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Harry Babb

Hard work and persistence always pays off

Congratulations

Harry

Harry Babb

Oddly enough.....the storm that Texas and Louisiana experienced last night skirted to the north of Mobile mid morning today........as do most of the storms coming in from the west..........leaving the south parts of Mobile and Baldwin county unharmed. Heeding Patricks warning early this morning I we...

Harry Babb

Harv Sounds like your cat is a "Choosey Mother".........just like the Jiffy Peanut Butter gal (Only choosey mothers choose Jiffy) We gave one of our cats some Cozy Kitten catfood once and after smelling of it she immediately turned her back to it and started scratching dirt in efforts to cover it up...

Harry Babb

I would purchase "Rebuilt" if the work was done by a good mechanic and came with a warranty. Just out of curosity whats the cost difference between new and rebuilt?? I priced the parts necessary to rebuild a ZF IRM 220A AND change gear ratios.........holy crap.....it was about twice the price of a n...

Harry Babb

Thanks Pat Looks like I have quite a chore to go do.....that is ...."picking up my loose stuff" I sort of expected that it may be raining already this morning but as of now (7:35) its only a little cloudy. How bout it UV is Elaine gonna give you the day off from pulling weeds???...due to the weather...

Harry Babb

Tom A charter fisherman very close friend of mine talked about cooking "Bonita Burgers". I was lucky in that I was never around when he served um up........don't think I could stomach Bonita............but I dearly love good Tuna So.........the fish that Wayne is showing is actually a Bonita???? Harry

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Mikey My dress that day was just for casual grinding........check out this pic...... dressed for the more serious grinding days It does look like the major grinding days are coming to a close....thank goodness........today I suited up once again to grind the inside in preparation of installing the S...

Harry Babb

Its been a while since we caught a Bonita but.........I do not remember the stripes..........kinda looks like his daddy may be a Wahoo............ Your 31 looks good....... Here is a pic of a Gulf of Mexico little Bonita [img][img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/chip51maker/17.jpg[/img] Harr...

Harry Babb

Great looking job..........really nice detail..........you should be proud as I am sure you are

Harry

Harry Babb

Hey Mark

I like it.......good job.....

Harry

Harry Babb

Mike
Can't you just feel the LOVE here ????

Harry

Harry Babb

Greetings Today I finally got to the point in my REPOWER to take a skill saw to the side of DeNada. I purchased the side air vents from out Capt Pat several months ago. Quiet frankley I have been a little reluctant in cutting the holes in the side of DeNada.........but today I decided its time to ge...

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Patrick

It for sure was not me that asked about the cabin ceiling height..........I would be more concerned with the Cabin Door Width (Ha Ha)........especially after a dinner of fried fish and hush puppies

Harry

Harry Babb

jspiezio wrote Harry- is IMTS this year? I haven't been in 16 years. International Manufacturing and Technology Show will be September 8th thru the 13th this year. I intend to arrive during the day on the 11th and leave on the 13th. Any of the other Faithful "Machine Shop Guys" intend to go to the s...

Harry Babb

Good to hear from you Timmy..........Haven't seen or heard much from you in a while...........

I guess the Hatt guy are still trying to measure up the the Berts.......I am sure JP will make us proud

Harry

Harry Babb

IMTS is this year but its going to be a short show this year. In the years past it started on Wednesday of the next week after Labor Day and runs thru Thursday of the following week. I will get you the dates tonight but as I remember it starts on a Monday and ends on a Friday.............no weekend ...

Harry Babb

Charlie I have a friend that travels from Salt Lake City every year for the Jazz Festival.........He dearly loves Jazz but he tells me that he is, like your daughter, in love with the New Orleans charm and food. I have to agree with him on the food......but to a lesser degree on the charm of the cit...

Harry Babb

Good luck JP
Go get ummm

Harry

Harry Babb

They are all great boats but my gal is "Sumpin Special".........

.........every time I "Turn DeNada On" she always "Returns the Favor"

Harry

Harry Babb

Beautiful........and only 11 months..........WOW.......you did good........really good

Harry

Harry Babb

Tom........your going like gangbusters........keep up the good work and thanks for keeping us posted.

Harry

Harry Babb

I realize that my comments here should go on the Swap and Sell Board but.............I have Engines, Transmissions, Shafts, Struts, Rudders, Rudder Ports, Gages, Wiring Harness...........all recently removed from DeNada and ready for immediate sale.

Harry

Harry Babb

Harv wrote

Why would you even think I would be interested in this when all I need is my tank and my diesels.

Just horsing around Harv........that's all........just horsing around......

Harry

Harry Babb

Well I see it like this...........I am by far not an expert in fabricating with fiberglass. There seems to be an endless combinations of resins, fillers, paints and glass. Use this for this results...........use that for other results.....better paint with this stuff...........if you do you must use...

Harry Babb

It seems that recently we have been discussing shaft struts. One of us reported having a second strut near the point that the prop shaft comes thru the hull. Well I noticed a second strut shown on the pic that Capt Pat posted. I guess that means a small diameter shaft. I am usually a glutten for a p...

Harry Babb

Beautiful job John........Its obvious that someone rubbed on "Reel Cowboy" for a long long time.......and it paid off big time

Harry

Harry Babb

OUCH...........I know that that hurts...........

