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CaptPatrick

At 40 I took crap when dished out... At 50 I stopped takin' crap... At 60 I started dishin' crap back... now borderlining on 65, I dump it on, (or out), by the truck load....

Goes for crappy jobs, crappy folks, crappy anything else....

CaptPatrick

Yeah Harv, and that's just one of our little cottontail bunnies... Ya oughta' see one of our jack rabbits get pissed off. And then there's our jackalopes... http://jeffareid.net/misc/jackalope.jpg Gotta' admit though that's the first rabbit I've ever seen go into the full attack mode against a big s...

CaptPatrick

Wayne, Looking real good! Seeing the blue tape on the hydraulic lines reminds me to offer a masking tip for the future: When painting, especially in bilges, engine compartments, engines themselves, & other areas where masking involves lots of wiring & hoses, use aluminum foil rather than tape. It's ...

CaptPatrick

Luis, Those numbers, if attached, glassed, or otherwise affixed to the inside of the hull, will be probably be the only numbers you'll find... If the numbers are from a bill of sale or other non-afixed paperwork, it could be either a clerical error or even papers from a different hull other than you...

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Harv,

Just got back from an Austin trip, so late to get the word... Sorry to share your news. Sy went knowing that he was loved & many folks had him in their thoughts...

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CaptPatrick

Luis, After Nov. 1972: BER = Bertram Yacht 01257 = 1156th 31' built (01257 - 101 = 1156) 11 = November (layup month) 72 = 1972 (layup year) 314 = Sport Fish model Prior to Nov. 1972: The model numbers are: 312 = Open (soft top convertible) 313 = Hardtop Sedan 314 = Sport Fish 315 = Fly Bridge Cruise...

CaptPatrick

caught kneezels

Watch out, kneazles can cross breed with your cat...

CaptPatrick

Mikey,

Nope, two slightly different products... Bob's website, (for more info), is: http://www.tefgel.com/

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CaptPatrick

Call it "Boat Doe".............?

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Mikey,

Same stuff... Bob added the "Ultra" to the name a few years ago after an upgrade. The TufGel formula is what he recommends for below the water application, but the TefGel works almost as well.

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CaptPatrick

Doug, What you're seeing here is from an airel shot. From the water you'd never even see the setup. Not like an "Irish Pennant" with a bumper hanging over, a line dragging, or the bow line just heaped on the foredeck. I agree that poor seamanship is unsightly. But what I see here is acceptable, at l...

CaptPatrick

You'd think with all those people on board they could've stowed the bow line properly, rather than just tying it off. Doug, I fully think that the operator did this setup with full intention & good fore thought... Ether he is intending to pass the bow line off to a dock attendant after the photo sh...

CaptPatrick

If he did kill them isn't it negligent homicide or something. Negligent homicide would be if he clearly wasn't aware of his actions, such as getting into a typical accident or DWI where death of another party occurs. In this case, if he had of killed someone on the small boat, the charge could easi...

CaptPatrick

I just wish i read your TIP for avoiding the dreaded FG itch...i'd be SO much Happier today. ROFLAMO! Sorry, Joe, not to make light of your discomfort, but I just couldn't help myself... Yup, reading the Itch tip may have saved you some grief, but at least you know better now. I used to suit up big...

CaptPatrick

Plain, pure, and simple... The small boat had the right of way. Period. The CG AUX captain was: 1. In the wrong. Period. 2. Couldn't have become a CG AUX without knowing the rules of the road, among all of the other requirements constraining licensed capains. 3. Stupid. Period. 4. Intentionally caus...

CaptPatrick

John, It's highly unlikely that you'd damage anything outside of the combustion chambers, valve guides, & carbs... It's all related to the disolved fiberglass getting cooked, caked, squeezed in, & coating anything that comes into contact with the goo. However, if you break rings, especially the comp...

CaptPatrick

Dang, Mike, I was getting all fired up to do my quarterly pizza binge this weekend. Do I need to stop by the bank before the parlor??

