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In Memory Walter K

I recommend purchasing a can of "Liquid Gold" from your Hardware or supermarket. Made by Scott's and called a wood cleaner and preservative. Usually on the shelf with products like Endust or Pledge. Comes in spray and liquid form. I use the spray. Spray it on and wipe. Immediately looks better. You'...

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Dick-Out East Marine Diesel (no road tax) was $4.55 9/10 today. Regular gas at the local station is $4.11 9/10. Time for civil disobedience. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Beautiful! Walter

In Memory Walter K

On the Cummins B series the plug is on the underside of the heat exchanger on the foward (bow) end. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Given all I've read, that boat NEVER ran 30 kts. Be very careful if that's what you want. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Please God...have this spread.

In Memory Walter K

Ahh-it's the frame in which the Eagle sits...then the step. Walter

In Memory Walter K

What the hell kind of bridge steps are those? I have steps i=on my pilasters but they don't look like that...mine are solid. Walter

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Rick-And it's just starting. Local gas station in East Hampton-$4.11 for regular. Town marina as of today has 3 boats in the water. Usually at least 15-20. The diesel scam is criminal. Wait till the consumers go to buy fish this summer. Walter

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At those prices per pound, Brewster should fly them in and sell them for a lot more. We sure as hell would buy them. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Some things you should know when you go for your TWIC card. A copy of your license is not good enough. They want an original. You need proof of citizenship AND anotherphoto ID. They will scan everything. You will have to fill out a ridiculous questionnaire that ask questions like: if you are present...

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Just got my latest issue of Motor Boating. Inside they show a new Bertram Edition Krieger Tide watch. It has a blue face with a small, tastefully done Bertram V and eagle. Only $15,000.00. For a moment, I was excited. Walter

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Sounds like a testimonial for Tropic Star. Walter

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Outside either oil it or leave it bare. Two different looks but the easiest to maintain and to walk on. Varnishing it is almost sacreligious and trying to do a proper job of touching up seems to be more work than recleaning and reoiling. Walter

In Memory Walter K

Dick- Take a hand held GPS with you next time you're on the boat. Go to the set-up mode and when you get to altitude, set it to zero feet. Put the unit in your pocket. When you get home, turn it on again. It should tell you what altitude you're standing at. Walter

In Memory Walter K

I have a two station Sportsfisherman with a Hydnautic system. My pump is in the starboard engine box just outside of the transmission end of the engine. My lines with shut-off levered ball valves are mounted on the inside of the hull on the starboard side and are accessible by just lifting the engin...

In Memory Walter K

The most valid thing said on this thread is that the majority of Long Island's population couldn't survive without electricity and would be at each other's throats within 24 hours. About 15 years ago we had a bad hurricane and we were without power for over a week. People went nuts. Guys like Randal...

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Giff-Many thanks! Walter

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Ernest- My electronics guy installed the compass under the foward dinette seat next to the back of the drawer that slides under the seat. I think you're set up like a B-31 inside. Walter

In Memory Walter K

I presently have older Raymarine electronics that are working fine, but my electronics guys swear by Furuno.

In Memory Walter K

The key is/was/and always will be a nation wide distribution system which took the fuel companies 100 years to finally get in place. No alternative fuel system will be successful without it. In order for it even to happen, we have to be prepared to give the fuel companies an incentive to be those di...

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Capy I'll take a Sportsfish if you can. Thanks. wkapriel@optonline.net.

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Rawleigh-What model B-31 do you have the diagram for? Walter

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A ritual is forming...Pick a day! Walter

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Bob-Any details on the cc I can pass on to my friend? Walter

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Bob- I'm not the one looking to make the 31 a center console, but a friend of mine is. You have one there?
As far as your trip to Montauk for the Jupiter Shootout...Whoopee! Walter

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Six-Pack inshore charters out our way are up to $950.00 for a full day this Spring. That doesn't include tips, travel, food or drink. For that you are limited to 2 Striped Bass over 28", 4 Fluke over 20 1/2", and all the Bluefish you can eat. Last season when the Fluke regulation was 19 1/2" I had a...

In Memory Walter K

That's what makes me nuts...combined with a seeming inability to talk with anyone who can answer a question about a location nearer than a 300 mile round trip two times to get it. Any way I slice it, it's a $100 trip each time even if I take a bus and subway, to say nothing about spending two whole ...