Harry

Harry Babb

I'm still laughing..............John.....I don't really know how to respond to your situation here..............

Thats funny...........

Harry

Harry Babb

Thanks for the feedback..............good to know
Harry

Harry Babb

Brew How much does a new pump cost???? I would look at the price difference between a FULL OVERHAUL and a new pump. There is nothing wrong with a rebuilt pump if the housing is in good shape. What I think that I know about you is that you put a gazillion hours on your Bertram each year..........am I...

Harry Babb

I gotcha Pat...............As I said.....I will be installing PSS seals in DeNada hopefully very soon...........Information that you just shared is invaluable. You just saved me a lot of work in a few years after my seals get a bunch of hours on them.

Thanks

Harry

Harry Babb

Charlie I just purchased a pair of the PSS seals to soon be installed in my 31. My disqualification in addressing your drip is that this is my first encounter with these seals.....therefore I am not an expert.........I have not done to the PSS seals what I am going to suggest. My qualifications in a...

Harry Babb

Come on Bruce..........don't go home! ! ! ! ........come back and play......we'll be nice from now on.......

Harry

Harry Babb

Rawleigh wrote We can cook near 'bout anything you know!! Mikey wrote and you Yanks thought that road-kill recipe(in the South "receipt") book was a joke! Right next to Mamma's copy of the Joy of Cooking. Among southern favorites is SLAB OF LAB served on a bed of POODLES AND NOODLES Harry

Harry Babb

Well I'll just kiss my own ass.............I had no idea what I was looking at until you guys explained it. That's just the coolest thing I have seen in a while....... I always thought that the "Hatch Pattern" was built into the boat mold and if it got damaged.........well that's just to badddddd. S...

Harry Babb

Mitch Check the position that the pump is bolted onto the transmission. It has to be orientated to match your engine rotation. Look closely and you will see arrows and markings that will indicate just how it should be positioned for your engine rotation. If its not bolted on correctly it ain't gonna...

Harry Babb

Thanks Guys The common thing between the 2 methods that you guys offered is that you both have your prefered spices and portions that you choose to use. That's a different approach than I have ever considered.........mine has always been to buy the Crawfish and season them with Swampfire......a bag ...

Harry Babb

I don't know about the rest of you guys but I prefer to do just as mentioned in prior post on this thread..........rip out everything back to the bare hull and start new and fresh. All of the times that I have tried to "Fix" something without going back to good solid material (ie the hull, plumbing ...

Harry Babb

Thanks He will be 29..........I really look more forward to my kids partys these days than the ones years ago when we went to Chuckys Cheese..........feed these kids and have plenty of beer on tap and they will entertain you for hours..........they have just endless sources of energy and loads of fu...

Harry Babb

I've tried Crawfish from all around...........down in Florida.........fair at best.....several guys around town here all have their "Secret Recipe" again..........pretty good. I once knew a guy from Cecilia, La that cooked the best I ever had hands down. Never tried Aquavit...........but Coors sure ...

Harry Babb

Good luck to ya............It will look much better with just a good gutting and cleaning.

Looks like you have removed as much wire from your 31 as I did from DeNada..........I believe the same guy worked on your wiring as worked on mine.

Looking forward to progress pics

Harry

Harry Babb

Cooking seems to be one of the favorite pastimes for "Us Guys" here on B31. I spend a good bit of summer time at our river place cooking for my friend and family. I can and have boiled Crawfish on many occasions but have not always been satisfied with my results, so the most reasonable thing to do i...

Harry Babb

Boudreaux left the bayou and moved to Arkansas where he bought him a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day, the farmer drove up and said "I'm sorry, but I have some bad news. The donkey died last night." " Well, den" said Boudreaux, " ...

Harry Babb

We still have a 1985 Chevrolet 3/4 ton shop truck. In her newer days I changed the oil every 5000 miles. As she got older the oil got changed once a year.......in a good year. The truck has 249,000 miles on her..........original 350 engine and turbo 400 trans. The drive train is tired and uses a qua...

Harry Babb

This 31 has been listed on Ebay twice in the last couple of months. I believe that it was one of the last ones sold on the Government auction in Virginia about 3 or 4 months ago.

Harry

Harry Babb

Great pic..................good looking lady...........
Harry

Harry Babb

Last night our local news program told us that the National Hurricane Council predicts that there will be 17 tropical depressions and they factored it down to say that 4 major hurricanes are predicted to hit the Gulf Coast. Last year they had a similar forcast and then half way thru the season (with...

Harry Babb

John

Don't forget the extra charges for the time spent talking to ya and the expenses incurred at the copying machine....................Ha Ha

Harry

Harry Babb

Tony I did take my rudder ports out of my boat. The bolts broke off and following Capt Pats directions I had to heat the rudder port with a heat gun to soften the sealer before I could get the darn thing to move. The hole in the hull fit the OD of the rudder port very tight. I did not understand tha...

Harry Babb

Hey Tony I believe that a good down to earth choice of material for the bushing will be Delrin. I have made both rudder bushings as well as strut bearings out of Thordon......its expensive and quite difficult to work. Stick with something simple and easy but BE SURE to read this and heed my warning....

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