CaptPatrick

I was talked out of it by a friend who said, if something goes wrong, who is going to work on them for you. Tony, Your friend needs a reality check... The reels would be just as serviceable as if they were factory rebuilt. If Tom did the work, they'd be better than factory rebuilt. Besides, Penn re...

CaptPatrick

I'd say that not only are you in a class by yourself, but that you've created it. Unquestionably, Randall IS in a class by himself! There are books on painting & books on carving, but Randy is the only, (I believe), artist carving books & painting them in a realism manner. There are some examples o...

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Mike,

Crook & Crook have been a Miami mainstay tackle store for going on 50 years. Reputable company, secure website for purchases, at all of the Miami & Ft Lauderdale boat shows. You shouldn't have any problem at all...

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CaptPatrick

Nope, Walter, Vic's rank isn't chronological.... Although he is closer than most & a year closer than me. Of the first 4 or 5 guys to visit the site back in the later part of November 1999, Vic is the only one still onboard that's active... A whole bunch of the other guys here are from that same per...

CaptPatrick

I had no idea you were so knowledgeable on the subject of spider poop. I know all kinda' poop... When you leave your custom painted Harley sitting in the shop, uncovered, with a beevy of spiders livin' 12' above, you learn the hard way about spider crap. Same lesson will be learned in a boat shead....

CaptPatrick

Sean,

Collect samples of both types, about a half teaspoon, & take 'em to your local Orkin or other pest control business. They should be able to tell you what it is, if it is droppings. Spider droppings are usually black & stick hard to where they land, never granular or loose.

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Sean,

I'd leave the technical answers to the canvass shop... Find someone who will work with the Tenara, & might even already have it available, & go from there.

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Sean,

Both Tenara & Goretex threads are the best, but you may have difficulty finding a canvas shop that uses one or the other. You may have to buy & supply the thread.

Hand sewing?? Forget it! That might be OK for a quick stop gap fix for a small spot.

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CaptPatrick

Randy,

You always seem to "one up" yourself with each new work. I thought the WSJ was pretty unbeatable, then came the cutting board, & now the box of dough... I never cease to be amazed by your tallent. I have a hard time just makin' a decent cabinet drawer.

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CaptPatrick

UV,

Sorry to hear of Pee Wee's passing, he was a good man... We should all be lucky enough to die in our sleep after a fun day with friends.

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CaptPatrick

Congrats, John! Seems like just yesterday that you were freelancing & working with me on the first Palm Beach Chapter FCA Banquet. As always, your hard work has paid off. Jeeze, what's that 22 years ago?

As always, my best to Poppy.

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Patrick

CaptPatrick

John, Probably, most of the underside surface will covered by sound proofing, the top surface covered with carpet or other finish material. The edges will probably be encased with solid lumber of your choosing, leaving what part of the plywood exposed to either view or elements? I suspect you'll be ...

CaptPatrick

Groco makes very high quality hardware & they are always my choice, customer's budget not withstanding. But I'm not too crazy about their SBV series crash pump theory... First you have to shut down the engine, then close the valve, then remove a plug, then insert the adaptor to the pump out hose, th...

CaptPatrick

Harv,

That's a lot more accurate formula than the rule of thump I posted... All B31s should fit that bill.

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CaptPatrick

Walter, As a general rule of thumg for boats smaller than 50' & larger than 20', figure 1,000 lbs per foot of displacement. At just under 31' the B31 figures to 30,500 lbs, or 15.25 tons. However, that total displacement weight could & probably would put your scuppers underwater... For CG classifica...

CaptPatrick

1966 - 1990 is the approximate time frame of the original Strikers, the 26 Strike was brought on line in 1977. Not sure who, when, or where ownerships were traded. I personally never liked the Striker. As an aluminum hull it was noisey & rattled like a beer can full of rocks backing down on a fish. ...

