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I disagree that there "should" be a lawsuit, but there likely "will" be a lawsuit. I try not to draw conclusions based on media reports. First off there are TYPES of PFD'd, not levels. If you are handcuffed for DUI/BUI testing and you try to escape there are usually consequences, some more serious t...

Kevin

No worries Bob. I think I have that part dialed in for now. It came with threaded rod and tie-rods. It just took the gang here to make me realize there was an easier way to attach it to the post. Now the permanent mounting of the rate compass has me bamboozled. Everywhere that I would consider an id...

Kevin

I got the Lewmar Profish 1000. With all the short stops at holes and heads it is priceless. It pulls up a 22lb anchor with 20 feet of chain with no problem. I got the splice to chain just right on the first try and it has never missed a transition. I may have mentioned before that I was reluctant to...

Kevin

John,
I got the Lewmar Profish 1000. With all the short stops at holes and heads it is priceless. It pulls up a 22lb anchor with 20 feet of chain with no problem. I got the splice to chain just right on the first try and it has never missed a transition.

Kevin

Well after studying the set up a bit I found that Carl's idea was the one for me. I made a mini-tiller out of scrap metal and held it in place with a hose clamp. There was about one inch of rudder stock above the pillow bearing that allowed me to clamp on my device. Not exactly the best quality work...

Kevin

Yannis, I am not a FG expert but I am thinking it is probably fine. When I converted gas to diesel I had a polishing company come and pump out the gas. They poured in some diesel and ran their machine with the flexible wand for a while. Launched the boat and filled it up and have not looked back sin...

Kevin

I was out deep dropping on Saturday in that area off Marathon. We also picked up a couple dolphin...........I speared two of them. I wonder how close we were to that shark.

Kevin

I am adding the autopilot to my Simrad. I have the RF300 and it seems as though I need to drill a hole at the top of the rudder post to connect the rod that ties it into the potentiometer. Will a normal drill bit cut through this that stuff?

Kevin

Pete,
I have been trolling for you down here but no bights yet.
We just need to find the right person.

Kevin

Impressive.

Kevin

I will do one per day until the 26th. Then I will raise 2 in honor.

Kevin

Congrats on the launch. Must feel good to see it in the water. The ol' gal looks bow proud. Must be light on gingerbread?

Kevin

Well I am a Simrad NSS8 owner now. Finished up install today. Easy since the antenna is internal. The only thing I have hooked up to it is a transducer. I guess this is where I start the engine interface. These are amazing machines. Fascinating how much they can do if you throw money at it. I used t...

Kevin

Well my son just figured out that the Esc button will erase everything in the white script box so lets try this again. We are getting close to go time! Throw some dates out that work for those of you that want to participate in the shenanigans. Tentatively sounds like me, Troy, Bill, John and Nav. I...

Kevin

Thanks Bruce. I have always had a extreme prejudice towards the water that collects on either side of it. Yours looks like it gets almost all the water out. That is one clean engine space if I have ever seen one! Nice work and thanks for posting the photo.

Kevin

I want to put a transducer in and need the real estate along with I want it to be in the middle. What do you all think about cutting it out or at least a small section of it? I don't think it is structural?!

Kevin

I am sorry to see that Harry. I know you will triumph in the end.

Kevin

I am sure many of us have hard drives full of potentailly great video but have never messed wtih editing. Do we have any production type pros on this board? I would like to learn but there are so many programs and do not know which one to start with. Pete, I am shocked that your boat has not sold fo...

Kevin

Looks real clean. I wish my son could help.
He turns two in about a week. Right now anything not bolted down just gets thrown overboard. He thinks it is funny.

Kevin

Mike, Did you test the return to home function yet? We did,it works! We crashed em once too. Got comfortable after a couple flights. Took a break, charged batteries, had dinner and a lot of beer then took them out at night on the golf course. Decided that drone drag racing was in order. Never race a...

Kevin

Tom, Did you get the sonic hub for tunes? Are you running autopilot with it? Curious if it is just a pump T'd inline with hydros and a NMEA cable running straight to display. I saw the pictures of a wreck down here on side scan imaging and got chubby! I know is Wifi, but do you think it would reciev...

Kevin

The one I have have is a DJI Phantom Vision 2. One of the coolest toys yet. I plan on taking it with us to the Bahamas this summer. FAA regs are minimal at this point but I would not advertise flying over 400 feet if you can identify where you shoot video etc. Lots of literature and debate of rules/...

Kevin

Bill,
Can you post some pictures of your project please? I actually went dolphin fishing the other day and one less cooler on deck would be nice!

Kevin

Not yet Preston. I think I will refresh the original post and see what dates works the best for the majority. I am flexible with dates. I think the more people and boats we can get the better. For me it is all about weather. I did talk to John Brownlee in the upper keys and he is in. He said his boa...

Kevin

Bob, I have no such gauges on my boat, therefore not a customer. Story, Story, story!

Kevin

Nothing wrong with some toys here and there for sure. My boat has been the most bare bones when it comes to gadgets, mainly happy to have engines that run! Having the nav system and engines that jive will be the shizzle fo rizzle. I might even splurge and hook the fuel sender up to it. Never had a g...

Kevin

Been trying to figure this one out for about 9 years and never thought to ask until now. In the center of the bilge there is a raised "tube" like portion of the hull. It runs the length of the boat. It is right where you want your bilge pump to sit but it is in the way. Is it part of the mold proces...

