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Harry Babb

I cannot get the lower ball joint off passenger side. I am using fork with air impact and Crc. Will not budge I guess 42 years in place has something to do with it! Any ideas like possibly controlled flame of torch on spindle mount? Bob if you are talking about removing the "Tapered Joint" from the...

Harry Babb

Very cool Steve......I admire your family's talent and togetherness.......

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Harry I worked with a guy who fell from a bar stool while on a business trip. He got a 10,000 workers comp settlement for loosing 10% range of motion in his arm. I think he got shorted a little....... 10 Grand and physical harm.......check out the link below...... And btw any of you guys that have ...

Harry Babb

One time Jo Ann told me to "Shut Up".......I thought she said "Stand Up"........right after that I did not see her for nearly a week.....after the swelling went down I could barely see her out of my right eye but with a different prespective Guess I should be happy we live in the flatland......large...

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Happy Birthday Mike

I hope your birthday is so much fun that it takes a team of Nuns and Rabbis working around the clock praying for your redemption! ! ! !

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Wow.....ya really have to believe in instruments to do that job! !

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Now that's funny John......made Jo Ann laugh out loud! !

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Oliver

My front deck is soft and springy too.

In my case the supports/ribs underneath the deck are broken and loose

My suggestion based on DeNada's Deck condition is to remove the Head Liner and look for structural damage in the rib supports.

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Gus Malzahn greets Nick Saban and says.........you guys ready for this????

"Hey Nick......gotta second......I wanna run something by ya"! ! ! !

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Go for it John......just roll up yer sleeves an jump right in.....just like your doing

The fun is in the chase......and ultimate satisfaction comes in the first ride (and all the other rides too)

Keep us up to date with pics....lots of um

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Harry Babb

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends

We DO have a lot for which to be thankful.....

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Harry Babb

Last week Chris and I went to a convention in Orlando Florida. We saved a day to ride over to the Kennedy space center for a brief visit. He and I hopped on a bus tour that took us past many of the "Launch Pads" as the driver entertained us with lots of historical facts. As Chris and I strolled thru...

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Harry, guess having a few cold ones down to tacky jacks or Lu Lu's It was Big Daddys last night......just to chilly to go to the "Boat House"......tonight its "Home Made Soup" at Mrs Jo Ann's ........ in the mid 40's outside and wind blowing like crazy! ! ! After a little shuteye it will be..... T-...

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Otay den buttwheat! ! ! Down here in the deep deep souff its already dipped down into the 30's a couple of times and headed into the 30's again in the next couple of days...... Winter was nice......now starts the count down to Spring..... Went to Big Daddys for supper last night and while there I pi...

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Ian wrote:We were able to meet in person and I want to thank him again for being such a gracious host.

This seems to be a way of life here at our "Bertram Fraternity".......... a pleasant way of life! ! ! !

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Scot wrote:I think YOU should try it LOL, I'll watch :-)

Here in Alabama, statements like that are usually followed by "Hey Ya'll......hold my beer and watch this"...LOL

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LOL....Eddie I remember that day and weekend.....I remember seeing a 28. We had been at Orange Beach and spent the night before in Terry Cove. That morning we were headed back home. DeNada is known by a few as the "Boat with no name".......nothing on the transom. Probably did not even have the VHF o...

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Hi Guys Time sure gets away sometimes. Talking to the Good Captian tonight and found out that the last time I posted here was way back in September...... Recent events at work has apparently distracted me more than I really realized. Just to bring you up to date....since the Greenport Rendezvous I h...

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Wow.....very Accomplished Gentleman.

I am proud to have known Walter even though it was for a very short while.

He surely left his "Mark" on this world.

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I had the pleasure of having several conversations with Walter and Dinaz while sitting on BlueBeard.

It was good to see him at the 2013 Rendezvous.

Smooth Seas to you Walter, from your "Alabama Friend".....

My condolences to the Kaprielian family

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That's a good place to be Rocket......impressive website. Do you notice that the Harder you work the Luckier you get?!?!?! My neighbor owns a Construction Waste Container company. Everything he collects goes directly to the land fill. Several years ago my daughter had her house renovated. At least 2...

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Wow Rocket........that's very impressive......120 folks......we employ 18. We have been in business for 35 years now. The first 10 or 12 years had no real direction. Assuming that I was mature enough to comprehend the principles in Good To Great.....I wish I had read it when I was much younger. I am...

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...and Harry, I pick up the book and give a read...that is the one by Jim Collins i assume. Carl Jim Collins wrote another book called "Built To Last"........Ironically.......he wrote Built to Last first.......when actually "Good To Great" defines how to bring a "Good" company thru transformation i...

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Rawleigh.......your right on target.......The Book "Good to Great" describes your thoughts exactly. Figure out what you do best, what your passionate about, and what make you money.......and keep doing just that. Get the right people on the bus.....in the right seats on the bus. I am telling you guy...

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In the 60's a TV advertisment stated that "You meet the nicest people on an Honda"...........guess they did not know about Bertrams.........

