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by mike ohlstein
Feb 5th, '09, 13:16
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chowder Contest
Replies: 22
Views: 4760

Bring some to the meeting tonight.....
by mike ohlstein
Feb 3rd, '09, 00:47
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rust, Rust Rust
Replies: 12
Views: 3430

I have a Honda snow blower that runs on gas......
by mike ohlstein
Feb 2nd, '09, 12:26
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rust, Rust Rust
Replies: 12
Views: 3430

I use POR15 to hold my 1985 Mercedes 300D together.

297,000 miles and counting.
by mike ohlstein
Feb 1st, '09, 23:06
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Someone steal 25 Bertram.com?
Replies: 16
Views: 3053

randall wrote:still there on my puter.......cue twilight zone music.
Or so you think......

But you're probably only seeing an image that's in your cashe. Use the help feature to set your computer to check for a new version of the web page every time that you visit it.
by mike ohlstein
Feb 1st, '09, 08:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gas Repower Price
Replies: 35
Views: 30632

John F. wrote:Scott-
the next time the diesel boys want to race, you'll smoke 'em, at least for a short burst. John F.
Until he runs out of fuel.......
by mike ohlstein
Jan 30th, '09, 10:32
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Airways Crash
Replies: 45
Views: 9189

This is in the news today. I wonder how much they paid for information that they could have gotten here for free...... Bird Expert: Too Many Canada Geese in NYC-LI Area HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- A state official says that New York City and Long Island are home to an excessive number of Canada geese. S...
by mike ohlstein
Jan 29th, '09, 19:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gas Repower Price
Replies: 35
Views: 30632

I agree. If you have cash, sit tight. There are bargins to be had......
by mike ohlstein
Jan 26th, '09, 15:38
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Emergency tire inflating
Replies: 11
Views: 1901

Errrrrrrr.....

What were the idiots last words?
by mike ohlstein
Jan 24th, '09, 16:16
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Emergency tire inflating
Replies: 11
Views: 1901

dougl33 wrote:Pretty cool. What's the science behind why it works? Is it because O2 is fuel for the fire?
It's probably starting fluid......
by mike ohlstein
Jan 20th, '09, 22:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: completely off topic
Replies: 54
Views: 15101

Can't fool me.....

Rubber bands that old would be cracking or broken......
by mike ohlstein
Jan 19th, '09, 13:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Airways Crash
Replies: 45
Views: 9189

sim wrote:Mike, sorry but I ripped off that Suspect Fowl Play line many times this past week.
I can't believe that the NY Post never used it.......
by mike ohlstein
Jan 18th, '09, 09:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed carry questions...
Replies: 61
Views: 25129

Not OK in NY, unless you're passing through and only stopping for fuel....or if you are participating in a shoot in the state and can prove it.

Although if Plaxico doesn't go to jail, I'm going to start to carry.... (which I'm not allowed to do...even though I have a permit to hunt with one)
by mike ohlstein
Jan 16th, '09, 11:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Airways Crash
Replies: 45
Views: 9189

I'm about 6 miles from LGA (as the goose flies). The geese are thick around here. Canada Geese are pretty well protected, and even the special January goose hunt doesn't put a dent in their population. There are very few goose hunters up this way. I guess that no one really cares to spend any time i...
by mike ohlstein
Jan 16th, '09, 07:54
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Airways Crash
Replies: 45
Views: 9189

ScottD wrote:Isn't that pilot one of those union entitlement guys?
No, he's a highly trained professional who couldn't get the job without joining the union.

He'd be earning more, if there wasn't so much money being spent on retirement benifits for baggage handlers.
by mike ohlstein
Jan 15th, '09, 23:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Airways Crash
Replies: 45
Views: 9189

I suspect fowl play.......
by mike ohlstein
Jan 15th, '09, 15:26
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: boating accident boca raton
Replies: 34
Views: 7339

Here's your sign.....
by mike ohlstein
Jan 15th, '09, 08:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Exhaust System
Replies: 15
Views: 2291

Lot of lift on the gen set muffler. I like the loop.

