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I keep four anchors on board. The first is a properly sized Fortress. The second is a 'one size up' Fortress (bought used and cheap), in case I want to use two anchors to stay exactly on a piece of bottom. The third is a rather large fortress for storm duty, and the fourth is a 16' diameter parachut...

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Tip #624

Familiarize yourself with the use of sarcasm. We're all one big happy family, so no bashing allowed.

But mud slinging is an approved art form.

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Looks great!

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Rawleigh wrote:The repair bills would be a bitch! She is riding high compared to the video. I wonder if the power plants have been pulled?

Probably down about 30,000 lbs of fuel......

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I like that they are using a unique bow chock, even if it looks like a suitcase handle. At least it's a nice suitcase handle.

But couldn't they design an uglier windshield/window?

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Yannis wrote:A buddy's summer house in Mykonos. They rent it out. 6 bedr + 6 bathr, around 10k euro/week.

Would they take 10,000 British Pounds...?

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I have a friend who was interested in a 37 Egg some years back. We traveled from Montauk to South Jersey looking at them. Every one had leaky windows and rotten wood at the aft end of the cabin. Many had leaks that dripped directly on the generator, reducing it to a pile of rust. Quite a few had res...

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I ordered two of these less than an hour ago. They're already shipped.

Impressive.....

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What are the large colored baloons? The ones we inflate at children parties? Also, aren't they blown away by the wind? Yes, large, childrens balloons. They take up nearly zero space. You blow them up and use the fishing line to secure them to yourself. Make a string of them, so they look just odd e...

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Strobe light(s), large colored balloons, batteries, a roll-up splint, flares, strobe light(s), large colored balloons, hand held radio, strobe light(s), cylume sticks, large colored balloons, strobe light(s), hand held GPS, a quart of water, some fishing line, strobe light(s), large colored balloons...

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Snow passed a while back....

Andre and The Judge and I were killing doves in Bolivia last week.

Dr Matt comes up to NY every now and again.

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Four years.....

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Awesome.

Sunken plane? World War II ?

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Some will drag a 5 gallon bucket on the live engine side. Tie it to the aft corner cleat. According to Nate Herreshoff in 'Sensible Cruising Designs' no boat should ever be on the water without one, and I wholeheartedly agree. But for slowing down the troll, I recommend a drogue, and a good one. Not...

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hmmmmm

no.....

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That smaller one looks like it's a 31 topside set on some other boats hull.

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Bolt one of these up there. He can duck hunt from it too.....

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In fact Bob will tell you to use 3 1500 GPH and then to have a crash pump set up. That's what I have.... And 25 feet of hose under the dinette for the crash valves, so that I can reach any corner of the boat. I actually have three way valves on both engines and the generator. They make winterizing ...

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Are you sure that it's diesel and not motor oil? Is the oil over full? Was the engine close to sitting level while running, or was the ass end maybe down quite a bit? After you ran it for the 30 minutes, did you idle it for a few minutes to cool the turbo before shutting down or did you shut it down...

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I'm within 20 miles of there every week day. Just let me know if no one closer speaks up.

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Ahhh... The true test of a NY Diner.

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Sucks

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Hi Harry... you just described how to make a commode flange bolt. :-) I used the brass tank bolts, but they were really too soft. You can't tighten anything past finger tight or you'll snap a few off and have to remove the whole deal and start over. Plus, there is usually bimetallic corrosion where...

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STraenkle wrote:Nav, not to offend, but I think Mike might have been using just a tad of Sarcasm. Simple math of the energy usage of a fridge, size of panel, latitude..... not beyond his gray matter by any stretch of the imagination. Not everything needs to be analyzed, that's all.

Pie R Round, Cake R Square.

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Dug wrote:Any thoughts on the size of the necessary panel given my scenario?

Think football field.....

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Unless I'm missing something, I don't see where he has built anything over 18 feet long. Pretty big jump to 55.

A pair of C18 Cats will cost about the same as the four outboards. Probably last a bit longer, too. Obviously there's a space trade off.....

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I have three of them and use them to trickle charge my batteries over the winter. They work fine for me, as long as they're not covered in snow. In retrospect, a wind powered deal would have been a better idea. All of the sailboat guys have them....... so I figured that they were stupid. Apparently,...

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Of course, I was also present when he got his nickname from Uncle Vic. Even Ric had passed out by that point. The funny thing was that Timmy passed out from watching Vic drain a water glass full of vodka. His eyes just rolled up into his head and he hit the ground. The bartender came around the bar ...

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It did. Timmy would drink himself into a coma, wake up at 4:15 to a breakfast of 5 eggs, 3 sausages, 8 strips of bacon, and 6 cups of coffee..... and then we would head to the canyon. Randall and I would eat lunch while Timmy puked over the rail. We always caught a load of fish. I nearly changed his...

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A 31, aircraft cable, welding gloves, diamond plate, and the sound of diesels.

It just doesn't get any better.

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Man...... Count me out of that canyon trip.

But call me on the sat-phone when you sheer the lowers off on a 40' container that's floating 3 inches below the surface, and I'll come get you.

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It's a dirty job, but.......

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I guess you can use teak and holly, if you have women on your boat.

I used diamond plate aluminum. I've dropped all sorts of crap on it. No dents....... no substrate to show through.

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Howesounder wrote:So we laid up a couple of layers of roving, and that helped with the integrity, but was going to take way too many layers, so now installing some honeycomb material up there.

Steve

Exactly what the last owner did on the other side....

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Well.... obviously you should use whatever the manufacturer recommends. I have 2" full flow valves for my 230 Yanmars and a 1" full flow for my 3.5kw gen-set. The tip (I should think) is the size of the inlet fitting on either one of those respective engines. If the inlet on the upstream side of the...

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I think you'll need to go to 2" full flow. Keep one of your old 1.5" valves for your generator. You can use a reducer to get the valve to accept the 1" hose that the gen-set will most likely want.

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Saw you on TV the other day, taking a couple of lunatics out to swim with a grander mako.....

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For what comes out to $23.80 per gallon, Home Depot will now sell you ethanol free fuel for your lawnmower......

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Real men drink cappuccino at sea....

https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/lattissima-touch

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Tony Meola wrote:Bob

Just an FYI for you, I always look forward to your posts telling us what you are working on. I marvel at your work. You are not quite up with Gert yet so keep at it.

Gert has a team. Bob is the team......

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I blasted 42 years of bottom paint off of my boat this winter. Cant wait to get into the water.....

Use a different color paint for the coat or two closest to the hull, then a coat of black. When you see color, it's time to repaint.

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http://www.sailrite.com/Trampoline-Mesh-Soft-White-63#

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I think that a searchlight on the bow of a 31 would be just about as ugly as a pulpit..... I had docking lights on my '73 and removed them many years ago for exactly the reason that you stated. Besides, the eyeballs (movable bulb housings) kept popping out in heavy weather, so they did me no good. I...

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Meanwhile in Louisiana, it just bubbles up out of the sand.....

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Not too bad for 58…….

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Most grease can be thinned with oil, so you might want to start with Corrosion X. Let it soak overnight, then powerwash with a little Dawn, or some citrus based cleaner.

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I endeavor to remain slightly ambiguous, so as to leave that sliver of doubt for the reader to (mis)interpret for himself.....

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The money may be in the iron, but the key is your budget. There are plenty of old diesel engines in service today. They're mostly heavy (for their output), dirty, loud, slow, and in need of TLC. If you have the resources and prefer a more pleasant B31 experience, don't think twice. No need to reinve...

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