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TailhookTom

I believe a codpiece -- a metal codpiece is what this group needs!

TailhookTom

Whenever I crew on another boat the first things I pack in my bag are my Icom waterproof handheld, my clipon strobe lights, and my knife. If the boat doesn't have a working 406 Epirb -- I'm not going.

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Dug:

Note that I called dibs first, go back to Bobby Valentine and the big dig!

yo frien,

Tom

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Capt. Patrick: "My problem is that I dabble in too many processes and specialize in none, making me a Jack of All Trades, Master of None." Horse Guano == The only flaw I have seen in your work -- is that there is only one of you. Your projects are the standard we all aim for, but never achieve. Tom

TailhookTom

If you are looking for something else to do while you are at it -- well there is a 1966 25 hardtop that you can play with for me! Two words -- wow wow!

TailhookTom

Harry: Great story and I seem to have the same hair/intelligence inversion issue. Rumor has it that the "genius" that was working on the overrunning Detroit tried shutting off airflow with shop rags. He was heard running down the dock "the god damn thing ate my rags, she's gonna blow....." And it di...

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Harry: The last "hilarious" runaway detroit stoary I remember involved the marina calling me to tell me that a detroit had runaway and I should bring down Dawn dishwashing liquid to clean Tailhook -- keep in mind two important facts -- first, it wasn't a boat from my marina, it was next one over, an...

TailhookTom

Walter -- great suggestion -- but I gave him one last year!!!

TailhookTom

Hey guys -- can any of you New Jersey sharpies recommend something for my office grab bag. Of all people, I got the VP I report to for our secret santa grab bag. He fishes out of Atlantic City on a mid 20s center console and just showed me a 36 inch linesider he caught on Friday. I'd like to get wha...

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Had a tuna permit - but the wrong variety, hunh? I suppose he was going to call it bycatch?

A few boats get to net, seine, whatever you call it -- but they got the Federal permits for it. Should have said he was rod and reel fishing while letting his net soak.

TailhookTom

UV == you definitely picked the cream of the crop -- there was one just like what I showed at my dock a few years back -- I could never figure out how you would dock the pile of poo -- there is a six foot swim platform off the back and no means of seeing pretty much anything from the bridge -- maybe...

TailhookTom

Along the same lines, I nominate this floating pile of guano!

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1998- ... t-98691008

TailhookTom

It looks a bit like a Burger to me.

TailhookTom

The only limitation to a boat modification -- is the depth of the pocketbook. Hmm, didn't Bertram make a 33?

Lol, just kidding.

TailhookTom

Pretty boat -- good work!

TailhookTom

Mark and Leeann:

My thoughts and prayers are with you and for your loss of your beautiful daughter. May she rest in peace and perpetual light shine upon her forever.

Tom

TailhookTom

There is one for sale on the Cape on CL, but I think the guy wants 14k - it is stripped and he has done some preliminary glasswork but needs to be put back together and powered.

This one was a steal!

TailhookTom

Thanks for the update -- the new machine is indeed splash lube, so it is just a matter of time before global thermal nuclear war causes it to meltdown. 7.5k, hmmm......I really don't care for the neighbor to my West much -- ever since she moved in and dumped a poolhouse on my property by accident an...

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UV: You are absolutely correct. Even though I purchased an industrial use generator-it is really a throw away. It is not made for 10 days of continuous use -- I've changed the oil on it twice already -- damn thing only holds a quart plus a 1/4. I'm seriously thinking about modifying it to a larger o...

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UV: Leave it to you to have the Rolls Royce of home gensets -- I remember during Katrina you noted that you had the entire extended family in your air conditioned home. And loaded weapons everywhere to keep the uninvited at bay. As I said, my Kohler owed me nothing - it was more of a pain trying to ...

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I have had a Kohler 8kw gasoline fueled generator for 17 years. During Storm Irene I used it for 2 days. Apparently it got ethanoled as when I went to use it for this storm -- it went boom. I bought a new 7500kw Westinghouse -- as it was available -- and it is designed to run on up to 10% ethanol. M...

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Day 9 of no power -- finally got away from the house to go to the place I work! Still many roads impassable (mine) and no power, telephone, etc. However, generator is running strong, so I have heat and light and my neighbors are staying with us until we get power restored -- the hazards of living on...

TailhookTom

Pods are what they are Portable On Demand Storage -- that is the only good POD

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Dug:

Search Bertram Boats Fiberglass Kits once in Facebook. They just put up 16 new pics -- some pretty cool things they have on there. Although they do have a pic of a 28 and claim it to be a 31, lol!

TailhookTom

Peter: Think outside the box -- outside the engine box that is! Instead of center entry, you could have the only B31 with a Port or Starboard entry, with the opposite side haveing a staircase to the bridge. In fact, I see a lazyboy sitting on the single enginebox which is now sitting amidships. No, ...

TailhookTom

I saw this on facebook -- they have some nice looking modules here. I have no idea of the quality, fit and finish -- but the pictures look interesting.!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/ConchitaCabreraYacht

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4 blade 18x22 was the best set of props I had on my comparable horsepower Volvo Tamd 60Bs -- with a little cup. Got me an easy 24 knot cruise at 2350, but more importantly, made dock manuevering a dream - I could walk that boat in any direction inch by inch with those big 4 blades at very slow speed!