I'll have to rework mine........
by mike ohlstein
Jan 15th, '09, 00:49
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Concealed carry questions...
Replies: 61
Views: 25129

S & W Ladysmith. If you can't get the job done at 15 feet with 5 shots from a .38, you shouldn't be carrying.
by mike ohlstein
Jan 10th, '09, 00:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Riddance 2008
Replies: 31
Views: 15566

CaptPatrick wrote: Wellllll........... Then there was Sonny Morrel & Dave Kosh...
It was broken hearts that got those guys.....
by mike ohlstein
Jan 9th, '09, 12:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Riddance 2008
Replies: 31
Views: 15566

B31 owners scoff at cancer. Cancer slides off of us like wet from an oily duck......
by mike ohlstein
Dec 22nd, '08, 12:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this real???
Replies: 31
Views: 5705

JP Dalik wrote:
Only if the rocker stopper was attached to a Balsa cored boat
That was owned by a UAW member.....
by mike ohlstein
Dec 21st, '08, 16:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ahab/JKSR has passed away
Replies: 30
Views: 14358

So sorry to hear that JK. He always seemed a gentle man.
by mike ohlstein
Dec 19th, '08, 22:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this real???
Replies: 31
Views: 5705

We've seen ten times that at the Tropic Star. Acres of them. As far as you could see.
by mike ohlstein
Dec 19th, '08, 12:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: raybo marine look
Replies: 10
Views: 1720

It's the pilot. Can't even see the end of the ship.......
by mike ohlstein
Dec 12th, '08, 14:36
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Check out this boat, it's was just built.
Replies: 171
Views: 90018

I feel that the biggest mistake made by yachts101, was in how brazenly he tossed out the Nassau 32 & their ill conceived website as his first post on a website known for pouncing on chinks in armor. (Which begs the question of where is our Mean Team Leader been hiding through this discussion??). Jus...
by mike ohlstein
Dec 11th, '08, 14:55
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone watch Modern Marvels?
Replies: 3
Views: 1053

Anyone watch Modern Marvels?

Watch the one on lumberyards.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?titl ... =772772480

Especially at about 34:20
by mike ohlstein
Dec 11th, '08, 14:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If your in the area.......
Replies: 3
Views: 834

Now George, stop whining and fight your father.......
by mike ohlstein
Dec 5th, '08, 16:39
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unbelievable but true.
Replies: 27
Views: 7861

If you bought the boat from a dealer, it could be a fruad investigation into the dealer....who may have given you a reciept and then pocketed some or all of the money.

If you bought the boat privately and paid tax directly to the DMV, then I have to think that they have a lot of nerve......
by mike ohlstein
Dec 5th, '08, 14:23
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Garmin GPS for your car
Replies: 22
Views: 3599

Oh man.......

I hadn't thought of that!!

I'm going on the Tom Tom site right now to download the Pot 'o Gold locations.....
by mike ohlstein
Nov 25th, '08, 15:51
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: missing zincs
Replies: 15
Views: 3318

One more question.......

Do you have those rubber or plastic shaft savers installed between the shaft and transmisson?
by mike ohlstein
Nov 25th, '08, 12:53
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: missing zincs
Replies: 15
Views: 3318

One other possibility......

Did you happen to have two good quality zincs on one shaft, and two poorer quality zincs on the other?
by mike ohlstein
Nov 25th, '08, 07:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: V-berth side wall carpet
Replies: 37
Views: 11574

bob lico wrote:homeline circuit breakers-- not for contiuous duty what the hell is that for thank god you are not selling liferafts!!

