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harv......the rule of thumb is the island is only a few miles wide....just bail out and keep going in the direction you want...north of the highway there are lots of choices....south of the highway you have to know where the water (ponds) is cause there are a lot of dead ends.

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mike and i worked on his boat saturday in hampton bays. from one to four on a beautiful day..... i saw one boat leave the marina. the boat was his friend pats and he was just bringing it around to another marina.....lots of people working on boats however. the trip back to springs was a little more ...

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what patrick said

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caren and i always take a minute on memorial day to think about our dads and all they did to preserve our way of life. unfortunately we now have to include our good friend dans stepson ,KIA april 12 2007 in iraq. i hope everyone takes a minute out of their day and just reflects on all these lost but...

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frankly....theres worse things than hitting a sand bar...lots worse. im the last person to lecture on judgement (see photo of ice kayaking) but jumping in the water while alone on the boat this time of year is a no no. im glad you are here to post today. the first thing i would do is go buy two new ...

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ric....its true in yards.....you're not allowed to work below the water line.....meanwhile everyone else (like me) does what ever they like...its an unenforceable law for people who keep their boats at home.

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OK...at the time we thought this was an atlantic bonita.......????

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thats great!!

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WOW!!!

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i cut it 3 times and its still to short

patrick....what amazed me the most was that it took two days to fill the mine .....

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looks great mark...run er down to montauk in august

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well at least it'll be in timmy's back yard. i dont think i'm zoned for it..........................and i know you're not.

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me too.........cept i was on the receiving end.....utility truck made a left right in front of my little brit sports car (TVR). it was not pretty....hit him broadside at about 45. he said the sun was in his eyes...

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not to mention the price of fuel

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there are guys here that swim out at night with a rod and reel.

ive fished for stripers and bluefish from my long board but so far have gotten the best "nantucket sleigh ride" in the kayak. that fish in panama would have been the best but it just didnt co-operate.

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you should come...we went out and bought a new mattress for the loft....its very comfy...

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UV......i added the second D.

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photos been around for awhile.

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no...but i jumped off that pier lots of times. anyway im thinkin its not real...how convient that he gets towed right into a good take off spot.....plus you never see the shark ....just the "fin". oh yeah......and the other surfers just lie there on their boards as this huge shark swims by.............

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bob....its hard but its wood....all wood will rot(eventually) in a submerged unprotected dead state.(very very slowly in full logs in very cold water) lots of trees grow in swamps...mangrove and cyprus for example ...but they rot away quite fast when they die.......the wood on the deck is dead...or ...

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andy....i've only used them a few times as i do most of my fishing in the bay and im not that into stripers. however its no problem at all...even with just two people, and ive trolled alone a few times....i just run the boat from below. i only run one line from each and the rod is right there. no pr...

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im emailing back and forth with them now....ill post it when i know whats what

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ernest.......i admire your restraint.

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its interesting stuff (epie)... i built a large pool deck out of it when i was a carpenter. first day i threw a chunk in the pool and it didnt even try to float. we sealed every cut end with a wax coating...it loves to split....so i would pay attention to that. i have a block about 14x 14 x 4....you...

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the bridge is doable if you reinforce them

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hey bruce...you are more than welcome to come again....same deal.....cept this year im going in the canoe.

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good luck!!!.....

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when we got off the boats i didnt understand why everyone was in such a hurry to claim a bunk. i pride myself on being low maintenance..but pain killer stretched the envelope. first time i sat on the head and realized it wasn't attached to the floor, i realized i wasn't in kansas anymore.

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tony...i agree...to my way of thinking the bahia's are the most purposeful looking, the expresss are the most comfy looking and the flys are the look that made the brand (as far as looks go). like boats ,when it comes to women its hard to find a really beautiful one that performs well and is comfy t...

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all righty then....get good sunglasses....i like a guy thats not afraid of white.

just beautiful!!

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patrick....i guess my boats as illegal as they come.....the engines are in the bilge.

nice shots mike...."culture clash at the coonass country club"

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no comparison on aesthetics

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can you imagine engine oil or tranny fluid gettin in the bilge and getting pumped out while in the slip at your marina?.......uh ,oh yeah ,almost forgot about that one. of course wasnt near as bad as the time in port eades when the diesel nozzle hit the water still pumpin and walter looks at me and ...

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its also impossible to keep clean....

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first thing i thought of

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'needs repair '.......that has to be the understatement of all time

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my dad was robbed at gunpoint a few times and his sales men were robbed even more. he was in the diamond jewelry biz. when i questioned him about this facet of the biz his reply was" if they dont shoot me it always works out in my favor. insurance company pays off and then they almost always recover...

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mine too........there's a B25 in a boat yard on 3 mile harbor that got hit by "lightning"....good hull for a redo.

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that mike...what a meanie!!!

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like marshal i used walnut shells....worked well but patience is required. a friend did his with sand at low pressure......an interesting concept. the soda do- hicky is appealing

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i put 15 dollars in the honda today and the needle barely moved...it only has a 12 gallon tank and i can drive to canada on six.....5 dollars a gallon is on the horizon now. forget supply and demand.....its what the market will sustain.

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ive never "burped" mine, what'r you talkin about?

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man ,patrick.....you have a good memory .

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its such a small area im willing to give it a shot....if it dosent work ill just sand it flat....maybe ill wait till patricks here..

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thanks....i was actually considering trying to "carve" the pattern back in the cover.....i got other fish to fry....thanks again, this could work

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tell me more about this "flex mold"......i have an area the size of a dinner plate on the engine covers that has been ruined by the previous owner...would like to restore the diamond design to that spot and blend it back with the rest....is that possible?

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built in one morning...scrap wood and a 100 dollar tarp....survived 50+ mile an hour winds all winter....to steep for snow to stick and very easy access. converts easily to a nice A frame to work under with open ends then zips up tight in 10 minutes if need be.........just a thought http://i112.phot...

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i use "perfect seal" even though the instructions say not to. the one time i didnt...they leaked. once i filled the unwanted openings with marine tex...which worked . engines are 25 years old and have never had block off plates....but if i had them id use them

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if you go the mahogany route......make sure you use real mahogany. many lumber yards mis label luan as mahogany. i dont know how they get away with it but i see it all the time. BTW...i have quite a bit of fairly large scrap boards and such. if anyone ever needs any you should check with me first......

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