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FYI. My friend Dean Travis Clarke posted this on his facebook page this morning. I pass it on as I know people here know him... On his way to Alaska to tape his TV show, my dear friend Tred Barta suffered a rare occurrence called a spinal stroke. He is currently paralyzed from just below the chest d...

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Tunawish,

What type of problems with the Polaris? Just curious?

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Walter,

I bought my taco aluminum hatch edging from West Marine. They brought it in for me, and I don't recall any shipping cost at all. They carry it in the catalog, so it is supposed to be a catalog item.

I would give them a shot.

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Bruce, Here is my experience... Honda makes a great machine. Pricey, but you get what you pay for. Polaris also makes a great machine. They make a great snowmobile but have really become more of an ATV company as it is a greater market. We have parts on their machines too. All the others are good, b...

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Kevin, Are you anchoring in sand? How deep usually? What is the bottom that you are contending with? I really like the Fortress aluminum danforth style, and I think it beats the normal danforth in steel. Plus it is light. But that doesn't work well in deeper water at all. If you have a real hard mud...

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I will keep you in the loop.

Yes, one heck of a trip. We looked at what it would cost for a haul, vs. the potential entertainment value and it became pretty obvious!!!!

If we have the truck available, what the hell!

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Looks like I may be acting like a college kid for a couple days. Heck, I still feel like one, most of the time, so why not! A buddy keeps his 28' Hydra Sports in Key West, and wants to bring her north. Another buddy has a ripped out, huge, king cab, double set of doors, diesel, dually, F-450 house p...

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Walter, I agree with Russ and Sim. Wednesday was a pretty tough day. Not only did the dog who was the inspiration for my dog Marly die, but my life raft was condemned, we went to the next level of time off at all our plants by including the office "non-essentials (yeah, whatever)" in the worksharing...

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All I can says is I damned well hope he is not in a flood plain, but I am sure that has been thought of...right?

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Hey all, I am in NJ for the next couple days, and will be refereeing the USRowing Speed Order racing on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, NJ. Thudd tells me that many of the faithful live within an hour of here... Anyone wanna play on Friday? Or have any interest in seeing olympic caliber rowing up close...

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Wow Dave, I am so sorry. Awful...

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I am less worried about blisters than paint adhesion.

And as for which side of the boat? I am only partway through. I didn't leave myself enough time to do what I have started! Remember, I thought it was going to be a couple hours total. Not so much...

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I went down to the boat yesterday intent on prepping the bottom for paint. Usually I hit the loose spots with a chisel, knock off the loose paint, and then fair it with the sander, and roughly sand the bottom. It takes about 2-3 hours total. This year the chisel knocked off more than I expected. And...

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Giff, I would think 1/2 would work really well. Not sure if 8' is long enough though for the transom. I don't remember. I know my fiberglass panels came in 4x10 sheets. If I had a complaint, it would be that the Kallwall fiberglass is too thing. Rugged, but thin. Sounds like you are on the right tra...

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Pt. Judith is definitely my vote. Plus there is a Bertram dealer on site. Never hurts... But it looks like it hits most of our desires, and is a great central location.

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I didn't know which was more funny to me, that a teacher would ask his student this question (of course he had to, as that was the root of the joke...) or the answer.

Either way, I saw it as well worth sharing!

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I couldn't resist today... A professor at the University of Mississippi was giving a lecture on 'Involuntary Muscular Contractions' to his first year medical students. Realizing this was not the most riveting subject, the professor decided to lighten the mood slightly. He pointed to a young woman in...

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Does it apply like wax? Can you apply over wax? I like to buff Alchemy out with the cleaner wax first, to bring out the great shine, and then I use the ultra performance wax. It looks great, but is a full weekend project. I have rarely heard a bad thing about rejex, and am tempted, but don't really ...

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That is pretty cool! I wonder what the history is...

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Very, very nice. I want your door!!!!

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I got an interesting catalog in the mail today. It is from a company called Fibre Glast Developments Corporations. www.fibreglast.com A wide range of cloth, resin, and working supplies. Worth a look from my perspective. Especially if you have any use for carbon fiber, Kevlar or a wide range of glass...

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Bob,

Will ya do mine next?

Chuckle...

Glad you are feeling better.

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Sim,

Sounds like you got a great policeman. That is the way it should be. All to rare in my experience...

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Tommy,

I am glad you found a good home for her. I am sorry she is going, but I do understand.

Good luck! And you are expected to stick around!!! :)

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Buju, I have been a bit quiet, as my expertise in the area really does not focus where you are thinking of going. I will say that the advice you are getting is very solid. If you find yourself south of Cape Cod, the Mystic, CT area is also wonderful. RI has incredible beaches, and the water is warme...