TailhookTom

"this project must last me 3-4 months???" Is that a hope or a command? Are you planning on disappearing into a mancave every weekend until boating season is back upon you?

TailhookTom

Is that the one for sale on Boston Craigslist?

TailhookTom

Chrome didn't hold up, but powder coating did? Wow, I want a hit of whatever he is smoking! I have a lot of powder coated accessories -- I'm not buying that cleats hold up better powder coated.

TailhookTom

Walter: Paper charts, stopwatch, compass and dividers -- I still have all my paper charts with Time, Speed and Distance on them -- headings with times and bearings via various aids to navigation in magic marker -- inshore courses, offshore courses, etc. Of course there were no shiney gold reels in m...

TailhookTom

Back in the late 60s and early 70s it wasn't unusual to have a shot at trolling up a swordfish withhin sight of Block Island. In addition, you could troll umbrellas and catch all the pollock and cod you wanted in The Race! Butterfish Hole was the spot for Giants -- and all could be had from a 23 Sea...

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Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin' bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. Little shakin', little tenderizin', an' down you go. And we gotta do it quick, that'll bring back ...

TailhookTom

Bob:

Remington 870 Marine -- liberally bathed in CX before every trip -- not fancy, but it gets the job done, cheap and next to no maintenance.

Tom

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I skipped the oysters and substituted a New York Strip for the bread -- Yummy is understatement!

TailhookTom

"First you start with a roux" has transformed into "melt a stick of salted butter in a large cast iron skillet." Sounds delicious!

TailhookTom

My dockmate had them in his 31 Cabo -- great motors -- they looked so pretty every time the guys from H.O. Penn came to replace them -- sometimes it was 2 times the same month! But, they sure looks spiffy coming in and out!

TailhookTom

LOL -- my blackberry causes feedback on any old crt televisions - yes, the cheap old beancounter still has a couple floating around -- they work, so they don't go to the scrap heap.

TailhookTom

If I remember right from one of the Animal Planet shows -- and I might have had a beverage of the adult nature or 3 in me --- there are cunning hunters and have an incredible sense of smell. The part I remember most - was that their slavia will kill you and quickly -- some kind of enzyme that quickl...

TailhookTom

To Walter's point -- I remember back to Charlie Sheen's first, second or third public meltdown (don't remember which one) when he was implicated in the Heidi Fleiss scandal == his response was "I never paid anyone for sex -- I paid them to leave after" If only it was that simple!

TailhookTom

many years ago fishing a niantic shark tournament as guest mate, one of the crew is sitting on transom and decides to check drag tension with spring scale while owner is steaming for Montauk. Bad timing as we hit rip at Bartletts Reef same time as guy is pulling spring scale withhout noticing this r...

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When guests are about, the ugly sticks come out (not that there is anything wrong with them) and the Penn SS are in action -- only had one get bunged up in past 7 years.

TailhookTom

As the proud owner of an 8 month old male black lab, named Kona Kai, I can attest to the breed's love for the water, and pleasing humans. I got Kona at the end of April and when we started going down to the beach house in May he quickly decided he would rather run on the beach and jump in and swim i...

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Brewster -- what a first class guy you are in every measure! BTW -- if you need to replace the coolers -- call Lenco -- they did an awesome job when I replaced mine -- and very reasonably priced!

TailhookTom

Peter:

You change the water flow by closing the tru hull and open the crash valve, they both feed into the tee. If the leak isn't too big, you might need to keep the tru hull open too.

Tom

TailhookTom

90% of the time I am drifting a swinghook bucktail with a porkrind. In really deep water I use up to 20oz of lead, most of the time I get by with 12-16oz. The 10% I will 3way live eels. The shallow water trolling i referred to above is exactly what I do - two lines only, wire drops 1 foot in depth f...

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My personal best for stripped bass was 51lbs -- caught in 13 feet of water on April 16. We are fortunate up here to have so many shallow reefs that I don't even think about trying to troll in water deeper than 50 feet. If I go into deep water, the trolling stops and we will switch over the 3-way rig...

TailhookTom

I personally do not use any weight when trolling with wire. I just set out enough wire to get to the depth I want using my 1 1/4oz parachutes or bucktails. Most of the spots I fish are 30' or less so I drop out 290' of line to get a foot off the bottom. When trolling tube and worm I prefer to use br...

TailhookTom

Walter - it always amazed and pissed me off when we would have up to a dozen boats all trolling wire through the rips at Valient Rock (as an example) - all the boats would be trolling a loop going across the face in an East to West procession, and then some knucklehead would come in perpendicular an...

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You troll with 28 lines????? Wow, when fishing the reefs off of SE Connecticut I consistently troll 2 lines -- both loaded with 400 ft of wire and an 1 and 1/4oz bucktail jig, or, 2 lines --- both loaded with braid and tube and worm. The action is non-stop with this setup. I can't imagine deploying ...

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