Kevin

Stuart,
If you need it gone you could put an add on craigslist. I bet it would be gone within days as some folks just don't care what they burn.

Kevin

Thank you Bruce, I guess the big thing is software version at this point. I believe you are correct with the software. I think sometime in 2006 they made it NMEA. They also tweaked it from 212hp to 230 and added a different injector. Even though I bought in late 2006 my motors are 2005. Once they te...

Kevin

I was at the local WM and the Simrad NSS8 caught my attention. I pushed some buttons and asked some questions to one of the sales guys. Seemed like a really nice unit. I came home and read every piece of literature I could find online. I made contact with Steyr to see if the engine monitoring would ...

Kevin

That's funny. That's an expression of joy accompanied by the thought of where the hell did I leave all the other baskets.

Kevin

Gert, In one photo you can see through hulls before the engine went in. The big one I presume is for the engine cooling. The little on next to it looks as if the cooling line for the dripless seal is hooked up to it. Dedicated forced water through hull for dripless or optical illusion? As usual a wo...

Kevin

Now that I am a tad more comfortable with larger glass projects I am feeling inspired to modify mine. This could get really dangerous if I screw up bad enough........ Wife-Where the hell are we all supposed to sit? Me-Two of you can fit comfortably on either side of the fuel tank and two on top of t...

Kevin

I have been eyeballing the cockpit in my boat wondering what the hell to do with it. All that space between the exhaust and the fuel tank. What a waste. I am sure I could build or modify what I have but after about the 100th hour of labor I would be wishing I had not started the project. Does anyone...

Kevin

Those little Perko knobs are pricey for what they are. The internal cams on mine broke so the knob did not turn the latch. Cheap pot metal internals! I luckily had a similar one laying around and I was able to rebuild the internals of the broken one. I don't know of any alternative mechanisms. Your ...

Kevin

How do you get an outdrive out of the water unless the boat is on the hard? I have seen the tip of the cavitation plate get out or the water when trimmed up. The only think that comes to mind here is one of those mud engines you see on an aluminum boat you see jumping levees!

Kevin

Yannis, Good idea with the swing up ladder. It took me a minute to figure out the stumbling railing part though. I had to look close because I have not had railings around engine hatches so I forgot that is how the come. When you do your hatch repairs make sure the railing bases are sealed up too. S...

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Yannis, My project was a little different than what Matt is doing. Matt is adding gutters, which quite frankly looks to be more difficult than what I did. I simply filled in my gutter with "L" or angle fiberglass to create a lip that sticks up. I used quarter inch nuts and bolts. The remaining void ...

Kevin

http://bertram31.com/newbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10129 Yannis, Did you check out my hatch project? I needed height also after repower. Even fresh water will mess up the paint on the motors over time. I had to make one modification after the last picture in the post and I can post some current photos i...

Kevin

Bruce, I never got the hang of my helicopter. As soon as I made progress with tweaking controls the battery would get low and flight characteristics would change. Got tired of fixing it, mainly the blades. We started off with 50 dollar micro quads to learn flying in the house. This quad with GPS hov...

Kevin

Not me Harry! You can fly these things at night with no problem though. The phone apps give you altitude, distance and orientation on the ones we have. Lights too. I would think if you throw on a night vision capable camera they would be good for checking out deer if no trees were around. Never been...

Kevin

The debates are endless on that. Ironic as it is when we were on our way to the sand bar the Boatpix helicopter flew over us and took photos. We though it would be funny to take pictures of them and see if we could sell them photos! I have been in the paper on an occasion or two with a photo include...

Kevin

Wifi live video feed. Good for around 1000 feet or so depending on obstacles/radio interference. Use Iphone, droid or tablet type for control of photos, video and flight information. Stock flight control good for right around 1/4 mile. Lots of quads out there to choose from. We did not want to mess ...

Kevin

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/DJI00074_zpsba3e0423.jpg http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/DJI00026_zpsb9a328b0.jpg My buddy was the first in our group to fly from a moving platform. He took some cool photos and video on the way home from the sandbar today....

Kevin

When I checked the website it was still that or higher when I was scoping out places for this summers trip. I found the Berry Island Club just up the shoreline for much cheaper. No frills but it has a bar and a TV if that is your thing. They have some moorings just off the docks as well.

Kevin

My wife asked me why the heck would I mount the toilet at an angle. I told her she was wider than the toilet and that she would not like being pressed up against the wall. Believe it or not she was cool with it.

Kevin

I just got done ripping out the counter top and sink in mine as well. We have the same macerator toilet and I was pondering if it would fit up on the high part of the liner at an angle. Now I know it does based on your photos! That looks like a pretty nice set up you have going.

Kevin

Thank you Bruce.
So the next question is: Should I get OEM through Steyr or go have custom fabricated ones made at the shop? I am a bit scared of the price, but more scared of catastrophic failure since I am way out of warranty and need to bite the bullet either way.

Kevin

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/IMG-20140323-00018_zps61b4e552.jpg http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z170/1kevinmehegan/IMG-20140323-00019_zps5e0a26ed.jpg I powder coated the mixers. After putting them back together I found a leak. The first photo there is what looks to me li...

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They are usually in schools. To catch one is odd.....

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