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I am a fan of Tip Top. This past year while it was not available I used the interlux with good success.

I like them both pretty well.

Key is to keep it clean, wash off after every use. Cover if possible when not using. And re-apply every couple of weeks.

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I have a glock 19 and have since 1993. Great gun. Never had an issue.

I now also have a Glock 30 .45, and am eager to try it out. Pretty rare find here in MA as Glock has not been allowed to be sold here since 1998. Silly attorney general...

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I have the porter cable set up. It makes a huge difference. My marina won't let you sand without a dustless set up now. I was at one in RI that rents the Fein set ups, of course mine wouldn't think of doing that... The PC works well. I like the many holes approach however! That is nice! Thanks for t...

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SIM,

You are kidding, right?

Just bolsters my saying that in manufacturing, you think you have seen it all until tomorrow...

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Bluegrass,

That boat is absolute perfection. Just gorgeous.

CMP, the gauntlet has been thrown down. Wow...

She is the stuff dreams are made of!

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Neil, Giff and I are under way with evaluating some options in RI. We are considering a generous offer from Hunt Yachts to host the event, and will be meeting with them over the next 2 weeks to evaluate how well it could work for both parties (Hunt, and the B31 crew). Another option could be Point J...

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It sure has been a lesson in backing up things, that is for sure. I had backed things up as recently as a month ago. But the backup drive was also in the bag, and was stolen too. In the big picture, I am not in a bad place now which is great. Liz had happened to back up 90% of the pictures, maybe mo...

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Scott,

That is fantastic! Congratulations. Eddie is a very good guy by all reports and will stand by his products I think.

Sorry about your experience with Marine Engines, though I can't say I'm surprised...

Take care my friend, and let me know if you need a hand.

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Now, I am not sure why I felt compelled to say "at the gym" twice.. But that is funny!

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Thanks guys. For sure it could always be worse. Much worse. It has been tiring, but it is a summary of minor issues. The real loss was the 6 months or so of digital pictures lost. Such is life. Unfortunately the break in occurred while I was at the gym, at the gym. For about 1.5 hours. I don't go la...

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Scott, Those were the engines...

Get in touch with Bob Lico. Maybe he could help. He always seems to have something up his sleeve...

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It has been a doozy. First the truck got broken into on Monday night. They took my briefcase which had my computer, iPod, backup hard drive, boat clip board, corporate financials, my new gun owners manual, pay stub, 3 checkbooks, etc. Tuesday and Monday night were spent contacting credit agencies, b...

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Scott, How are you!!!! Good to see/hear you here. I hope your daughters are all doing well, and you are too. I know things must be rough at times, and that this was a while coming. You did you best to keep it on track. Good to see you again. On the topic of engines, I do agree that there is a lot of...

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Hey, what ever works! Nothing to bend here! :)

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Did you check Spicers? I am pretty confident they will be the best...

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Charlie, That was pretty amazing, wasn't it. That machine has provided a dead nuts on picture of what is happening around me more than once. One of my trips running home from offshore I was able to skirt most of a hard squall and minimize it's impact. It was still a heck of a ride, but much shorter ...

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I have the E-120. I love the machine and the functionality. Very easy to use. that being said, I am disappointed by Raymarine. The temp in my transducer went out at the end of the first season. It was all of a couple of weeks out of warrantee. The dealer brought in a new ducer, thinking that Raymari...

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Yup.

And I love the Sirius. I mean LOVE!!!!!!

The thing is unbelievable.

Call Paul at Spicers and he will give you a great price, and will ship it to you saving sales tax...

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Alex,

I love the boat. I think it is a brick.

Great candidate for a re-power as with the detroits it is relatively slow.

You are contemplating what I would love to do.

When you are done, may I please have a ride or two?

Good luck!

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I have always added Stanadyne.

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By the way that was meant as 4 degrees. Not 4 am...

Hueso, great pictures! Makes me want to get on a plane more than come to work...

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Realllllllyyyyyy.

It was 4 this morning when I took the dog out.

Didn't seem that bad.

Global warming my ass...

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Tiger,

Your welcome is only just begun I am sure.

You know where I stand. Congratulations!!!!

If I can do anything to help, just say the word!

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Interesting. Looks like someone did it the hard way...

Since every window for every boat needs to be custom molded to that boat, it might be interesting to see how this goes down long term...

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Wow... Words cannot express...

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Tred Barta

Road Trip is coming...

New Jersey anyone?

Unintended project...argh.

Contractions

Fibre Glast catalog

What a hell of a week...