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- Feb 28th, '11, 22:25
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No complaints here
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5912
Bob I have been sanding on the deck. Not far from being ready for paint. I have ALL of the bottom epoxy and antifoulant paint sitting in my office. Looking at the recommended timeline on bottom painting it looks like I don't need to start the final bottom painting until about 2 weeks or so before "S...
- Feb 27th, '11, 22:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No complaints here
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5912
Okay boys.....the south door is open......GET READY! ! ! ! Sanded more today.....have ALL of my bottom epoxy and bottom paint here and ready.....will paint the deck with in the next few weeks...... Gotta get the painting done before the LOVE BUGS show up. Getting my second wind for the 22nd time.......
- Feb 27th, '11, 21:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boat house of all boat houses
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3093
got one old outboard you can hang on the wall start to start your way to boat house nirvana I actually started buying old outboards several years ago....but they don't, and never will look like the ones in the video, Thought about hanging them on my boat house.....but in our community the rednecks ...
- Feb 27th, '11, 12:35
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: No complaints here
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5912
No complaints here
The past week or so has been simply beautiful weather here on the Gulf coast. Highs in the 70's comfortable humidity and low at night in the 50's. Today I noticed a load of yellow pollen on my truck, the oak leaves are falling and spring is all around us. Next week is gonna take a dip back into the ...
- Feb 27th, '11, 12:29
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: my Bahia
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7388
- Feb 25th, '11, 23:25
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boat house of all boat houses
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3093
- Feb 23rd, '11, 23:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: B31 engine over haul
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3961
The 4-71's are good rock solid engines but not necessarily the best choice. I think the 4-71 makes about 150 horsepower. My guess is a cruise of 15 knots. For about the same weight, or less, you can get a lot more horsepower in the Yanmars or Cummins and the latter will burn less fuel and give you h...
- Feb 22nd, '11, 22:49
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Polishing up headlight lenses
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1019
- Feb 21st, '11, 22:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Polishing up headlight lenses
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1019
Where were you a year and half ago Vic??? I was coming out of Tennesse and could hardly see where I was going....my head lights were so dim. (I am hardly ever on the road at night) I drive a 97 Chevy Truck. I went to the Chevy dealer when I got back home and bought 2 replacement head light......$125...
- Feb 17th, '11, 21:04
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Outboard 557 hp
- Replies: 52
- Views: 16099
- Feb 16th, '11, 23:27
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
- Feb 16th, '11, 23:21
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One Cool Birthday Present...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1088
- Feb 16th, '11, 08:36
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alabama...beat this one
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1348
Alabama...beat this one
BET THIS MAKES YOU CHUCKLE !! Copper Wire After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago. Not to be outdone by the New York...
- Feb 16th, '11, 08:34
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vision Test
- Replies: 3
- Views: 971
- Feb 13th, '11, 22:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
- Feb 13th, '11, 11:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
- Feb 13th, '11, 11:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
- Feb 13th, '11, 08:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
Doug They were on someone elses boat. I only assume it was a charter but don't know that for sure. I did not mention that my 2 friends are also brothers. The oldest one bought some land and made himself a camp somewhere around Venice about a year ago. The young lady happens to be my daughters ex sis...
- Feb 12th, '11, 21:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
- Feb 12th, '11, 19:36
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boating Accident
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4265
Boating Accident
Don't know any details yet but today 2 of my good friends, a woman that I do know quite well and the captian of the boat died of hyperthermia after their boat sank. They were on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico out of Venice. Unofficially I heard that they were in the water for over 4 hours. Fou...
- Feb 10th, '11, 22:17
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SeaStar steering cylinder rebuild
- Replies: 3
- Views: 716
- Feb 9th, '11, 22:26
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vogue Magazine (Turkey)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8374
- Feb 9th, '11, 22:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSS Shaft seals
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12038
True story When I was 21 years old I worked for a guy in town here.......we did tune ups, general marine work and even an occasional engine rebuild. Well one day a wooden sail boat pulled into the Fairhope Municipal Pier. Aboard the boat was 3 young men about my age. The story goes that they were fr...
- Feb 9th, '11, 22:04
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: wood splittin
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3071
Randall.......my grandfather always told me that if you chop your own wood you warm yourself twice. Funny thing, I was visiting a health website a couple of weeks ago and one of the life styles it suggested is to "Start mowing your own grass" as well as washing the car etc......kinda like gramps tol...
- Feb 9th, '11, 08:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: wood splittin
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3071
Carl Do all of us Machinist guys think alike???? Shit! ! ! I thought it was just me! ! ! I think the splitter is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time but when the cut log did not fall right down in place and the operator had to shake it around,... I felt antsey myself......guess all of that ...