In Memory Walter K

I just got my renewal via certified mail. If you look in the upper left hand corner, the new one says- "Department of Homeland Security-U.S. Coast Guard". It used to say "Department of transportation-U.S. Coast Guard. Now that I have it, I tried calling the number given on the website for the TWIC p...

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It's their second annual April Fools issue.

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The response to this has been phenominal. Thanks to all of you. I DO believe that boating will take a big hit this year and that the era of go-fast fishing may be on it's way out thanks to the cost of every kind of fuel. Although my own experience with center consoles has been a 16'7" Boston Whaler ...

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That's Your April Fool's joke for this year! Walter

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Well. well, well...now some of the "talking heads" on the financial programs are calling our governments Ethanol policy "a disaster". Wonders never cease. Will we ever hear the words of Gilda Radner's Emily Litella..."I'm sorry"! Not till after the election, if ever. Governments don't apologize, the...

In Memory Walter K

Where are all the people who were screaming about global warming? Why aren't they screaming about this? The tree huggers won't have any more trees to hug. But of course, it's not in their back yard. Walter

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Finally a national magazine has come out with the truth about the disaster of Ethanol. Unfortunately, it has grown so big on an international scale that it's going to take years to fix...if it even can be fixed. Read it and weep. Stupidity and greed does it again. Where is Al Gore when we need him? ...

In Memory Walter K

I have a friend in Montauk with a B-31 Sportsfisherman named "Tippet". As the name implies, he does a lot of offshore fly fishing and I have caught several Makos and Bluefin on flies with him. I was surprised when he called me and asked if I had ever seen a B-31 hull made into a center console. The ...

In Memory Walter K

Brian- The way my batteries are set up is there are 3 batteries. Two for the engines and a "House" battery for the instruments. The alternators charge all the batteries via an isolater which allows the current to go only in one direction...TO the batteries...and will not allow one bad battery to dra...

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A lot has to do with the year of the boat. The early ones had 165 gallon tanks. later ones kept getting bigger by virtue if raising the decks. Walter

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Harv- So sorry to hear the news. My family sends it's sincere condolences to yours. Hate to lose another member of the old guard. Cherish the memories. Walter

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Randall ran his B-25 on Avgas from East Hampton Airport all last season. Bought it to his boat in 5-gallon cans. He had no performance problems and was doing it for the same reason as you...to stretch out the need for a tank change. Walter

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Great Harv-E-mail me the Jpeg.
Yes Guys, the dates for the Rendezvous are August 1,2,3, 2008.
Walter

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JP- Send one to Harv as I am having an e-mail problem that I will hopefully fix with some tech help tomorrow. Many Thanks. Walter

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Tony- It is my boat as it is our local paper. I have that skinny antenna right there, and back then there was a Loran A placed right where it is on the picture. You're right though, and at my age you worry enough about getting old without spooky things happening. Happy Easter! Walter

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JP - Many thanks. My e-mail address is wkapriel@optonline.net

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I spent yesterday in Montauk trying to put together some of the pieces necessary for the event. Unfortunately, although it's technically Spring, almost all of the places I wanted to talk to were still closed. Montauk Marine Basin was however open and I negotiated/nailed down our dockage fees. Dockag...

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Damn! I'm pretty sure that 's my boat and I had a loran A right there! Is this the Twilight Zone? Walter

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The food and the company were top-notch. We ought to do it more often. Thank you Brewster, Dick and Randall. Walter

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Buju- Nice Bonefish on a nice reel! Used a Billy Pate Marlin and an International #4 on 14-15 wt fly rods to catch Pacific Sailfish in Guatemala this February. If you like fly fishing, it's an incredible experience to cast to, hook, fight and land a 100+ Sail. Almost a no-brainer when the fish is te...

In Memory Walter K

If you go diesel, your present tank will be fine. If you stay with gas, you have no option except to change your tank, which will be the cheapest (for now) way to go. The difference will be in your fuel consumption, (ie: 28 gph+ vs 14 gph for a 20 kt cruise). At $4.00+ per gallon of either gas or di...

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Bob is right-The same goes for Striped bass too. The Dolphin however seems to be the reverse. It is one of the fastest growing species, though. Walter

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