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You are, John.

Proud to know you.

mike ohlstein

Going to get to the shirts straight away. I'm really still looking for the right picture, so if there are any good ones, please email them to me.....

mike ohlstein

CaptPatrick wrote:Mike,

Are you getting any burning with your setup?

No. 20X22 four blade 2:1

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Although I'm fairly well convinced that the Yanmar 230 has enough grunt to go somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.85 to 1. I think that it would allow for the use of a square prop (20X20) while maintaining cruising speed and proper engine loading, without burning the prop tips.

Just my 2 cents......

mike ohlstein

Kipps 31 is a center console though, isn't it?

mike ohlstein

Picking up the barbie rod tomorrow and heading for the deep.....

mike ohlstein

Holy Crap..... You guys are going to make him feel like he's normal or something..... I mean.......it was one thing telling him that the paint job on his boat was properly done, but this is just too much. Listen John....... let us know when you catch a grander on a Barbie rod loaded with 6 pound. St...

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Took five minutes to spin up.....

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Uncle Vic, silly boys.....

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Just want to wish all of the ol' farts a happy birthday.........

mike ohlstein

I had a 60 foot tree take a lightening hit. Split from top to bottom, and still standing.

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Got to be full of PCB's, no?

mike ohlstein

I've seen plenty of beautiful 200 lb yellowfin turned into cat food in Port Eades.....

mike ohlstein

I believe that you're right, and I believe that it's fixed. I certainly don't hear about it any more....

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r2d2 wrote:The 4BT is indestuctable provided it has the new stlye heads and is never overheated.

And the new, non melting injector tips.....

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And DO NOT breathe the fumes.

Ask me how I know that.............

mike ohlstein

Regards to Reeeechard.

Andre, The Judge, and I will be in Bolivia........probably getting caught up in a civil war.

Luckily, we'll be armed to the teeth.

mike ohlstein

B&S are nice guys to work with too. They do all of my prop work and supply all of my zinc.

mike ohlstein

It WILL be slower in reverse, unless you have some new fangled, variable pitch propellers, and a double ended boat.

I would be shocked if you make more than 3 knots.

mike ohlstein

IN-surance guys.

Always telling folks about how they should have locked the barn door AFTER the cows have runn oft.

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I can't remember exactly where I saw this, but for some reason it sticks out in my head. The Hurth & Twindisc, being able to run with the same direction motors, had a slight variance between the 2 trannies. If the starboard was rated at 1.56 to 1, in order for the port engine to go forward, there w...

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Another option on a tent is a friend of mine in Hampton Bays.

Jamie 631-774-2982

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I start them in the morning and shut down in the evening. The only time that I shut down while at sea is while tied up over night, and never until after starting the generator.

Paranoid? Perhaps.

mike ohlstein

1. Never shut the engines off untill back at the dock.
2. Three bilge pumps.
3. High water alarm.
4. Limber holes.
5. Did I mention.....three bilge pumps?
6. Crash valves.
7. All pumps must pump overboard.
8. Three bilge pumps.

mike ohlstein

Not quite Harv. You really have to bury the nose to get the full effect.

I guarantee that it will make you throttle back.

mike ohlstein

Like this??? Not like that. That's nothing. I know EXACTLY what Nic is talking about. The boat handles so nice in a following sea, you don't realize how dangerous it can really be. The wind is blowing 24 knots, you're making 24 knots, the seas are building, and you feel like you're standing still. ...

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The LI Sound basically runs east-west, the current runs east-west, and the wind predominately runs east-west. In twenty years, I've never seen what I would consider to be any more than a 2.5' chop. There are about 4 days a year when you're going to get wet on a 31 in the sound. Where you're going to...

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What sort of bottom conditions would you most likely be attempting to anchor in? That's really the key to selecting the proper anchor.

The size of the boat simply helps you figure out the size of the anchor, not the right type....

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Nice looking lumber.

You might consider hatches in the center panel over the stern bilge pump, and the forward fuel cock.

mike ohlstein

Rule of thumb is that hub to prop distance should not exceed the diameter of the shaft. Been that way for a long time.

The enemy of good is better......

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1 3/8 "

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It turns out that the best candidate to fuel future fission reactors is H3. H3 is created on the Sun, and ejected via solar flare into the solar system. Our atmosphere pretty much shields Earth from it, but it is relatively plentiful in places where there is no atmosphere. And so I say to you..........

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No, really.........

I'm all over it.......

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Workin' on it.....

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I don't know how many of you have full size Ford vans, but I have two of them. They're good trucks, but the cup holders are really more cup 'launchers' than anything else. Frankly, they suck.

Here's a quick fix, that only took me 4 years to come up with.

http://www.ohlstein.us/pages/cupholder.htm

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I'm still waiting for that idiot Jackson Browne to start his 'YES NUKES' tour.

History may prove him to be the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emission in the country........

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I think that he has this:

http://www.cvs.flir.com/maritime/applic ... ishing.cfm

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Still makes me laugh.......

Almost as funny, was the waitress that burried him a couple of years later.

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I want to apologize to Mike O before posting this, it is definitely not "Mean Team" material. John C- My 13 yo daughter and 12 yo son make fun of the time I spend on B31. They saw me drooling over your pics and started asking me about the boat. As we talked about the boat and how she is a labor of ...

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San Diego trip is off. Get me some art.....

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I think that Dug's guy should machine some. You remember him...... The guy who ran away with the Bow Chock money.

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Good ole times down there, glad many of the Faithful have been able to see it. Some have told me it was a time warp....How about it Mike, tell 'em about the Pain Killer.....UV Pain Killer was just one of the many wonderous sights to behold at Port Eades. http://www.ohlstein.us/images/UVI%202005/dsc...

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If I can't say anything mean, I guess I should just say nothing at all.

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http://secure.orcagreen.com/xcart/home.php?cat=249

http://secure.orcagreen.com/xcart/home.php?cat=251

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OK.... who are you, and what will it take to get you to go away.....

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Yeah.....I'm going to have to call DoDo on that one.....

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Pam here But to Mike O - I am sorry that I did not realize that painting the zinc would be an issue and failed to communicate it when taking the pic...no worries...already replaced and will make sure I send you a new picture. Unfortunately I am a "bean counter" not a zinc inspecter. I will try hard...

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That was my first thought.....

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I have an LED mast head light. Although it wasn't properly sealed, it keeps on ticking. It can be seen for miles, and I never turn it off....

http://secure.orcagreen.com/xcart/produ ... bestseller

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As Mean Team leader, I can only comment on the painted zinc.....

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