I thought we covered that in the "My 2 Cents" thread....
by mike ohlstein
Nov 24th, '08, 12:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: missing zincs
Replies: 15
Views: 3318

Was there a boat docked on your port side? Was that boat plugged in to shore power all season?
by mike ohlstein
Nov 21st, '08, 07:44
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: cabo fish report
Replies: 8
Views: 1430

Me too. I'll be down there toward the end of Feb.
by mike ohlstein
Nov 18th, '08, 19:15
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mufflers or not
Replies: 7
Views: 1601

Surge tubes are a better idea, and Yanmars don't need mufflers. You wouldn't use a surge tube for a muffler, why use a muffler for a surge tube......
by mike ohlstein
Nov 12th, '08, 13:45
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling Walter K.
Replies: 5
Views: 1222

Unfortunately, that's my fault.

It isn't my best effort, but it was all I could do with a VERY blue image......
by mike ohlstein
Nov 8th, '08, 12:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: price for hartop
Replies: 7
Views: 1886

Looking good, Mikey.
by mike ohlstein
Nov 1st, '08, 09:20
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: some new pieces to the puzzle
Replies: 5
Views: 1366

Remind you something Randall?

Image

Image
by mike ohlstein
Oct 31st, '08, 11:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Caught in a tuna pen with armed Mexican Federales looming
Replies: 15
Views: 7783

Harv your correct. They caught Mexican limits of 5 BFT a piece. I seem to recall reading that Americans are bound by American Highly Migratory Species regulations worldwide. Other than espionage, it's the only American law that I know of that extends beyond our borders. Perhaps the lawyers can chim...
by mike ohlstein
Oct 28th, '08, 12:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Northstar 9xx End of Life
Replies: 3
Views: 1672

Northstar 9xx End of Life

For those of you who may have been having problems with your Northstar 9xx GPS machines.......there is an article in the BoatUS magazine this month which explains why. There was a new satellite placed in orbit in February which is confusing the machine. The fix is a simple software download which is...
by mike ohlstein
Oct 25th, '08, 00:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Freeze dried food
Replies: 4
Views: 1449

They're probably still selling MRE's for a dollar all over Louisinia....no?
by mike ohlstein
Oct 16th, '08, 19:42
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Montauk Rendezvous Report and T-shirt Status
Replies: 34
Views: 6898

XXL is as far as I went, Harv.....
by mike ohlstein
Oct 9th, '08, 07:53
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photos from Carl @ Elite
Replies: 37
Views: 9616

If they offer a kit to relocate the starboard oil dipstick to the inboard side of the engine, you might want to install it. Otherwise you'll never check the oil on that side.
by mike ohlstein
Sep 18th, '08, 15:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uncle Vic, the Judge, & Others
Replies: 12
Views: 2599

I spoke with both Trey and with Andre two days ago. Trey was in Austin during the storm and is now in the Houston area. His house is standing, his boat and airplane should be OK, but a bunch of other stuff is probably pretty wet. Andre just got power back, but Vic is still running on diesel power. M...
by mike ohlstein
Sep 10th, '08, 14:46
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Eisenhower Blues
Replies: 20
Views: 12571

I'll tell Thuddd. Maybe he'll send the cat......
by mike ohlstein
Sep 9th, '08, 19:29
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought another boat (not, unfortunately, a Bertram)
Replies: 17
Views: 4599

Gonna name it Captain Blood ?
by mike ohlstein
Sep 9th, '08, 13:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Surgery Cancelled
Replies: 18
Views: 6961

great......

just great......
by mike ohlstein
Sep 4th, '08, 07:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prop size for 4LHSte
Replies: 8
Views: 2225

BillyC wrote:Thanks Mike! What rpm do you cruise at? BC
3100
by mike ohlstein
Sep 3rd, '08, 19:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prop size for 4LHSte
Replies: 8
Views: 2225

Light cup. Right now I can cruise at 22.5 and top out at 25 knots. I run the same props on both sides. I know that the gear ratios are slightly different, but I just don't think that it matters enough to tinker with it. I used to have the same size props in Nibral and was able to make another knot a...