fuel up from the tank with oil pump etc .,.,then you can pump your primary fuel filters.,.,.,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,also when you re/do your raw wate...

Ric

hi U V Good to hear you still be alive and kickin,,, Port eads,,,wow,,,there probably are better fishing destinations tropic star and such,,,,but port eads and the history in pictures of the new orleans big game fishing club right there at the the mouth of south pass,,,wow truly something very speci...

Ric

Doc (dick Ely) is preety good also

Ric

I too am here in pompano and if bertramp cant get to it for whatever reason ,,,,,i would check it out thoroughly,,I am here till friday night when i fly back to new hampshire to get my boat ready to splash,,,my cell number is 978-397-6140,,,,ric

Ric

naturally having a set of 300's in my boat my ears perked up when you mentionedthat. getting parts or service was getting hard..,, a month ago i was contacted by somebody who found me on the bertram website,,He asked me if i knew where to get lower end parts bearings and parts for a lower end re/do,...

Ric

I used a number 10 wire for grounding ,Factory had things bonded from the rubrail down to the copper strips on both sides,, and of course everything to a thru hull bonding plate,soldered ring terminals to the 10 wire are better than crimp ons,,connection stays good much longer, home depot copper roo...

Ric

walter is right sbout the screws being obscured.I want to say 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom under the felt track liner. they are there and they are accessable and they can be removed .I think they are flatheads but dont hold me to it. when you remove the screws and you try to "pop" out the presse...

Ric

hey Joe,,,how's it goin...yeah I was at 1st island with huge balls of bait and wall to wall whales.... I saw that cutter off to the west and i see a few of my friends who were also dragging rigs there pick up and split in a hurry. Being as i was the only game in town . they came over ,looked me over...

Ric

hey Joe wat up havent been fishing to much ,,been preoccupied with other things. Good bite on Inner and outer pigeon hill the last 5 days 2 troll fish 80 plus inches ,,more than a few 60 plus inches,,it was wild so i heard,,,I went to 1st and 2nd island 3 days ago ,,and it was wall to wall whales an...

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