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Mine was done first as a scan of an original Dreamsicle logo, cleaned up with Photoshop or one of those and then taken on disk in jpeg (i think) to a sign shop that does vinyl and reproduced in one piece. My brother and I applied it. The application is fairly easy the second time. Know what I mean V...

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Love to put my hardtop on it.
Nice conversion.

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No. no! Drugs! not pharmaceuticals.

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I think that is a legal fish. Remember Chris is nine foot four so in comparison . . .

Patrick Thanks for the avatar for Chris. Almost looks like him.

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What a whopper!

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Drugs at the N.O. horsepital and din-din at Antoine's and all was well again.
Next time I will be equipped for both P.E. and N.O.

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only to find you raked out on the lower bunk, delirious with a 103 degree fever with no clothes on!!! Nothing like a balding, middle-aged white guy beached like a dead fish with a 103 fever to ruin your lunch, huh? My bride says that the "balding" part is an illusion on my part and the "middle-aged...

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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Let's fish and drink, oh yea eat too.
Port Eades, Tropic Star, somewhere.
Let's get'er done!

Mikey

UV "Let's drink again like we did last summer. Let's drink again like we did last year. Do you remember when what we did last summer? Let's drink again, drinking time is here." Speaking of culture shock, watching Rawleigh's face my second year (his first) at P.E. was worth it all. The shrimp pimp wa...

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Patrick,
Â¿Que es ROFLMAO...?

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The storage container was so small you had to go out on the dock to change your mind.
Sorry, had to do it.

Mikey

What kind of grease did you use to pack the pump? Too viscose and it may not pump. Had that once in a car engine.

Mikey

When I first started my 6B's after seven years of storage I went through all the procedures that have been listed. Couldn't get the starboard to prime. Took about a half gallon of diesel in the bilge to learn the trick. Since mine is an express I was straddling the engine to see the gauges and when ...

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Who you callin' Dick!

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John, Just got off the phone with Julian Smith (284-494-21240) who owns a marina in Road Town. He says he probably can't lift your boat but maybe. He suggested Nanny cay Marina (www.nannycay.com), my first choice. Good yard and protected harbor. Out of town a few miles which I consider a plus. He th...

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John,
Have an email in to several BVI friends with some(?) knowledge. Let you know.

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I was going to make a comparison but I'm exactly a year younger than Vic and Dreamsicle and Rawleigh are the same age.

Maybe I just did it.

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An express would probably sink from embarrassment.

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Years ago when I had a blow boat Walter had a place on the Piankatank River very close to me. We often single handed our boats and found that we were going in the same direction. Of course the definition of a sail boat race is two of similar size going in the same direct. I told my Bride this yester...

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Tammy, You say you love the boat but it's too much to handle. There are schools that will teach you to handle her. It may seem daunting at first but there is not more easily handled boat. There are several of us who live in the Northern Neck including yours truly. Call me, let's talk. I may be able ...

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http://www.mertons.com/
Believe the owner is Tom Merton. Bought a bunch from him while doing the restoration. Knowledgeable, a boat guy doing his own project. Good pricing and on-time delivery..

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Ideas worth stealing. This gives me the kick in the butt to get on with my interior. Unfortunately I told my Bride that when the boat went in the water she got the new kitchen, when what I meant to say was when the boat was finished . . .
Ah well. Kitchen under way. Done by September, I hope.

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Spray and pray!
Spray all the remaining connections with Corrosion X and hope for the best.

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My decks are cabrera and built for FBC an SF, but fit my express with little additional work.
Nice stuff too.

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Steve,
More pix!

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Joe, When I re-powered Dreamsicle I came across a pair of 1990 6BTA 300's (Nippon pumps) with shafts and exhausts and gauges from another 31. Perfect fit. They are the same as the 210's you are installing with the exception of aftercoolers and some boost, but as far as installation, the same. I had ...

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Andy,
Wish I had known. I live a mile from The Inn and was cocktail cruizin the creek Friday. Could have come by and offered my advise and a clear. Not necessarily in that order.
Next time.

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Andy,
Rawleigh and I are across the river from you in Lancaster. Both of us have faced this issue. Maybe we can be of help. Give me a call. 438-5543.

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Mean Mike,
Before I saw your post . . .
Great minds and gutters, huh?

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Giff,
Love that big knot right where you have the most stress.
Hey, y'all, watch this!

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CWJ,
Thuddddd works?!?!?

Chris,
Not sure I would want a dog like that. What would be the excuse to my bride as to why I piss away vast quantities of $$$ on a forty-six year old boat?
Coordinate with Rawleigh, let's eat!

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Harv,
Glad you're home. Hospital is no place for sick people.

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Harry,
How about a book report on what you learn about how to . . .
I finally got my site up and working (need more pix of Dreamsicle) and now need to know how to get casting directors to take a look.

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Damn, Harry. That's impressive.
Got one question. Hit on "Marine" on the first page, (naturally) and in the copy at the end of the first line under Marine 'propeller shafts up to " in diameter.' how many inches is that diameter?

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What Brewster said.

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Did my dock in epi, because I got it for the price of treated wood. Greast deal. Great decision. It weathers beautifully. An item to remember, you must seal the cut edges very soon after cutting, otherwise the board will split. There is a sealer for the job. Ask your supplier. No hard finishes, only...

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Vic,
Measured those outriggers on my screen and they're 2 3/8 "

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More chain, Kevin, more chain.
When I was living on my sailboat in FL I had a Danforth and fifty feet of chain then 5/8 line. In anything but the worst blow the anchor rarely bit but that fifty feet did the job. It keeps the pull flat on the bottom instead of up the rode, regardless of the scope.

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Bruce,
Resonace??
Walt,
Big buffing wheel, time and patience.

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Redcat,
Check my post under "How do you keep the steering system original." Agree whole heartedly with Pat on the change to new. Technology at it's best in the original, beautiful, built-to-last Bertram hull.
Multisimully cool!

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Red cat; I wanted to keep the original wheel as well. It was a major pain in the butt, but only because I wasn't sure how it was assembled. I pulled all old stuff out and trashed all but the wheel. I bought Seastar (great choice, lot's of encouragement from the Faithful) and glad I did. The original...

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Hey, Y'all, watch this!!!!

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Kevin, Thanks.
Married!?!? Hope it's the right one.
As I'm making my way to the aisle for the fourth time my father tells me, "you can marry more money in five minutes than you can make in a lifetime."
Fine time for fatherly advise.
Hope she's the right one. I finally go it right.

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Kevin, Dave Since you guys have done the hard work of running all of this down and experimenting to get it to work would you share with the Faithful? I need to do this as well and am not anxious to reinvent the wheel. What are the socket and light manufacturers and part numbers. Where did you get sa...

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Randall, Ray
The most important thing about doing shows (I've done them for thirty years as an exhibiter and speaker) is comfortable shoes.
Bet you noticed that right off, huh, Randall?

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Randall, Thanks for the invitation. Might not have gone had I not been given a kick in the slats. Caren is quite a lady, Bryan and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting her. Gang, If you have never seen Randall's work first hand you are in for an amazing adventure. I first saw one of his clip boards when he ...

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My # 31-327 is a '63.

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Yas sa, boss

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Randall, John,
My bride and I are planning to come. Don't have a definite date. Should we try to coordinate something for lunch or din-din?

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Dug
What they said.

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