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In Memory Walter K

Now lets stir up Timmy!

In Memory Walter K

Gert- All I can say is WOW! That is one beast of a center console! Walter

In Memory Walter K

The law as it is written uses the term "In possession of". Dead or alive, if it's on your boat, you are in possession of it. In this particular case, he made the mistake of calling the NMFS. That may also save his ass in a court of law as he was not intentionally trying to catch the fish in his net ...

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Gert- All I can say is WOW! That is one beast of a center console! Walter

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If that was your legal way of fishing and you hauled in a great white of any size that was now dead, you have two choices. Say nothing and dump it overboard, or bring it in and get arrested for being "in possession of" an endangered species. If it's still alive, pissed and tearing up your nets, seve...

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Double congratulations for releasing them! Beautiful healthy looking fish. You are correct, the 18-20 pounders are much better eating.

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Peter-Congratulations! Think taking your Son to see Montauk yesterday had anything to do with it? Walter

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In order to have good design, you have to be able to recognize bad design, and not allow it! That was my philosophy when I was working, and that was Steve Jobs' philosophy behind the success of Apple. If there's a choice between products that do the same thing, and one is ugly and one is well design...

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Explains why they wear leather...

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I'm curious-an extended 31 Bertram? Any performance details?

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Good luck, you've earned it!

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Mark-My wife and I are stunned and tearful at this sad and awful news. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. No pain can be more severe than the loss of a child. Let the good memories of Mara overwhelm the painful ones. She is at rest now. You both did your best. Time to heal now. We send...

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Bob-What was the third one?

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Might be safer/wiser to have it lifted and placed on your trailer.

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When I read of their personal experiences, and talk (if they will) with those who were there, I wonder how they can sleep at night. I know that there are people on this site who experienced it. Thank you is all I can say.

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I like my Striped Bass, but.... Seems like two guys braved that treacherous inlet in small boats alone and lost heir boats but thankfully, not their lives. I used to do nutty stuff like that in my Boston Whaler when I was in my 20's, but these guys were 40 and 75. They will recover and then their wi...

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As has been said before...Freedom does not come free. Seems many have forgotten that. Thank you to all our veterans, past and present.

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Peter- If I am not mistaken, you have a swim platform. If you do, I would suggest you put it there because of your teak deck. Whatever you do, your deck under the livewell will age a different color in one season. Between UV rays and water that doesn't dry as completely as the rest of the deck. If y...

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Impressive, to say the least!

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Therein is the problem. The worlds best kept secret. No one will tell you. If you own ANYTHING gas powered that is pre late 90's, your hoses and fuel exposed gaskets are being degraded as we speak. Also, no one tells you your fuel has a 90 day shelf life without additives and special watching for fu...

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If there IS a history with Cummins servicing or parts, your engine serial numbers should get them.
If the "older" than 1998 has a recent survey, you should be able to get a loan for it. You'll need a recent survey in order to get insurance if you buy it anyway.

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The first 38's were built on a scaled up 31 hull. They were real Battlewagons. I suspect whatever happened between Bertram/Hunt/Napier revolved around the extension of that original hull design. With today's Diesel engines, that 38 would have been faster and more economical to run. It sure ran like ...

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Peter- I have the Cummins and do not have block heaters. I put the Boat in around April 15 and usually haul around Thanksgiving. Have had no startup problems because of the cold. Once it gets below 50 I do get some white smoke at startup, but once gone, no smoke at all other than what might be consi...

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If the boots are still on the wires, try pushing them over the terminals in a heated environment (heat gun on low or hair dryer) using some sort of lubricant. The liquid tape works well but is not a simple removal when that becomes necessary.

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Try docking in reverse.

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Our thoughts and prayers are a small part of a big equation, but an important part. Much strength my friend. Walter

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You DO look like you're having fun!

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Thank God I've finally found some people who agree with me!

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Don't you wish Steve Jobs designed boats? He would have fired all these jackasses on day one.

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Marshall- there is a short hose that I have had pop off, but doesn't look like it has when I lift the hatch to inspect why the sudden black smoke. The hose is very short, about 3 1/2 hose clamps long. Once pushed back into place and re clamped, the condition goes away. The loss of power was subtle. ...

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I hate dumbness on internet sites. Come to think of it, I hate dumbness. More and more of it every day.

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I think the problem of "hits" comes from the forward facing props with no deflecting element as some sort of protection. The only "protection" as I understand it is a break away mode on impact (sounds very expensive). Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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What have you got in it now and have you changed your fuel tank yet?

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Michael-If you can hit 2750 you can add an inch of pitch on your prop. If it were mine, I'd add cup rather than pitch so as to not add any speed on my low end (idling, trolling, docking), but would definitely give you a knot or two more at cruise.

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If those are 6bta's with 1.5:1 trannies, properly propped to a normal weight 31 you should cruise @ about 24 knots/2400 rpm and wot @ 28/2650 rpm

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I change every 3000 mi. I have a 1988 Chevy Celebrity wagon with 170.000 mi, a Mercedes 560 SEC with 156,000 mi, and a 1998 Chevy Tahoe with 107,000 mi. None of them burn oil between changes.

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There IS an updated tensionizer that Cummins came out with for the 6B series.

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I think you'll want to do a bit more than that before painting. I'd suggest brushing Ospho on all the bare metal parts before spraying with a Rustoleum type paint. I'm sure others will chime in.

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He's got $280,000 spent and he has 454 gassers in them? Is he on Obama's financial planning team?

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Tom-I lived some of it with a 25 Pacemaker. Bought my 31 because of it. NEVER had to go more than 12-20 miles for anything. All this before Loran C, fancy chartplotters and good depth recorders. We didn't appreciate how good it was. Incompetents hooked fish (didn't necessarily land them), and you NE...

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This year has been somewhat unusual. People caught big Threshers inshore when Bass fishing with Bunkers. My theory is they have less baitfish to eat so they're coming inshore to find food. Take everything with the big nets and the predators have to adapt to survive.

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Bull Sharks go anywhere, even into fresh water. They were the actual killers that Whites got blamed for on the Jersey shore many years ago. Took kids in 4' of water up a river. I have seen them come up on a beach with their backs out of the water, taking Tuna Carcasses thrown in the shallow waters b...

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The more parts, the more issues. Issues=costs. K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, stupid! Especially in a rocking sea. I don't even like computerized engines that shut themselves off without telling you why. Would love to be offshore on a rough day with an EPA guy on board when that happens. The pods are the ...

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Created for a displacement hull. That ain't us

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I'm surprised at the Garmin Service Department.

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I was going to suggest a delicately placed drop of acetone placed at the base of the drilled hole with the fine crack coming from it. The capillary action would run it into the length of the crack and "weld" the two together. Given the importance of what you are doing, I hesitate to suggest it. You ...

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Tony-Try wrapping the offending wiring with ordinary aluminum foil and see if your problem goes away.

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It's best defined as the screwing you get for the screwing you got! If you do the mathematics, hookers make more sense.

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I've found that there is your tackle and there is guest tackle. Unfortunately mine gets little use and the guest tackle gets very used and abused. Not by me, but when cleaning up I find drags locked down, tangles reeled right over, bent eyes, etc. I have a pair of (#3 and #4) Fin-Nor Gar Wood spinni...

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It was the perfect day for that run!

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