CaptPatrick

Buju,

Strike is the small boat line of Striker. The Strikes are fiberglass & the Strikers are aluminum...
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CaptPatrick

4k as in four thousand? 24 with a house? Randy, that's $4,000 per unimproved arce & $24,000 per arcre if it has a house & well. The average house out here is a trailer house & could be as old as 15 - 20 years. The property next door just sold for $85,000. 5 acres, 1974 single wide, added on to seve...

CaptPatrick

move up in the hills somewhere away from hurricanes and TWIC cards, raise hog dogs and shoot stuff. C'mon up Mike! My first 18 months here took some real adjustments in attitude, but it's all starting to feel quite comfortable now after two years... The developers are pushing in hard from the east,...

CaptPatrick

...the beginning of the end of our personal freedoms.

Of somebody's personal freedom, but not mine... They'll have to inject me with a few bullets before they can get close enough to even break out the syringe.

CaptPatrick

uhhhhh.... While some of you are seeing an entertaining side to Clay's comment about biochip technology, you might want to do a Google search on the subject. May turn your chuckles into groans...

Google Search - biochip security homeland security

CaptPatrick

Thanks, Harry, but it's really quite limited to the sportfish industry centered around SE FL. Can't tell ya' squat about sail boats, trawlers, motoryachts, or the like... Rybovich comes easy because of friendships with Johnny & Michael Rybovich. Besides, any good Texan asscribes to the established p...

CaptPatrick

The Rybo Runner isn't really a true Rybovich... Mike Matlack was one of the key designer/builders with Rybovich prior to the 1976 sell of the company to Bob Fisher. Matlack, who later designed and produced the Game Fisher, was the original designer & producer of the Rybo Runner. The Rybo Runner is a...

CaptPatrick

Tony,

As long as you keep the hose as low & the pickup foot as close to center line as possible you'll be fine with any placement or routing.
I'd probably run aft to the center transom bilge, running the hose at inboard stringer height & crossing over just aft of the fuel tank.

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CaptPatrick

..why the hell didnt bertram put them where you could get at them to begin with?

Bertram did a lot of things that have puzzled me over the years. Like puttin' gen sets in the cockpit bilge...

CaptPatrick

Mark, While varnished teak looks nice when freshly done, I find it to a maintenance nightmare... Your step box is going to get high traffic which drastically shortens the maintenance period between revarnishing. The swim platform is going to get soaked on a regular basis, leading to pealing & cracke...

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Jerry,

I prefer the engine raw water pickups aft of the engines & aft engine bulkhead as comfortably close to the inboard stringers as possible. Access is immediate through the hatch opening behind the engine box without having to deal with the companion way hatch & step box...

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Randy,

Wouldn't hurt the intake of water at all, but could cause some distrubed water at the top of the props resulting in cavitation. Any way you could move them back the same foot but also inboard close to the centerline?

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CaptPatrick

...clean with denatured alchol, or acetone... As in the past, I caution all of you NOT to use acetone as a cleaner in preperation for paint. Denatured alcohol or a proprietary wash solution are the only surface cleaners that should be used. Acetone has untold impurities in it and can cause several ...

CaptPatrick

Buju, No question about it, expandable foam, not properly vented, and/or pouring too much volume into a void too quickly can cause catastrophic failure to the structure. Trapped foam that's still expanding can create several thousand pounds per square inch of pressure... I agree with Mark & Robbie i...

CaptPatrick

I cast my vote for NO FOAM. ( allthough the rubber foam sounds interesting ...and pricey)

Buju,

I'm with you... I would never foam in the bilges myself. The soft rubber foam should only be used for cushions & bolsters...

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CaptPatrick

Capt Patrick--are you talking about supporting existing stringers with structural foam sheets cut and glassed outside of the existing stringers? My only reference here is to the 2 part expandable urethane foam... Closed cell foam wont absorb water. In theory that's true. However, in actual applicat...

CaptPatrick

So now the Transportation Safety Nazis are stickin' there worthless noses into the fishing community??? Surely whoever boarded Randle must of had some ill conception of who's required to have a Transportation Worker Identification Credential... But then, Big Brother seems to twist the screws of absu...

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