- Feb 8th, '11, 21:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSS Shaft seals
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12038
- Feb 8th, '11, 21:29
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: wood splittin
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3071
Now that is what I call reducing cycle time! ! ! That would be really fun to build and fun to operate for at the most may be 30 minutes.......then after that I would have to find something else to play with. I once thought that if I had to choose one piece of heavy equipment to own, it would have to...
- Feb 7th, '11, 21:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSS Shaft seals
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12038
Charlie, You just gave me a great idea.....Current Affair just sits at the dock shivering in her boots from....whatcha say......around November thru.....uhmmmm.....about April/May. Instead of paying all of that money to have her stored for the winter lets put a trailer hitch on Bob Higgins Mack, and...
- Feb 7th, '11, 20:05
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSS Shaft seals
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12038
- Feb 7th, '11, 15:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSS Shaft seals
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12038
- Feb 6th, '11, 15:47
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: superbowl sunday
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2231
- Feb 5th, '11, 18:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Orange Beach AL Diesel Specialist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4611
- Feb 5th, '11, 11:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Local Knowledge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1152
- Feb 5th, '11, 11:28
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Saturday morning funny!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 724
- Feb 5th, '11, 11:27
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Orange Beach AL Diesel Specialist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4611
References seemed to check out but I had been warned they would be pricey. That does not surprise me at all......larger companies have more overhead that smaller guys don't have.....and the customer have to pay for that.....and larger companies are not always as efficient as the little "Getter Done...
- Feb 3rd, '11, 09:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Propellers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9823
- Feb 3rd, '11, 09:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need a chuckle???
- Replies: 2
- Views: 655
Need a chuckle???
A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easily. So, the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game. The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely ...
- Feb 1st, '11, 18:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Preventing cancer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2078
Harry: Hope your doing ok.. you ever been in the military? Viet Nam maybe? Nope! ! ! Got out of high school in 1969 and at that time my biggest fear was that I would get drafted. I am glad that I missed Viet Nam but do feel like I missed something in life by avoiding the military. I was told that w...
- Feb 1st, '11, 18:15
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For you Shuttle junkies
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4439
- Jan 31st, '11, 12:52
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sunday catch!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4604
- Jan 31st, '11, 12:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Preventing cancer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2078
My mother in law did not smoke or drink at all....but constantly breathed second hand smoke generated by my fathe in law. She died at the young age of 48 from breast cancer and fought it for 2 years before she died. I am coming up on year #5 from having being diagnosed and treated for prostate cance...
- Jan 30th, '11, 23:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Preventing cancer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2078
Preventing cancer
A friend sent me the information below. I did not check to see how valid it is but it certainly makes good sense to me. Thought I would share with you guys......may buy us more Bertram time Here it is.............. Johns Hopkins Update – This is an extremely good article. Everyone should read it. ...
- Jan 27th, '11, 00:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just had to share this one for the golfers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1486
- Jan 25th, '11, 18:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just had to share this one for the golfers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1486
Hey how can you find time to golf & fish....... & work ..?? Trust me....this story is not about me....just a story that a friend who golfs sent to me. I tried golf.....still go out with my buds every now and again.....but one word defines my abilities at golf and that word is SUCKS.....I simply can...
- Jan 24th, '11, 21:30
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just had to share this one for the golfers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1486
Just had to share this one for the golfers
An Inspirational Golf Story.......
Recently I was asked to play in a golf tournament.
At first I said, "Naaahhh! I already play 3 times a week."
Then they said to me "Come on, it's for handicapped and blind kids."
Then I thought...
Shit, I could win this thing.
hb
Recently I was asked to play in a golf tournament.
At first I said, "Naaahhh! I already play 3 times a week."
Then they said to me "Come on, it's for handicapped and blind kids."
Then I thought...
Shit, I could win this thing.
hb
- Jan 22nd, '11, 22:36
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Crash Pumps
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3218
- Jan 13th, '11, 21:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hull Bottom Thickness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1443
- Jan 11th, '11, 21:45
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: More Snow......Really??????????
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4870
I have tried really hard to think of something smartass to say.....but for the life of me.....I am lost for words Except for......Help us out here HUESO.... Actually Sat and Sunday were good days for sanding the bottom on DeNada....cold enough that a Tyvek suit was comfortable. Hang in there JP........
- Jan 4th, '11, 22:39
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: raw water intake thru hull placement
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1647
I am gonna go at it (or at least give it a try) a little different. I intend to have 2 washdown faucets. There will be on on each side of the boat. I am going to tap into the engine discharge water on one side. I think I heard one of the faithful say that they using this system for hot water for win...
- Jan 2nd, '11, 21:38
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Grandpa again
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2005