Not at all surprised.... I have "Met the nicest people on Bertrams"...........and BTW.....I ride a HONDA....when I am not on my Bertram

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Bruce This could really turn into a very good discussion.........If I may hijack your post......sortof. I generally don't talk much about Sports, or Politics or several other subjects that come up here in our sandbox......mainly because I have no interest in those sort of things and most of my thoug...

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Bruce Reading your post, I am thinking that you want to learn to setup, program and produce 1st article parts using CNC machines. My thoughts on your question come in from many different angles. To be "Good" you first have to have a God given talent for being creative and mechanically thinking. Way ...

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Wow......what a good story...... That young man is very fortunate to have a dad like you John.......keep up the good work......It will pay off in the years to come......trust me! ! ! ! And from there I think you should buy a IRM 220....or 221 or 222 or 223 or 224 or 225.25 or what ever it a it takes...

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Alabama Power has a Tesla that is used for promotions. I happen to be friends with one of the guys that have the privilege of driving the car home from time to time. Acceleration is wild...........really wild.........cornering and handling is unbelievable.............. The quietness and lack of nois...

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My mental image of Walter will always be one of him sitting in his Fighting Chair stoking his Big Ole Cigar......had several conversations with Walter as I sat on the transom of Bluebeard.

Randall......will you tell Walter his Alabama friend says Hi

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John Cummins maximum "Front Up" operating angle is 15 degrees. I am pretty sure that the engine will fit under the engine box if mounted at 7 or 8 degrees "Front Up". It works out that every degree that the engine is elevated, equates to about 7/8" vertical heigth.......so the difference in the heig...

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I think the propsmith is slicker than grits..... LIke Carl said......if the propeller has enough stock to use for drilling and tapping the necessary holes. My new props had plenty of meat.....and naturally the way I think.....mo is better.......I drilled and tapped 6 holes in the face of my props......

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Nice John........Really nice! ! !

Good job

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Looks really good Bob

I'm guessing that MS-1966-RH registration number is by special request.......

Congrats to ya! ! !

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David I would certainly go along with pulling the engines to clean them and replace gaskets. If the timing cover needs removing, I am pretty certain that you must remove the oil pan to enable removal of the timing cover. Another thing to look at is the timing cover is stamped steel......I have seen ...

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bet it holds some fish as well..ready made reef The way the story has been told around here is that an avid fisherman (don't know who) stumbled on the spot while on a fishing trip a year or so after Katrina. The guy was familiar enough with the Gulf that he recognized this as being something "NEW" ...

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Thanks Frank That forest has to be less than 50 miles from where I am sitting right now. Its amazing......ya just never know what's right under ya nose. When our children were in their teens we vacationed several years in a row in Panama City Beach Florida. One year I stumbled upon a jewelery store ...

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Marshall

I am going to actually put blocking doors on mine.......so I can completely close them when I want to

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LOL.....I have saved so much money on my repower.......that right now I simply cannot afford to save anymore money!!! !

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Good for you John

And a very good looking ride.....glad to see you back in the saddle

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Even with a 1-7/8 inch strut bore you can use a Thordon Bearing and have a 3/16" Wall thickness........that's plenty. After boring you will have to cut "Water Slots" in the bearing, Bob. Even if they are 3/32" deep and a quarter inch wide.....you'll have good water flow. The pump industry uses a lot...

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If boring out your original strut is not an option, or if turning down the od of the cutlass is not practical and you want to keep your original strut......there is a viable option. Use Thordon bearing material. You can purchase the raw tube and machine the OD to press into the Strut Bore......and t...

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A good day indeed! ! !

The next 2 weeks will seem like an eternity.

Outstanding job Bob

Tell me......did Kylee get tears on the new paint.....she says no....

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Bob......I fabricated new struts for DeNada. Several reasons....Bearing size.....Strut Location.....original struts appeared to be bent..... etc.

I will try to find pics and post them on another thread.

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Hey Stephan.....where is the "LIKE IT A LOT" button.......the smile on little Jr's face says it all.

Thanks for sharing.....great end product...this is the kind of success storys we need to hear about! ! ! !

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Bob wrote:two weeks and she should be wet

My hats off to you my friend.......

Jack or Patron?.......how bout both?

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I would take a whoppin with a Cat-O-Nine Tails and do 10 years of hard labor, get a job grinding castings in a production foundry and kiss my worst enemys ass in Time Square on public TV in front of the whole world before I would remove the strut from DeNada. I went thru several routines of tedious ...

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Kevin Now that you have the strut removed a hydraulic press is the best choice by far. But if a press is not available the Nut and Threaded rod method works very well. That's how I installed my bearings in the struts. Now with that having been said here are the pitfalls and things that will help. Us...

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Hi Walter I have actually witnessed you sitting in "Your Chair" seemingly without a care in the world......and you look good in that chair.......Go do it my friend! ! ! Having dealt with similar health issues myself I think I can honestly say "I know how you feel"....... Get better ole buddy.......I...

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